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APM Reports Documentaries

The documentary unit of APM Reports (formerly American RadioWorks) has produced more than 140 programs on topics such as health, history, education and justice.

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Vietnam and the Presidency

Vietnam and the Presidency

Four American presidents tried to end the conflict in Vietnam. The lessons they learned echo sharply today.

12 Jun 2006

51mins

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Witnesses to Terror

Witnesses to Terror

During an 18-month investigation, the 9/11 Commission heard extraordinary testimony about the terrorist attacks on Ameri... Read more

13 Sep 2004

51mins

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The Few Who Stayed

The Few Who Stayed

In April 1994, the central African nation of Rwanda exploded into 100 days of violence, killing 800,000 people. Most tur... Read more

13 Apr 2004

51mins

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State of Siege: Mississippi Whites and the Civil Rights Movement

State of Siege: Mississippi Whites and the Civil Rights Movement

Mississippi led the South in an extraordinary battle to maintain racial segregation. Whites set up powerful citizens gro... Read more

8 Jan 2011

53mins

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Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia

Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia

Public schools are denying children with dyslexia proper treatment and often failing to identify them in the first place... Read more

11 Sep 2017

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At a Loss for Words: What's wrong with how schools teach reading

At a Loss for Words: What's wrong with how schools teach reading

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognit... Read more

22 Aug 2019

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Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know th... Read more

10 Sep 2018

52mins

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Bridge to Somewhere

Bridge to Somewhere

President Barack Obama wants to create jobs by building infrastructure. So did another president. Franklin Delano Roosev... Read more

12 May 2009

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The Science of Smart

The Science of Smart

Researchers have long been searching for better ways to learn. In recent decades, experts working in cognitive science, ... Read more

21 Aug 2014

53mins

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The Hospice Experiment

The Hospice Experiment

The '60s were a time of social movements and big changes, but a quieter revolution was underway too -- one led by a few ... Read more

13 Jun 2004

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Bought and Sold: The New Fight Against Teen Sex Trafficking

Bought and Sold: The New Fight Against Teen Sex Trafficking

Advocates for kids are pushing for a new approach to combating underage prostitution: treating young people caught up in... Read more

12 May 2016

52mins

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The Sonic Memorial Project

The Sonic Memorial Project

Peabody-award winning documentary that chronicles the sounds and voices of the World Trade Center and its surrounding ne... Read more

12 Sep 2006

57mins

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Make Change, Not Money

Make Change, Not Money

Nonprofits are being asked to step in to address some of America's most pressing social ills as government steps back.

13 Sep 1998

54mins

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The Great Textbook War

The Great Textbook War

What should children learn in school? It's a question that's stirred debate for decades, and in 1974 it led to violent p... Read more

1 Jun 2010

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Fading Minds: Why There's Still No Cure for Alzheimer's

Fading Minds: Why There's Still No Cure for Alzheimer's

In the 1970s, the founder of the National Institute on Aging convinced a nation that senility was really Alzheimer's and... Read more

15 Oct 2019

52mins

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Who Needs an English Major?

Who Needs an English Major?

The most popular college major in America these days is business. Some students think it doesn't pay to study philosophy... Read more

1 Sep 2011

52mins

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Spare the Rod: Reforming School Discipline

Spare the Rod: Reforming School Discipline

A get-tough attitude prevailed among educators in the 1980s and 1990s, but research shows that zero-tolerance policies d... Read more

25 Aug 2016

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Uprooted: The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country

Uprooted: The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country

In the 1950s, the United States came up with a plan to solve what it called the "Indian Problem." It would assimilate Na... Read more

1 Nov 2019

52mins

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What It Takes: Chasing Graduation at High-Poverty High Schools

What It Takes: Chasing Graduation at High-Poverty High Schools

The nation's high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, but high-poverty schools face a stubborn challenge. Sch... Read more

1 Sep 2016

52mins

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Japan's Pop Power

Japan's Pop Power

To many people, global youth culture means rock and roll and other Western fashions. But for more and more young people ... Read more

12 Oct 2006

51mins

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