Need to Know (2010)
Need to Know is an American public television news program produced by WNET, and broadcast weekly on all Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate-stations in the United States. It aired from May 2010 until June 2013. PBS stated that the show was intended to fill the public-affairs and "hard"/investigative news void left by both the one-hour Bill Moyers Journal, and the cancelled, half-hour NOW on PBS. Both departing shows had been long-running, highly rated, and critically acclaimed for their journalistic quality, and focus on issues that deeply impacted regular Americans' lives, yet went largely ignored by commercial TV news outlets. "NTK" branded itself the "TV and Web newsmagazine [that] gives you what you need to know." PBS had described the show as “a multi-platform current affairs news magazine, uniting broadcast and web in an innovative approach to news-gathering and reporting."
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Episodes
- 1 1. Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan2011-01-07On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.
- 2 2. Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail2011-01-14In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Be
- 3 3. Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China2011-01-21This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now?
- 4 4. Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'?2011-01-28Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.
- 5 5. Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s2011-02-04Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Re
- 6 6. Ahead of the Class2011-02-11As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.
- 7 7. The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking2011-02-18How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.
- 8 8. Sea level rise, National Guard bonuses, Somali pirates
- 9 9. Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions
- 10 10. Public unions and state budgets, blood transfusions
- 11 11. Crisis in Japan, stories of academic transformation
- 12 12. Wounded in war, Arne Duncan, breast cancer research
- 13 13. Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Medicare, Edwidge Danticat
- 14 14. The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education
- 15 15. Chinese drywall, ‘Capitalism 4.0,’ right-sizing Detroit
- 16 16. Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago
- 17 17. Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women
- 18 18. Detainee abuse, broadband in Europe, crisis mappers
- 19 19. Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet
- 20 20. Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown
- 21 21. Paying for war, medicating foster children, childhood obesity
- 22 22. Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse
- 23 23. New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome
- 24 24. Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages
- 25 25. Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times
- 26 26. Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety
- 27 27. California nuclear safety, population control, Gloria Steinem
- 28 28. Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling
- 29 29. Adult autism, food safety, wealth inequality
- 30 30. Breast cancer trials, Rick Perry’s ambitions, cyberweapons
- 31 31. The history of debt, detainee abuse, living with Chinese drywall
- 32 32. Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon
- 33 33. Texas textbooks, wild horses, hurricanes and climate change
- 34 34. Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping
- 35 35. 9-11, Ten Years Later2011-09-09A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word me
- 36 36. Privatizing infrastructure, government and the private sector
- 37 37. Creating ‘green jobs,’ the American garage sale
- 38 38. Chemical pollution and the EPA
- 39 39. Help wanted
- 40 40. The politics of resentment
- 41 41. The nuclear question
- 42 42. Jobs in the balance
- 43 43. Creating opportunity
- 44 44. Coming home: The enduring sacrifice
- 45 45. The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices
- 46 46. Resisting Alabama’s immigration crackdown
- 47 47. Help wanted: Revisiting Ohio
- 48 48. Making Congress work
- 49 49. Mayor under siege
- 50 50. Christian-Muslim relations in Iraq
- 51 51. Eye on Iowa
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