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From religious movements and sex offenders to drug addiction and online brides, Lisa Ling takes an in-depth look at some of the most controversial and thought-provoking issues in the United States today.
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- S1 E1 - Faith HealersFebruary 15, 201142minTV-PGLisa Ling journeys inside a massive faith healing revival to discover the people who believe in miracles and the people who promise them. As more Americans than ever turn to supernatural cures, Lisa is challenged by what she thought she knew about faith.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E2 - Transgender LivesFebruary 22, 201142minTV-14Lisa Ling explores the very private worlds of five different transgender people across America. Each is on a journey of transformation, from the sex they were born to the one they feel they really are.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E3 - State of Sex OffendersMarch 1, 201142minTV-14Lisa Ling travels to communities across Florida to understand how they deal with some or our most feared criminals, and to find out just what life on the sex offender registry looks like.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E4 - Pray the Gay AwayMarch 8, 201142minTV-14Through intimate portraits and contrasting perspectives, Lisa Ling tries to answer the polarizing question of whether it's possible to be both gay and Christian at the same time.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E5 - Online BridesMarch 15, 201142minTV-PGLisa Ling follows 10 American men on an international marriage tour to Barranquilla, Colombia. While there, they'll meet hundreds of beautiful women, each of whom has her own unique reason for wanting to marry an American.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E6 - Heroin in the HeartlandMarch 22, 201142minTV-14Lisa Ling takes a journey into America's heartland, exploring an Ohio county ravaged by heroin addiction and the steps the community is taking as it struggles to break free.Free trial of discovery+
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