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30 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Fri, Apr 6, 2018 30 mins
In the Season 6 premiere, actor Michael Kenneth Williams takes a personal journey to expose the root of the U.S. mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system. Also: Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, Williams' costar on "The Wire," discusses her time served in a maximum security facility for adult women as a teenager.
Episode 2
Fri, Apr 13, 2018 30 mins
A look at the aftermath of President Trump's announcement to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem; a report from China on advances in facial recognition technology.
Episode 3
Fri, Apr 20, 2018 30 mins
An inside look at how the Libyan revolution is failing; a front-row seat to the geopolitical tug of war over Internet 3.0.
Episode 4
Fri, Apr 27, 2018 30 mins
A report on gun violence in the U.S. features interviews with teachers who agree that taking up arms to stop mass shootings is a viable solution.
Episode 5
Fri, May 4, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni reports from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border to investigate what the future holds for Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar; Aris Roussinos goes to Mali to join UN peacekeepers in the lawless Sahara desert. Also: an interview with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Episode 6
Fri, May 11, 2018 30 mins
Isobel Yeung travels to Iraq to investigate how Iran is exerting its influence over the country ahead of parliamentary elections; Gianna Toboni explores the effects of climate change on grape cultivation from the vineyards of Napa, Cal., to the wine laboratories of Bordeaux, France.
Episode 7
Fri, May 18, 2018 30 mins
Ben Ferguson goes to Russia to speak with voters, candidates and opposition figures prohibited from running to learn how the nation's democracy operates; Gianna Toboni investigates the impact of the Global Gag Rule, which eliminates funding for any NGO providing abortion-related services, on women's health in Uganda.
Episode 8
Fri, Jun 1, 2018 30 mins
Krishna Andavolu explores the research behind 3-D printing innovations that are pushing boundaries of manufacturing, material science and space exploration; Taylor Wilson investigates the possibility of life beyond Earth and space-travel technology.
Episode 9
Fri, Jun 8, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni goes to Michigan to see school choice in action and understand what the future of public education might look like; Ben Anderson reports on the crisis in the Central African Republic, where the government barely controls the capital city, and 75% of the country is in the hands of at least 14 armed groups.
Episode 10
Fri, Jun 15, 2018 30 mins
Hamilton Morris explores the world of clandestine chemists, DIY bio hackers and grey markets to see if a more democratized medicinal future is possible; Isobel Yeung reports from Puerto Rico on the U.S. territory's continued struggles months after the island was ravaged by Hurricane Maria.
Episode 11
Fri, Jun 22, 2018 30 mins
Krishna Andavolu embeds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to explore what it's like to be an American kid growing up in the shadow of deportation.
Episode 12
Fri, Jun 29, 2018 30 mins
The state of America's infrastructure; and India's tech talents, who once emigrated to the U.S. for job opportunities but are now putting their entrepreneurial spirit and engineering skills to use at home.
Episode 13
Fri, Jul 6, 2018 30 mins
Ben Anderson reports from Iraqi Kurdistan on citizens' hopes for independence; Taylor Wilson joins the Air Force Space Command to see how a growing military and commercial space presence could be a threat to satellites that are essential to humanity's digital way of life.
Episode 14
Fri, Jul 13, 2018 30 mins
Isobel Yeung goes to West Virginia to investigate a surge in child-welfare cases as opioid-addicted parents fight to keep their families together; Krishna Andavolu reports from India on the effects of religious nationalism on the nation's religious minorities.
Episode 15
Fri, Jul 20, 2018 30 mins
Isobel Yeung returns to Syria to tell the stories of those who were caught in the crossfire between the most feared terror group on Earth and the U.S.-backed coalition, whose collateral damage destroyed most of the city.
Episode 16
Fri, Aug 3, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni reports on capital punishment in the U.S. and follows one death-row inmate on his path to the execution chamber; Isobel Yeung travels to Yemen to interview women who are finding surprising ways to rise above terrorism, civil war and famine, and transcend their traditional roles in the country's conservative society.
Episode 17
Fri, Aug 10, 2018 30 mins
Michael Moynihan examines President Trump's claim that trade wars are easy to win, and what effect his policies could have on the global economy and the number of U.S. jobs.
Episode 18
Fri, Aug 17, 2018 60 mins
Charlet Duboc visits remote towns in Colombia where coca farming is a way of life to examine the struggle to make the nation cocaine-free; Taylor Wilson talks to scientists about the race to build the first quantum computer.
Episode 19
Fri, Aug 24, 2018 33 mins
Gianna Toboni returns to Texas to see how the transgender community is fighting to win acceptance and protection; Vikram Gandhi travels to Nicaragua to meet the new revolutionaries seeking to oust President Daniel Ortega and find out what the future may hold.
Episode 20
Fri, Sep 7, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni travels to America's Bible Belt to see how evangelicals are navigating today's volatile political environment; Ben Anderson reports on the Allied Democratic Forces and their actions inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Episode 21
Fri, Sep 14, 2018 30 mins
A look at how scientists are trying to use technology to "geoengineer" the Earth's atmosphere to reduce the effects of climate change.
Episode 22
Fri, Sep 21, 2018 30 mins
Thomas Morton reports on advances in neurotechnology that could open up new avenues of human experience; Ben Anderson returns to Rio de Janeiro to check on social, economic and political conditions since Brazil hosted the 2016 Olympics and 2012 World Cup.
Episode 23
Fri, Sep 28, 2018 30 mins
One year after the explosive allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement has impacted everything from Supreme Court nominees and workplace culture to sex and dating. Isobel Yeung takes a searing, personal look at how to define consent, hold assailants accountable and start moving forward.
Episode 24
Fri, Sep 28, 2018 30 mins
Dexter Thomas visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo to explore the sport of catch fétiche and the emergence of women as its new champions; Charlet Duboc reports on alternative medicine in the U.S. and the country's wellness obsession.
Episode 25
Fri, Nov 9, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni travels to Mexico to investigate the roots of a spiraling murder rate and meets the people who refuse to be silenced; Michael Moynihan visits Sweden, Italy and Belgium to follow former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and witness the rise of Europe's right-wing populist movement.
Episode 26
Fri, Nov 16, 2018 30 mins
Krishna Andavolu reports from Central America and the southern U.S. border on the effects of Trump administration policies on thousands of asylum seekers; Vikram Gandhi interviews people who were paid by pharmaceutical companies to try drugs not yet approved by the FDA and report their side effects.
Episode 27
Fri, Nov 23, 2018 30 mins
Ben Anderson returns to Yemen to witness the devastating effects of four years of war and indiscriminate bombing of civilians. Also: Anderson investigates trials using MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans and first responders suffering from PTSD
Episode 28
Fri, Nov 30, 2018 30 mins
Gianna Toboni reports on domestic violence in the U.S. and meets women working to fix the shortcomings of a legal system that often fails to protect them; Isobel Yeung investigates how Crimeans are faring under Russian control, and how Ukrainians are clinging to the hope of reunification.
Episode 29
Fri, Dec 7, 2018 30 mins
Thomas Morton reports on the "doomsday industry" in the U.S. and the amount of money being spent on survival readiness in preparation for unknown calamities; Gianna Toboni travels to Mumbai to investigate how landing a leading role in Bollywood may depend on skin color.
Episode 30
Fri, Dec 14, 2018 30 mins
Shane Smith returns to the Korean peninsula to see how Seoul and Pyongyang are reacting to a new détente in the wake of a series of international summits; Gianna Toboni visits the scorched town of Paradise, Cal., to learn how the state can survive a future of deadlier fires.