This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Episode 1

Sexual Healing

Sun, Oct 1, 2017 42 mins

Lisa Ling explores the practices of two very different types of sexual healing: tantra and surrogate partner therapy.

Episode 2

Chinese in America

Sun, Oct 15, 2017 42 mins

Lisa explores the massive and economically diverse movement of immigration from China to the United States - and traces her own family roots, to find out what it means to be Chinese in America.

Episode 3

Age of Consent

Sun, Oct 22, 2017 42 mins

In this episode, Lisa explores the legal and social consequences of convicting adolescents and young adults of sex offenses - when does teenage sexuality cross the line and become a crime?

Episode 4

The Patriot Movement

Sun, Oct 8, 2017 42 mins

As the divide between right and left reaches new heights, one group is taking an extreme approach to politics: The Patriot Movement. Lisa embeds with a militia deep in the Arizona desert preparing for threats foreign and domestic and meets the family of a man who became a martyr for the movement.

Episode 5

America's First Muslims

Sun, Oct 29, 2017 42 mins

Contrary to what many might think, Islam is far from new to America. Lisa meets 3 very different African American Muslims and learns about the power of Islam to reshape lives in the black community, a community that can trace its connection to Islam back to the very first days of slavery.

Episode 6

Modern Love

Sun, Nov 5, 2017 42 mins

Polygamy in America used to be known as something that's practiced solely in Mormon country, but thanks to a growing crop of unorthodox dating websites there's a new spin on multiple marriage, one that is spreading far beyond Utah. Lisa meets open minded singles, couples and throuples who believe that love doesn't always come in pairs.

Episode 7

Lost Vegas

Sun, Nov 19, 2017 42 mins

Every year millions flock to Las Vegas trying to fulfill a dream and win big, but outside and even underground is another world that couldn't be more different. Lisa Ling investigates the dark, shocking and sometimes dangerous underbelly of Sin City that few get to see.

Episode 8

Transbeauty

Sun, Nov 26, 2017 42 mins

In this episode, Lisa takes a revealing look inside the exciting, emotional competition that is the world's most prestigious transgender beauty pageant.

Episode 9

Episode #4.9

Sun, Oct 14, 2018