Retro Report on PBS

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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.

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Season 1

1Episode 1Oct 7, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Learn 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.
2Episode 2Oct 8, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Uncover 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.”
3Episode 3Oct 14, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Learn 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.
4Episode 4Oct 15, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Hear 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.
5Episode 5Oct 21, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Learn 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.
6Episode 6Oct 22, 2019 · 57m · ★ 1.0Discover 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.

Genres: Documentary, News
Status: Returning Series
First aired: October 7, 2019
Last aired: October 29, 2019
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Episode length: 57m
Language: English
Countries: United States of America
Networks: PBS

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