Season 36 (2023)
Episodes: 16
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 After Sherman
Air Date: 2023-06-26
A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
Ep.2 A Story of Bones
Air Date: 2023-07-03
A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
Ep.3 Liquor Store Dreams
Air Date: 2023-07-10
Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
Ep.4 A House Made of Splinters
Air Date: 2023-07-17
By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
Ep.5 Eat Your Catfish
Air Date: 2023-07-24
A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.
Ep.6 Children of the Mist
Air Date: 2023-07-31
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
Ep.7 While We Watched
Air Date: 2023-09-04
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
Ep.8 Bulls and Saints
Air Date: 2023-09-18
An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.
Ep.9 Uýra: The Rising Forest
Air Date: 2023-09-25
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.
Ep.10 Murders That Matter
Air Date: 2023-10-02
Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.
Ep.11 Aurora's Sunrise
Air Date: 2023-10-23
At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."
Ep.12 Fire Through Dry Grass
Air Date: 2023-10-30
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
Ep.13 Wisdom Gone Wild
Air Date: 2023-11-20
A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.
Ep.14 How to Have an American Baby
Air Date: 2023-12-11
A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.
Ep.15 Brief Tender Light
Air Date: 2024-01-15
At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.
Ep.16 unseen
Air Date: 2024-03-18
A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.