Vice

Documentary series featuring startling, groundbreaking stories from around the world.

Cast:Shane Smith , Gianna Toboni , Thomas Morton , Ben Anderson , Isobel Yeung , Vikram Gandhi , Suroosh Alvi , Ryan Duffy , Hamilton Morris , Taylor Wilson , Krishna Andavolu , Ahmed Shihab-Eldin , Michael C. Moynihan , David Choe , Kaj Larsen , Charlet Duboc , Ben Ferguson , Simon Ostrovsky

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S1.E1 ∙ Assassination Nation/The Killer Kids of the Taliban

Fri, Apr 5, 2013

In the Philippines, election season is more like hunting season as rivals simply rub out their opponents instead of defeating them at the polls. In Afghanistan, senior members of the Taliban are now manipulating children and teenagers into carrying out their suicide bombings.

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S1.E2 ∙ Escape from North Korea/World's Most Dangerous Border

Fri, Apr 12, 2013

North Koreans cross the border into China illegally every year--some via a modern-day underground railroad to freedom and eventual citizenship in South Korea. VICE visits the most dangerous place in the world: Kashmir's line of control, which partially occupies the Indian state and separates India from Pakistan.

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S1.E3 ∙ Gun School/Toxic Iraq

Fri, Apr 19, 2013

'Gun School' VICE visits the New Life Baptist Church & Academy in Albuquerque, NM, where Pastor Larry Allen preaches guns and teaches guns. 'Toxic Iraq' After ravaging Iraq over the past decade, the U.S. is finally exiting the country--leaving behind a toxic cesspool of military waste.

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S1.E4 ∙ Chinese Cockblock/European Meltdown

Fri, Apr 26, 2013

Chinese Cockblock' In China, where marrying-age men outnumber women by the millions, VICE looks at a lucrative business catered to matchmaking and the bachelors who use such services. 'European Meltdown' With their economy in the toilet and no jobs to be had, Europe's youth are taking to the streets to demand radical changes.

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S1.E5 ∙ Mormon Lost Boys/The Fat Farms of Mauritania/Mumbai Slumscraper

Fri, May 3, 2013

'Mormon Lost Boys' Young men have been thrown out of their homes because of an edict allowing polygamist church elders to monopolize young girls. 'The Fat Farms of Mauritania' In the West African country of Mauritania, parents send their daughters to rural fattening camps. 'Mumbai Slumscraper' A visit to Mumbai, where slums sit below billion-dollar, single-family skyscrapers.

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S1.E6 ∙ China's Ghost Towns/Egypt on the Brink

Fri, May 10, 2013

Fifteen years ago, China changed its policy so people could buy their own homes. Real-estate investments boomed, and new cities began popping up. The problem is: people don't live in what have become 'ghost cities.' Over two years ago, Arab Spring climaxed in the overthrow of President Mubarak in Egypt. But for many Egyptians, the situation has actually gotten worse.

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S1.E7 ∙ Tobaccoland/Underground Heroin Clinic

Fri, May 17, 2013

In Indonesia, VICE visits a clinic that promises cures to a plethora of modern ailments through tobacco and smoking. Ibogaine is a drug made out of the African iboga root, whose intense, hallucinogenic properties have many believing it can cure heroin addiction if used in conjunction with a voodoo-type ritual that involves face paint and chanting.

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S1.E8 ∙ Senegalese Laamb Wrestling/The World Is Sinking

Fri, May 31, 2013

The most popular sport in the West African country of Senegal isn't soccer--it's laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight rituals and dances. The global sea level rose by 22 cms in the past 100 years--and is expected to rise even faster in the years to come. The evidence can be seen in Venice, the Maldives, and beyond.

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S1.E9 ∙ Chiraq/Nigeria's Oil Pirates

Fri, Jun 7, 2013

The lethal combination of gangs and guns has turned Chicago into a war zone. VICE visits the city's most dangerous areas; oil theft has become big business in Nigeria. In this segment, VICE travels to Africa's oil-producing region to meet with oil thieves, and follows one farmer's attempt to sue a foreign oil company for poisoning his family's land.

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S1.E10 ∙ Basketball Diplomacy

Fri, Jun 14, 2013

VICE makes history on a trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE traveled to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, an exhibition game, and a first-ever meeting between the leader and an American delegation.

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S1.E33 ∙ The Man Who Eats Roadkill

Fri, Mar 15, 2013

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S2.E1 ∙ Afghan Money Pit & the Pacification of Rio

Fri, Mar 14, 2014

Season Two Premiere. 'Afghan Money Pit' - The U.S. has spent nearly $100 billion on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan - the most spent on any country in our history. Yet John Sopko, the U.S.'s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, has found that much of that money has been wasted and misused--or fallen into the hands of the Taliban. 'The Pacification of Rio' - Rio de Janeiro is working hard to remedy its drug and murder capital reputation in time for the upcoming World Cup and Olympics. The Special Police Operations Battalion, or BOPE, has been charged with pacifying the slums, but their violent military occupation of favelas has been criticized as heavy-handed, to say the least. Ben Anderson looks under the picturesque facade Rio's sports marketing wants you to see, to reveal the dark underbelly of the city.

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S2.E2 ∙ Greenland Is Melting & Bonded Labor

Fri, Mar 21, 2014

Shane Smith embarks on an expedition to investigate why Greenland is melting, and the fact that the resulting sea level rise will mean devastation sooner than expected. Fazeelat Aslam visits the bonded laborers of Pakistan's brick kilns, and learns how certain organizations are fighting back by rescuing the workers from their modern slavery.

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S2.E3 ∙ American Scrap & Children of the Drones

Fri, Mar 28, 2014

'American Scrap' (correspondent: Davd Choe) - Cities like Detroit and Cleveland have found themselves at the forefront of a new phenomenon: scrapping. People left behind are literally ripping apart old school, houses, hospitals and factories for raw materials to hawk to local scrap yards for cash. Scrap metal is one of the U.S.' biggest exports, with billions of dollars' worth traveling to China every year, where it's invested into their infrastructure. The price for a pound of copper, for example, is about five times more than it was in 2002. David Choe looks into the life cycle of scrap metal, from the people who risk their lives to find it, to the yards that buy it, all the way to the Chinese traders who take it back home to build their economy. 'Children of Drones' (correspondent: Suroosh Alvi) - After a long and costly war in Afghanistan, American foreign policy has taken a drastically different approach to dealing with suspected Taliban insurgents. In place of the old 'boots on the ground' strategy, President Obama has increasingly relied on remote-controlled drone warfare, with operators stationed thousands of miles away who eliminate targets with the click of a button; their only interaction with the battlefield is through a screen. Drones are touted as a surgical weapon that keeps soldiers out of harms's way. But for the innocent victims, described as 'collateral damage,' drone strikes are hardly precise. Suroosh Alvi investigates the effects of drone strikes in Pakistan, where extremism and militancy are only growing in the wake of Obama's drone campaign.

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S2.E4 ∙ A Syria of Their Own & White Gold

Fri, Apr 4, 2014

'A Syria of Their Own' (correspondent: Thomas Morton) - The ongoing civil war in Syria has been covered extensively in the media. While the Free Syrian Army, Bashar Al-Assad's forces and the myriad of jihadi groups have dominated the headlines, one group, the Kurds, remains largely unmentioned. The Kurds are an ethnic group trying to carve out their own state in the four countries where its population lives: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Thomas Morton goes to the frontline of the battle for a Kurdish state to follow the story of Syria's forgotten ethnic group. "White Gold" (correspondent: Vikram Gandhi) - Believed to cure a spectrum of ailments from colds to cancers, rhino horn has been coveted in Eastern medicine for centuries. Over the past seven years, killings have increased 5,000%. Vikram Gandhi traces the trade from Southern Africa to Vietnam to understand this illicit phenomenon.

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S2.E5 ∙ Terrorist University & Armageddon Now

Fri, Apr 11, 2014

'Terrorist University' (correspondent: Shane Smith) - Dagestan is Russia's hotbed for Muslim extremism. It is in the throes of a cripplingly violent insurgency, and its jihadis are behind many high-profile terrorist plots around the world; in fact, alleged Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent six months there the year before he carried out his deadly attack. In order to understand why so much terrorism is coming out of Dagestan, and to see firsthand what Tamerlan learned during his time there, Shane Smith heads to Dagestan to follow in terrorists' footsteps. 'Armageddon Now' (correspondent: Thomas Morton) - The Israel-Palestinian conflict is one of the most well-known and longest-standing conflicts in the world. Despite the fact that the United States publicly supports a two-state solution, it continues to be Israel's biggest ally. You'd think most of this support comes from a strong, wealthy Jewish lobby, and much of it does, but in terms of sheer numbers, the Evangelical Christians from the heart of the Bible Belt are Israel's strongest supporters. Thomas Morton uncovers the rationale behind Evangelical support for the Jewish State.

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S2.E6 ∙ Rocky Mountain High & North Korean Defectors

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

'Rocky Mountain High' - On January 1, 2014, the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. became a reality when Colorado lifted its prohibition on recreational marijuana use. David Choe looks at the impact of this ever-growing trade on the local and national economy, as businessmen and lawmakers try to capitalize on legal weed. 'North Korean Defectors' - Last season, VICE followed the journeys of North Korean defectors who risked their lives daring to escape the Hermit Kingdom. This year, we see that their hardships haven't ended; instead of being welcomed with open arms in South Korea, defectors are now faced with deep suspicion and discrimination. But in the face of largely negative perceptions, one TV show, 'Now On My Way to Meet You,' humanizes North Koreans in a humorous and appealing light. Vikram Gandhi follows the paths of the defectors and their new lives in the highly modernized South Korea.

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S2.E7 ∙ The Pink Gang Rebellion & Genetic Passport

Fri, May 2, 2014

'The Pink Gang Rebellion' - The brutal details of a 2012 gang rape on a Delhi bus focused international attention on India's rampant rape issue. Delhi's police department has vowed to hire more female officers and set up a help desk, but it remains a major problem. But one woman, Sampat Pal, has galvanized a group of rural women into the Gulabi Gang, or Pink Gang, to combat the injustice of sexual assault. Gelareh Kiazand heads to rural India to investigate the issue and embed with this revolutionary gang.'Genetic Passport' - From 1949 to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated more than 450 nuclear bombs in an area of Kazakhstan known as the Semipalatinsk Test Site. For hundreds of thousands of Kazakhs, radiation became part of their DNA. In an effort to curtail the birth of a new generation of deformed children, a Kazakh doctor recently tried to implement a mandatory 'genetic passport' allowing people to know if their genes were damaged by radiation. Note: contains disturbing images.

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S2.E8 ∙ The Resource Curse & Deliver Us from Drought

Fri, May 9, 2014

'The Resource Curse' - As humanity's appetite for energy grows exponentially, the extraction industry scrambles to the most remote regions on Earth. In the undeveloped Melanesian country of Papua New Guinea, America's Exxon Mobil has staked its claim to a $19 billion liquid natural-gas project expected to start production in late 2014. While some see Exxon's mammoth presence as the catalyst that will usher the underdeveloped country into the 21st Century, others predict the initiative could plunge its people into civil war. 'Deliver Us from Drought' - Over the past three years, Texas has experienced the worst drought in its recorded history. 97% of the scientific community agrees that human activity has contributed to extreme weather patterns around the world. But many Texans--legislators, community leaders and citizens--don't attribute their drought to humans, and have taken few if any initiatives to limit the state's CO2 emissions, currently the highest in the country.

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S2.E9 ∙ Crude Awakening & Enemy of My Enemy

Fri, May 16, 2014

'Crude Awakening'- To combat the worst environmental disaster in American history, BP and the Coast Guard dumped nearly 2 million gallons of a chemical dispersant called Corexit into the Gulf. But instead of helping clean up the spill, Corexit made things worse. Shane Smith heads to Louisiana to report on the lasting effects of the BP oil spill. 'The Enemy of My Enemy' - Yemen, the fractured state in the Arabian peninsula, is at the top of the worry list for President Obama's national security team, and the rise of Al Qaeda there is only half the reason why. The real trouble is a current threat posed by the little-known Houthi rebel movement in the north of the country - a grassroots army, allegedly funded by Iran, that has never granted access to any other Western film crew before. Ben Anderson goes deep into Houthi-controlled territory to learn about the group that's fighting, and beating, Al Qaeda in the east, Saudi Arabia in the north, and Yemen's central government in the south.

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S2.E10 ∙ Playing with Nuclear Fire & No Man Left Behind

Fri, May 23, 2014

'Playing with Nuclear Fire' - In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake in Japan created a tsunami that killed some 16,000 people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In the aftermath, the government and TEPCO, the plant's operator, withheld information about the extent of the damage. Three years later, citizens and the international community are left wondering if Japan really does have the situation under control, as the government is insisting, or if the danger is far greater than anyone is willing to admit. 'No Man Left Behind' - It's estimated that over a quarter million vets from recent wars have sought treatment for PTSD. Despite these statistics, veterans often face an uphill battle to get treatment, receiving inadequate attention and, most dangerously, overprescribed narcotics and other pharmaceuticals. Ryan Duffy meets veterans struggling with mental illness and addiction.

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S2.E11 ∙ Heroin Warfare & the Coldest War

Fri, Jun 6, 2014

'Heroin Warfare' (correspondent: Suroosh Alvi) - Since the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, heroin production in the region has skyrocketed, making the country the number-one producer by a large margin. Though Iran, Afghanistan's neighbor, is an ultraconservative country, Afghan heroin flowing across the border has actually caused Iran to have the worst heroin use problem in the world. Suroosh Alvi gets a rare look inside Iran to meet the suffering heroin addicts, and see how the country is coping with the illegal drug trade. 'The Coldest War' (correspondent: David Choe) - With the polar ice caps shrinking due to global warming, new trade routes are being exposed, along with billions of dollars' worth of natural-resource reserves. This is prime real estate and the five nations bordering the Arctic are readying themselves to fight for it. David Choe heads north to witness NATO forces participating in the largest polar military exercise in history. The problem is that there's one non-NATO country that already considers itself rightful owner of the region: Russia. With Vladimir Putin's recent military annexation of Crimea, there's a definite possibility its aggressions will boil over, returning the international community to precarious Cold War footing.

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S2.E12 ∙ Surveillance City & The Forgotten War

Fri, Jun 13, 2014

(Season Two Finale) 'Surveillance City' - Camden, New Jersey is one of the poorest and drug-ridden cities in the country, and its murder rate is 12 times the national average. In 2011, the city cut its police force almost in half, with nearly 80,000 residents regularly being policed by 12 cops at a time. The state stepped in to overhaul the department, introducing an experimental 'Metro' security apparatus equipped with futuristic technologies like gunshot detecting, triangulation microphones, and automatic license-plate readers. 'The Forgotten War' - A decade ago, the crisis in Darfur was a cause celebre. American politicians, activists, and celebrities took to the media to condemn Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for his brutal genocide, and to send out a call for justice and aid his victims. Yet today, world attention has waned and Bashir remains in power. Ben Anderson goes to the refugee camps in Chad and Sudan to meet the victims the world has forgotten, and the rebels poised for civil war.

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S3.E0 ∙ Vice Special Report: Killing Cancer

Fri, Feb 27, 2015

Reflecting on personal losses to cancer, Shane (founder of VICE) explores the world of viral treatments for cancer. The report delves into the world of measles, the common cold, and HIV as possible cures with mind-blowing results.

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S3.E1 ∙ Our Rising Oceans

Sat, Mar 7, 2015

The VICE team revisits the issue of the polar ice caps melting from Season 2; Episode 2. This time, the crew heads south to find out even more devastating information about what's going on in Antarctica.

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S3.E2 ∙ To Serve and Protect & Coming to America

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

A look into the world of over-militarized police force and the flight of Central American illegal immigrants due to US-inspired problems.

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S3.E3 ∙ We the People & Countdown to Extinction

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

'We the People' - A recent study funded by the Department of Homeland Security listed domestic right-wing groups as two of the top three greatest terrorist threats in America. In an effort to understand this phenomenon better, VICE sent host Gianna Toboni to investigate these so-called patriots, training and taking up arms along the border. 'Countdown to Extinction' - During the last six decades, the boom of industrial fishing has nearly wiped out the top level of the marine food chain, depleting about 90 percent of the world's large predatory fish. VICE correspondent Isobel Yeung heads to the Mozambique Channel and the Gulf of Mexico to get an idea of how much we've overfished our oceans, and what we can now do to reverse that trend.

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S3.E4 ∙ Lines in the Sand & Outsourcing Embryos

Fri, Mar 27, 2015

'Lines in the Sand' - Cocaine use in Europe has increased dramatically over the past decade, and new routes have evolved to supply the demand. Ben Anderson follows the cocaine highway from the streets of Venezuela, to drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, to the ports of West Africa, and finally to desert territories controlled by Islamic extremists. 'Outsourcing Embryos' - VICE looks at the boom in one of the world's newest billion-dollar industries: gestational surrogacy. The cost of surrogacy in the U.S. can be over $100,000, leading many prospective parents to look for affordable options in other countries. Gianna Toboni heads to India, where commercial surrogacy is legal, to investigate this growing industry. By exploring some of the country's 3,000 surrogacy clinics, watching doctors deliver surrogate babies, and following recruiters who find prospective surrogates in the slums, we see the true cost of outsourcing reproduction.

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S3.E5 ∙ Synthetic Drug Revolution & Transsexuals of Iran

Fri, Apr 10, 2015

'Synthetic Drug Revolution' - In the world of synthetic drugs, man-made chemical compounds are often engineered to skirt narcotics laws--and have become some of the most frequently abused substances in American high schools. VICE correspondent Hamilton Morris tracks these chemicals back to the Chinese factories where many are made, and meets the godfather of modern synthetic drugs at his remote lab in New Zealand. 'Transsexuals of Iran' -VICE follows the stories of homosexuals and transsexuals in Iran as they navigate a terrifying cultural landscape. When Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, he enforced strict Islamic custom that made homosexuality punishable by death. Surprisingly, though, the state treats transsexuals differently, allowing sexual reassignment surgery and in some cases even paying for it. Gay Iranians now face the agonizing choice of fleeing their communities or permanently changing who they are.

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S3.E6 ∙ The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb

Fri, Apr 17, 2015

'The Post-Antibiotic World'-The more we use antibiotics, the more we help dangerous superbugs build up their resistance. It's an evolutionary battle, and the humans are losing. Thomas Morton travels along as they search deep in the jungle, and deep underground, for the life-saving drugs we so desperately need. 'Indonesia's Palm Bomb'-Palm oil is used in almost all of the foods we eat and most of our household products: everything from packaged bread and cookies to toothpaste and soap. But as demand grows, growers in Indonesia are pushing farther and farther onto rainforest land, torching the forests as they go. The mass-burning of Indonesian jungles poses a major threat to wildlife, indigenous populations, and our global climate. Ben Anderson goes to Indonesia to assess the realities of the palm oil boom up close.

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S3.E7 ∙ Sweet Home Alabama & Haitian Money Pit

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

In 2011, the state of Alabama passed one of the harshest anti-immigrant laws in U.S. history. Thomas Morton goes to Alabama to see what it would look like if undocumented workers just 'disappeared'. After a massive earthquake ravaged Haiti in 2010, the international community provided nearly $10 billion in aid. But where did all that money go?

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S3.E8 ∙ Egyptian Tomb Raiders & Rent a White Guy

Fri, Mar 6, 2015

'Egyptian Tomb Raiders' - In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, countries in the Middle East have seen a surge in the looting of antiquities. In Egypt alone, an estimated $3 billion dollars' worth of artifacts has been plundered--all to feed the global demand for antiquities - especially in the United States. Correspondent Gianna Toboni goes to Egypt to meet some of the people behind the black-market trade - and those trying to preserve what's left of this priceless cultural heritage. 'Rent a White Guy' - Despite the fact that China is on track to dominate the world's economy, the country looks at the Western white male as a symbol of cultural cachet. Among China's growing upper class, nothing spells 'cool' like importing a European butler, or having a white businessman appear at your event. In fact, you can even rent a white guy by the hour or by the day. Thomas Morton heads to China to check out these unusual jobs, whose only requirement is that the applicant be white and male.

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S3.E9 ∙ Savior Seeds & India's Water Crisis

Fri, May 8, 2015

'Savior Seeds' - Genetically modified seeds have been planted around the world and hailed as a solution to global hunger. But these crops have also sparked heated protest. Isobel Yeung traces the path of these super-crops from the headquarters of American agribusiness titan Monsanto to the soy fields of Paraguay, and visits the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, high in the Arctic, to see what's truly at stake when humans try to improve on nature. 'India's Water Crisis' - India is the largest democracy on Earth--with an advanced economy, a highly educated population, and cutting-edge space and nuclear weapons programs. But like many countries around the world, India hasn't been able to provide adequate clean water and sanitation systems for its growing population. Tania Rashid goes to India to see just how bad the problem is, and why water is such a pressing issue here and around the world.

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S3.E10 ∙ A Prayer for Uganda & Kidneyville

Fri, May 15, 2015

Insight about the anti-gay bill passed in Uganda and the hate culture created. Also separately the look at black market organ transplants.

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S3.E11 ∙ Evolution of a Plague & Campus Coverup

Fri, Jun 5, 2015

'Evolution of a Plague'- Last year, the worst Ebola outbreak in human history swept through West Africa, killing more than 10,000 in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The disease spread so quickly in part because the international community was slow to respond, and also because these countries lacked the infrastructure, funding, and street-level awareness to combat the virus. Danny Gold goes to West Africa to see how people there have stepped up to control the outbreak, and to learn whether the world is prepared for the next major epidemic. 'Campus Coverup'- Media reports of sexual assaults on U.S. campuses have risen dramatically over the last few years. More and more survivors and their allies are coming forward to denounce a pervasive culture of sexual violence they say is out of control. But the controversy around the sheer number and frequency of these attacks has overshadowed a companion problem: that universities are handling these cases in their own makeshift justice systems, behind closed doors. Gianna Toboni visits several campuses to gauge what's really going on, and why so few students feel that their safety is schools' real priority.

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S3.E12 ∙ Enemies at the Gates & Global Jihad

Fri, Jun 12, 2015

'Enemies at the Gates' - The Middle East is fracturing. Arab uprisings and military interventions across the region have caused civil wars and spawned terrorist groups. Stuck in the middle of it all is Saudi Arabia. Confronted by extremism on all sides, the desert kingdom is building massive fences at its borders with Iraq and Yemen to keep out terrorist organizations that it may have had a hand in creating. Suroosh Alvi travels to Saudi Arabia to see how America's staunchest Arab ally is defending itself - and how it may be fanning the flames of global militancy. 'Global Jihad' - In the summer of 2014, a group calling themselves the Islamic State, or ISIS, shocked the world by taking over large territories in Iraq and Syria, and committing headline-grabbing atrocities in the process. In the face of international condemnation, would-be fighters from Western countries flocked to join ISIS in their self-styled utopia. Gianna Toboni travels to Europe to meet some of the young men drawn to ISIS's call, and visits with American Navy strike pilots working to roll back the Islamic State's gains.

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S3.E13 ∙ Afghanistan After Us & La Haine

Fri, Jun 19, 2015

'Afghanistan After Us'- Last year, the U.S. began withdrawing combat troops from the longest war in our history: Afghanistan. But the war isn't ending just because we're leaving. This year, Afghan National Security Forces deaths and civilian casualties are both at record highs, and opium cultivation is at its highest since the war began. Ben Anderson returns to Helmand, the country's most violent province, to investigate the security situation in Afghanistan as American involvement winds down. 'La Haine' - The horrific attack at the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in 2015 made headlines around the world--and underscored the deep religious and cultural tensions rocking France. Distrust is growing between Muslims living in Paris's depressed suburbs, and a Jewish community that feels increasingly under threat. Meanwhile, a far right-wing political party is making gains by opposing immigration and diversity. Vikram Gandhi goes to Paris to gauge the causes of the growing hate in the City of Lights.

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S3.E14 ∙ Cold War 2.0

Fri, Jun 26, 2015

VICE founder Shane Smith meets with Russian and American leaders to discuss the rising tensions reminiscent of The Cold War, which includes an examination of the recent conflict in Ukraine.

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S3.E15 ∙ VICE Special Report: Fixing the System

Sun, Sep 27, 2015

In July 2015, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. He invited VICE along to film the historic event for part of a documentary, Fixing the System, which investigated America's broken criminal justice system.

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S3.E16 ∙ VICE Special Report: Countdown to Zero

Tue, Dec 1, 2015

An examination of the recent breakthroughs in eradicating the AIDS virus, and the challenges still faced by millions of HIV patients as doctors and organizations race to bring a cure to the masses.

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S3.E18 ∙ VICE Special Report: Fighting ISIS

Sun, Jan 31, 2016

VICE presents this authoritative look at how the Islamic State was made, and what its future holds as the world's Superpowers struggle to find a common strategy in the global war on terror. Journalist Ben Anderson embeds with Iraqi fighters battling ISIS, visits Russian military forces in Syria and meets captured ISIS fighters in Kurdistan.

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S4.E0 ∙ Special Report - A House Divided

Mon, Dec 12, 2016

President Obama speaks about the post-election political climate and the fierce partisan fighting that dominated his presidency.

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S4.E1 ∙ Boko Haram & Unnatural Selection

Fri, Feb 5, 2016

Season Four Premiere. 'Boko Haram'- The terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria. Now, the government is determined to drive these militants from the country. But is the hunt for insurgents causing as much harm as it's preventing? Former Navy SEAL and new VICE correspondent Kaj Larsen travels to Nigeria to see what this cat-and-mouse game means for the people caught in the middle of the fight. 'Unnatural Selection' - For centuries, scientists have been working to change the genetic traits of plants and animals. Now, a new gene-editing method called CRISPR has made that process astonishingly simple--so simple that it could easily be used on humans. Isobel Yeung reports from Brazil, Scotland, China, and the United States on the technological advances that could reshape evolution as we know it.

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S4.E2 ∙ Escape to Europe & Cycle of Terror

Fri, Feb 12, 2016

'Escape to Europe' - With the war in Syria now in its fifth bloody year, half the country's population has been displaced, and four million have fled. Many are heading to the safety and relative prosperity of Europe, but getting there is a long, life-threatening journey. New VICE correspondent Ahmed Shihab-Eldin follows the refugee trail from the Syrian border to Europe, meeting Syrians determined to find a better life. 'Cycle of Terror' - The bloody ISIS attacks in Paris stunned the world. And as rumors circulated that one of the attackers may have posed as a Syrian migrant, politicians in Western countries, including the U.S., raced to declare their territory off-limits to refugees from countries like Syria and Iraq. Gianna Toboni travels to France and around the U.S. to see how the global reaction to the violence in Paris is affecting the fight against terrorism.

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S4.E3 ∙ Right to Die

Fri, Feb 19, 2016

When California enacted the End of Life Option Act amid fierce debate last October, the number of terminally ill Americans with the right to a doctor-assisted death effectively quadrupled. But in parts of Europe, euthanasia is also administered to people other than the terminally ill, including those with autism, depression and personality disorders. VICE explores the moral, political and personal questions raised by how and when we end our lives.

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S4.E4 ∙ Beating Blindness/White Collar Weed

Fri, Feb 26, 2016

'Beating Blindness' - Doctors and researchers are making incredible strides in the fight against blindness. New assistive technologies and advances in surgical techniques mean that many patients who've lost sight entirely can now regain visual perception, and the independence that comes with it--a process that can be as disorienting as it is freeing. Isobel Yeung reports from the front lines of this latest medical frontier. 'White Collar Weed' - Small-scale weed farmers have been fighting to legalize marijuana for generations--but the closer they get to ending the prohibition on pot, the closer they get to a new threat: corporate takeover of their way of life. VICE's Hamilton Morris travels to California's infamous Emerald Triangle to meet struggling mom-and-pop growers, and visits with the investors and entrepreneurs eager to cash in on the next big consumer market--even if it could put the small guys out of business.

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S4.E5 ∙ Meathooked & End of Water

Fri, Mar 4, 2016

'Meathooked'- The world is addicted to meat--in developing countries around the world, diets are starting to look more like ours, incorporating more and more beef and pork. Massive factory farms are springing up to supply that demand. But industrial meat operations produce more than just cheap T-bones; they also dish out enormous environmental harm. Isobel Yeung travels to the feedlots, farms and slaughterhouses where our meat is made, to see the true costs of our burger habit. 'End of Water' - Water is the single most vital resource we have--but it's also one of the most threatened. Around the world, from the American West to China, South Asia, and the Middle East, the water we need is simply disappearing. Vikram Gandhi reports from California's once-abundant farmland and the heart of Sao Paulo's reservoir system to assess the depths of the crisis, and what can be done to reverse it.

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S4.E6 ∙ Return to Yemen/Church and States

Fri, Mar 11, 2016

'Return to Yemen' - Last year, Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a massive military campaign that overthrew the Yemeni government and sent the Arabian Peninsula into turmoil. Now, Saudi Arabia--nervous about the insurrection near its southern border--is trying to push the Houthis back with a ruthless bombing campaign. Ben Anderson returns to Yemen, where he reported 'The Enemy of My Enemy' for VICE S2, to witness one of the worlds most bloody and underreported conflicts. 'Church and States' - While many Americans cheered the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage, the fight for equality is far from over. In many American states, it is still legally acceptable to refuse services, housing or employment to people because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Gianna Toboni meets some of the families who are navigating this new landscape, and hears from supporters of religious freedom laws, as VICE explores where the battle for equal rights heads from here.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Palestine Now and Viva Cuba Libre

Fri, Mar 25, 2016

'Palestine Now' - The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people has been locked in a cycle of violence for generations. But now, young people in the West Bank are growing so disillusioned with the status quo that they're turning their backs on their own government. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reports from Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah and East Jerusalem to explore what life is like for young Palestinians in 2016. 'Viva Cuba Libre' - On March 21st, President Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit Cuba in 88 years. His trip is part of a campaign to prove that engagement with longtime adversaries is effective in renewing dialogue and promoting change. Shane Smith visits the 2015 Summit of the Americas to see the political thawing of relationships between Cuba and the United States, and then Havana, Cuba to speak to Cubans about how music and culture are helping bridge the divide between two former enemies.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Afghan Women's Rights & Floating Armories

Fri, Apr 8, 2016

'Afghan Women's Rights'--When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the liberation of Afghan women was used as a rallying cry to garner public support. Now, after nearly 15 years and hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars spent, violence and oppression are still a fact of life for the country's women. With the Taliban gaining ground again, Isobel Yeung reports from Kabul on the fight for dignity and rights in Afghanistan. 'Floating Armories'--Who stops world trade from grinding to a standstill? In many cases it's private military contractors and their network of weapons storage ships afloat in lawless international waters. VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi reports from one of these floating armories in the Gulf of Aden to take a closer look who's protecting global commerce today.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Future of Energy

Fri, Apr 15, 2016

At the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris last December, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat, cementing green energy production's place as a new frontier of innovation. VICE founder Shane Smith takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Trump in Dubai & China in Africa

Fri, Apr 22, 2016

'Trump in Dubai'- The United Arab Emirates, and Dubai in particular, are often described as paradise in the Middle East. But the 5 million migrant workers who live there, making up more than half the population, have an entirely different experience. They live in appalling conditions, and regularly end up with nothing, even after years of hard work - and now, as VICE Correspondent Ben Anderson investigates, many of them are employed on a project bearing the name of a man who might be our next president. 'China in Africa' - China is financing more infrastructure projects and selling more goods to Africa than any other trade partner in the world, with a large share of investments linked to the extraction of resources. VICE Correspondent Isobel Yeung heads to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and South Africa to meet the characters behind the business deals and explores what this increasingly prominent China-Africa relationship could mean for the future of global politics.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ The Deal & City of Lost Children

Fri, Apr 29, 2016

'The Deal'- Since the hostage crisis in 1979, Iran and the United States have been bitter enemies. But last year, the US and major world powers reached an unprecedented agreement with Iran, lifting economic sanctions in exchange for Iran's agreement to limit its nuclear capabilities. VICE founder Shane Smith travels to Tehran to gauge attitudes about America and see the reactor that started Iran's nuclear program, and meets with key dealmakers--and critics--in Washington, DC. 'City of Lost Children'- Global wealth disparity has reached record levels in recent years. Now it's created pockets of unimaginable affluence and huge populations who are falling farther and farther behind. Nowhere is this more apparent than in India, where the most prominent victims of poverty and inequality are children. VICE correspondent Thomas Morton reports from Kolkata, where entire tribes of homeless children run rampant along the tracks of Howrah Station.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ The End of Polio and Collateral Damage

Fri, May 6, 2016

'The End of Polio'- Pakistan is the last battleground in the fight to eradicate polio: since the late 80s, new cases of the wild disease have dropped from hundreds of thousands per year to just hundreds. But in Pakistan's poorest areas, there is widespread distrust of vaccinators, and the Pakistani Taliban have openly condoned violence against them--especially after the CIA used a vaccinator to help track down Osama Bin Laden. VICE's Ben Anderson travels to Karachi to meet with the health workers putting their lives on the line to finally eradicate this disease.'Collateral Damage'- Land mines are deadly weapons of war that remain a threat for years after the fighting is over. But even as international pressure has helped limit the use of land mines, unexploded cluster munitions are still in use--and killing and maiming civilians every day. Kaj Larsen travels to Myanmar and Laos to see the devastating effects of unexploded ordnance and to meet the trained disposal teams working to clean up these weapons before they claim more lives.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ State of Surveillance

Fri, May 27, 2016

In Moscow, VICE co-founder Shane Smith's in depth interview with controversial NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden serves as the backdrop for a story on the state of government sponsored surveillance both at home in the US and around the world.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Heroin Crisis & New Age of Nukes

Fri, Jun 3, 2016

Thomas Morton does a piece on the unprecedented crisis of heroin addiction sweeping across America. Kaj Larsen takes a look at the growing pace of the United States' nuclear weapons program.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Flint Water Crisis/Libya on the Brink

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin goes to Flint, Michigan to see a city plagued by both lead in its water supply and political inertia. In Libya, Simon Ostrovsky is embedded with Libyan soldiers fighting ISIS.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Die Trying

Fri, Jun 17, 2016

This week Vice investigates the search for a cure for ALS. Vice correspondent Angelina Fanous, an ALS sufferer herself, tells the story of several diagnosed ALS patients and their families, and tracks the current commitment to finding a viable treatment.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Student Debt and Fecal Medicine

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Gianna Toboni reports on the consequences of student debt in America, and Thomas Morton covers the emergence of fecal transplants as viable options for certain medical treatments.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The New $pace Race/Closing Gitmo

Fri, Jul 1, 2016

Government funded space agencies and commercial competition churn new energy into the space industry. Gianna Toboni digests the legacy of Guantanamo Bay's detainee program.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Assad's Syria & Cost of Climate Change

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Vice reporters in Syria in 2016 viewing dictator Assad's retaking control of the country with Russian support. 2nd half: the economic stakes in the war of beliefs over climate change and its consequences.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Trans Youth

Fri, Mar 3, 2017

As the debate continues over which bathroom transgender people should use, a more complex question is emerging about how early the medical transition begins for trans kids. Families and doctors are rewriting the rules as they decide when and how to start medical intervention before transgender youth hit puberty. VICE explores this emotionally charged and rapidly evolving issue with trans youth and their parents in the midst of that intense process.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ When the Earth Melts & the Displaced

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

VICE travels across the Arctic to see the devastating impact of thawing permafrost, and the astonishing solution that might keep it frozen. 2016 was the deadliest year yet for refugees making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea in the hopes of reaching Europe.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Kings of Cannabis & Into the Darkness

Fri, Mar 17, 2017

The legal marijuana industry is set to surpass $20 billion globally by 2020. At the heart of this 'green boom' are the strain hunters who search the far corners of the Earth to find the never before mixed strains of marijuana known as 'landraces'. VICE correspondent Hamilton Morris joins two hunters on an epic journey through the Democratic Republic of Congo, as they search for one of the rarest species of Cannabis yet whose unique genetics could ultimately earn them millions of dollars. If you gathered up every physical thing we can see in Outer Space -- our Earth, all the planets, all the stars - it would account for a mere 5% of the Universe's total mass. The rest, that other 95%, is known only as "Dark Matter" and "Dark Energy." Understanding these two forces is the biggest mystery in modern physics. From an abandoned gold mine that lies a mile beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, to the world's most powerful telescope nestled into the high deserts of Chile, nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson meets the scientists working to unlock the secrets of our Universe.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Black and Blue/Our Bionic Future

Fri, Mar 24, 2017

Almost three years after Ferguson, tensions between the police and Black communities remain high. While African Americans are being targeted at unprecedented rates, 2016 saw a dramatic spike in the number of officers killed in ambush-style attacks. Recent attempts at reform have done little to save lives. Now, as the country grows further divided, some officers are speaking out to spark change in some of the 18,000 local police departments. VICE correspondent Cord Jefferson reports from St. Louis, one of America's most dangerous cities, to hear from activists and police officers alike about race and policing. A bionic revolution is brewing, as recent advancements in bioengineering have brought about scientific breakthroughs in rehabilitation for people with disabilities. The most cutting edge research is happening inside the human brain, where implanted technology allows people to communicate directly with computers, using their thoughts. VICE's Wilbert L. Cooper travels to Zurich to see the first ever bionic olympics and discovers a host of technologies that are expanding what it means to be human.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ End of Amateurism

Fri, Mar 24, 2017

College athletics have seen explosive revenue growth in the last decade, fueled by media contracts and corporate sponsors. In order to enter this system, the NCAA requires players to forego profits, and are instead offering them scholarships and access to state-of-the-art facilities. But with college sports now a multi-billion-dollar industry, the question being asked in U.S. federal court is still whether that compensation is enough. VICE travels the college sports landscape, meeting with athletic directors, coaches, sports marketing minds and the players themselves to see the role money plays in amateur athletics today.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Life Under Sharia & Plastic Oceans

Fri, Apr 7, 2017

VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi travels to Aceh and across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country and travels to the remote shores of Hawaii and the coast of the North Sea to see the extent of our plastic addiction.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Fast Food of Arabia/Nollywood

Fri, Apr 21, 2017

The health effects of Kuwait's obsession with American fast food; exploring the booming film business in Nigeria.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Medical Détente & Bananas

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Gianna Toboni travels to Cuba to witness potential treatments and cures that flourished in the country's bio tech industry despite the decades-long US embargo. VICE heads to the heart of banana country in Latin American and the Philippines to see the devastating effects of the disease and to investigate what the loss of the banana would really mean besides a less colorful lunchbox.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Taliban Resurgence

Fri, May 5, 2017

Ben Anderson returns to the conflict he's covered for 10 years, re-uniting with several Afghans-an Army Major, a Policeman who dismantles IEDs and a family who were forced to fight to defend their home--for a shocking report that questions what America's longest war has actually accomplished.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Engineering Immortality & Robot Revolution

Fri, May 12, 2017

Isobel Yeung meets the scientists and doctors leading the charge in genetics, pharmaceuticals, and stem cell research, which promises to revolutionize how our bodies age in the years to come. VICE explores how robotics and the computers that power them are poised for an extraordinary leap forward with the emergence of artificial intelligence, and how humanity can reconcile the huge risks and possibilities that will follow.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Women Behind Bars & Business of Making Art

Fri, May 19, 2017

The number of women incarcerated in the United States has increased 700% since 1980, overwhelming prisons and jails originally designed with men in mind. The majority are nonviolent offenders and mothers, serving out their sentences in facilities often unprepared to address their most basic needs. VICE correspondent Isobel Yeung spends time in facilities across the country, discovering what it means to be an American woman behind bars. "The Business of Making Art" - Andy Warhol's work dramatically redefined our notion of 'art' and questioned the very idea of what it means for an artist "to make" art. With Warhol's art now fetching tremendous sums in the booming modern art marketplace, Ben Anderson embarks on a journey through the art world with some of Warhol's master printers to explore not just the question "What is art?" but "What is a Warhol?"

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Taking Back Iraq & Lost Generation

Fri, Jun 2, 2017

"Taking Back Iraq" - The city of Mosul has been central in the war to defeat Islamic State. In 2014, Iraqi troops surrendered Iraq's second largest city to Islamic State, who in turn declared an Islamic caliphate and used the city as a base for operations in the region. Last October, a U.S. supported coalition of Iraqi and Kurdish troops announced a long-awaited offensive to retake the city. Aris Roussinos embedded with Iraqi forces on the road to Mosul as they began their assault on Islamic State's last stronghold in Iraq. "Lost Generation" - Iraq has one of the youngest populations of any country in the world. The majority of people living there today have grown up in the shadow of the 2003 invasion, knowing nothing but war and chaos. With Islamic State seemingly on the verge of defeat in the country, the question of what happens next is far from certain. Isobel Yeung travels to Iraq to see what the future looks like through the eyes of the youth.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ The Politics of Terror/End of the EU?

Fri, Jun 9, 2017

"The Politics of Terror": While Donald Trump's election in the U.S. came as a surprise to many, his victory is part of a global trend. In the wake of terror attacks and the migrant crisis, a new wave of populist candidates is cropping up across Europe, and the fate of the EU hangs in the balance. VICE examines the rise of Europe's far right, and the hyper-charged climate fueling nationalist ideologies across the continent."End of the EU?": Silvio Berlusconi was in many ways Europe's original populist, shaping the mold for today's right-wing European leaders. Shane Smith travels to the home of the former Italian prime minister to discuss why this message resonates across the continent, how the left fails to grasp populist anger, and the need for a unified response to rebuild Syria.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Future of Firearms & Russia 'Wins' Climate Change

Fri, Jun 16, 2017

"Future of Firearms" - The firearms industry experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade. Fear of government regulation drove much of that growth as President Obama repeatedly tried to pass gun control laws in the aftermath of numerous mass shootings. Now, with the political landscape fundamentally changed, the industry, and gun rights advocates, are looking for new ways to expand upon their 2nd amendment rights and the bottom line -- with some surprising results. VICE takes a closer look at the future of firearms in America. "Russia 'Wins' Climate Change" - Climate change is causing catastrophic changes to our planet, but it may be an economic blessing for Russia. As the Arctic ice melts, petroleum and mineral resources are more accessible, shipping lanes are opening up and the frozen Siberian tundra could become arable. In fact, the Russian government and people seem to be welcoming the warming temperatures. And with America pulling out of the Paris Agreement, perhaps this is a glimpse into our own future.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Last Line of Defense & El Rostro

Fri, Jun 23, 2017

Public Defenders are facing soaring caseloads, and flatlining budgets, and with 80% of all criminal defendants in the US unable to afford a lawyer, the system is collapsing. With the Constitutional right to fair representation in a court of law in jeopardy, Cord Jefferson heads to one of the worst hit states to see how overworked and underpaid public defenders is grinding the legal system to a halt. Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous tribes are doing everything they can to save their home from exploitation. Vice travels to where multinational energy companies have been drilling for lucrative natural resources to see how large-scale mining is decimating the land. With the native Harakmbut people as his guide, Ben Anderson goes into the forest to explore sacred landmarks they hope will stop these companies from destroying it for a profit.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Cyber Supremacy & Japan Rising

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

VICE travels to Tel Aviv to find out how Israel is on its way to becoming the world's top cyber superpower and sends Gianna Toboni to Tokyo to see the consequences Japan's rising nationalism.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Power to the President

Fri, Jul 14, 2017

When factions of the Turkish military attempted a coup on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, he reacted with a forceful crackdown. Over 100,000 people have been detained or dismissed, including civil servants, teachers and journalists. VICE travels to Turkey as the country heads to the polls in a nationwide referendum that grants Erdogan unprecedented power.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Crude Reality & Between Oil and Water

Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Six years after winning its independence, South Sudan is already on the brink of collapse. Despite its vast oil reserves and more than $10 Billion in aid from the United States, the country has been driven into famine and a devastating ethnic war. VICE's Isobel Yeung explores how corruption at the top is threatening to tear the world's newest country apart. Last year, thousands of Native Americans and environmental activists from across the country converged at Standing Rock in an effort to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the reservation. By winter, a lean-to encampment had grown into a massive protest site the size of a small town, and clashes between protesters and local police and corporate security flared into the nights. VICE traveled to the Sacred Stone Camp in December and followed the story over the subsequent months as the Trump Administration moved quickly to resume work on the pipeline, examining how resource extraction has affected Native American communities.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Autism Under the Lens

Fri, Aug 4, 2017

The number of children diagnosed with autism has more than doubled in the last two decades. Today, one in 68 children will be diagnosed with the developmental condition. VICE explores the transformative work being done at the forefront of autism research, meets families trying out some of the newest treatments, and discovers a growing self-advocacy movement out of the autistic community that wants to refocus the science.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Show of Force & Return to Somalia

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

VICE travels to the Hermit Kingdom (North Korea) during the annual Day of the Sun celebrations as global tensions reached a fever pitch and correspondent Gianna Toboni heads to Mogadishu to witness the fight to save the country.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Controlling the Narrative & Power to Congo

Fri, Aug 18, 2017

Gianna Toboni reports from the Philippines on the government's crackdown on the media and President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs; Ben Anderson returns to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to witness the conservation efforts of park rangers who are fighting to protect wildlife and natural resources.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Dawn of a Dictator

Fri, Aug 25, 2017

In early 2017 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced moves that would change the world's most oil-rich nation from a democracy into a dictatorship. This sparked a crisis, igniting long-standing anger over inequality, misrule, hunger and crime. VICE travelled to Venezuela as Maduro seized Venezuela's political institutions with an alleged 'sham election' and violently suppressed the growing opposition to his rule.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Dirty Oil & Rebuilding Our Reefs

Fri, Sep 8, 2017

VICE heads to the heart of Nigeria's oil production to witness firsthand the fight of the Niger Delta youth and traveled across the world's oceans to see what a few small teams of scientists are doing to keep these vital structures alive.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Dark Web & Future of Appalachia

Fri, Sep 15, 2017

VICE embeds with the officers trying to shed light on the dark corners of the web and goes to the heart of coal country to see what it will take to save Appalachia.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Divide and Conquer & Crackdown in Honduras

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

VICE travels to North Carolina to see the effects of gerrymandering on American democracy and visits the Honduran prison system and watches as the government tries to bring peace to the country.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Russian Hacking & Contagion

Fri, Sep 29, 2017

VICE travels to Moscow to find out why these hackers are so effective and founder Suroosh Alvi went to Uganda to see how vulnerable humans are to a new pandemic and the options there are for staving it off.

28Season 5

S5.E28 ∙ Post-Truth News & Microbiome

Fri, Oct 6, 2017

What's driving the media's battle over facts and the polarization in the Trump Era, and an exploration of the emerging field of microbiome science.

29Season 5

S5.E29 ∙ After ISIS & Cubs of the Caliphate

Fri, Oct 13, 2017

In the Season 5 finale, VICE heads to the front lines of the fight to retake Mosul from ISIS, and meets the Iraqi youth who lived and trained under ISIS as they try to rebuild their lives.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Raised in the System

Fri, Apr 6, 2018

With more than 850,000 juvenile arrests annually, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of minors; Michael Kenneth Williams explores the young people affected and examines the solutions being enacted around the country.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Battle for Jerusalem & A Face In The Crowd

Fri, Apr 13, 2018

"Battle for Jerusalem" On December 6th, 2017, President Trump declared that the United States would move its embassy to Jerusalem this year, upending decades of international diplomacy and inciting protests and violence across the Palestinian territories. VICE correspondent Gianna Toboni reports on the aftermath of Trump's announcement from the front lines, and speaks with leaders and civilians on all sides of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict about the imminent consequences of the future move."A Face in the Crowd" As developments in facial recognition technology make rapid advances, Elle Reeve travels to China where companies and the government are rapidly deploying all manner of imaginable applications. VICE investigates the blurry legal boundaries surrounding this technology and the potential it has to change the very nature of policing itself, both in China and in the United States.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ A Revolution in Ruins/New Kids on the Blockchain

Fri, Apr 20, 2018

An inside look at how the Libyan revolution is failing; a front-row seat to the geopolitical tug of war over Internet 3.0.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ The Parkland Effect

Fri, Apr 27, 2018

As the young survivors of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting make an impassioned plea for gun control, the NRA is pushing back with a narrative of its own.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Massacre in Myanmar/The Blue Helmets

Fri, May 4, 2018

An overview of the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and ethnic violence against refugees. A review of the dangerous peacekeeping mission undertaken by the UN in the African country of Mali.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Iran in Iraq/Dying on the Vine

Fri, May 11, 2018

A look at the history of Iran and Iraq's bloody conflicts during the 20th century and a recent development by both sides to quell the growth of the Islamic State. An examination of climate change on the wine industry around the world.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Russian Democracy/Global Gag Rule

Fri, May 18, 2018

Examining the Russian election of March 2018. Elsewhere, the far-reaching affects of the Global Gag Rule memo signed by Trump.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Printing Tomorrow & Are We Alone

Fri, Jun 1, 2018

Technology improvements with 3D printing are revolutionizing the way products are manufactured. Elsewhere, scientists are inching closer to discovering life beyond Earth in the deepest reaches beyond our solar system.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ No Choice But to Choose/Rebel Republic

Fri, Jun 8, 2018

Exploring the alternatives to public schools in America. Elsewhere, uncovering the crisis in the Central African Republic where armed militias have been battling for control of the capital city, Bangui.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ The Cost of Living/Paradise Lost

Fri, Jun 15, 2018

An exploration of how big pharmaceuticals are impacting Americans. A visit to Puerto Rico, where many residents are still reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Separated by Birth

Fri, Jun 22, 2018

Exploring the trending issue of undocumented immigrants living in the US and the children of immigrants who are US citizens by birth that fear deportation of their parents.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ The Big Fix/Silicon Valley of India

Fri, Jun 29, 2018

The transport infrastructure in the U.S. is in a very bad shape and President Trump's promise to fix it is mostly met with skepticism./The rapidly growing tech industry in India is attracting more and more Indian techies from the U.S.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ A Kurdish State & Out of Space

Fri, Jul 6, 2018

In Iraqi Kurdistan, Ben Anderson meets everyone from fighters on the frontlines to their former guerrilla president, asking why the Kurds recently voted for independence and what hopes they have for achieving their own state.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Opioid Generation & Hindustan

Fri, Jul 13, 2018

The U.S. is suffering from the highest rate of drug overdose deaths on record. Driving this public health crisis is the opioid epidemic, which claims more than 100 lives daily. But as politicians and public health officials grapple over solutions, another crisis is emerging. VICE's Isobel Yeung travels to West Virginia to investigate a surge in child welfare cases, as opioid-addicted parents fight to keep their families together. In India, a wave of resurgent nationalism is transforming the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his far-right political party, the BJP, have been accused of promoting policies which incite religious intolerance and violence. VICE correspondent Krishna Andavolu travels across the Hindu-majority nation to see how this cocktail of religious nationalism is affecting India's 240 million mostly Muslim religious minorities.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ After the Fall

Fri, Jul 20, 2018

Correspondent Isobel Yeung returns to Syria to tell the stories of those who were caught in the crossfire between ISIS and the U.S.-backed coalition.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Waiting to Die/Women in War

Fri, Aug 3, 2018

"Waiting to Die" examines how some states in the USA are experimenting with unconventional drug cocktails to kill death row inmates after major pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to offer their drugs for lethal injections. "Women in War" profiles women and girls in Yemen bearing the brunt of a humanitarian crisis caused by terrorism, civil war and famine.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Trump's Trade War

Fri, Aug 10, 2018

Michael Moynihan tracks the progression of Donald Trump's economic battle to renegotiate America's trade deals.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ A New Leaf/Quantum Supremacy

Fri, Aug 17, 2018

Charlet Duboc travels to remote towns in Colombia where coca farming is a way of life to examine the struggle for a cocaine-free Colombia.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Trans In Texas/Nicaragua Déjà Vu

Fri, Aug 24, 2018

"Trans in Texas" takes a look at life for transgender Americans living in Texas. "Nicaragua Déjà Vu" has Vikram Gandhi traveling to Nicaragua to meet new revolutionaries there and find out what the future holds for them.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ American Piety/Terror in Congo

Fri, Sep 7, 2018

White evangelicals constitute a third of all Republican voters and are among the GOP's most-organized voting blocs, but wide support for Donald Trump in 2016 against a backdrop of scandals brought heavy media scrutiny. Now, some faith leaders are striving to move evangelicalism away from political associations. Gianna Toboni travels to the Bible Belt to see how evangelicals are navigating today's volatile political environment. The conflict in Eastern Congo has killed as many as six million people, more than any other war since WWII, yet it remains among the globe's most under-reported crises. Ben Anderson reports on the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces), one of the least-known, but most-violent, groups in the world.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Engineering Earth

Fri, Sep 14, 2018

Greenhouse gas emissions are at unprecedented levels and still rising. As climate deniers and their allies in industry and government thwart conservationists' efforts, some scientists are working to develop a back-up plan: use technology to "geoengineer" the Earth's atmosphere and reduce the effects of climate change. Shane Smith and Ben Anderson find out how this technology would work and how effective this radical, and potentially dangerous, plan could be.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Brainhackers/Fall of Rio

Fri, Sep 21, 2018

Thomas Morton reports on advances in neurotechnology that could open up new avenues of human experience; Ben Anderson returns to Rio de Janeiro to check on social, economic and political conditions since Brazil hosted the 2016 Olympics and 2012 World Cup.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Consent

Fri, Sep 28, 2018

[HBO] HD. A searing, personal look at how we define consent and hold assailants accountable in today's world.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ Voodoo Wrestling & Big Placebo

Fri, Oct 5, 2018

[HBO] HD. An inside look at the popular but polarizing sport of Catch Fetiche in the Democratic Republic of Congo; the booming 'wellness' industry.

25Season 6

S6.E25 ∙ Death Inc. & Bannon's World

Fri, Nov 9, 2018

Gianna Taboni investigates the roots of Mexico's spiraling murder rate and meets the people who refuse to be silenced; political strategist Steve Bannon heads up new projects to support right-wing populist parties that are surging across Europe.

26Season 6

S6.E26 ∙ The Road To Asylum/Lab Rat Nation

Fri, Nov 16, 2018

[HBO] HD. How policy changes are impacting the fate of asylum seekers; an inside look at self-proclaimed human "lab rats."

27Season 6

S6.E27 ∙ A Living Hell/MDMA for PTSD

Fri, Nov 23, 2018

Returning to Yemen to see the war being waged and its devastating effects; exploring the use of MDMA to help treat PTSD.

28Season 6

S6.E28 ∙ The War at Home/Putin's Crimea

Fri, Nov 30, 2018

The women working to fix a legal system that often fails to protect domestic violence victims; the reality of Crimeans and Ukrainians today.

29Season 6

S6.E29 ∙ Doom Boom/Unfair

Fri, Dec 7, 2018

Exploring the U.S.'s booming doomsday industry; the cultural bias towards lighter skin in India.

30Season 6

S6.E30 ∙ Back in the DPRK/California Burning

Fri, Dec 14, 2018

Revisiting the Korean peninsula in the wake of the new detente; the state of California's future in the wake of increasingly deadly fires.

31Season 6

S6.E31 ∙ Special Report - The Future of Work

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Todays theme is a Special Report - The Future of Work.