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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 112 days 20 hours
One Family Reaped Billions From Opioids
The untold story of the family that made billions off of America's opioid flood, knowing the risks and pushing the product.
Chemical Industry Insider Rolls Back Rules At EPA
A chemical industry insider now has a top job at the EPA and is rolling back rules on toxic chemicals. Is safety being compromised?
Reining In The Tech Giants
Congressional calls for more regulation, oversight of Facebook. Google, Amazon, Apple also getting scrutiny. Is it time?
George W. Bush's Stunning Rebuke Of Donald Trump
President George W. Bush breaks a nine-year silence to deliver a powerful rebuke to a sitting President. President Obama's talking too. We'll think about their critiques and President Trump.
California Fires Leave Dozens Dead, Communities In Ruins
Toting up the damage and lessons learned from the deadly, devastating California wildfires.
Week In The News: John Kelly Backs Trump, Kirkuk And Raqqa, #MeToo
Kirkuk and Raqqa. Sessions on Russia. Congress tries on healthcare. Trump, and fallen soldiers. #MeToo goes viral. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Teen Anxiety On The Rise
American teens are suffering record anxiety. We'll look at why. And what helps?
Questions Swirl After 4 U.S. Troops Die In Niger
The four American Green Berets who died in Niger. We'll look at the mission, and the uproar over President Trump's comments on their deaths.
Astronaut Scott Kelly's View From Space
Former astronaut Scott Kelly joins us to talk his out-of-this-world year in space, and where we might be headed next – think Mars.
#MeToo: Women Share Stories Of Sexual Harassment, Assault
With two short words, women around the world are shining a light on the pervasive nature of sexual harassment and assault.