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Mr. Polaroid

Aired May 19, 2025 | 52 min

Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.

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Fly With Me

Aired February 20, 2024 | 113 min

The story of the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

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The War on Disco

Aired October 30, 2023 | 53 min

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

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Riveted: The History of Jeans

Aired January 10, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

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Woodstock

Aired August 6, 2019 | 120 min

In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound: a moment that would change them and the country forever, and define a cultural revolution.

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The Great War

Aired July 3, 2018 | 5 hrs 42 min

Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

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The Boys of '36

Aired August 1, 2017 | 53 min

The story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they captured the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

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The Perfect Crime

Aired April 10, 2018 | 52 min

The shocking story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.

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Bonnie & Clyde

Aired May 9, 2017 | 52 min

The true story behind the most romanticized, infamous outlaw couple in U.S. history, and their gang.

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Edison

Aired January 27, 2015 | 112 min

An in-depth look at America's most famous inventor and his role in America's future.

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Walt Disney

Aired August 29, 2017 | 3 hrs 42 min

An unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers.

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Blackout

Aired July 14, 2015 | 52 min

What happened when the lights went out in New York City on July 13, 1977?

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