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The Sun Queen

Aired April 4, 2023 | 53 min

Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.

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The Sun Queen (español)

Aired April 4, 2023 | 53 min

La científica Mária Telkes dedicó su carrera a aprovechar la energía del sol. Menospreciada por sus colegas, todos hombres, perseveró; diseñó con éxito la primera casa con calefacción solar en 1948 y obtuvo más de 20 patentes.

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The Movement and the “Madman”

Aired March 28, 2023 | 93 min

Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.

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The Movement and the “Madman” (español)

Aired March 28, 2023 | 93 min

Descubra la historia de cómo se enfrentaron el presidente Nixon y el movimiento contra la guerra en 1969. Contada a través de relatos de primera mano, la película revela cómo los líderes del movimiento movilizaron a grupos dispares para crear dos protestas masivas que cambiaron la historia.

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Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

Aired February 20, 2023 | 53 min

Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.

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Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History (español)

Aired February 20, 2023 | 53 min

Monopoly es el juego de mesa favorito de Estados Unidos, una carta de amor al capitalismo desenfrenado y a nuestra sociedad de libre mercado. Pero detrás del mito de su creación hay una historia sin contar sobre un robo, una obsesión y un doble juego corporativo.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Aired January 17, 2023 | 113 min

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (español)

Aired January 17, 2023

Conozca a la influyente autora y figura clave del Renacimiento de Harlem. Hurston, quien también se había formado como antropóloga, recopiló el folclore del Sur de Estados Unidos y del Caribe, recuperando, honrando y celebrando la vida de la población negra en sus propios términos.

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The Lie Detector

Aired January 3, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

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The Lie Detector (español)

Aired January 3, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la historia del polígrafo, el controvertido aparato que transformó el trabajo policial moderno, capturó los titulares y fue elogiado como una herramienta infalible para combatir el crimen. Una historia de buenas intenciones, valores morales retorcidos y consecuencias imprevistas.

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Taken Hostage

Aired November 14, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Unfolding like a political thriller, the story is told through the eyewitness accounts of those who took part in the events.

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Taken Hostage (español)

Aired November 15, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

La crisis de los rehenes en Irán en 1979, cuando 52 estadounidenses fueron tomados como rehenes en Teherán, contada por aquellos cuyo calvario cautivó al mundo.

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