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2. The Trials of Marvin Mutch: Lost Boy
In and out of foster care for most of their childhoods, Marvin Mutch and his sister Valerie grew to depend on themselves and each other. But a phone call put them both on a collision course with Cassie Riley's murder and the California criminal justice...
1. The Trials of Marvin Mutch: Guilt
Marvin Mutch is released from prison after 41 years and meets up with some friends who also spent a lifetime behind bars. Back in 1974, Cassie Riley's father discovers her body on the bank of a shallow creek.
1. The Trials of Marvin Mutch: Guilt
Marvin Mutch is released from prison after 41 years and meets up with some friends who also spent a lifetime behind bars. Back in 1974, Cassie Riley's father discovers her body on the bank of a shallow creek.
Her Nuclear Option
As an environmentalist, Heather Matteson was pretty sure she was against nuclear power. It’s how she was raised to think. But when she starts working in the bowels of a nuclear reactor, she begins questioning what she knows and where her allegiances li...
Her Nuclear Option
As an environmentalist, Heather Matteson was pretty sure she was against nuclear power. It’s how she was raised to think. But when she starts working in the bowels of a nuclear reactor, she begins questioning what she knows and where her allegiances li...
Programmed to Survive
George Arthur joined the Marines back in the 1980s hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps. But he flunked out of basic training. Living in Chicago, George got married…then had a son who died just a few days after birth. George came west.
So Beautiful, And So Very White: Welcome to Marin
Henry Ma’s views on life in Marin County changed after he had two girls. He moved to the county from New York with his wife six years ago, and started to notice something about where he lived when he realized his daughters were the only two Asians at t...
Sorry, the Therapist Can’t See You — Not Now, Not Any Time Soon
Natalie Dunnage lives in San Francisco, a place where you think it would be easy to find a therapist. But when she needed one, she couldn’t find any who took her insurance. Insurance companies say there is a shortage of therapists.
Soundtrack of Silence
A young man finds out he’s going to lose his hearing. So, he starts memorizing songs that will become the soundtrack for the rest of his life.
10. American Suburb: Post Script
Not all residents of our town of Antioch welcome our examination of race in their suburb. Reporters Sandhya Dirks and Devin Katayama share reaction from Antioch and update us on what’s taken place in the lives of some of the people we’ve met in the se...