Vanguard - Season 5

Vanguard - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesJuni 20, 2011 - Aug. 8, 2011
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Episodes

Gateway to Heroin
Season 5Episode 160 min

Gateway to Heroin

Correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston.
Juni 20, 2011
Sex, Lies & Cigarettes
Season 5Episode 260 min

Sex, Lies & Cigarettes

Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.
Juni 28, 2011
Sushi to the Slaughter
Season 5Episode 360 min

Sushi to the Slaughter

Adam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna.
Juli 12, 2011
City of God, Guns & Gangs
Season 5Episode 460 min

City of God, Guns & Gangs

Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Juli 19, 2011
Tiger Farms
Season 5Episode 560 min

Tiger Farms

Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.
Juli 26, 2011
This (Illegal) American Life
Season 5Episode 660 min

This (Illegal) American Life

Mariana van Zeller explores the personal stories of just some of the more than 2 million college students who are also illegal immigrants and facing uncertain futures as they prepare to graduate.
Aug. 1, 2011
Recovery High
Season 5Episode 760 min

Recovery High

Students attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.
Aug. 8, 2011

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