This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Episode 1

Porn Ed

Sun, Sep 29, 2019 42 mins

Lisa Ling takes on a topic most avoid: online pornography and how it is shaping a generation's perception on sex and intimacy.

Episode 2

The Benzos Crisis

Sun, Oct 6, 2019 42 mins

Lisa Ling delves into the world of benzodiazepine use and uncovers the troubling threat these drugs pose when used long term, and the challenges facing patients as they try to quit.

Episode 3

A Few Good Women

Sun, Oct 13, 2019

Lisa Ling gets a rare look inside the Marines' initiative to integrate the men and women in combat training, where they learn to fight and kill.

Episode 4

Mississippi Gangland

Tue, Aug 20, 2019

Lisa Ling explores the inner workings of Mississippi's fastest growing gang, the Simon City Royals, and how some members are walking away from the brotherhood and turning their lives around.

Episode 5

Twinning

Sun, Oct 27, 2019

Episode 7

When Women Kill

Sun, Nov 3, 2019 42 mins

The vast majority of murders are committed by men: Only 11% of convicted murderers are women. What accounts for this gender divide? Is there something innate and deep in our natures that allows us to kill, or are we products of circumstance? And what should we make of women who break the mold - and commit the worst of all crimes? Lisa will meet women convicted of murder, from a new mother who suffocated her infant daughter to a survivor of domestic violence who killed her abuser. Over the course of the hour, Lisa will come to see how female murderers are different from the sensationalized "black widow" "scorned lover" or "gold digger" personas we see portrayed by the media. And through that journey, she may discover that the people society deems most evil are in fact not that different from the rest of us.

Episode 8

Fighting Terror

Sun, Nov 17, 2019

In the weeks leading up to New Year's Eve, Lisa Ling embeds the NYPD to find out what it takes to keep NYC safe from terror threats.