Retro Report on PBS

2019 - Present NR 8.6

Understanding the present by revealing the past: Hosts Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani uncover surprising connections between today's headlines and the past. New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds a dash of wit.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Part 1

1. Part 1

Aired: Oct 7, 2019

Learn social media's addictive power. Discover NFL protests’ ties to 1968. Se...

Episode 3 Part 3

3. Part 3

Aired: Oct 14, 2019

Learn why crime witnesses fail to act. Meet a Naval officer who transformed t...

Episode 4 Part 4

4. Part 4

Aired: Oct 15, 2019

Hear how President Trump is taking on the press with a time-tested strategy. ...

Episode 5 Part 5

5. Part 5

Aired: Oct 21, 2019

Learn how texting could reduce suicides. See why surrogate parenthood is stil...

Episode 6 Part 6

6. Part 6

Aired: Oct 22, 2019

Discover the lessons from a 1970s public housing experiment. Understand the r...

Episode 7 Part 7

7. Part 7

Aired: Oct 28, 2019

Understand immigration controversies that echo the past. Learn the truth abou...

Episode 8 Part 8

8. Part 8

Aired: Oct 29, 2019

Discover how sex ed programs are informed by past failures. Debunk a myth abo...


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Info about Retro Report on PBS

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary