Episodes
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Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator
S1 Ep8 |Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
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The Garbage Barge That Helped Fuel a Movement | Full Report
S1 Ep3 |The 1987 garbage barge was a fiasco, but it helped raise public awareness about recycling. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Modern Bystander Effect | Full Report
S1 Ep3 |Why don’t people intervene when they encounter violence streaming live online? - Embedded Video LinkImage
Were the Moon Conspiracy Theories Faked? | Andy Borowitz
S1 Ep3 |Andy Borowitz looks at the evolution of the myth that the moon landing was faked. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Are Robots Really Taking Over? | Full Report
S1 Ep2 |Exploring fears about A.I. by revisiting a 1997 chess match between man and machine. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Could D&D Help Fight Screen Addiction? | Full Report
S1 Ep2 |D&D, once at the center of a moral panic, is now seen as an antidote to screen addiction. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Episode 2
S1 Ep2 |DNA clues; thalidomide; robot ambivalence; obsessive gamers; Borowitz on no news. - Embedded Video LinkImage
New Clues From Old Evidence | Full Report
S1 Ep2 |DNA information available on genealogy websites is today being used to solve crimes. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Return of an Infamous Pill | Full Report
S1 Ep2 |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.
