Broadcast date
2011-01-07 • 51 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan
event 2011-01-07
On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.
2. Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail
event 2011-01-14
In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Bergen on al Qaeda.
3. Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China
event 2011-01-21
This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now? And: the Amy Chua phenomenon.
4. Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'?
event 2011-01-28
Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.
5. Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s
event 2011-02-04
Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Reagan.”
6. Ahead of the Class
event 2011-02-11
As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.
7. The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking
event 2011-02-18
How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.
9. Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions
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14. The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education
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16. Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago
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17. Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women
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19. Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet
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20. Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown
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22. Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse
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23. New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome
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24. Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages
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25. Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times
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26. Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety
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28. Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling
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32. Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon
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34. Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping
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35. 9-11, Ten Years Later
event 2011-09-09
A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word memoirs on 9/11, and an “In Perspective” essay from Jon Meacham.
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