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Old Nazis & International Law
A small Canadian lake records humanitys impact on Planet Earth. On the floor of Canadas House of Commons, an old Nazi veteran gets a standing ovation. And, when official enemies are to blame, Canada
Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Cells
One of medical sciences greatest paradoxes: The cancer cells that killed Henrietta Lacks revolutionized medicine -- medical care her own family couldnt afford. Narrow profit margins for Canadian ura
Lake Chad Drying Up
Six out of nine planetary systems key to the survival of the human species are under threat. Is Earth still a safe operating space for human beings? And, a mega-engineering project to save an endanger
Gut Microbes & Hospital Wine
Feed your head, Grace Slick cried in the song 'White Rabbit'. How about feeding the bacteria in your gut? Beer wont make you smart, or healthy. How about wine, casked, matured and sold at your local
The First 9-11
A year after the US Supreme Court banished abortion rights, millions of American women and girls face dire health and emotional health threats. Twenty two years after the Twin Towers' destruction, we
Wanted Man
Kids arent the only ones rebelling against extinction. In Ottawa, a sixty-year-old gets arrested for sitting down on a highway. Forget politicians -- citizens assemblies are the way to go. And, chan
Bosses Old & New
In West Africa, French colonialism officially ended in the 1960s. Six decades later, neocolonialism lives on. These days, America is the worlds preeminent imperial power and NATO its most powerful to
Poisonous Legacies
Uranium mining in Niger: a filthy, toxic business. Fifty years after the end of Americas war on Vietnam, traces of US chemical weapons linger. And, the Anthropocene. A geologist talks about humanity'
No Immediate Danger
Long debunked: the mythology of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of the mushroom clouds, nuclearism's dark expanding circle. And, the worlds latest new weapon: killer robots. No immediate danger.
Little Boy and Fat Man
Commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a nuclear scientist remembers. A historian paints a different picture. And, the Pacific Island nation that paid the other ultimate price, tu