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The Retirement Gamble

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "The Retirement Gamble" airing April 23, 2013 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. But whether your IRA or 401K will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special Money, Power and Wall Street, FRONTLINE raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings. The Retirement Gamble reveals how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer's best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.

Kind Hearted Woman Night Two

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Kind Hearted Woman" airing April 1, 2013 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer's Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation. Sutherland follows Robin over three years as she struggles to raise her two children, further her education, and heal herself from the wounds of sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Kind Hearted Woman is a special co-presentation of FRONTLINE and Independent Lens.

Kind Hearted Woman Night One

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:02:00 -0400

Raising Adam Lanza

Fri, 15 March 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Raising Adam Lanza" airing February 19 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. In the wake of the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, FRONTLINE investigates a young man and the town he changed forever. Adam Lanza left behind a trail of death and destruction, but little else. He left no known friends, no diary. He destroyed his computer and any evidence it might have provided. His motives, and his life, remain largely a mystery. In collaboration with The Hartford Courant, FRONTLINE looks for answers to the central--and so far elusive--question: who was Adam Lanza? Also this hour: In the aftermath of the tragedy, President Obama called for a national conversation about guns in America. Nowhere is that conversation more intense than in Newtown, where FRONTLINE finds a town divided and explores how those closest to the tragedy are now wrestling with our nation's gun culture and laws.

Cliffhanger

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Cliffhanger" airing February 12 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. FRONTLINE investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit. Drawing on interviews with key players in Congress and the White House, FRONTLINE shows how a clash of politics and personalities has taken the nation’s economy to the edge of the "fiscal cliff," and now to a second round of standoffs over the debt ceiling and sequestration.

Inside Obama's Presidency

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Inside Obama's Presidency" airing January 15 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. As Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, FRONTLINE takes a probing look at the first four years of his presidency. Obama has hinted that he aspires to be a transformational president. Four years in, has he met the mark? On the eve of his second inauguration, FRONTLINE presents a rare look Inside Obama's Presidency. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Michael Kirk and his award-winning political team go behind closed doors to examine the battles, promises, failures and successes that defined Barack Obama's first term.

The Education of Michelle Rhee

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:02:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "The Education of Michelle Rhee" airing January 8th on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. FRONTLINE was granted unprecedented access to Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington, DC public schools as she attempted to fix a broken school system.

Poor Kids

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 10:16:00 -0400

These are hard times in the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, where the Mississippi River intersects Interstate 80. It's home to John Deere manufacturing and the nation's breadbasket. But it's also an area deeply scarred by the Recession. FRONTLINE spent months following three young girls who are growing up against the backdrop of their families' struggles against financial ruin. The result is an intimate portrait of the economic crisis as it's rarely seen, through the eyes of children. At a time when one in five American kids lives below the poverty line, Poor Kids is an unflinching and revealing exploration of what poverty means to children, and to the country's future.

The Suicide Plan

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "The Suicide Plan" airing November 13 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. In this groundbreaking 90-minute film FRONTLINE explores the underground world of assisted suicide and takes viewers inside one of the most polarizing social issues of our time ... told not only by the people choosing to die, but also by their "assisters," individuals and right-to-die organizations that put themselves in legal jeopardy by helping others to die.

Big Sky, Big Money

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Big Sky, Big Money" airing October 30 2012 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. In a special investigation in collaboration with Marketplace, FRONTLINE travels to the remote epicenter of the campaign finance debate for a tale of money, politics, and intrigue. How has the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision changed campaigns in America? Ask Montana, which has tried to challenge the ruling in court, is investigating alleged campaign abuses, and is playing host to a bitter race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate. FRONTLINE correspondent and Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal reports.

Climate of Doubt

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Climate of Doubt" airing October, 23 2012 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Four years ago, climate change was a hot issue and politicians from both sides seemed poised to act. Today public opinion on the climate issue has cooled considerably. Politicians either ignore it or proclaim their skepticism. What's behind this massive reversal? On Oct 23, FRONTLINE goes inside the organizations that fought the scientific establishment to shift the direction of the climate debate.

The Choice 2012

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "The Choice 2012," airing October 9, 2012 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. It's been called the starkest choice in years, between two men with sharply different backgrounds, views, and prescriptions for fixing the country's problems. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to tell their own stories, but in The Choice 2012, FRONTLINE goes far beyond the headlines on a journey deep into their worlds, among their friends and family, critics, and closest colleagues, to understand what drives these men. Based on dozens of new interviews and hundreds of hours of research, FRONTLINE's authoritative profiles that emerge are also a portrait of America in an era of uncertainty - and a guide to the choices that lie ahead.

Dropout Nation

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Dropout Nation," airing September 25, 2012 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. What does it take to save a student? Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas - an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career prospects and cloud the country's future. At Houston's Sharpstown High, once a notorious "dropout factory," a high-stakes experiment is underway to rescue students from the edge. FRONTLINE spent a semester immersed in Sharpstown High to produce an unforgettable portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors, and principal waging a daily, personal struggle to get them to graduation. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner city high school, DROPOUT NATION investigates the causes, challenges, and potential solutions of a national emergency.

The Regime Responds

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "The Regime Responds" airing September 18 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Eighteen months into Syria's rebellion, how is Bashar al-Assad holding onto power?

Alaska Gold

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Alaska Gold" airing July 24 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild Sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It's also home to enormous mineral deposits-copper, gold, molybdenum-estimated to be worth over $300 billion. Now, two foreign mining companies are proposing to extract this mineral wealth by digging one of North America's largest open-pit mines, the "Pebble Mine," at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. FRONTLINE travels to Alaska to probe the fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on this extraordinary fishery for a living, the mining companies who are pushing for Pebble, and the political framework that will ultimately decide the outcome.

Fast Times at West Philly High

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Fast Times at West Philly High" airing July 17 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia, defy expectations as they design and build two super-hybrid cars for international competition and compete for the chance to be part of a technological revolution. In Fast Times at West Philly High, FRONTLINE explores the viability of these cars, the potential that exists within our young people, and the prospects of effective innovation in public education.

Middle School Moment

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:16:00 -0400

Audiocast description: An audio version of FRONTLINE'S documentary "Middle School Moment" airing July 17 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. FRONTLINE investigates: does the make-or break moment for high school dropouts happen in middle school? Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. Robert Balfanz argues that for most students, middle school is when the habits that predict whether or not a student graduates are formed.

ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE'S documentary "Endgame: AIDS in Black America" airing July 10 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Every ten minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV. Half are Black. Thirty years after the discovery of the AIDS virus among gay white men, nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children. "ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America" is a groundbreaking exploration of one of the country's most urgent, preventable health crises.

Dollars and Dentists

Fri, 13 July 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Dollars and Dentists" airing June 26 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity investigate the flaws in our dental system and nascent proposals to fix them.

My Father, My Brother, and Me

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "My Father, My Brother, and Me" airing June 12 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. In 2004, FRONTLINE correspondent Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects more than 1 million Americans, the causes of which remain largely unknown and the cure for which has proved frustratingly elusive.In My Father, My Brother, and Me, Iverson sets off on a personal journey to understand the disease that has taken such a toll on his family.

Al Qaeda in Yemen

Mon, 4 June 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Al Qaeda in Yemen" airing May 29 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. Since the death of Osama bin Laden, Yemen has become the hottest front in the war against Al Qaeda. Now, with headlines about a terrorist plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner, award-winning reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad travels deep into Yemen's radical heartland. In this first-hand report, FRONTLINE looks at how members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and affiliated militants have seized control of areas in southern Yemen and are winning some popular support. Is the United States' expanded drone policy in fact strengthening this new fortified insurgent base?

Cell Tower Deaths

Mon, 4 June 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Cell Tower Deaths" airing May 22 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. The smartphone revolution comes with a hidden cost. A joint investigation by FRONTLINE and ProPublica explores the hazardous work of independent contractors who are building and servicing America's expanding cellular infrastructure. While some tower climbers say they are under pressure to cut corners, layers of subcontracting make it difficult for safety inspectors to determine fault when a tower worker is killed or injured.

Six Billion Dollar Bet

Mon, 4 June 2012 10:16:00 -0400

An audio version of FRONTLINE's documentary "Six Billion Dollar Bet" airing May 22 on PBS and available for viewing online at pbs.org/frontline. FRONTLINE investigates MF Global's disastrous bet on European debt.

Money, Power and Wall Street Hour 4 - Audiocast