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Season 3
March 6, 2015

Season 3

01. Our Rising Oceans

A report on climate change that features a visit to Antarctica to observe melting glaciers and a report on rising sea levels in Bangladesh. Then an interview with Vice President Joe Biden.

30min
March 6, 2015

02. To Serve and Protect & Coming to America

“To Serve and Protect” – Thomas Morton reports from Ferguson, Mo., in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, and interviews journalist Radley Balko about the militarization of police in the U.S..

“Coming to America” – Suroosh Alvi visits El Salvador to observe the reasons behind mass migration north, and chronicles a journey through Central America on top of trains that leads to the U.S.

30min
March 13, 2015

03. We The People & Countdown to Extinction

“We the People” – A recent study funded by the Department of Homeland Security listed domestic right-wing groups as two of the top three greatest terrorist threats in America. Host Gianna Toboni investigates these so-called patriots, training and taking up arms along the border.

“Countdown to Extinction” – Correspondent Isobel Yeung visits the Mozambique Channel and the Gulf of Mexico to get an idea of how much we've overfished our oceans, and what we can now do to reverse that trend.

30min
March 20, 2015

04. Lines in the Sand & Outsourcing Embryos

Drug trafficking in Africa. Indian women who are paid to carry babies for wealthy foreigners.

30min
March 27, 2015

05. Synthetic Drug Revolution & Transsexuals of Iran

The future of recreational drugs. Sex-change surgeries in Iran.

30min
April 10, 2015

06. The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb

The palm oil industry in Indonesia and the search for new antibiotics.

30min
April 17, 2015

07. Sweet Home Alabama & Haitian Money Pit

Thomas Morton reports on the fallout from anti-immigration legislation in Alabama. Vikram Gandhi visits Haiti to examine what happened to billions of dollars in relief and reconstruction aid following the 2010 earthquake.

30min
April 24, 2015

08. Egyptian Tomb Raiders & Rent a White Guy

Gianna Toboni investigates who's behind the looting of antiquities in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Thomas Morton reports on the popularity of Western white males in China.

30min
May 1, 2015

09. Savior Seeds & India's Water Crisis

The future of food and genetically modified organisms. India's shortage of clean water.

30min
May 8, 2015

10. A Prayer for Uganda & Kidneyville

Anti-gay leaders teach intolerance to Uganda's youth. The illegal market for kidneys in Bangladesh.

30min
May 15, 2015

11. Evolution of a Plague & Campus Coverup

An investigation of sexual assault on college campuses and why schools try to keep it off the record includes remarks by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). Also: a report on the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

30min
June 5, 2015

12. Enemies at the Gates & Global Jihad

Suroosh Alvi travels to Saudi Arabia to see how America's staunchest Arab ally is defending itself - and how it may be fanning the flames of global militancy. Gianna Toboni travels to Europe to meet some of the young men drawn to ISIS's call, and visits with American Navy strike pilots working to roll back the Islamic State's gains.

30min
June 12, 2015

13. Afghanistan After Us & La Haine

Ben Anderson returns to Helmand, the country'smost violent province, to investigate the security situation in Afghanistan as American involvement winds down. Vikram Gandhi goes to Paris to gauge the causes of the growing hate in the City of Lights.

30min
June 19, 2015

14. Cold War 2.0

The increasingly strained relationship between Russia and NATO is examined in the Season 3 finale, which includes remarks by U.S. president Barack Obama and vice president Joe Biden.

30min
June 26, 2015