HDNet World Report Episode Guide
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This is a listing, by episode number with the newest episodes first, of HDNet World Report episodes that have already been produced.
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| Dr. Lee Carhart; Low Born, High Minded: India's Untouchable Hero; Viewfinder: Inside Afghanistan's Drug War | |
| Episode Number: | 737 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | Dr. Lee Carhart is an abortion doctor, one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, one of only ten in the country that will do late-term abortions. Jennifer London has an exclusive interview. Then, born into India's lowest caste, she's rising up on behalf of her country's most vulnerable population, at great personal cost. Then, a World Report Viewfinder. Inside Afghanistan, where the cost of drug abuse is measured in American and Afghan lives. |
| Suicide Tourism; Beyond Belief: Jesus of Siberia; Viewfinder: Honor Guards | |
| Episode Number: | 736 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | People suffering from debilitating or terminal illnesses travel to a clinic in Switzerland because that nation has some of the most liberal assisted suicide laws in the world. A court case in Montana may make it a constitutional right there, too. Next, a journey to Siberia, where a reclusive mystic claims he is Jesus Christ. Finally, for Veterans' Day, a special group of veterans who make sure that their brothers-in-arms from World War II get burials befitting heroes. |
| To the Moon, Or Not?; Puerto Rico: Island Under Siege; Viewfinder: The Littlest Tulku | |
| Episode Number: | 735 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | NASA is testing the new Ares rocket, designed to bring us back to the Moon and on to Mars. But can we really afford to explore anymore? Next, to the island of Puerto Rico, which is awash in drugs. Addiction is at epidemic levels, and it is a major transit point for traffickers on their way to the U.S. mainland. We go inside the shooting galleries and the drug busts to investigate. Finally, a great Buddhist lama dies, and a search begins for his reincarnation. The search ends in Washington DC, and with the enthronement of 'The Littlest Tulku.' |
| Inside the Legendary French Foreign Legion; Beyond Belief: Is Eight Enough? | |
| Episode Number: | 734 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | The French Foreign Legion, famous from movies, is alive and well and training in a remote African country for their next mission: Afghanistan. It is brutal desert training, trying to turn men of questionable pasts into elite soldiers. Correspondent Michael Davie goes inside. In the latest edition of our ongoing series on faith, we're inside the growing Quiverfull Movement, where families have as many children as possible. Is eight enough? Not necessarily, say these families! |
| Universal Care, No Public Option; Beyond Belief: The Word of God, Through the Mouths of Babes; Viewfinder: Healthcare's Hidden Voices | |
| Episode Number: | 733 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | The debate on healthcare reform centers on the controversial 'public option' -- the creation of a government-run health insurance program to help achieve universal coverage. But one country has discovered a way to provide insurance for all with private companies. How do they do it? Next, Carol McKinley examines a growing phenomenon -- child preachers. She meets kids as young as two who preach to adoring and believing congregants. Finally, poignant personal stories about heathcare in America. |
| Cuban Crossroads; Cons Cashing In; Mavericks: The Human Crash Test Dummy | |
| Episode Number: | 732 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Havana's Revolution Square a few weeks ago for a concert featuring an artist based in Miami, it was the latest sign that Cuban - U.S. relations are undergoing big changes. But not everyone is happy about this, not by a long shot. Paul Beban reports from Havana. Next, we meet ex-convicts who are cashing in on their dark pasts. And finally, a World Report Maverick -- Rusty Haight, a human crash test dummy. He's been in over 1,000 car wrecks and counting. |
| The Resurgence of the American Militia; Low Born, High Minded: India's Untouchable Hero; Beyond Belief: Onward Christian Surfers | |
| Episode Number: | 731 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | Militias are on the rise in the U.S., arming themselves to the teeth against what they say is a government growing too big. Correspondent Carol McKinley is on the inside with one militia group, to find out what might make them pull the trigger on violence. Then, born into India's lowest caste, she's rising up on behalf of her country's most vulnerable population, at great personal cost. And finally, for some Californians, surfing has literally become a religious experience. |
| Iraq: Inside the Transition; Exclusive Interview with General David Petraeus | |
| Episode Number: | 730 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | Special Correspondent Tamara Banks embeds with U.S. and Iraqi soldiers and interviews CENTCOM Commander, General David Petraeus. Banks was given extraordinary access and examines all aspects of the transition, from special forces training to a new CSI team in Baghdad. Gen. Petraeus discusses the transition, our continuing fight in Afghanistan, President Obama, and rumors that he will run against his boss in 2012. |
| Maverick: Life without Limits; Insane: The Price of Speaking Out in China; Viewfinder: Kids on a Wire | |
| Episode Number: | 729 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and no legs. Yet Vujicic has turned his disability into living proof that limits aren't always what they seem. Correspondent Greg Dobbs introduces us to an extraordinary World Report Maverick. Then, in China, whistleblowers, dissidents, and ordinary people seeking justice declared mentally ill, hospitalized, then medicated against their will and often beaten. Finally, a World Report Viewfinder -- children who literally have to do a high-wire act, just to get to school. |
| Inside the Legendary French Foreign Legion; Youth Baseball: The Price of a Dream | |
| Episode Number: | 728 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | The French Foreign Legion, famous from movies, is alive and well and training in a remote African country for their next mission. Correspondent Michael Davie goes inside. Next, even during a recession, there's one business that is booming -- Cooperstown Dreams Park. How one man is capitalizing on our enduring love of baseball by giving kids and their families a week they'll always remember. |
| Beyond Belief: Is Eight Enough?; India's Food Crisis: Trying to Make Farming Work for 1 Billion People; Viewfinder: The Real-Life Nacho Libre! | |
| Episode Number: | 727 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | In the latest edition of our ongoing series on faith, we're inside the growing Quiverfull Movement, where families have as many children as possible. Next, food security. Within the next few decades, India will become the most populous country in the world. How will they feed 1.5 billion people when fewer and fewer are farming, and farms are less and less productive? Finally, meet real-life 'Nacho Libres,' every-day guys who at night turn into masked heroes of Latino wrestling. |
| Kids Serving Life: A Second Chance?; Vesuvius Redux: Is Italy Ready for the Next Big One?; Viewfinder: Tarantulas, Cockroaches and Maggots ... That's Just the Appetizer | |
| Episode Number: | 726 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | The U.S. is the only country in the world where kids as young as 13 can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A group of law students in Florida is aiming to change that. Next, scientists say that the volcano that destroyed Pompeii is getting ready to explode again. Finally, a "Viewfinder" from behind the scenes of the preparation of one of the world's most bizarre dinners. |
| Insane: The Price of Speaking Out in China; Beyond Belief: The Word of God, Through the Mouths of Babes; NASA Launches Endeavour and Crashes the Moon | |
| Episode Number: | 725 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | In China, speaking truth to power has never been easy. But now, a disturbing trend: whistleblowers, dissidents, and ordinary people seeking justice declared mentally ill, hospitalized, then medicated against their will and often beaten. Victims say it is a way for Chinese officials to silence dissidents. Next, the latest in our continuing series on faith, Beyond Belief. Carol McKinley examines a growing phenomenon -- child preachers. She meets kids as young as two who take the pulpit to preach to adoring and believing congregants. Finally, NASA finally gets Shuttle Endeavour off the ground, and gets ready for a planned crash landing into the moon. |
| Saving Chesapeake Bay: A Way of Life at Risk; Viewfinder: Buying Freedom; Beyond Belief: Jesus of Siberia | |
| Episode Number: | 724 |
| Synopsis: | Chesapeake Bay, where watermen in small boats harvest the legendary blue crab, is dying. It's a victim of massive suburban growth and industrial pollution. Scientists say the bay can be saved, but do we have the will to do it? Next, a World Report Viewfinder from the African nation of Sudan. Filmmaker Tamara Banks traveled there to witness men, women, and children being released from slavery. Finally, a journey into the wilds of Siberia, where a reclusive mystic claims he is Jesus Christ. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo: The U.N.'s Ultimate Peacekeeping Test; Tagging L.A.: Art or Vandalism? | |
| Episode Number: | 723 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has left millions dead; millions more have been displaced, raped, or tortured. UN troops are there to try to stop the killing, but the mission is difficult, and has repercussions not only for central Africa, but for peacekeeping missions around the world. Then, we are in Los Angeles with a group of taggers who use the whole city as a canvas for their graffiti. They call themselves artists, the police call them criminals. Who wins this battle will go a long way in determining what L.A. will look like in the future. |
| Justice on the Shelf: Untested Rape Kits; Serving Life: Inside Infamous Angola Prison; NASA's Return to the Moon | |
| Episode Number: | 722 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | When a woman is sexually assaulted, she is generally asked to submit to a so-called 'rape kit,' a process that aims to extract any DNA that the attacker has left behind. But despite the promise of justice, thousands of rape kits, possibly hundreds of thousands, sit on shelves, untouched, untested. World Report investigates. Next, we visit Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana, where the warden is resorting to unusual methods to keep the inmates in line. It's necessary, he says, when so many of the prisoners are serving life, and getting so old. Finally, a NASA launch that takes the first step toward man's return to the moon. |
| South Africa's Shame: Modern-Day Slavery and the World Cup; The Fashion Police; Viewfinder: Kids on a Wire | |
| Episode Number: | 721 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | This week, an undercover investigation into the brutal world of human trafficking. South Africa is a center for the trade but there is still no plan to stop or even police it, even as the country plans for the World Cup next year. Correspondent Paul Beban captures human traffickers on film and nearly completes a purchase to "acquire" ten women. Next, in Italy, high fashion isn't only for the elite. You won't believe how good cops can look, and what they drive. Finally, a World Report Viewfinder -- children who literally have to do a high-wire act, just to get to school. |
| American Guns, Mexican Crime: The 'Iron River' South; Russia's Jewel: Religion and Nationalism in Tatarstan; Viewfinder: Saving the Oldest City | |
| Episode Number: | 720 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | There is a bloody war going on in Mexico, a war that is spilling over the border into the American Southwest. This war, waged by drug cartels against each other and Mexico's government, is fought with American guns. Tens of thousands flow south in what is called the 'Iron River.' Next, Tatarstan, a republic in the heart of Russia where Christians and Muslims live in harmony. Oil wealth makes it extremely important to Moscow, but now there are many there who think that the Republic should break away. What's next for Tatarstan, Russia's jewel? Finally, a 'Viewfinder' featuring one of the world's oldest living cities and a group of young men who are trying to save it. |
| Ft. Carson Killings: The New Casualties of War | |
| Episode Number: | 719 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | A string of 15 murders and attempted homicides have been committed by soldiers currently (or formerly) based at Fort Carson, CO. What is causing these men to kill? Critics say that veterans are coming home with mental problems caused by combat stress, but the Army isn't doing enough to ease them back into civilian life. Correspondent Carol McKinley obtained an exclusive jailhouse interview with one of the men convicted of taking part in a murder, who says he returned from the war in Iraq with PTSD but was offered little, if any, help by the Army. Also, the Army's new efforts to help returning soldiers cope with battle stress. |
| Moving Millions: 'Race to the Bottom'; High Wire Act: Shuttle Atlantis Works on Hubble | |
| Episode Number: | 718 - Available on iTunes |
| Synopsis: | World Report continues its series on migration, 'Moving Millions.' Globalization has sparked an enormous movement of people and companies from one country to another, creating migration issues on a whole new scale. This week, "Race to the Bottom" examines what happens as big employers move in search of ever-cheaper labor. How does a place change when big companies move in? And what becomes of the communities left behind? And, NASA's high-risk mission to fix the Hubble Space Shuttle is underway; worries over a debris strike, five straight spacewalks, and a rescue crew still standing-by. |
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