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TBA |
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829 |
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Company Town: Rosarno, Italy and the Mafia; Viewfinder: In the Ashes, Art is Born |
| Episode Number: |
828 |
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Rosarno, Italy is a town controlled almost completely by the Calabrian mafia, the 'Ndrangheta. Nothing happens there without their say-so; including the employment of hundreds of illegal African immigrants at near-slave wages and no benefits. It was all going smoothly for the mafia, until the immigrants fought back. And, a World Report Viewfinder - a Detroit native has taken over two crumbling city blocks with his homegrown art project, giving new life to the roughest part of the city. |
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Medicated Military; Beads, Bricks, A Better Life |
| Episode Number: |
827 |
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Newly released data shows alarming numbers of our soldiers are taking psychiatric drugs, sometimes in cocktails of ten prescriptions or more. Whistleblowers we talked to say that the military is handing out pills like candy to help stressed combat troops cope, with sometimes catastrophic results. Then, Uganda's Friendship Village, a one-of-a-kind success story. Here, women lead their families out of destitution and into self-sufficiency with help from an American non-profit. |
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Video Versus Privacy; The Women of the 101st Air Combat Brigade; Viewfinder: Gaza's Tunnels |
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826 - Available on iTunes |
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The government videotapes us all the time, but what happens when we videotape them? People are being prosecuted for taping their encounters with police, often when the police are behaving badly. Greg Dobbs asks why. Next, we're in Afghanistan with the women of the 101st Air Combat Brigade. They're elite helicopter pilots, some of the very few females allowed to engage in direct combat. Finally, a World Report "Viewfinder" from inside the tunnels that connect blockaded Gaza to the outside world. |
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The Italian Job: CIA Rendition on Allied Soil; Mavericks: What Makes a Killer? |
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825 - Available on iTunes |
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CIA renditions were carried out in secret until a Muslim cleric was snatched off the streets of Milan in broad daylight. Italy has convicted CIA agents of kidnapping and sentenced them to prison. Correspondent Paul Beban retraces the steps of an extraordinary rendition gone wrong, and talks with Abu Omar, the man at the center of it all. Then, neuroscientist Jim Fallon studies what makes psychopaths tick, and through his research discovered some disturbing truths about his own brain. |
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The Hidden War: Iran, Iraq and the Kurds; Beyond Belief: Faith on the Field |
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824 - Available on iTunes |
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Iran has long been suspected of meddling in Iraqi affairs, but now they are actually bombing Iraqi territory. Correspondent Willem Marx is near the volatile Iran-Iraq border to investigate reports of civilians being targeted. Next, the latest in our series on faith, Jennifer London examines pro athletes' very public displays of faith - are these simply individual acts, or is there something deeper and more organized happening? |
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Kandahar 911: Saving Lives Under Fire; The Loneliest Road in America |
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823 - Available on iTunes |
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We go inside the elite "Task Force Shadow" in Afghanistan. Part of the 101st Airborne, its pilots and medics fly unarmed helicopters into active combat zones to evacuate seriously injured soldiers. World Report goes along with them for a first-hand look at the horror and heroism of war. Then, Greg Dobbs takes a drive on the 'Loneliest Road in America' - Highway 50 in Nevada. It's the middle of nowhere, but it's the center of the universe for the surprising people who choose to live alongside it. |
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South Africa's Black Diamonds; Rev. Desmond Tutu; Homegrown: American Kids, International Terror; Beyond Belief: God's Warriors |
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822 - Available on iTunes |
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We are in South Africa during the World Cup to examine the successes, and failures, of post-apartheid efforts to equalize opportunities for blacks. Also from South Africa, an interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Next, an investigation - are American kids being recruited to fight with a fundamentalist Islamic terror group in Africa? Finally, corespondent Paul Beban introduces us to a unique church that combines body blows and biblical passages. |
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Inside the Legendary French Foreign Legion; Christian Immigration Reform; Viewfinder: The Saint of Petare |
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821 - Available on iTunes |
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The French Foreign Legion, famous from movies, is alive and well and training in a remote African country for their next mission. Correspondent Michael Davie goes inside. Then Greg Dobbs talks with Richard Land, a Southern Baptist opposing immigration hardliners - many of them Christian conservatives like himself. And finally, the latest in our Viewfinder series: the amazing work of Mother Maria Luisa, a Spanish nun devoted to serving desperate children in a Venezuela slum. |
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NFL's Forgotten Heroes; Venezuela's 'Hugowood'; Daily Lives: Afghanistan; Viewfinder: Iceland Volcano |
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820 - Available on iTunes |
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The NFL has recently made high-profile announcements about the treatment and prevention of concussions and head injuries in their players after years of denial and obstruction. But what about the players who built the league? Next, the latest in Hugo Chavez's bid to control all information in Venezuela - 'Hugowood.' It's his very own movie studio. Plus, a 'Viewfinder' which features incredible new pictures of the erupting volcano in Iceland. |
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Animal Suicide; Fat City on a Diet; Inside Daily Lives: Afghanistan |
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819 - Available on iTunes |
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Richard O'Barry has spent his entire adult life looking after dolphins. He says his whole outlook changed when one committed suicide, dying in his arms. Next, we're in Oklahoma City, one of the fattest places in the country. Mayor Mick Cornett has put the whole town on a diet. Also, our new series, "Inside Daily Lives." We gave regular people in Afghanistan cameras and they told us their stories. |
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Proxy War in South America; Prostitutes vs. Artists in Amsterdam |
| Episode Number: |
818 |
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Colombia, supported by billions in military aid from the United States, and Venezuela, supported by billions from Russia, Cuba and even Iran, are in the midst of a tense stand-off. Many worry this could go from cold war to shooting war ... with American prestige and power at stake. Greg Dobbs reports from South America. Also, a World Report Viewfinder about the battle between Amsterdam's prostitutes, artists and city council. |
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Ireland's Shame; Food Allergies: A Creepy, Crawly Cure?; Education on the Edge: Cambodia Rebuilds |
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817 - Available on iTunes |
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An exclusive interview with Sinead O'Connor and an investigation into 'Ireland's Shame,' sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Then, food allergies in the U.S. have exploded, but now one research scientist may have the key to a cure. It's worms. Finally, our "Education on the Edge" series is from Cambodia, where a generation ago genocide all but wiped out the educated, including teachers. Now, with few resources, the country is trying to build a school system from scratch. |
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The Next Failed State?; ICE Air; Voices of the Spill |
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816 - Available on iTunes |
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Kenya's image as an oasis of stability on a tumultuous continent was shattered when long-simmering ethnic resentments exploded into violence two years ago. Will it become the world's latest failed state? Next, Jeffrey Kaye takes us inside a most unusual airline - ICE Air. Every trip is one-way. And we are on the Gulf Coast, talking to some of the real men and women who will be most affected by the calamitous oil spill. You'll want to hear what they have to say. |
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Chavez's War Against the Jews; Maverick: Diane Ravitch Changes Her Mind; Viewfinder: Afghan Bloodsport |
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815 - Available on iTunes |
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is well known for his hostility to the U.S. and capitalism. What you may not know is that he is hostile to some of his own people - Venezuelan Jews. It appears that he's trying to drive them from his country, and he's succeeding. Next, an interview with Diane Ravitch, the intellectual force behind No Child Left Behind and charter schools. Now she's changed her mind! Finally, a Viewfinder from Afghanistan, where a brutal outlaw sport is popular once again. |
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American Ally Under Threat; The Last Languages; Mavericks: The Fast-Food Genius |
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814 - Available on iTunes |
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Kenya faces a serious threat to its security and stablity from an al-Qaeda affiliate from neighboring Somalia called al-Shabaab. Paul Beban reports on what needs be done to stop the insurgency there. Next, an effort to translate the Bible into every language on Earth.Finally, a World Report Maverick: Tom Ryan is a fast-food genius, and thinks he knows why you eat what you eat. He has a new plan to give you what you crave. |
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New Hope: Traumatic Brain Injury and The U.S. Soldier; Beneath the Surface: Muslim Money in America; Viewfinder: The Shepherds |
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813 - Available on iTunes |
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Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops are returning from war with Traumatic Brain Injury - many with little hope of returning to normal lives. Why has the U.S. Army resisted a promising new treatment? Then, billions of dollars in U.S. loans and investments are guided by what some consider a higher authority than the U.S. government: Islam. Finally, our series 'Viewfinder' is in Colorado's high desert to document the tough, lonely life of America's shepherds. |
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The Resurgence of the American Militia; Beyond Belief: God's Warriors; The Quake Zone, One Year Later |
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812 - Available on iTunes |
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Militias are on the rise: the FBI just arrested 9 members of an armed group in the Midwest that was allegedly plotting against the government. Correspondent Carol McKinley is on the inside with one militia group to find out what might make them pull the trigger on violence. Next, Paul Beban introduces us to a unique church that combines body blows and biblical passages. Finally, an Italian town tries to recover from the devastation of a deadly earthquake. |
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The Dark Side of the Olympic City; Education on the Edge: Cambodia Rebuilds |
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811 - Available on iTunes |
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Rio de Janiero, where verdant mountains meet legendary beaches, has been awarded the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. But there is another Rio, where a war is raging and claiming 5,000 lives a year. Correspondent Maura Axelrod investigates. "Education on the Edge" continues from Cambodia, where a generation ago genocide all but wiped out the educated, including teachers. Now, with few resources, the country is trying to build a school system from scratch, in time to serve its newest generation. |
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Divorce 2010: The Rise of "Manimony;" Education on the Edge: Egypt's Girls; The Gang Member Next Door |
| Episode Number: |
810 |
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Divorce proceedings have a new twist: record numbers of ex-wives are writing the alimony checks instead of receiving them. World Report looks at the new downside for women who out-succeed their ex-husbands. Then, how small villages in Egypt are giving girls something their mothers and grandmothers never had: a chance to go to school. And, we meet OG's -- original gang members -- trying to keep the gang friendships but leave the gang crime. Can it be done? Police have their doubts. |
