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In this program, Maya Angelou interviews poet, playwright, and political activist Amiri Baraka, formerly known as Leroi Jones. Stressing the use of concrete images of time, place, and social condition in his work, Baraka discusses the use of literature as a catalyst for political change. Reading from his poem "Funk Lore," Baraka explains how he uses jazz and blues rhythms to create metric "melody" within his poems.

This program tells the powerful story of a group of women who banded together and dared to defy the brutal dictatorship of Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet. The women-mothers, wives, and sisters of the tens of thousands of victims of the regime's torture and execution-armed only with scraps of cloth, sewing needles, and the overwhelming desire to find their loved ones, set to work to tell their stories by creating arpilleras, colorful handmade tapestries...

An estimated half of all marriages end in divorce-so how is it that people still have faith in the institution? Why do they gamble with their future happiness by getting married? In this documentary, director Anne Stirling takes a fresh look at the social, historical, and emotional aspects of marriage after her divorce. Stirling figures that if she asks enough questions of friends, family members, and experts, she'll be able to solve the puzzle of...

Many fantasize about returning to their old school to confront the kids who made their life a living hell, but Erin Thomson actually did it. In this compelling, classic documentary, Erin travels back to her junior high to confront some bullies and work out exactly why she was their target. Along the way, she finds young victims speaking up about being harassed, and a group of "mean girls" whose nonchalance about their badgering of another classmate...

Altruism in society is revealed through the donations given to charities in times of need. We seek to help others in desperate circumstances by donating money, typically in person or online. Unfortunately, there are those who choose to exploit the good nature of donators by channeling profits into their own hands. In this episode of Scammed, we encounter two different charity fraud schemes: a fake disaster relief Web site that receives donations and...

This episode of The Aviators includes the following segments: AOPA Summit (the annual event of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association); LAPD (inside the aerial unit of the Los Angeles Police Department to see how the world's largest police fleet helps to catch bad guys); and Red Bull Air Racing (Jeff talks to Red Bull Air Racer Pete McLeod about life as a high-adrenalin, competitive flyer).

In the second leg of this two-part journey, host Ellis Emmett treks the Great Wall and then departs from Chongqing for a weeklong trip down the mighty Yangtze River. At the port city of Yichang, Ellis visits the Three Gorges Dam project and explores an ancient Taoist monastery in the 3,000-year-old City of Ghosts. Ellis wraps up his Chinese adventure with a boat trip up the Shenlong tributary at the gateway to a hidden national park, full of dramatic...

We take our passport cameras deep into the heart of southern Patagonia. Ellis Emmett travels over 1,000 nautical miles by ferry through the stunning fjords of Chile's inner estuaries. He explores several isolated national parks, goes kayaking on a mist-covered lake, and attends a street festival in the small fishing community of Puerto Montt. He wraps up his tour at the stunning San Rafael glacier.

Host Ross Shimmon tours the best-preserved Mayan ruins in the steamy jungles of Tikal. He hikes for hours in a rain-soaked mountain forest on the Caribbean coastline where he meets up with a group of shy children swimming in a waterfall. Later, Ross explores a massive lake surrounded by active volcanoes and then rides a horse through the cobblestone streets of a 600-year-old village. Finally, he ends his journey at a festival that turns ugly with...

Adventure traveler Gordon Sivell journeys through northern Thailand along the border of Myanmar and spends time exploring the Karen villages where longneck women live deep in the mountain ranges. After that, he moves south to the sexually-charged city of Pattaya, before touring the tropical island of Ko Lanta in Krabi province for some elephant trekking and a lesson in Thai cooking.