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Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report on PBS

S1 · E1

IMDB:

4.5
Retro Report on PBS

Released

10/7/2019

Duration

0h 57m

Genre

Documentary, News

Country

United States of America

Cast

Celeste Headlee, Masud Olufani, Andy Borowitz

Overview

Making sense of the present by revealing the past. Journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.

Episodes

Episode 1EP 1Available

Episode 1

57m1.0

Learn social media's addictive power. Discover NFL protests’ ties to 1968. See how Wall Street women fought harassment, and a python invasion. Andy Borowitz compares politics ads to cigarettes.

Episode 2EP 2Available

Episode 2

57m1.0

Uncover crime evidence pulled from DNA websites. See how drug rules stem from a pill’s side effects. Learn how a screen addiction cure is rooted in the past and why Americans are ambivalent about robots. Andy Borowitz objects to “no news.”

Episode 3EP 3Available

Episode 3

57m1.0

Learn why crime witnesses fail to act. Meet a Naval officer who transformed the military. Psychedelic drugs like LSD are back in the lab. Follow the voyage of a trash barge that persuaded us to recycle. Andy Borowitz highlights lunar hoaxes.

Episode 4EP 4Available

Episode 4

57m1.0

Hear how President Trump is taking on the press with a time-tested strategy. Learn the origins of vaccine fears. Discover the story behind free agency, and a law that was meant to rescue wild horses. Andy Borowitz bemoans the no-apology apology.

Episode 5EP 5Available

Episode 5

57m1.0

Learn how texting could reduce suicides. See why surrogate parenthood is still being shaped by Baby M. Shine a light on lead, banned but not gone. Climate help may come from the Cold War. Andy Borowitz recalls a flaming river.

Episode 6EP 6Available

Episode 6

57m1.0

Discover the lessons from a 1970s public housing experiment. Understand the roots of newborn testing. Explore head injuries in pro sports. See why too few people, not too many, is a problem. Andy Borowitz takes on Space Force.

Episode 7EP 7Available

Episode 7

57m1.0

Understand immigration controversies that echo the past. Learn the truth about a lawsuit over hot coffee. Uncover the origin of special ops. See how risks are measured after Challenger. Andy Borowitz looks at Anita Bryant’s unintended influence.

Episode 8EP 8Available

Episode 8

57m1.0

Discover how sex ed programs are informed by past failures. Debunk a myth about crime. Uncover the story behind new AIDS hot spots. Learn the legacy of Napster. Andy Borowitz tackles TV bullying.

Cast

Celeste Headlee

Herself

Celeste Headlee

Masud Olufani

Himself

Masud Olufani

Andy Borowitz

Himself

Andy Borowitz

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