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Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report on PBS

★ 4.5/10•2019•57m•Documentary•News
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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.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime57m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 7, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E157m

Episode 1

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.

Oct 7, 2019

Episode 2 - Episode 2E257m

Episode 2

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.”

Oct 8, 2019

Episode 3 - Episode 3E357m

Episode 3

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.

Oct 14, 2019

Episode 4 - Episode 4E457m

Episode 4

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.

Oct 15, 2019

E557m

Episode 5

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.

Oct 21, 2019

E657m

Episode 6

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.

Oct 22, 2019

E757m

Episode 7

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.

Oct 28, 2019

E857m

Episode 8

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.

Oct 29, 2019

Actors

Celeste Headlee

Celeste Headlee

Herself

Masud Olufani

Masud Olufani

Himself

Andy Borowitz

Andy Borowitz

Himself

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