Need to Know

(2010)

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Season 2012

September 7, 2012

Episode 35

August 31, 2012

Episode 34

August 24, 2012

Episode 33

August 17, 2012

Episode 32

August 10, 2012

Episode 31

Rahm’s grand plan

Episode 30

Living on the financial edge

Episode 29

Crossing the line, part 2

Episode 28

Braking the banks

Episode 27

Solving poverty in America

Episode 26

Homecoming for veterans

Episode 25

America’s immigration policies

Episode 24

International justice

Episode 23

The future of health care

Episode 22

Green jobs, volunteerism

Episode 21

Financial inclusion

Episode 20

Legal immigration, entrepreneurship

Episode 19

The view from Main Street, leaving Afghanistan and Dan Savage on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Episode 18

Sea-level rise, death on the border

Episode 17

Crossing the line, part 1

Episode 16

Power to the people

Episode 15

Help Wanted: Philadelphia

Episode 14

Texas justice

Episode 13

Update on military veterans

Episode 12

Revisiting ‘The Corner,’ bridging the racial divide

Episode 11

Cleaning up the tax mess

Episode 10

‘Help Wanted’ in Ohio

Episode 9

Main Street, Cairo

Episode 8

Food stamps, poverty in America

Episode 7

Student debt, college and religion

Episode 6

Foreclosures in Nevada, high-tech jobs

Episode 5

Florida, seniors and entitlements

Episode 4

Voting, power and South Carolina

Episode 3

Sexual politics

Episode 2

Help wanted: New Hampshire

Episode 1

Season 2011

Eye on Iowa

Episode 51

Christian-Muslim relations in Iraq

Episode 50

Mayor under siege

Episode 49

Making Congress work

Episode 48

Help wanted: Revisiting Ohio

Episode 47

Resisting Alabama’s immigration crackdown

Episode 46

The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices

Episode 45

Coming home: The enduring sacrifice

Episode 44

Creating opportunity

Episode 43

Jobs in the balance

Episode 42

The nuclear question

Episode 41

The politics of resentment

Episode 40

Help wanted

Episode 39

Chemical pollution and the EPA

Episode 38

Creating ‘green jobs,’ the American garage sale

Episode 37

Privatizing infrastructure, government and the private sector

Episode 36

9-11, Ten Years Later

Episode 35 - 9-09-2011

A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word memoirs on 9/11, and an “In Perspective” essay from Jon Meacham.

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Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping

Episode 34

Texas textbooks, wild horses, hurricanes and climate change

Episode 33

Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon

Episode 32

The history of debt, detainee abuse, living with Chinese drywall

Episode 31

Breast cancer trials, Rick Perry’s ambitions, cyberweapons

Episode 30

Adult autism, food safety, wealth inequality

Episode 29

Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling

Episode 28

California nuclear safety, population control, Gloria Steinem

Episode 27

Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety

Episode 26

Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times

Episode 25

Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages

Episode 24

New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome

Episode 23

Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse

Episode 22

Paying for war, medicating foster children, childhood obesity

Episode 21

Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown

Episode 20

Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet

Episode 19

Detainee abuse, broadband in Europe, crisis mappers

Episode 18

Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women

Episode 17

Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago

Episode 16

Chinese drywall, ‘Capitalism 4.0,’ right-sizing Detroit

Episode 15

The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education

Episode 14

Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Medicare, Edwidge Danticat

Episode 13

Wounded in war, Arne Duncan, breast cancer research

Episode 12

Crisis in Japan, stories of academic transformation

Episode 11

Public unions and state budgets, blood transfusions

Episode 10

Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions

Episode 9

Sea level rise, National Guard bonuses, Somali pirates

Episode 8

The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking

Episode 7 - 2-18-2011

How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.

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The Universes Egypts Future and Fracking

Ahead of the Class

Episode 6 - 2-11-2011

As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.

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Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s

Episode 5 - 2-04-2011

Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Reagan.”

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Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'?

Episode 4 - 1-28-2011

Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.

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Aging in the CarHappy Suburbs Congo A New New Deal

Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China

Episode 3 - 1-21-2011

This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now? And: the Amy Chua phenomenon.

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Care for Disabled Adults Michael Vicks Dogs China

Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail

Episode 2 - 1-14-2011

In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Bergen on al Qaeda.

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Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan

Episode 1 - 1-07-2011

On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.

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Season 2010

Episode 34

12-24-2010

Jon Meacham talks with Stacy Schiff about Cleopatra and Robert Alter on the continued relevance of The Bible. Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner revisits the major headlines of 2010. Plus: Resa Aslan, David Grossman and K’Naan.

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Episode 33

12-17-2010

Jon Meacham reflects on the legacy of Richard Holbrooke, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, who died suddenly this week. And we sit down with former diplomat Frank Wisner to take a closer look at the state of President Obama’s foreign policy strategy, following a recent status report on the war in Afghanistan.

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Episode 32

12-10-2010

John Larson investigates coal mine safety. A new series on social innovators. Meacham talks tax cuts. And director Julie Taymor discusses the new Spider-Man musical.

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Episode 31

12-03-2010

We examine the recent flare-up between North and South Korea and what it means China and the U.S. Plus: Nuclear waste, the Fort Dix Five and author Gary Shteyngart.

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Episode 30

11-26-2010

We bring you some of our best coverage on soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and the troubles they face after returning home. Plus: a holiday message from Peter Sagal.

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Episode 29

11-19-2010

Why is the USDA promoting cheese? Plus: part two of our report on Somali pirates, a visit with the 71st Cavalry in Afghanistan, a conversation with religious scholar Reza Aslan, and a Steve Brodner animated editorial.

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Episode 28

11-12-2010

A special international edition: the Burmese government’s nuclear ambitions, an abduction by Somali pirates, and a discussion with author David Grossman on the Middle East. Plus: Sage advice from Peter Sagal.

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Episode 27

11-05-2010

A close look at Yemen, home to a prominent al-Qaida group. Plus: restoring marshes in Iraq, the dysfunctional U.S. Senate, and a Steve Brodner animated editorial.

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Election special edition

Episode 26 - 10-29-2010

We bring you a special hour-long report on the midterm elections, including a look at faulty voting machines and investigation into redistricting.

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Benefits in doubt, the latest foreclosure scandal

Episode 25 - 10-22-2010

The foreclosure crisis and Peter Sagal.

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Benefits in doubt the latest foreclosure scandal

Alaska native corporations, schools

Episode 24 - 10-15-2010

Has a program intended by Congress to help native Alaskans delivered on its promise? In cooperation with the Washington Post, Need to Know examines whether a plan to promote the welfare of the disadvantaged and disenfranchised has instead enriched non-native executives and shortchanged taxpayers.

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A special report on the jobs crisis

Episode 23 - 10-08-2010

An hour-long special report on the jobs crisis, profiling the different faces of unemployment. And we talk to Robert Reich and Sara Horowitz about what can be done about joblessness.

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Episode 22

10-01-2010

The shadow campaign behind the midterm elections. The efficacy of mammograms. And the movement to disconnect from Facebook.

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Episode 21

9-24-2010

Rape as a weapon of war in Congo. An experimental program to fight childhood obesity. And exploring what to do about nuclear waste.

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Episode 20

9-17-2010

Soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. Neglect and abuse in adult family homes. And Andy Borowitz looks back at his best prognostications.

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Episode 19

9-10-2010

We examine where we are as a people on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, including a look at homegrown terrorism and a progress report on the rebuilding of Ground Zero.

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Episode 18

9-03-2010

Record spending on political campaigns. An experimental jobs program in Mississippi. And the true cost of the federal bank bailout.

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Episode 17

8-27-2010

Polluted water in Wyoming. The fifth anniversary of Katrina. And the connection between Glenn Beck and the Ground Zero mosque.

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Episode 16

8-20-2010

The religious history of lower Manhattan. The U.S. transition in Iraq. And best-selling author Gary Shteyngart, who absolutely loves “weiner dogs.”

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Episode 15

8-13-2010

An epidemic of gun violence in Chicago. Is the Google-Verizon a deal a pact for good, or evil? And Andy Borowitz takes a cue from JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater.

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Episode 14

8-06-2010

Life in a war zone. An embattled outpost where the U.S. military trains Afghan soldiers. Steve Mumford’s paintings of the war in Iraq. And a special pledge week edition of Next Week’s News.

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Episode 13

7-30-2010

Could the WikiLeaks be dangerous? 100 days after the start of the oil spill in the Gulf, we check in on an ailing community in Grand Isle. Plus a look back at the life of prison reform advocate David Lewis.

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Episode 12

7-23-2010

Putting the Shirley Sherrod saga in context. A report on the most dangerous highway in Georgia. And a rare dispute between conservationists and renewable energy advocates in Wyoming.

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Episode 11

7-16-2010

Where art thou, Obama? A look at how Avandia and other possibly dangerous drugs make it to market. And a photojournalist travels to Bangladesh to document one of the world’s most dramatic health crises: childhood malnutrition.

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Episode 10

7-09-2010

Women in the military’s elite bomb squad. Special courts for veterans. And BP’s “other” disaster in the Gulf. Plus: A special summer movie edition of Next Week’s News.

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Episode 9

7-02-2010

Russian spies? A gathering of big thinkers on the oil spill and our energy future. And the quest for female Viagra.

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Episode 8

6-25-2010

We take a hard look at the consequences of America’s wars, from wounded vets to a fired general. We also go deep inside Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran, and talk to the citizens who criticize or support him. Plus, Andy Borowitz wonders what Tony Hayward will do next to try and re-brand BP.

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Episode 7

6-18-2010

Our correspondents travel to the Gulf to look at the oil spill from multiple vantage points. We also examine America’s renewed fascination with gold, and talk to Somali-Canadian hip-hop artist K’naan.

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Episode 6

6-11-2010

A closer look at BP’s safety record, the generosity of a Palestinian family after their son’s killing, and an interview with Sookie Stackhouse’s creator.

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