America's Dangerous Trucks

June 13, 2023

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Frontline - S42 - E11

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives. As deaths rise, the documentary examines decades of legal maneuvering, political influence, lax regulation and industry opposition.

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Frontline: Season 42 - 22 Episode s

42x1 - Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (1)
January 3, 2023
Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. This two-part series from FRONTLINE and Forbidden Films examines how the hacking tool was used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.
42x2 - Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)
January 10, 2023
FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part two of a joint investigation into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.
42x3 - Putin and the Presidents
January 31, 2023
Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
42x4 - Age of Easy Money
March 14, 2023
The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, FRONTLINE examines the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.
42x5 - America and the Taliban (1)
April 4, 2023
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.
42x6 - America and the Taliban (2)
April 11, 2023
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part two of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.
42x7 - America and the Taliban (3)
April 25, 2023
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part three of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.
42x8 - Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court
May 9, 2023
As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.
42x9 - Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
May 23, 2023
The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war.
42x10 - After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics
May 30, 2023
A year after the Uvalde school shooting, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates, and The Texas Tribune document the community's trauma, efforts to heal, and the fight over assault rifles.
42x11 - America's Dangerous Trucks
June 13, 2023
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives. As deaths rise, the documentary examines decades of legal maneuvering, political influence, lax regulation and industry opposition.
42x12 - Inside the Iranian Uprising
June 29, 2023
With a trove of gripping footage filmed by protestors, this documentary goes inside the uprising that rocked Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody — and sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure. Last fall, anti-government protests swept across Iran after the death in police custody of a young woman, Mahsa Zhina Amini, who was accused of not adhering to the Islamic regime’s strict dress code. In the crackdown on protests that followed, human rights groups estimate that more than 500 Iranians have been killed, including 72 children. In a country where journalists are tightly controlled, young Iranians have been filming the uprising themselves and posting the videos online. For more than six months, FRONTLINE has been gathering and reviewing over 100 hours of this footage, cross-checking it with testimony from eyewitnesses and protestors, and following activists and exiles who have been gathering evidence of human rights violations.
42x13 - Putin's Crisis
July 11, 2023
With Vladimir Putin facing down a mutiny, how the Russian leader reached this moment of crisis. The story of Putin’s rise, his clashes at home and abroad, and how his troubled Ukraine war led to the greatest threat yet to his grip on power.
42x14 - Two Strikes/ Tutwiler
September 5, 2023
In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known "two strikes" law and pregnancy in prison. In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the first half examines how a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a "two strikes" law. The second half documents what happens to pregnant women in prison and their newborns.
42x15 - Putin vs. the Press
September 26, 2023
The story of one journalist's battle to defend free speech in Putin's Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown.
42x16 - The Astros Edge
October 3, 2023
FRONTLINE examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the documentary traces the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern Major League Baseball history, the limited accountability and how the Astros’ approach to baseball changed the sport.
42x17 - Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
October 10, 2023
Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. FRONTLINE traces Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech issues and the company’s uncertain future.
42x18 - McConnell, the GOP & the Court
October 31, 2023
How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court and a power struggle in the GOP, FRONTLINE examines McConnell's rise and role in pushing the judiciary to the right and America's polarized democracy.
42x19 - 20 Days in Mariupol
November 21, 2023
The AP's Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues document atrocities and their own escape from the Russian siege of Mariupol.
42x20 - Inside the Uvalde Response
December 5, 2023
Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reconstruct the chaotic response to the Uvalde school shooting and examine the missteps. The documentary delves into the lessons learned and the lingering trauma of that day.
42x21 - The Discord Leaks
December 12, 2023
How a young Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, FRONTLINE examines Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.
42x22 - Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza/ Failure at the Fence
December 19, 2023
Part 1: As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments and missteps that led to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Part 2: How Hamas was able to breach Israel’s vaunted security barrier on Oct. 7, 2023. This special collaboration stems from a Washington Post reconstruction, now deepened with additional on-the-ground reporting and riveting interviews that present a remarkable picture of how, as The Post reporters show, Hamas was planning the attack in plain sight, and Israel was blinded to its own vulnerabilities.

42x1 - Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (1)

42x2 - Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (2)

42x3 - Putin and the Presidents

42x4 - Age of Easy Money

42x5 - America and the Taliban (1)

42x6 - America and the Taliban (2)

42x7 - America and the Taliban (3)

42x8 - Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court

42x9 - Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah

42x10 - After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics

42x11 - America's Dangerous Trucks

42x12 - Inside the Iranian Uprising

42x13 - Putin's Crisis

42x14 - Two Strikes/ Tutwiler

42x15 - Putin vs. the Press

42x16 - The Astros Edge

42x17 - Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

42x18 - McConnell, the GOP & the Court

42x19 - 20 Days in Mariupol

42x20 - Inside the Uvalde Response

42x21 - The Discord Leaks

42x22 - Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza/ Failure at the Fence

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