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Retro Report on PBS

2019

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Episode 1 Oct 07, 2019

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.

EP2 Episode 2 Oct 08, 2019

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.”

EP3 Episode 3 Oct 14, 2019

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.

EP4 Episode 4 Oct 15, 2019

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.

EP5 Episode 5 Oct 21, 2019

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.

EP6 Episode 6 Oct 22, 2019

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.

EP7 Episode 7 Oct 28, 2019

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.

EP8 Episode 8 Oct 29, 2019

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.
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Synopsis

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.

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Also starring Celeste Headlee

Retro Report on PBS
Retro Report on PBS

Also starring Masud Olufani

Retro Report on PBS
Retro Report on PBS

Also starring Andy Borowitz

Retro Report on PBS
Retro Report on PBS
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Reviews

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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