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Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

Season 2 Episode 17
10:11
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Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

Season 2 Episode 18
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Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

Season 2 Episode 19
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Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

Season 2 Episode 20
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Do We Still Need Libraries?

Do We Still Need Libraries?

Season 2 Episode 21
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Why Do We Go to Prom?

Season 2 Episode 22
11:01
Why Did We Plant a Flag on the Moon?

Why Did We Plant a Flag on the Moon?

Season 2 Episode 23
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When did the News Start?

When did the News Start?

Season 2 Episode 24
11:39
A Brief History of Men's Underwear

A Brief History of Men's Underwear

Season 2 Episode 26
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Season 2 Episode 28
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Origin of Everything

Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

Season 2 Episode 16

What is it about cults that captures the public imagination? Why are we so interested in the stories of Jonestown, Charles Manson, and Patty Hearst? Today Danielle explores how these groups entered the public consciousness and why we find it so hard to look away.