Documentary

The World's Most Hated Band, notorious rappers Insane Clown Posse, find themselves as unwitting warriors for the First Amendment after they and their one million die-hard fans (called Juggalos) are labeled a gang by the FBI. With the help of the ACLU,...

From Bitcoin to NFTs, crypto is making headlines. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? Experts go beyond the hype and skepticism to unravel the social and technological underpinnings of crypto -exploring how it came to be and why this new...

In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released it's first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show our universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning. Producers: Laurie Cahalane, Terri Randall,...

Hallucinogenic drugs?popularly called psychedelics?have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances?both natural and synthetic?and discovering that they can...

Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated...

Marking the 100th anniversary of the unearthing of King Tutankhamun's tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter, this ambitious film is a journey of exploration and discovery. Producer: Sandy Petrykowski, Hossam Aboul-Magd. Narrator: Yasmine El Shazly,...

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of...

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom is a rich and nuanced portrait of the woman knows as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, who repeatedly risked her life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.

Becoming Frederick Douglass is the inspiring story of how a man born into slavery became one of the most prominent statesmen and influential voices for democracy in American history. Born in 1818 on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he escaped from slavery in...

Explore the life, career, art and legacy of the African American contralto and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson. Producer: Lynneisha Ray, Philip Gittelman, Rita Coburn. Author: Rita Coburn, Philip Gittelman

While World War II raged, the family ties of the House of Windsor to German aristocracy and the former Edward VIII's Nazi sympathies gave British intelligence grounds for looking askance at the Royals. George VI would lay that to rest in 1944, as he put...

Dick Cavett was a "Tonight Show" staff writer in 1961 when he first met Groucho Marx-and as the decade progressed, the comedy legend would be a cherished mentor and friend as Cavett made the transition to standup and then talk show host. Groucho's many...