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Säsong 6

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40 Episodes

  • Death Row Doctor
    A1
    Death Row Doctor
  • Broken: The Women's Prison at Hoheneck
    A2
    Broken: The Women's Prison at Hoheneck
  • Ten Meter Tower
    A3
    Ten Meter TowerWould you jump? Or would you chicken out?
  • Alone
    A4
    Alone
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 1
    A5
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 1Allen adopts Benjamin, a baby capuchin monkey.
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 2
    A6
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 2Safely back in New York, Allen raises his adopted capuchin monkey as a member of the family, and their friendship becomes “the closest relationship I ever had.”
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 3
    A7
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 3As Benjamin grows into an increasingly wild animal, Allen is forced to question whether New York is any place for a monkey.
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 4
    A8
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 4Allen makes a painful decision, and then must smuggle Benjamin to safety.
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 5
    A9
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 5Benjamin finds a home in the country. But then disaster strikes, and he and Allen must hit the road to evade the authorities.
  • Long Live Benjamin - Episode 6
    A10
    Long Live Benjamin - Episode 6In the series finale of this six-part documentary, Allen Hirsch and his monkey alter ego face a heart-rending farewell.
  • Perfectly Normal
    A11
    Perfectly NormalThrough music and relationships, a man with Asperger's syndrome finds another way to be "normal."
  • How Does Life Live?
    A12
    How Does Life Live?“Where does the sun go? Can girls be robots? Why don’t worms have faces?” A little girl wants to know.
  • Gut Hack
    A13
    Gut HackAfter a lifetime of intestinal problems, Josiah Zayner declared war on his own body's microbes.
  • Girl Boxer
    A14
    Girl BoxerJesselyn Silva is only 10 years old, but she's already in the ring.
  • Hotel U.S.A.
    A15
    Hotel U.S.A.Refugees from around the world spend their first night in the U.S. at an airport hotel.
  • Mother's Day
    A16
    Mother's DayWhen seeing your mother means a trip to prison.
  • Undue Burden
    A17
    Undue BurdenWhen actually getting an abortion is even harder than the decision to have one.
  • Shetland Pony Grand National
    A18
    Shetland Pony Grand NationalA pony-riding quest for speed and glory.
  • Soul of a Scrapyard
    A19
    Soul of a ScrapyardSam Sambucci would prefer you not bulldoze his neighborhood.
  • From Aleppo to L.A.
    A20
    From Aleppo to L.A.A refugee girl comes of age in America.
  • Rebuilding in Miniature
    A21
    Rebuilding in Miniature
  • The Aria of Babyface Cauliflower Brown
    A22
    The Aria of Babyface Cauliflower Brown“It’s not a fake sport. It’s a form of storytelling.”
  • Richard Twice
    A23
    Richard TwiceRichard Atkins was at the beginning of a promising musical career — until a single disastrous performance changed the course of his life.
  • Drive-In Jesus
    A24
    Drive-In JesusIn Florida, going to church without leaving your car.
  • A Conversation with Native Americans on Race
    A25
    A Conversation with Native Americans on RaceNative Americans challenge their invisibility in society.
  • Searching for Wives
    A26
    Searching for WivesIs a single photograph enough to find your soulmate?
  • A 'Frightening' Myth About Sex Offenders
    A27
    A 'Frightening' Myth About Sex OffendersOur harsh treatment of sex offenders is based on flawed social science.
  • 116 Cameras
    A28
    116 CamerasWhat if your most important experiences could live on after you die?
  • The Rebel Puppeteers of Sudan
    A29
    The Rebel Puppeteers of SudanFighting bombs with satire.
  • I Have a Message for You
    A30
    I Have a Message for YouTo escape Auschwitz, she left her father to die. Decades later, she got a message from him.
  • Gay and in Love at an Evangelical College
    A31
    Gay and in Love at an Evangelical CollegeWhat do you do when your relationship conflicts with your religion?
  • The Polaroid Job
    A32
    The Polaroid JobOur family business involved taking photos with Frankenstein’s Monster and the Easter Bunny.
  • Seafarers
    A33
    SeafarersIn Felixstowe, England, visiting sailors venture off their ships … but not outside the port.
  • From Journalist to Hostage
    A34
    From Journalist to HostageWhen a reporter takes too many risks, who pays the price?
  • No Jail Time: The Movie
    A35
    No Jail Time: The MovieTo beg for leniency, defense attorneys are producing entire documentaries for an audience of one: the judge.
  • Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom
    A36
    Santa Is a Psychedelic MushroomIt’s time to embrace the shamanistic side of Christmas.
  • Rebuilding in Miniature
    A37
    Rebuilding in Miniature
  • Death Row Doctor
    A38
    Death Row Doctor
  • Broken: The Women's Prison at Hoheneck
    A39
    Broken: The Women's Prison at Hoheneck
  • Alone
    A40
    Alone

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