We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
As many tens of thousands are perishing each year from the flu, and the new Coronavirus has emerged in regions around the world, here's a film that looks back on one of the most...
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Soyalism
The demand for pork - especially in China - has significantly altered farming and environmental realities across the globe. The need for greater populations of pigs has called for an increase in the production of cheap soy to feed them, which in turn...
The Civilian Conservation Corps
In 1933, as Franklin D. Roosevelt took his oath of office as the 32nd President of the United States, his people were hurting. From Texas to Detroit to every state in between, citizens were struggling through a 25% unemployment rate, a series of...
Better Brain Health: We Are What We Eat
We know that certain foods will expand our waistline, but might they also shrink our mental capacity? Food science has taken a turn for the cerebral as researchers are studying the...
Guardians of the Amazon
Deforestation rates have doubled in the Amazon rainforest. Brazil's far-right president has embraced the destruction of this precious environmental resource in favor of increased commercial development. Meanwhile, the indigenous people who populate...
After Ebola: Nebraska and the Next Pandemic
The world remains vulnerable to a new plague. Are we prepared? The searing documentary After Ebola: Nebraska and the Next Pandemic offers possible clues as it examines the U.S....
Have Fun in Pyongyang
North Korea has long been painted as one of the globe's most sinister regions. Much of our understanding derives from the images we receive from mainstream media and the country's own self-produced propaganda, including lavish parades of nuclear...
Casanova Conman
Hamish McLaren was the ultimate conman. Over three decades and across four continents, he targeted a series of vulnerable women and swindled them of their savings. Featuring revealing interviews with several of his traumatized victims, Casanova Conman...
We Shall Not Die Now
A stunning feature-length reminder of the lessons we must take from one of history's most grotesque and haunting chapters, We Shall Not Die Now dissects the chronology of the Holocaust in vivid and heart wrenching detail. Historians and survivors...
Brain Matters
Brain Matters explores the reasons why some children are able to achieve their full potential later in life while others may dwell in disappointment and failure. When is the precise moment and to what extent is a child's future pre-determined during...
Kentucky Ayahuasca
Steve Hupp hasn't exactly led a charmed life. He's a high school dropout and a convicted bank robber. He's also a noted shaman who many people look to for guidance as they fight to ease the lasting effects of trauma in their lives. Hupp is part of a...
Effortless Action: The Art of Spontaneity
You often hear athletes and other artists discussing those singular moments when they find themselves "in the zone". It's a state of being where you are at one with your surroundings...