Season 36
202316 episodes
July 3, 2023
A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
Episode 3
Liquor Store Dreams
July 10, 2023
Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
Episode 4
A House Made of Splinters
July 17, 2023
By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
Episode 5
Eat Your Catfish
July 24, 2023
A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.
Episode 6
Children of the Mist
July 31, 2023
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
Episode 7
While We Watched
September 4, 2023
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
Episode 8
Bulls and Saints
September 18, 2023
An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.
Episode 9
Uýra: The Rising Forest
September 25, 2023
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.
Episode 10
Murders That Matter
October 2, 2023
Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.
Episode 11
Aurora's Sunrise
October 23, 2023
At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."
Episode 12
Fire Through Dry Grass
October 30, 2023
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
Episode 13
Wisdom Gone Wild
November 20, 2023
A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.
Episode 14
How to Have an American Baby
December 11, 2023
A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.
Episode 15
Brief Tender Light
January 15, 2024
At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.
Episode 16
unseen
March 18, 2024
A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.
