The Weekly Season 1

The Weekly - Season 1

2019 • 30 episodes

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30 episodes
Jun 02, 2019

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30 episodes
The Education of T.M. Landry
Episode 1

The Education of T.M. Landry

Episode 1 • Jun 02, 2019

A tiny school in rural Louisiana attracted national attention for sending students to the Ivy League. But a New York Times investigation shows that the viral success stories were full of deception, and that the truth was much darker.

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The Myth of the Medallion
Episode 2

The Myth of the Medallion

Episode 2 • Jun 09, 2019

New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to bankruptcy, foreclosure - even suicide. A yearlong investigation into the collapse of the taxi medallion industry reveals how the system was rigged against the drivers, and who profited from it.

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Baby Constantin
Episode 3

Baby Constantin

Episode 3 • Jun 16, 2019

The separation of children from their families at the border remains among the most controversial practices of the Trump administration. The Weekly uncovers the untold story of Baby Constantin, who spent most of his first 10 months of life separated from his parents by the American government.

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Collision
Episode 4

Collision

Episode 4 • Jun 23, 2019

An idealistic American couple bicycling around the world. A group of young men radicalized by ISIS. The Weekly investigates how these lives tragically intersected on a remote mountain pass.

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Inauguration, Inc.
Episode 5

Inauguration, Inc.

Episode 5 • Jun 30, 2019

With exclusive documents, photos, interviews and found footage, The Weekly and The New York Times's Washington reporters piece together an anatomy of President Trump's inauguration, the most expensive inaugural weekend the country has ever seen.

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The End of the Line
Episode 6

The End of the Line

Episode 6 • Jul 07, 2019

As an iconic car company transforms itself into a tech company, thousands of auto workers will lose their jobs. No one thinks it's fair, but does the American economy have room for fairness anymore?

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Connecting The World
Episode 7

Connecting The World

Episode 7 • Jul 28, 2019

A horror story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women - and the tech company that does little to stop it.

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22m
Hard Left
Episode 8

Hard Left

Episode 8 • Aug 04, 2019

How far is too far? Inside the circle of young activists who are pushing the Democratic party further to the left as its presidential candidates vie to unseat President Trump.

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The Rabbit Hole
Episode 9

The Rabbit Hole

Episode 9 • Aug 11, 2019

YouTube played a major role in the election of an extreme right-wing president in Brazil. If YouTube can change a huge country's trajectory, what else can YouTube do?

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The Memo
Episode 10

The Memo

Episode 10 • Aug 18, 2019

In 2007, the Justice Department had a chance to hold drug company executives accountable for the escalating opioid epidemic, yet at the last minute the charges were watered down. In the years since, the opioid epidemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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The Six Million Dollar Claim
Episode 11

The Six Million Dollar Claim

Episode 11 • Aug 25, 2019

What happens when the medicine a family needs to survive costs $1.5 million a year? Who pays the bill? And who's reaping the profits?

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Apple's Gold
Episode 12

Apple's Gold

Episode 12 • Sep 01, 2019

How can gold from illegal Colombian mines make its way to the phone in your pocket? "The Weekly" traces the supply chain run by violent paramilitaries.

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The Blueprint
Episode 13

The Blueprint

Episode 13 • Sep 08, 2019

Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election felt like a bolt from the blue. It wasn't. Moscow used crude versions of the same tactics, to great effect, a decade earlier in faraway Estonia.

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V. Johnson & Johnson
Episode 14

V. Johnson & Johnson

Episode 14 • Oct 06, 2019

Johnson & Johnson publicly insisted that its baby powder was safe. But asbestos was a concern inside the company for years. Only now is the truth coming out.

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Rudy! Rudy?
Episode 15

Rudy! Rudy?

Episode 15 • Oct 13, 2019

After 9/11, he was a national hero: America's Mayor. Now his back-channel work in Ukraine has helped spark an impeachment process that may forever tarnish both him and his client, President Trump. What happened to Rudy Giuliani? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

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Segregated City
Episode 16

Segregated City

Episode 16 • Oct 20, 2019

New York's school system is among the most segregated in the country. Student activists are demanding change. Can a new schools chancellor finally deliver equal opportunities for all? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

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Mr. McGahn
Episode 17

Mr. McGahn

Episode 17 • Oct 27, 2019

Most Americans don't know Donald McGahn's name. But they will be living with his legacy for decades to come. THE WEEKLY tells the story of perhaps the most influential person in the Trump administration. An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

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Guilty by Machine
Episode 18

Guilty by Machine

Episode 18 • Nov 03, 2019

Are police breathalyzers fundamentally flawed? Do they even work? The Weekly investigates one of the most widely used forensic tools in law enforcement.

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Hands On
Episode 19

Hands On

Episode 19 • Nov 10, 2019

THE WEEKLY investigates the culture of sexualized yoga, unwelcome adjustments and outright assault in one of the most accessible, affordable forms of group fitness in America.

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El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán
Episode 20

El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán

Episode 20 • Nov 17, 2019

When Mexican forces came to arrest the son of a notorious drug lord, it ignited war on the streets of Culiacán. Using never-before-seen video and eyewitness accounts, The Weekly investigates how the Sinaloa Drug Cartel took on the Mexican army and won.

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Fake Believe
Episode 21

Fake Believe

Episode 21 • Nov 24, 2019

Don't trust your eyes. The Weekly goes inside the race to create the first perfect deepfake - an ultrarealistic fake video that could permanently undermine your ability to trust what you see and hear.

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The Hot List
Episode 22

The Hot List

Episode 22 • Dec 01, 2019

A mysterious man emerged with an explosive claim: he said he had thousands of hours of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's mansions that showed some of the most powerful men in America having sex. Then his story took a turn.

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The Gallagher Effect
Episode 23

The Gallagher Effect

Episode 23 • Dec 27, 2019

THE WEEKLY has obtained exclusive videos, including confidential law enforcement interviews with Eddie Gallagher's fellow Navy SEALs.

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My Blood
Episode 24

My Blood

Episode 24 • Jan 12, 2020

A 16-year old girl is the youngest person to receive an experimental treatment that could be the first genetic cure for a common disease. If it works, millions of people around the world could benefit.

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The Endorsement
Episode 25

The Endorsement

Episode 25 • Jan 19, 2020

For more than a century, The New York Times editorial board has endorsed a presidential candidate every four years. And now, for the first time, their decision-making process will be filmed & revealed to the public in this exclusive episode of The Weekly.

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Fire And Water
Episode 26

Fire And Water

Episode 26 • Feb 14, 2020

The siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University incited 12 days of pure chaos as the world watched in real time on social media. The Weekly reconstructs what happened through the eyes of the reporters and the protesters who were there.

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The Promise
Episode 27

The Promise

Episode 27 • Feb 21, 2020

After a year-long investigation, metro reporter Benjamin Weiser comes across a horrific case of abuse inside one group home in The Bronx, New York.

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The Sicario
Episode 28

The Sicario

Episode 28 • Feb 28, 2020

A notorious hitman - who claims to have killed about 100 people - may walk free without being charged with a single crime.

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Balaraba
Episode 29

Balaraba

Episode 29 • Mar 13, 2020

Balaraba was a teenager when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria. She refused to carry out a suicide bombing, saving dozens of lives. Now for the first time, she's sharing her story openly.

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Open Arms
Episode 30

Open Arms

Episode 30 • Mar 20, 2020

American arms manufacturers are supplying bombs in a war that is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Schools, hospitals and mosques are often targets. Why does the U.S. allow this? The Trump administration believes it creates jobs.

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