Episode list

Independent Lens

Feels Good Man

Sun, Oct 18, 2020
San Francisco artist Matt Furie's Pepe the Frog, created as a character in his indie comic "Boy's Club," becomes a symbol of the alt-right movement.
7.7 /10
Represent

Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Three women take on local political networks in a bid to reshape politics leading up to the 2018 midterm elections in the Midwest.
5.8 /10
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
Jonathan Scott explores the production of energy across the U.S., speaking with senators, coal miners, solar panel installers and more about the country's energy system.
7.3 /10
Belly of the Beast
Intimate accounts from formerly incarcerated people provide insight into modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons.
8 /10
9 to 5: The Story of a Movement
When Dolly Parton sang "9 to 5," she was singing about a real movement that started with a group of secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple-better pay, more advancement opportunities and an end to sexual harassment.
8.3 /10
Women in Blue

Sun, Feb 07, 2021
With the national conversation around police reform still resonating, Women in Blue shines a spotlight on women within the Minneapolis Police Department to reform it from the inside by fighting for gender equity.
0 /10
Mr. SOUL!

Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Mr. SOUL. explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
7.6 /10
Coded Bias

Sun, Mar 21, 2021
MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's Algorithmic Justice League highlights racial bias in facial recognition algorithms.
7.3 /10
Til Kingdom Come; The Debate
Kentucky pastors known as the Binghams, along with their evangelical congregants, donate sacrificially to Israel's foremost philanthropic organization.
0 /10
Down a Dark Stairwell
Two communities navigate an uneven criminal justice system after an unarmed Black man is killed by a Chinese American police officer at a Brooklyn housing project.
7.4 /10
The Donut King
The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia.
7.9 /10
Two Gods

Sun, Jun 20, 2021
A Muslim casket maker in East Orange, N.J., teaches two young men how to embrace life as they learn about the Islamic burial tradition.
0 /10
The People vs. Agent Orange
The People vs. Agent Orange closely follows two activists as they take on the chemical industry, and demand accountability for the pernicious legacy caused by the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War.
8.3 /10

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