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Retro Report on PBS

Episode 5

Reducing suicide; Baby M; Lead perils; climate help from Cold War science; Andy Borowitz.

10/21/2019 | Expires 10/07/2026 | Rating TV-PG

Retro Report on PBS

Episode 5

Episode 5 | 55m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Reducing suicide; Baby M; Lead perils; climate help from Cold War science; Andy Borowitz.

Texting could reduce suicides. Surrogate parenthood. Lead is banned but a toxic mess remains. Climate help may come from the Cold War. Long prison sentences based on old fears are being shortened. Andy Borowitz on a river that burst into flames.

10/21/2019 | Expires 10/07/2026 | Rating TV-PG

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Retro Report on PBS

Episode 5

Episode 5 | 55m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Texting could reduce suicides. Surrogate parenthood. Lead is banned but a toxic mess remains. Climate help may come from the Cold War. Long prison sentences based on old fears are being shortened. Andy Borowitz on a river that burst into flames.

10/21/2019 | Expires 10/07/2026 | Rating TV-PG

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Retro Local - Highlighting Communities
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Retro Local - Highlighting Communities

Retro Local is a companion initiative to Retro Report on PBS, highlighting local headlines and the historical seeds that were planted years ago in communities across the country.

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