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Episodes

  • Ghost in the Machine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ghost in the Machine

    S28 Ep1 |
    Ghost in the Machine reveals AI’s troubled history and present-day impacts.
  • True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power

    S27 Ep14 |
    How 1960s Montreal helped shape the global movement for Black liberation.
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    Assembly

    S27 Ep13 |
    Vogue, AI, and identity collide as an artist creates an exhibition honoring Black and queer culture.
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    Third Act

    S27 Ep12 |
    A filmmaker honors his father’s legacy of art, activism, and resilience across generations.
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    Light of the Setting Sun

    S27 Ep11 |
    One family. Four generations shaped by displacement and trauma.
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    Natchez

    S27 Ep10 |
    Natchez, Mississippi, is famous for its antebellum homes, but what’s left out of the tours?
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    BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

    S27 Ep9 |
    Behind the Kentucky Derby's glamour, unseen workers keep racing’s biggest stage running.
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    The Tallest Dwarf

    S27 Ep8 |
    A filmmaker seeks belonging in the little people community and explores dwarfism within her family.
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    Keep Quiet and Forgive

    S27 Ep7 |
    An Amish sexual assault survivor breaks her silence, sparking a movement for justice and reform.

Specials

  • Spice Road | What Indians REALLY Eat for Breakfast | S2 E7: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | What Indians REALLY Eat for Breakfast | S2 E7

    Forget toast and cereal—this is how India does breakfast.
  • Spice Road | Can She Identify Indian Bread Blindfolded? | S2 E6: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | Can She Identify Indian Bread Blindfolded? | S2 E6

    Can you tell naan from chapati from puri… without seeing them?
  • Spice Road | Which Butter Chicken Wins? | S2 E5: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | Which Butter Chicken Wins? | S2 E5

    Which store-bought butter chicken is actually the best?
  • Spice Road | What Happens When Indian Spices Meet Mexican Classics? | S2 E4: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | What Happens When Indian Spices Meet Mexican Classics? | S2 E4

    Try scrumptious Indian-Mexican dishes as South Asian flavors become more popular in America.
  • Spice Road | This Bangladeshi Pizza Joint Was Ranked One of the Best in America | S2 E3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | This Bangladeshi Pizza Joint Was Ranked One of the Best in America | S2 E3

    One of the best pizzas in America, according to The New York Times.
  • Spice Road | You’ve Never Had Indian Food Like This| S2 E2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | You’ve Never Had Indian Food Like This| S2 E2

    Kerala cuisine might be India’s best-kept secret—and most Americans have never tried it.
  • Spice Road | Inside Chicago's First Michelin-Starred Indian Restaurant | S2 E1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spice Road | Inside Chicago's First Michelin-Starred Indian Restaurant | S2 E1

    What does it take for an Indian restaurant to earn a Michelin star—for the first time in Chicago?
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    The Opioid Trilogy, Episode 3: Coming Home

    A Milwaukee woman’s journey from addiction to healing reshapes recovery for her community.
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    The Opioid Trilogy, Episode 2: Do No Harm

    One woman’s journey from heroin addiction to healing, recovery, and hope.

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