Cartel Country
The Mexican cartel runs large farms that produce traditional crops and livestock, but it is their less legal produce like marijuana and other narcotics that brings in most of their profits. Narco trafficking is one of...
All Documentaries - 20
Forest of the Golden Monkey
The snub-nosed golden monkey is a primate that lives in the seasonal forests of Central China. We get a view of the thriving ecosystem and biological diversity of the forest and how the monkeys interact within their habitat. It...
Chicago at the Crossroad
For many of its residents, Chicago feels like two cities instead of one. There is the majorly white and gentrified north side, where everything seems untouched by society's problems. And there is the south side, where gang wars...
Charles Ponzi
This documentary delves into the history of one of the most infamous con artists of all time. Charles Ponzi garnered such a reputation for himself that the term "Ponzi scheme" was coined based on his exploits. Before his...
Flying Objects: A State Secret
For centuries, man has looked beyond the stars to find other signs of life. This came to a fever pitch in the mid 20th century, when the age of space exploration formally began. At the same time, pop culture exploded with space...
Tinder: A Predators' Playground
This feature delves into the usually unseen, dark side of dating apps, specifically Tinder. Tinder is arguably one of the most popular dating apps around. In this technology era, it has reinvented the way people meet, interact...
Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol
On January 6, 2021, the world watched in shock as the bastion of American democracy was invaded and overrun by a mob. Trump supporters came out in droves and stormed the U.S....
Margin of Error
A Canadian named Polly is something of a fortune teller. 2016 was a good year for her predictions. She accurately predicted the results of the Brexit vote as well as the 2016 American presidential elections. She also got it...
Prison State
The United States has the world's largest prison population. There are currently 2.3 million people in US prisons, approximately 25% of all the people currently inside a jail or detention facility on the planet. These figures...
The Business with Terrorism
Over the last two decades, there has been a sharp rise in the instances of terrorist attacks worldwide, including the infamous 9/11 attacks in the United States, bombings in Asia, specifically Bali, the shock attacks in Mumbai...
Immortal Egypt
Egypt is home to one of the world's earliest civilizations, with its earliest settlements in northern Africa dating to 17000 BC. Ancient Egypt was a powerful, influential, and expansionist empire that grew from the Nile River...
Fungal Empire
When we hear the word "fungi", - it's not surprising to think of unpleasant images like wood rot, spoiled food, and even athlete's foot! Fungi might be "strange", but they are unique organisms vital to the planet's development....
The Pension Gamble
Older civil servant workers in America are worried. Sure they have steady jobs - as firefighters, public school teachers, and police officers - still, sadly, they can no longer count on one of the most basic financial safety...
The Language of Whales
Orcas - also called killer whales - are majestic members of the dolphin family and are some of the most intelligent animals on Earth. With the second-largest brain size of any marine mammal and their impressive behavioral,...