All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 War

    • September 30, 2021
    • Apple TV+

    Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on — but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?

  • S01E02 Freedom

    • October 14, 2021
    • Apple TV+

    Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it — and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free?

  • S01E03 The Economy

    • October 28, 2021
    • Apple TV+

    Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?

  • S01E04 Guns

    • November 11, 2021
    • Apple TV+

    Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?

  • S01E05 The Stock Market

    • March 3, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?

  • S01E06 Climate Change

    • March 10, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    We’re being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their behavior?

  • S01E07 Media

    • March 17, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?

  • S01E08 Racism

    • March 24, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The War Over Gender

    • October 7, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    It’s a boy! It’s a girl! It’s a spectrum! It’s 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it’s complicated. Just watch.

  • S02E02 Where Is Our Tax Money Going?

    • October 14, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn’t if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.

  • S02E03 Globalization: Made in America

    • October 21, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    America’s leaders know what’s plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.

  • S02E04 Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?

    • October 28, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.

  • S02E05 Allies: Friends Without Benefits

    • November 4, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.

  • S02E06 Election Wrap-Up Special

    • November 11, 2022
    • Apple TV+

    Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.

  • S02E07 Chaos, Law, and Order

    • March 3, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.

  • S02E08 The Military Industrial Excess

    • March 10, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.

  • S02E09 The Inflation Blame Game

    • March 17, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?

  • S02E10 America’s Incarceration Epidemic

    • March 24, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?

  • S02E11 Searching for Allies

    • March 31, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.

  • S02E12 Trump Indicted

    • April 7, 2023
    • Apple TV+

    A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?