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Warning: These Ads Contain Politicians | Andy Borowitz
Season 1
Episode 1
Andy Borowitz, the New Yorker magazine humorist, has come up with a simple solution to the political ads that litter our TV landscape. His short comedy videos cap every episode of Retro Report on PBS, a new series that shines a light on today by uncovering the past.
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How a pill that led to drug safety guidelines became a case study for rising drug prices.
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DNA information available on genealogy websites is today being used to solve crimes.
11:23
D&D, once at the center of a moral panic, is now seen as an antidote to screen addiction.
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Exploring fears about A.I. by revisiting a 1997 chess match between man and machine.
4:29
We hear a lot about fake news, but Andy Borowitz examines another horrible tend: no news.
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The #TakeAKnee movement has ties to a protest at the 1968 Olympics.
13:09
How a decades-old Wall Street sexual harassment battle is affecting today’s workplace.
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Our social media addiction is explained by theories pioneered by B.F. Skinner decades ago.