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Inside the Meltdown

Inside the Meltdown

Season 2009 Episode 4
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The Bombing of West Philly

The Bombing of West Philly

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Mexico: A Death in the Desert

Mexico: A Death in the Desert

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Tanzania: Hero Rats

Tanzania: Hero Rats

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Bhutan: The Last Place

Bhutan: The Last Place

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Vietnam: Looking for Home

Vietnam: Looking for Home

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India: The Sex Workers

India: The Sex Workers

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COMPRESSION TESTING

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TESTING (new compression settings)

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TESTING (old compression settings)

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Discovering Activity at Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's Suspected Nuclear Site

Discovering Activity at Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's Suspected Nuclear Site

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Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (2025)

Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (2025)

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"Inside the Meltdown" - Preview

How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
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Behind Taliban Lines
55:39
Season 2010 Episode 3
Behind Taliban Lines
10 days living and filming with an insurgent cell allied with Al Qaeda.
Flying Cheap
56:04
Season 2010 Episode 2
Flying Cheap
A hard look at the risks that may go with cheap flying.
Digital Nation
1:25:37
Season 2010 Episode 1
Digital Nation
Is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we've gained?
The Card Game
56:07
Season 2009 Episode 17
The Card Game
Investigating the consumer loan industry and what's ahead...
A Death in Tehran
55:20
Season 2009 Episode 16
A Death in Tehran
The life and death of a woman who remains a potent symbol of the Iranian reform movement.
Close to Home
56:07
Season 2009 Episode 15
Close to Home
Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on New York's Upper East Side.
The Warning
56:07
Season 2009 Episode 14
The Warning
Long before the meltdown, one woman tried to warn about a threat to the financial system.
Obama's War
55:33
Season 2009 Episode 13
Obama's War
Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"
Breaking the Bank
56:47
Season 2009 Episode 12
Breaking the Bank
FRONTLINE untangles the complicated financial, political web threatening Bank of America
Inside the Teenage Brain
52:52
Season 2009 Episode 11
Inside the Teenage Brain
What’s behind teen’s seemingly inexplicable behavior?
The Madoff Affair
55:01
Season 2009 Episode 10
The Madoff Affair
2009 Emmy Winner: Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme...
The Released
54:05
Season 2009 Episode 9
The Released
What happens to the mentally ill when they leave prison and return to our communities?
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