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The Good Road
St. Thomas, USVI - Not Just a Rock
Season 4
Episode 402
The U.S. Virgin Islands - St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix - were formerly a colony of Denmark and were sold to the U.S. in 1917 for military reasons. Tourism on all three is under threat from coral disease. Earl and Craig follow Dr. Marilyn Brandt and her team of scuba diving scientists who study and combat this threat to coral – known to be the “lungs of the planet.”
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Craig Martin and Earl Bridges explore San Juan’s artistic scene and its people.

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The susceptibility to flooding in Charleston, South Carolina impacts many lives.

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Craig Martin and Earl Bridges meet with a group that rescues civilians from combat zones.

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Founder of a private school for the poor in India talks about education and social class.

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Community organizers are interviewed in San Juan PR about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

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An exploration of race relations and the fate of journalism in Charleston, NC.

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Black activists in Richmond, VA hope to close the gap of racial inequality and negativity.