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Episodes

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    And So It Begins

    See how the Philippines' tense race for president in 2022 became the nation's fight for its soul.
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    Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

    Three families are transformed when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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    Free For All: The Public Library

    How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.
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    WE WANT THE FUNK!

    The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.
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    Home Court

    The coming-of-age story and rise of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy.
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    Bike Vessel

    Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
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    Skin of Glass

    How the turbulent history of her architect father's iconic building reflects Brazil's own struggles.
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    The In Between

    A filmmaker returns to her hometown on the U.S.-Mexico border to reflect on growing up fronterizo.

Specials

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    The Grocery List Show | Halal Grocery in Brooklyn | Ep 2

    The family behind a Middle Eastern Brooklyn grocery makes a hearty mansaf meal.
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    The Grocery List Show | Seafood City in Chicago | Ep 1

    Filipino food galore at Seafood City in Chicago is followed by the making of a crab torta feast.
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    Who Can Become American? | The History of White People in America, Ep 6

    Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America.
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    Ready For Your Headliner? | United States of Comedy, Ep 5

    Iranian American comic Sohrab Forouzesh gets his big break: headlining Chicago's legendary Zanies.
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    The Art of Clown | United States of Comedy, Ep 4

    L.A.'s Christina Catherine Martinez is a bewitching hybrid of standup, clown and performance artist.
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    America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart | United States of Comedy, Ep 3

    Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South.
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    Be Too Much | United States of Comedy, Ep 2

    Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup.
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    The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1

    Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water.

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