Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past.

Episodes

  • Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator

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    Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
  • What Happened to the Population Bomb?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Happened to the Population Bomb?

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    In the 1960s, fears of overpopulation sparked talk of population control. What happened?
  • Born by Surrogate: Pathways to Parenthood: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Born by Surrogate: Pathways to Parenthood

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    Parenthood by surrogacy is accepted across the U.S., but it's not closely regulated.
  • Could a Simple Intervention Fight a Suicide Crisis?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Could a Simple Intervention Fight a Suicide Crisis?

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    An intervention to reduce suicides showed promise in the 60s, but was overlooked.
  • Engineering Earth’s Climate?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Engineering Earth’s Climate?

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    Is geo-engineering the climate an answer to global warming?
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    Episode 5

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    Reducing suicide; Baby M; Lead perils; climate help from Cold War science; Andy Borowitz.
  • Lingering Peril From Paint: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lingering Peril From Paint

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    Half a million American children have high lead levels, but who should clean it up?
  • Smoke On The Water | Andy Borowitz: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Smoke On The Water | Andy Borowitz

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    Andy Borowitz investigates why America’s water supply seems to keep bursting into flames.
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    Episode 4

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    Presidents vs. press; measles cases soar; free agency; wild horses, “apologies.”

About Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Join journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani as they connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.

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