Retro Report on PBS

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

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Episodes

  • Where Did The News Go? | Andy Borowitz

    We hear a lot about fake news, but Andy Borowitz examines another horrible tend: no news.
  • Athletes vs. Injustice | Full Report

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

    Social media loops, athlete protests, Wall Street harassment; pet threat; Andy Borowitz
  • Online All the Time? Researchers Predicted It. | Full Report

    Our social media addiction is explained by theories pioneered by B.F. Skinner decades ago.
  • Sexual Misconduct at Work, Again | Full Report

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

    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.

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