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The Lie Detector

Aired January 3, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

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The Lie Detector (español)

Aired January 3, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la historia del polígrafo, el controvertido aparato que transformó el trabajo policial moderno, capturó los titulares y fue elogiado como una herramienta infalible para combatir el crimen. Una historia de buenas intenciones, valores morales retorcidos y consecuencias imprevistas.

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Taken Hostage

Aired November 14, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Unfolding like a political thriller, the story is told through the eyewitness accounts of those who took part in the events.

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Taken Hostage (español)

Aired November 15, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

La crisis de los rehenes en Irán en 1979, cuando 52 estadounidenses fueron tomados como rehenes en Teherán, contada por aquellos cuyo calvario cautivó al mundo.

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Plague at the Golden Gate

Aired July 15, 2023 | 113 min

Follow the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900.

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Plague at the Golden Gate (Chinese)

Aired May 24, 2022 | 113 min

收看這段令人全神貫注的故事: 1900年，淋巴腺鼠疫驚現舊金山，為拯救全城甚至全國的人民，抗疫行動刻不容緩。

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Plague at the Golden Gate (español)

Aired May 24, 2022 | 113 min

Siga la apasionante historia de la carrera contrarreloj para salvar a San Francisco y al país de un brote de la peste bubónica en 1900.

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Flood in the Desert

Aired August 22, 2023 | 53 min

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.

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Flood in the Desert (español)

Aired May 3, 2022 | 53 min

Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928 y las secuelas del segundo desastre más mortal en California. Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928 y las secuelas del segundo desastre más mortal en California.

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The American Diplomat

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Explore the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors who broke racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.

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The American Diplomat (español)

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Explore las vidas y el legado de tres embajadores afroamericanos que rompieron las barreras raciales para alcanzar nombramientos de alto rango en las administraciones de Truman, Eisenhower y Kennedy; y el impacto duradero que dejaron en el Servicio Exterior.

Riveted: The History of Jeans

Aired January 10, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

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