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Try Harder!
Season 23
Episode 13
At Lowell High School, San Francisco's academic pressure cooker, the kids are stressed out. With a majority Asian American student body, high-achieving seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting into a top university. But is college worth the grind?
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A Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque erupts in flames.
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Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.
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A collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.
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Conservative beliefs have defined them. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.
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A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
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What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
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Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
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How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
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A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
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The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
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A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
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Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.