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Episodes

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    Who I Am Not

    S37 Ep12 |
    Two South African friends born intersex change what we think about being male or female.
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    S36 Ep3616 |
    Aspiring social worker faces the uncertainty of life as a blind, undocumented immigrant.
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    Brief Tender Light

    S36 Ep3615 |
    At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.
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    How to Have an American Baby

    S36 Ep3614 |
    An intimate look behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.
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    Wisdom Gone Wild

    S36 Ep3613 |
    In this reflection on aging and transformation, a woman with dementia reinvents herself.
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    POV Shorts: Boom and Bust

    S36 Ep604 |
    Two stories excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy.
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    Fire Through Dry Grass

    S36 Ep3612 |
    An unlikely group of nursing home residents launch a movement during the pandemic.
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    Aurora's Sunrise

    S36 Ep3611 |
    A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.
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    Murders That Matter

    S36 Ep3610 |
    A Black Muslim mother vows to save all the other Black sons, on both sides of the gun.

Specials

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Wild in Love: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Wild in Love

    Jackie and Bud, a taxidermist, went on their first date in 1954.
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Mama Sug

    Laughter, love, and a little bit of chaos.
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Grandma's Hands

    Her grandmother’s hands shaped her.
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    Between Earth & Sky

    An ecologist survives a near-death fall, unearths family secrets, and explores her roots.
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    Sol in the Garden

    After 16 years of incarceration, Sol recovers her sense of self through gardening.
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Rules of the Road

    A father recalls how a driving lesson gone wrong turned into a legendary family story.
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    When It's Good, It's Good

    A filmmaker returns to West Texas and documents the local oil industry's boom and bust.
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    When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood

    Locals and news organizations witness a volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg.
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer's Gift

    Dreamer sits down with his friend Paul to discuss the transformative power of a haircut.

About POV

Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.

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