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PBS News Weekend Season 6 Episodes

105 Episodes 2017 - 2018

Episode 1

Doom Towns

Sat, Jul 1, 2017 27 mins

Included: the testing of atomic weapons in the Nevada desert.

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Episode 2

Chasing Coral

Sun, Jul 2, 2017 27 mins

Included: the destruction of coral reefs due to climate change.

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Episode 3

Seattle Police Reforms

Sat, Jul 8, 2017 27 mins

Included: federal oversight of police reforms in 14 local police departments.

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Episode 4

Venezuelan Exodus

Sun, Jul 9, 2017 27 mins

Included: the economic crisis in Venezuela, which has caused some Venezuelans to leave their homeland and resettle in neighboring Colombia.

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Episode 5

Russian Opposition

Sat, Jul 15, 2017 27 mins

Included: opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia.

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Episode 6

Puerto Rico Austerity

Sun, Jul 16, 2017 27 mins

Included: Washington-imposed austerity measures in Puerto Rico.

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Episode 7

New Jersey Bail Reform

Sat, Jul 22, 2017 27 mins

Included: bail reform in New Jersey.

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Episode 8

Art After Incarceration

Sun, Jul 23, 2017 27 mins

Included: a fellowship called "The Right To Return USA," which enables formerly imprisoned artists to create art that promotes criminal justice reform.

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Episode 9

India's Biometric National ID

Sat, Jul 29, 2017 27 mins

Included: India's biometric database of its citizens.

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Episode 10

'B Corps' Gain Foothold

Sun, Jul 30, 2017 27 mins

Included: the B Corps, private companies that seek to be forces for good.

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Episode 11

Dream Hoarders

Sat, Aug 5, 2017 27 mins

Included: a conversation with Richard Reeves about his book "Dream Hoarders," which explores the divide between the upper middle class and everyone else.

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Episode 12

Parakeets Invade Hawaii

Sun, Aug 6, 2017 27 mins

Included: the damage being done to crops and indigenous fauna in Hawaii by parakeets.

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Episode 13

Check It

Sat, Aug 12, 2017 27 mins

Included: the LGBT gang Check It, which battles discrimination in Washinton, D.C.

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Episode 14

Blockchain Revolution

Sun, Aug 13, 2017 27 mins

Included: author Don Tapscott ("Blockchain Revolution") on how the technology behind Bitcoin is revolutionizing the Internet.

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Episode 15

Mosul's Aftermath

Sat, Aug 19, 2017 27 mins

Included: survivors in Mosul recount the atrocities of the ISIS occupation.

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Episode 16

Big Business and Climate Change

Sun, Aug 20, 2017 27 mins

Included: big companies that are leading the way in the fight against climate change, with or without government action.

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Episode 17

Russia's Domestic Abuse Problem

Sat, Aug 26, 2017 27 mins

Included: domestic abuse in Russia.

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Episode 18

Big Business and Climate Change

Sun, Aug 27, 2017 27 mins

Included: big companies that are leading the way in the fight against climate change.

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Episode 19

09-02-2017

Sat, Sep 2, 2017 27 mins

Included: whether the technology behind digital currencies such as Bitcoin will transform society.

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Episode 20

09-03-2017

Sun, Sep 3, 2017 27 mins

Included: wave power technology.

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Episode 21

09-09-2017

Sat, Sep 9, 2017 27 mins

Included: the U.S. military presence in Japan.

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Episode 22

09-10-2017

Sun, Sep 10, 2017 27 mins

Included: companies that are leading the fight against climate change.

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Episode 23

U.S. Military Presence in Japan

Sat, Sep 16, 2017 27 mins

Included: How the seemingly permanent presence of U.S. troops on Okinawa has led to a contentious relationship with residents.

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Episode 24

Big Business and Climate Change

Sun, Sep 17, 2017 27 mins

Included: big companies that are leading the way to combat climate change, with or without government action.

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Episode 25

09-23-2017

Sat, Sep 23, 2017 27 mins

Included: the German elections.

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Episode 26

09-24-2017

Sun, Sep 24, 2017 27 mins

Included: the popular young adult novel "The Hate U Give," which is about the shooting deaths of unarmed black teens by white police officers.

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Episode 27

09-30-2017

Sat, Sep 30, 2017 27 mins

Included: South Sudan rebel leader Martin Abucham, who is an American citizen.

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Episode 28

10-01-2017

Sun, Oct 1, 2017 27 mins

Included: the Supreme Court case on whether political gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

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Episode 29

10-07-2017

Sat, Oct 7, 2017 27 mins

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Episode 30

10-08-2017

Sun, Oct 8, 2017 27 mins

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Episode 31

10-14-2017

Sat, Oct 14, 2017 27 mins

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Episode 32

10-15-2017

Sun, Oct 15, 2017 27 mins

Included: baby boomers and student debt.

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Episode 33

10-21-2017

Sat, Oct 21, 2017 27 mins

Included: why some states are choosing to extend the life of nuclear power plants.

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Episode 34

10-22-2017

Sun, Oct 22, 2017 27 mins

Included: the independence movement in Catalonia.

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Episode 35

10-28-2017

Sat, Oct 28, 2017 27 mins

Included: the low participation rate in cancer trials.

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Episode 36

10-29-2017

Sun, Oct 29, 2017 27 mins

Included: whether coastal communities should rebuild after superstorms or retreat to safer ground.

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Episode 37

11-04-2017

Sat, Nov 4, 2017 27 mins

Included: the story of Bana Alabed, a Syrian girl whose tweets shed insight into what life was like for noncombatants in Aleppo during her country's civil war.

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Episode 38

11-05-2017

Sun, Nov 5, 2017 27 mins

Included: Japan's effort to boost its economy by drawing more women to work and maintain careers after having children.

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Episode 39

11-11-2017

Sat, Nov 11, 2017 27 mins

Included: weather-resistant methods of growing food.

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Episode 40

11-12-2017

Sun, Nov 12, 2017 27 mins

Included: wave-power technology.

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Episode 41

11-18-2017

Sat, Nov 18, 2017 27 mins

Included: a universal flu vaccine.

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Episode 42

11-19-2017

Sun, Nov 19, 2017 27 mins

Included: the divisions that remain in Bosnia-Herzegovina 22 years after its civil war.

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Episode 43

11-25-2017

Sat, Nov 25, 2017 27 mins

Included: "Cuba and the Cameraman" director Jon Alpert discusses his documentary, which tracks the lives of three Cuban families over 40 years.

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Episode 44

11-26-2017

Sun, Nov 26, 2017 27 mins

Included: David Yaffe, author of "Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell," is interviewed.

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Episode 45

12-02-2017

Sat, Dec 2, 2017 27 mins

Included: Cyprus's missing citizens.

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Episode 46

12-03-2017

Sun, Dec 3, 2017 27 mins

Included: Jane Goodall and director Brett Morgan discuss Morgan's documentary about her life, "Jane."

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Episode 47

12-09-2017

Sat, Dec 9, 2017 27 mins

Included: Italy's move to stem the flow of migrants from North Africa.

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Episode 48

12-10-2017

Sun, Dec 10, 2017 27 mins

Included: efforts by researchers to improve that low participation rate in drug trials for cancer patients.

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Episode 49

12-16-2017

Sat, Dec 16, 2017 27 mins

Part 1 of 2. The safety of the nation's water supply.

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Episode 50

12-17-2017

Sun, Dec 17, 2017 27 mins

Conclusion. The safety of the nation's water supply.

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Episode 51

12-23-2017

Sat, Dec 23, 2017 27 mins

Included: whether drones can stop elephants from grazing on farmers' crops in rural Tanzania.

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Episode 52

12-24-2017

Sun, Dec 24, 2017 27 mins

Included: Hawaii's homeless problem.

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Episode 53

12-30-2017

Sat, Dec 30, 2017 27 mins

Included: Nevada's Gold Butte National Monument, and the possibility that it will be decreased in size.

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Episode 54

12-31-2017

Sun, Dec 31, 2017 27 mins

Included: photographer William Wegman's lengthy career of making portraits and videos of Weimaraner dogs.

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Episode 55

01-06-2018

Sat, Jan 6, 2018 27 mins

Included: states and cities that are looking at ways to narrow the wage gap between men and women.

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Episode 56

01-07-2018

Sun, Jan 7, 2018 27 mins

Included: political correctness on campus.

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Episode 57

01-13-2018

Sat, Jan 13, 2018 27 mins

Included: the war in Ukraine.

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Episode 58

01-14-2018

Sun, Jan 14, 2018 27 mins

Included: Oregon's approach to gun control.

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Episode 59

01-20-2018

Sat, Jan 20, 2018 27 mins

Included: President Trump's support among conservatives.

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Episode 60

01-21-2018

Sun, Jan 21, 2018 27 mins

Included: America's new refugee policies.

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Episode 61

01-27-2018

Sat, Jan 27, 2018 27 mins

Included: asylum seekers who have fled the U.S. during President Trump's first year in office.

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Episode 62

01-28-2018

Sun, Jan 28, 2018 27 mins

Included: the psychological aid being offered to Rohingya refugees, many of whom survived violence and sexual assaults.

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Episode 63

02-03-2018

Sat, Feb 3, 2018 27 mins

Included: the NAFTA renegotiations regarding dairy products.

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Episode 64

02-04-2018

Sun, Feb 4, 2018 27 mins

Included: the Trump administration's opposition to a controversial NAFTA provision.

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Episode 65

02-10-2018

Sat, Feb 10, 2018 27 mins

Included: piracy in Somalia.

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Episode 66

02-11-2018

Sun, Feb 11, 2018 27 mins

Included: sexual harassment and assault aboard airplanes.

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Episode 67

02-17-2018

Sat, Feb 17, 2018 27 mins

Included: an organization that connects ex-offenders to employers in Baltimore.

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Episode 68

02-18-2018

Sun, Feb 18, 2018 27 mins

Included: Puerto Rican refugees of Hurricane Maria.

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Episode 69

02-24-2018

Sat, Feb 24, 2018 27 mins

Included: Muslim women who are fighting for change in Denmark.

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Episode 70

02-25-2018

Sun, Feb 25, 2018 27 mins

Included: Italy's elections.

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Episode 71

03-03-2018

Sat, Mar 3, 2018 27 mins

Included: sexism in jazz.

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Episode 72

03-04-2018

Sun, Mar 4, 2018 27 mins

Included: the documentary "Hondros," about war photographer Chris Hondros (1970-2011).

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Episode 73

03-10-2018

Sat, Mar 10, 2018 27 mins

Included: Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) is discussed with Alexandra Dean, director of "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story." The iconic actress was also an inventor, and developed the foundation for secure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies.

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Episode 74

03-11-2018

Sun, Mar 11, 2018 27 mins

Included: two former city dwellers who now live frugally on a rural homestead in the Vermont woods.

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Episode 75

03-17-2018

Sat, Mar 17, 2018 27 mins

Included: the challenges students from Puerto Rico are facing as they adjust to life in Hartford.

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Episode 76

03-18-2018

Sun, Mar 18, 2018 27 mins

Included: a fellowship that allows formerly imprisoned artists to push for criminal justice reforms.

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Episode 77

03-24-2018

Sat, Mar 24, 2018 27 mins

Included: the organic egg industry.

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Episode 78

03-25-2018

Sun, Mar 25, 2018 27 mins

Included: the National African American Gun Association.

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Episode 79

03-31-2018

Sat, Mar 31, 2018 27 mins

Included: Cape Town's water crisis.

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Episode 80

04-01-2018

Sun, Apr 1, 2018 27 mins

Included: the war in Ukraine.

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Episode 81

04-07-2018

Sat, Apr 7, 2018 27 mins

Included: Arizona's probation system.

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Episode 82

04-08-2018

Sun, Apr 8, 2018 27 mins

Included: the Good Friday peace agreement.

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Episode 83

04-14-2018

Sat, Apr 14, 2018 27 mins

Included: African-American education.

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Episode 84

04-15-2018

Sun, Apr 15, 2018 27 mins

Included: Oregon photographer Christopher Burkett.

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Episode 85

04-21-2018

Sat, Apr 21, 2018 27 mins

Included: Republican women seeking office.

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Episode 86

04-22-2018

Sun, Apr 22, 2018 27 mins

Included: African-American education.

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Episode 87

04-28-2018

Sat, Apr 28, 2018 27 mins

Included: residents near a coal-fueled power plant in Puerto Rico who say they are getting sick.

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Episode 88

04-29-2018

Sun, Apr 29, 2018 27 mins

Included: Estonia's technological rise.

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Episode 89

05-05-2018

Sat, May 5, 2018 27 mins

Included: NATO's cyber war games

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Episode 90

05-06-2018

Sun, May 6, 2018 27 mins

Included: Maine's work requirements for those using social safety net programs.

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Episode 91

05-12-2018

Sat, May 12, 2018 27 mins

Included: an Indiana prison nursery that allows moms incarcerated while pregnant to keep and care for their babies behind bars.

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Episode 92

05-13-2018

Sun, May 13, 2018 27 mins

Included: the children of incarcerated individuals.

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Episode 93

05-19-2018

Sat, May 19, 2018 27 mins

Included: Yemen's food crisis.

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Episode 94

05-20-2018

Sun, May 20, 2018 27 mins

Included: Memphis midwives.

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Episode 95

05-26-2018

Sat, May 26, 2018 27 mins

Included: ranked-choice voting.

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Episode 96

05-27-2018

Sun, May 27, 2018 27 mins

Included: police alternatives to guns.

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Episode 97

06-02-2018

Sat, Jun 2, 2018 27 mins

Included: The growing movement for more inclusive design for people with disabilities.

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Episode 98

06-03-2018

Sun, Jun 3, 2018 27 mins

Included: A street artist's murals, which capture the beauty and hardship of Navajo people.

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Episode 99

06-09-2018

Sat, Jun 9, 2018 27 mins

Included: school discipline alternatives.

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Episode 100

06-10-2018

Sun, Jun 10, 2018 27 mins

Included: Italy's medical marijuana policy.

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Episode 101

06-16-2018

Sat, Jun 16, 2018 27 mins

Included: refugees in Bosnia.

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Episode 102

06-17-2018

Sun, Jun 17, 2018 27 mins

Included: Italy's marijuana monopoly.

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Episode 103

06-23-2018

Sat, Jun 23, 2018 27 mins

Included: Philadelphia's effort to curb the school-to-prison pipeline.

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Episode 104

06-24-2018

Sun, Jun 24, 2018 27 mins

Included: Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk, who recently turned 50, discusses his legacy, getting older and the evolution of the skateboarding industry.

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Episode 105

06-30-2018

Sat, Jun 30, 2018 27 mins

Included: poverty in Stockton, Cal.

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