History 101
Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 20
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Episodes(10)
1. Fast Food
Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
2. The Space Race
Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
3. The Rise of China
In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
4. Plastics
Plastics have transformed how we live, but progress comes at a high price: 7.8 billion tons of waste. Are plastics a miracle or a catastrophe?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
5. Oil and the Middle East
Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
6. Robots
We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
7. Feminism
Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
8. Nuclear Power
Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
9. AIDS
Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
10. Genetics
DNA analysis has given us the tools to map disease, solve crimes and more. But in our rush to decode DNA, are we leaping before we look?
Air Date : 2020-05-22
Cast
Natalie Silverman
(Narrator (voice))
Richard Nixon
(Self (archive footage))
John F. Kennedy
(Self (archive footage))
Mao Zedong
(Self (archive footage))
Deng Xiaoping
(Self (archive footage))
Hu Jintao
(Self (archive footage))
习近平
(Self (archive footage))
Yuri Gagarin
(Self (archive footage))
Alan Shepard
(Self (archive footage))
Михаил Горбачёв
(Self (archive footage))
George H. W. Bush
(Self (archive footage))
Wernher von Braun
(Self (archive footage))
Neil Armstrong
(Self (archive footage))
Jacqueline Kennedy
(Self (archive footage))
Betty Friedan
(Self (archive footage))
Lyndon B. Johnson
(Self (archive footage))
Janet Reno
(Self (archive footage))
Madeleine Albright
(Self (archive footage))
Taraji P. Henson
(Self (archive footage))
Hillary Clinton
(Self (archive footage))
America Ferrera
(Self (archive footage))
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(Self (archive footage))
Shirley Chisholm
(Self (archive footage))
Myra Wolfgang
(Self (archive footage))
Katharine Graham
(Self (archive footage))
Lottie Beth Hobbs
(Self (archive footage))
Gloria Steinem
(Self (archive footage))
Malala Yousafzai
(Self (archive footage))
Inna Shevchenko
(Self (archive footage))
Jess Phillips
(Self (archive footage))
Laura Bates
(Self (archive footage))
Nancy Pelosi
(Self (archive footage))
Alyssa Milano
(Self (archive footage))
Ruhollah Khomeini
(Self (archive footage))
Saddam Hussein
(Self (archive footage))
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
(Self (archive footage))
Isaac Asimov
(Self (archive footage))
Margaret Thatcher
(Self (archive footage))
Garry Kasparov
(Self (archive footage))
William Penney
(Self (archive footage))
Harry S. Truman
(Self (archive footage))
Adolf Hitler
(Self (archive footage))
Albert Einstein
(Self (archive footage))
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(Self (archive footage))
Jimmy Carter
(Self (archive footage))
George W. Bush
(Self (archive footage))
Angelina Jolie
(Self (archive footage))
Brad Pitt
(Self (archive footage))
Joseph James DeAngelo
(Self (archive footage))
Don Gorske
(Self (archive footage))
Henry Ford
(Self (archive footage))
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