Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past.

Episodes

  • Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator

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    Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
  • The Garbage Barge That Helped Fuel a Movement | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Garbage Barge That Helped Fuel a Movement | Full Report

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    The 1987 garbage barge was a fiasco, but it helped raise public awareness about recycling.
  • The Modern Bystander Effect | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Modern Bystander Effect | Full Report

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    Why don’t people intervene when they encounter violence streaming live online?
  • Were the Moon Conspiracy Theories Faked? | Andy Borowitz: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Were the Moon Conspiracy Theories Faked? | Andy Borowitz

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    Andy Borowitz looks at the evolution of the myth that the moon landing was faked.
  • Are Robots Really Taking Over? | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Are Robots Really Taking Over? | Full Report

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    Exploring fears about A.I. by revisiting a 1997 chess match between man and machine.
  • Could D&D Help Fight Screen Addiction? | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Could D&D Help Fight Screen Addiction? | Full Report

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    D&D, once at the center of a moral panic, is now seen as an antidote to screen addiction.
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    Episode 2

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    DNA clues; thalidomide; robot ambivalence; obsessive gamers; Borowitz on no news.
  • New Clues From Old Evidence | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    New Clues From Old Evidence | Full Report

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    DNA information available on genealogy websites is today being used to solve crimes.
  • Return of an Infamous Pill | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Return of an Infamous Pill | Full Report

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    How a pill that led to drug safety guidelines became a case study for rising drug prices.

About Retro Report on PBS

Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Join journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani as they connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.