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Saturday, Jan 22, 2022

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FRONTLINE PBS

Dollars and Dentists (full documentary)

Dollars and Dentists (full documentary)

Frontline, 19 Jan 2022

Dental care can be a matter of life or death. Yet millions of Americans either don’t have dental insurance or simply can’t afford to see a dentist.

American Reckoning (trailer)

American Reckoning (trailer)

Frontline, 19 Jan 2022

Who killed Wharlest Jackson? In the upcoming documentary “American Reckoning,” an unsolved 1960s murder reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement and Black resistance.

Business of Disaster (full documentary)

Business of Disaster (full documentary)

Frontline, 12 Jan 2022

Who profits when disaster strikes? FRONTLINE & NPR investigates how much insurance companies profit after a natural disaster.

UPDATE: January 6 Insurrection: What's Happened Since? (full documentary)

UPDATE: January 6 Insurrection: What's Happened Since? (full documentary)

Frontline, 05 Jan 2022

One year after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, how has the threat of far-right violence evolved? An updated investigation from FRONTLINE, ProPublica and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, and Exploring Hate.

UN Sex Abuse Scandal (full documentary)

UN Sex Abuse Scandal (full documentary)

Frontline, 29 Dec 2021

An investigation into sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones.

When Antibiotics Don't Work (full documentary)

When Antibiotics Don't Work (full documentary)

Frontline, 22 Dec 2021

Has the age of antibiotics come to an end? From a young girl on life support in Arizona to an uncontrollable outbreak in 20XX at one of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals, FRONTLINE investigates a deadly type of bacteria that our mo...

The Secret History of the Credit Card (full documentary)

The Secret History of the Credit Card (full documentary)

Frontline, 15 Dec 2021

FRONTLINE and The New York Times examine how the credit card industry became pervasive, lucrative, and politically powerful.

Before The Mets, Steve Cohen Was The Hedge-Fund King (full documentary)

Before The Mets, Steve Cohen Was The Hedge-Fund King (full documentary)

Frontline, 08 Dec 2021

Inside the government’s crackdown on insider trading, drawing on exclusively-obtained video of hedge fund titan Steven A.

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (full documentary)

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (full documentary)

Frontline, 01 Dec 2021

An investigative biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man at the center of the political crime of the 20th century, the assassination of JFK.

Shots Fired (full documentary)

Shots Fired (full documentary)

Frontline, 24 Nov 2021

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state with FRONTLINE’s local journalism partner The Salt Lake Tribune.

A Rare Look Inside Police Training in Utah | "Shots Fired"

A Rare Look Inside Police Training in Utah | "Shots Fired"

Frontline, 24 Nov 2021

How might training impact whom, when and why police officers shoot? Watch an excerpt from the new documentary “Shots Fired,” from FRONTLINE and The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Trouble with Chicken (full documentary)

The Trouble with Chicken (full documentary)

Frontline, 17 Nov 2021

An investigation into the spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat — particularly poultry — and the challenges facing the food-safety system in stopping the threat.

Pandora Papers (full film)

Pandora Papers (full film)

Frontline, 10 Nov 2021

The “Pandora Papers,” a massive leak of financial documents, reveal hidden assets and deals of the world’s wealthy and powerful.

Who's Using South Dakota as a Tax Haven for Foreign Wealth? | Pandora Papers

Who's Using South Dakota as a Tax Haven for Foreign Wealth? | Pandora Papers

Frontline, 09 Nov 2021

Financial trusts and secrecy in the U.S. tax haven of South Dakota:

The Confessions (full documentary)

The Confessions (full documentary)

Frontline, 03 Nov 2021

Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn’t commit? FRONTLINE goes inside the saga of the Norfolk Four.

The Abortion Divide (full documentary)

The Abortion Divide (full documentary)

Frontline, 27 Oct 2021

FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion. Drawing on a landmark FRONTLINE film from the 1980s, the documentary takes a look at both sides of the abortion divide in a community still embroiled in the conflict.

Trump's Showdown (full documentary)

Trump's Showdown (full documentary)

Frontline, 20 Oct 2021

In this two-hour documentary, FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and traces the dramatic events that led the White House and the nation to the brink of a Constitutional crisis.

Shots Fired (trailer)

Shots Fired (trailer)

Frontline, 15 Oct 2021

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state.

Taliban Takeover (full documentary)

Taliban Takeover (full documentary)

Frontline, 13 Oct 2021

Filmed on the ground in Afghanistan, this documentary reveals just how rapidly the Taliban’s takeover has transformed daily life in the country — especially for women and ethnic minorities.

A Missing Afghan Woman & an Activist Unable to Help | Taliban Takeover

A Missing Afghan Woman & an Activist Unable to Help | Taliban Takeover

Frontline, 13 Oct 2021

While FRONTLINE correspondent Najibullah Quraishi was filming an interview for the new documentary “Taliban Takeover” with Mahbouba Seraj, one of Afghanistan’s leading women’s rights advocates, something unexpected happened.