Need to Know

Season 2010

34 episodes · May 7, 2010

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  • S2010E1

    Episode 1

    May 7, 2010
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  • S2010E2

    Afghanistan, Rewriting History in Texas, Preventing Cancer

    May 14, 2010

    Afghanistan, rewriting history in Texas, preventing cancer.

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  • S2010E3

    Mexico’s drug war, pot clinics

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  • S2010E4

    Money laundering and Sandra Day O’Connor

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  • S2010E5

    The Gulf Oil Spill and renewable energy.

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  • S2010E6

    Episode 6

    Jun 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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  • S2010E7

    Episode 7

    Jun 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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  • S2010E8

    Episode 8

    Jun 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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  • S2010E9

    Episode 9

    Jul 2, 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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  • S2010E10

    Episode 10

    Jul 9, 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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  • S2010E11

    Episode 11

    Jul 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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  • S2010E12

    Episode 12

    Jul 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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  • S2010E13

    Episode 13

    Jul 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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  • S2010E14

    Episode 14

    Aug 6, 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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  • S2010E15

    Episode 15

    Aug 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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  • S2010E16

    Episode 16

    Aug 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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  • S2010E17

    Episode 17

    Aug 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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  • S2010E18

    Episode 18

    Sep 3, 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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  • S2010E19

    Episode 19

    Sep 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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  • S2010E20

    Episode 20

    Sep 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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  • S2010E21

    Episode 21

    Sep 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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  • S2010E22

    Episode 22

    Oct 1, 2010

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

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  • S2010E23

    A special report on the jobs crisis

    Oct 8, 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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  • S2010E24

    Alaska native corporations, schools

    Oct 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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  • S2010E25

    Benefits in doubt, the latest foreclosure scandal

    Oct 22, 2010

    The foreclosure crisis and Peter Sagal.

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  • S2010E26

    Election special edition

    Oct 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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  • S2010E27

    Episode 27

    Nov 5, 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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  • S2010E28

    Episode 28

    Nov 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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  • S2010E29

    Episode 29

    Nov 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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  • S2010E30

    Episode 30

    Nov 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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  • S2010E31

    Episode 31

    Dec 3, 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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  • S2010E32

    Episode 32

    Dec 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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  • S2010E33

    Episode 33

    Dec 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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  • S2010E34

    Episode 34

    Dec 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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