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

    S1 Ep8 |
    Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
  • Where Did The News Go? | Andy Borowitz: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Where Did The News Go? | Andy Borowitz

    S1 Ep2 |
    We hear a lot about fake news, but Andy Borowitz examines another horrible tend: no news.
  • Athletes vs. Injustice | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Athletes vs. Injustice | Full Report

    S1 Ep1 |
    The #TakeAKnee movement has ties to a protest at the 1968 Olympics.
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    Episode 1

    S1 Ep1 |
    Social media loops, athlete protests, Wall Street harassment; pet threat; Andy Borowitz
  • Online All the Time? Researchers Predicted It. | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Online All the Time? Researchers Predicted It. | Full Report

    S1 Ep1 |
    Our social media addiction is explained by theories pioneered by B.F. Skinner decades ago.
  • Sexual Misconduct at Work, Again | Full Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sexual Misconduct at Work, Again | Full Report

    S1 Ep1 |
    How a decades-old Wall Street sexual harassment battle is affecting today’s workplace.
  • Warning: These Ads Contain Politicians | Andy Borowitz: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Warning: These Ads Contain Politicians | Andy Borowitz

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    Humorist Andy Borowitz has found a solution to the problem of political ads on TV.

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.