Need to Know - Season 2010
Friday 8:30 PM on PBS Premiered May 07, 2010 Between Seasons
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12/21/10This week on our holiday edition of Need to Know, we feature some of our favorite interviews with artists, journalists and scholars from the past year, as well an essay from editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner.
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12/17/10Jon Meacham reflects on the legacy of Richard Holbrooke. A look at the state of U.S. foreign policy and some big ideas to fix America. Plus: comedian Amy Sedaris, and sage advice from Peter Sagal. -
12/10/10This week on Need to Know: A look at coal mine safety. The U.S. ranks low in a global education study. A social innovator outsources "microwork" to developing countries. Jon Meacham analyzes the tax cut deal. And director Julie Taymor on the Spiderman musical and her new adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."moreless
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12/3/10This week on Need to Know, we examine the recent flare-up between North and South Korea. We also revisit the question of nuclear waste storage. Then, we profile the young men of the "Fort Dix Five" who were sentenced to life for plotting to kill U.S. soldiers. And Jon Meacham speaks with author Gary Shteyngart about his novel, "Super Sad True Love Story."moreless
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11/23/10On this special Thanksgiving Edition of Need to Know, we bring you some of our best coverage on soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and some of the ongoing troubles they face even after they return home.
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11/19/10We continue last weeks story on Somali pirates. Rick Karr explores the governments contradictory messages on nutrition. The U.S. military collects biometric data from Afghan citizens. Alison Stewart speaks with religious scholar Reza Aslan about the Middle East. Steve Brodner returns with an illustrated review of Sarah Palins new reality TV show.moreless -
11/12/10A special international edition: the Burmese government's nuclear ambitions, an abduction by Somali pirates, and a discussion with author David Grossman on the Middle East. Plus: sage advice from Peter Sagal. -
11/5/10Need to Know follows up on the recent cargo bomb plot with an in-depth update on Yemen and interview with expert Christopher Boucek. We also preview an upcoming "Nature" documentary on marshes in Iraq. Jon Meacham sits down with New Yorker reporter George Packer to discuss the dysfunction of the U.S. Senate, and Steve Brodner returns with another editorial cartoon.moreless
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10/29/10Need to Know brings you a special hour-long report on the midterm elections. First, we investigate the nationwide fight over redistricting. Then we examine the flaws in electronic voting machines, a fight over global warming in California and the emergence of large numbers of women candidates this election cycle. Plus. Peter Sagal offers some advice to candidates.moreless
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10/27/10The foreclosure crisis and Peter Sagal
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10/15/10Has a program intended by Congress to help native Alaskans delivered on its promise? In cooperation with the Washington Post, Need to Know examines whether a plan to promote the welfare of the disadvantaged and disenfranchised has instead enriched non-native executives and shortchanged taxpayers.
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9/24/10Nuclear waste and the problem of obesity -
9/17/10Afghanistan and the New York Highline -
9/10/10Rebuilding Ground Zero and Alex Gibney
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9/3/10A new jobs program and Charlaine Harris
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8/27/10Fracking and Harry Shearer
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8/20/10The Park 51 Mosque and Gary Shteyngart
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8/13/10Chicago violence and Carl Hiassen
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10/8/10This week Need to Know profiles different faces of unemployment. And In between each segment, Jon Meacham and Alison Stewart are joined by Clinton administration labor secretary Robert Reich, and Sara Horowitz, founder and CEO of the Freelancers Union, who provide perspective, suggestions and potential solutions to the jobless crisis.
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8/6/10The Last Outpost, drawing life in a war zone -
7/30/10Wikileaks and discrimination in the USDA -
7/23/10Shirley Sherrod & debate on Afghanistan -
7/16/10FDA hearings and the limits of Food-Aid
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7/2/10The TED conference and female viagra.
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7/9/10Veteran's courts and female bomb squads
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6/18/10Music star K'Naan and health in the Gulf
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6/18/10Music star K'Naan and health in the Gulf -
6/10/10"Heart of Jenin" and Charlaine Harris
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6/3/10The Gulf Oil Spill and renewable energy
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5/27/10Money laundering and Sandra Day O'Connor
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5/20/10Mexico's drug war, pot clinics -
5/13/10The war in Afghanistan and school textbooks.
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5/6/10Featuring Bill Clinton and Michael Bloomberg
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5/5/10PBS's TV and Web news magazine show fills you in all of America's hot-button topics. In this first episode, Bill Clinton tells you what he thinks you need to know, as does Michael Bloomberg.
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