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19 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 17, 2019 30 mins
Central Americans are migrating to the U.S. in record numbers, but it's part of a vicious cycle decades in the making. CBSN Originals' Adam Yamaguchi travels to El Salvador to meet a single father, deported from the U.S. in 2009, and his young son, caught in a revolving door of deportation and remigration, to explore an intractable problem with no clear end in sight.
Episode 2
Thu, Feb 21, 2019 30 mins
Los Angeles is in the midst of the worst homeless crisis the city has ever seen, driven by rising rents, stagnant wages and an affordable housing shortage. CBSN Originals' Adam Yamaguchi meets a single mother living in her car with her teenage daughter, just one example of L.A.'s hidden homeless population that is steadily growing as longtime residents are priced out of their homes — with nowhere else to go.
Episode 3
30 mins
Just over three years ago, an outbreak of the Zika virus caused a crisis in Brazil: a dramatic increase in babies born with microcephaly.
Episode 4
Fri, Mar 29, 2019 30 mins
CBSN Originals presents a documentary special about the cottage industry that's built up across Cen tral America to get migrants to the U.S. border.
Episode 5
Fri, Apr 12, 2019 30 mins
In this installment of CBSN Originals' ongoing examination at how migration is reshaping the world, Adam Yamaguchi travels to Sweden to examine how a record influx of migrants has coincided with the recently welcoming and politically progressive nation's swift shift to the right.
Episode 6
Fri, Apr 26, 2019 30 mins
Sex education is a hotly debated topic in the United States. How, when, and what should kids learn about sex? Only 24 states require sex ed, but none teach it the same way. Experts fear that this lack of consistency is failing students, especially when it comes to addressing the basics of consent and sexual assault prevention. In this episode of CBSN Originals, we'll go inside the classroom, and speak with the people pushing for more well-rounded sex education.
Episode 7
Fri, May 10, 2019 30 mins
For generations, coal has been the backbone of West Virginia, until jobs were wiped out by the tens of thousands. While some are counting on promises made to bring coal back, a new generation is embracing the next opportunity: green energy. But in the nationwide race to dominate renewable power production, West Virginia's deeply rooted tensions and interests may leave its workers behind.
Episode 8
Thu, May 23, 2019 30 mins
Menstruation is one of the most taboo topics in the world, and for millions of American women, there's a high price to pay for that stigma. This CBSN Originals documentary looks at how some women are trying to change that.
Episode 9
Thu, Jun 6, 2019 30 mins
Trophy hunting is sparking outrage on social media as a record number of species face the threat of extinction, yet many hunters claim killing individual animals is the only way to save their species. CBSN Originals follows American trophy hunters to find out whether hunting can really be considered a means of conservation.
Episode 10
30 mins
When multi-award winning journalist and Time's Person of the Year (2018) Maria Ressa launched Rappl er – an independent news site based in the Philippines - social media was key to the new company's survival. However, according to Ressa, just a few years after the company's launch, the platforms that had become their lifeblood were used to attack them.
Episode 11
Thu, Jul 11, 2019 30 mins
When the U.S. declared the discovery of natural gas reserves large enough to propel the country to energy independence, property owners in West Virginia could never have imagined how that discovery might affect them. CBSN Originals and ProPublica traveled to West Virginia's "gas patch" to meet landowners Beth Crowder and David Wentz, a once-married couple who found themselves in the crosshairs of Big Gas and joined forces to fight back.
Episode 12
Fri, Aug 23, 2019 30 mins
Being a social media influencer is now considered one of the most popular career aspirations for mi llennials and Gen Z. But experts warn that regulations need to be put in place as younger and younger influencers share their lives on camera. This episode of CBSN Originals looks at the lives of three families whose kids are popular influencers on social media, while exploring some of the dangers implicit in the "kidfluencer" industry.
Episode 13
30 mins
On America's college campuses, there are epidemics we talk about and those we don't. When sexual assaults or fraternity hazing deaths make headlines, court cases follow and new rules are enacted, but less attention is paid to an underlying issue – binge drinking culture. CBSN Originals explores how drinking to excess is not only considered normal, but cool, and how for many young people "blacking out" is less a rarity than an every weekend occurrence – with grave consequences.
Episode 14
Mon, Oct 7, 2019 30 mins
CBS News takes viewers inside the real-life challenges facing migrant families split apart by the T rump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy. The documentary provides an immersive look at the hotly debated issue through the eyes of those impacted the most — the fathers, mothers, sons and daughters separated and unaware when they'll see their family members again.
Episode 15
Thu, Oct 24, 2019 30 mins
"One big orgy": That's the stereotype about the lifestyle of consensual non-monogamy — an arrangeme nt where committed partners agree to have relationships with other people. But in this CBSN Originals documentary, people who have practiced non-monogamy for years say it's not all wild sex — or even all that wild. It takes a lot of work and carries a lot of stigma. And it's more popular than you may think.
Episode 16
30 mins
In 2018, Delaware and New Jersey became the first states to ban marriage under the age of 18 without exception. But in the rest of the country, there are still legal processes allowing children to get married. Advocates are working hard to change the laws, but they're running into some surprising opposition – on both sides of the political spectrum.
Episode 17
30 mins
S4 E18 23min TV-PG, Dating apps offer seemingly endless potential matches at your fingertips, turning an intimate experience into something that feels more like a video game.
Episode 18
Thu, Nov 21, 2019 30 mins
Obama-era rules set tough new standards for how schools should handle cases of sexual misconduct on campus under Title IX. But some alleged victims say the investigations made matters worse, while many of the accused claim they're being denied due process. Now, the Trump administration has offered a new set of guidelines. Will that fix the problems?
Episode 19
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 30 mins
Now that the #MeToo movement has brought conversations about toxic masculinity and sexual consent t o the forefront of public discourse, parents are grappling with how to encourage their sons to reject some of the more traditional notions of manhood. But many say they struggle with reinforcing those values in a society that still largely adheres to deeply-rooted stereotypes. It raises the question: How do we raise our boys?