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America After 1619

407 Augusts’s ago, “twenty or more” enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia.

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Healing from the Holocaust

The caregivers who swooped in to help begin the healing process for Holocaust survivors.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial at night, reflected in the Tidal Basin, Washington D.C.Episode

The Pursuit of Happiness

What did Jefferson mean by “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?

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Counting Plants

Little babies and potted plants: the stationary, the helpless… the hardest working beings in the room.

Audacious woman in traditional dress holding a metal bucket, seated on a wooden chairEpisode

Audacious Women

A new one-woman show tells the story of Virginia’s history through the eyes of ten audacious women.

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The Monsters Among Us

What’s scaring you?

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A Crack in the System

How to do conflict better.

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Eye in the Sky

The science made possible by satellites.

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Making Justice

What makes a court?

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Ultimate Enforcers

Citizens are the ultimate enforcers of democratic constitutions. And: Who should make decisions about what happens in American schools?

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The Body Language of Trees

The way trees sway tells us a lot about tree overall health. And they impact your property value.

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Lafayette’s Return

50 years after Lafayette sailed America from France, he toured all 24 states and was greeted by adoring hordes.

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