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Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

Is the "American Dream" of home ownership a false promise? While the government’s postwar housing policy created the world’s largest middle class, it also set America on two divergent paths – one of perceived wealth and the other of systematically defunded, segregated communities.
Season 23 Episode 8 Length 1:23:29 Premiere: 2/7/22

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Season 23 Episodes

Scenes From The Glittering World
S23 E15 Length 55:48 Premiere Date 5/16/22

AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
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Home From School: The Children Of Carlisle
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Duty Free
S23 E4 Length 54:30 Premiere Date 11/22/21

Storm Lake
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Ferguson Rises
S23 E2 Length 1:21:28 Premiere Date 11/8/21

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Our League
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When I'm Her
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Senior Prom
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The Dancing Man of L.A.
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The Great World of Gregory Blackstock
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Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 4
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Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3
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Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2
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Blind Love , Episode 6
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Blind Love, Episode 5
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Blind Love , Episode 4
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Blind Love, Episode 3
Length 09:04 Premiere Date 2/16/20

Blind Love, Episode 2
Length 09:41 Premiere Date 2/15/20

Blind Love, Episode 1
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American Nomads, Episode 6
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American Nomads, Episode 5
Length 06:00 Premiere Date 1/7/20

American Nomads, Episode 4
Length 05:45 Premiere Date 1/6/20

American Nomads, Episode 3
Length 06:21 Premiere Date 1/5/20

American Nomads, Episode 2
Length 06:30 Premiere Date 1/4/20

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