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The Highway of Death

Surviving Cuban-American dissidents describe the harrowing battles of the Bay of Pigs invasion, including the “Highway of Death”.

The Highway of Death

2m 24s

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    Small Town Universe

    S10 E1004 - 54m 15s

    Green Bank, West Virginia, is home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope—and the only U.S. town where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned. Here, scientists search for signs of extraterrestrial life while residents navigate pivotal moments in their own lives. This film explores the community’s deep connection to the universe and each other.

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    The Voice of Bamboo

    S10 E1003 - 15m 52s

    A Japanese elder shares his journey from a life of crime to finding peace as a bamboo farmer in the mountains of North Carolina, where growing bamboo helped him discover a more spiritual way of living.

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    Ishak

    S10 E1003 - 13m 24s

    Filmmaker Maaliyah Papillion is tapped to learn the ways of her elders and carry on their sacred traditions as the next chief of the Atakapa-Išhak Nation, making her the second woman to lead the tribe since 1771.

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