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- S1 E1 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode OneWatch on supported devicesFebruary 15, 201635minFilmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear) tells how the FBI could have prevented the 9/11 attacks - if it weren't for the CIA. LE CAFE de BALZAC: Paul Giamatti plays 19th-century French author Honore de Balzac, who drank 50 cups of coffee each day. UNREALITY STAR: Patients with "The Truman Show delusion" believe their lives are being watched on TV. CARTOON by Roz ChastFreevee (with ads)
- S1 E2 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode TwoWatch on supported devicesFebruary 15, 201630minTHE RIDE OF THEIR LIVES: Filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) profiles two young people in the world's most dangerous sport - bull riding. BLACK BODIES IN MOTION AND IN PAIN: Writer Edwidge Danticat looks at racist violence in America through art. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF ATLANTIC CITY: Writer Nick Paumgarten on the closure of the Revel casino. CARTOONS by Roz Chast and Liana Finck.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E3 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode ThreeWatch on supported devicesJanuary 14, 201530minWHAT'S MOTIVATING HAYES: Filmmaker Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) profiles biologist Tyrone Hayes. When a pesticide manufacturer hired Hayes to test the effects of their product on frogs, Hayes discovered shocking results. A SKETCH starring Alan Cumming and Brett Gelman. A CONVERSATION with artist Marina Abramovic. A POEM written by Matthew Dickman. CARTOONS by Emily Flake.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E4 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode FourWatch on supported devicesFebruary 22, 201629minTHE MAN WITHOUT A MASK: Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (God Loves Uganda; Life, Animated) profiles Cassandro, the flamboyant gay star of Mexican wrestling. SYMBOLS AND FACTS: GUNS, CARS, AND AMERICA: An essay by Adam Gopnik. BRAZENHEAD, C'EST MOI: Michael Seidenberg operated a secret bookstore in a Manhattan apartment...until he got an eviction notice. CARTOONS by Roz Chast and Farley Katz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E5 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode FiveWatch on supported devicesFebruary 22, 201629minWOLVESMOUTH: Filmmaker Lucy Walker (The Crash Reel) profiles renegade chef Craig Thornton. THE FRIED CHICKEN KING OF HARLEM: Chef Charles Gabriel is an uptown institution. COUPLE'S FIRST DINNER PARTY, SERVES SIX: Director Janicza Bravo gives us the recipe for a dinner gone wrong. REINCARNATION: A poem by Ellen Bass. CARTOONS by Roz Chast & Benjamin Schwartz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E6 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode SixWatch on supported devicesFebruary 29, 201630minROY SPIVEY: An ordinary woman meets a movie star during an airplane flight. Adapted from a short story by Miranda July; starring Murray Bartlett and Allison Price. LA GLOWS: Writer Lawrence Weschler explores the unique light of Los Angeles. THE CAGING OF AMERICA: Writer Adam Gopnik takes on the epidemic of mass incarceration in the United States. CARTOON by Liana Finck.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E7 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode SevenWatch on supported devicesFebruary 29, 201627minLONE STAR NURSE: Filmmaker Dawn Porter (Gideon's Army; Trapped) follows a dedicated nurse working with some of the poorest families in America. AVANT GARDENER: Acclaimed singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has a photography show. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPACE: Architect Craig Dykers is redesigning a notoriously dysfunctional location - Times Square. CARTOONS by Liana Finck and Farley Katz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E8 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode EightWatch on supported devicesMarch 7, 201632minTHE HELL RAISER: Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet) profile apostate preacher Rob Bell. EUREKA! WITH BASIL TWIST: Meet genius puppeteer Basil Twist. FRIEND OF BILL: When you least expect it, Bill Murray may appear to you. LAST SESSION: Charles Grodin and John Turturro play a therapist and a patient who wants to end therapy. CARTOONS by Liana Finck and Farley Katz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E9 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode NineWatch on supported devicesMarch 7, 201631minTHE SILVER THIEF: Filmmakers Chapman Way and Maclain Way (The Battered Bastards of Baseball) profile master thief Blane Nordahl. UP AND THEN DOWN: Writer Nick Paumgarten explains why life as we know it depends on elevators. TOM OF FINLAND: The artist called Tom of Finland changed the image of gay men forever. Is his work porn, or is it art? CARTOONS by Farley Katz and Benjamin Schwartz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E10 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode TenWatch on supported devicesMarch 14, 201629minTHE CYCLIST (EL CICLISTA): Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) learns about Cuba by becoming a perp there. SNOOPS: Welcome to the monthly dinner of the Society of Professional Investigators. THE BREATH OF THE WORLD: Pulitzer-winning composer John Luther Adams moved from Alaska to New York, but his music still reflects his original surroundings. CARTOONS by Farley Katz and Benjamin Schwartz.Freevee (with ads)
- S1 E11 - The New Yorker Presents - Episode ElevenWatch on supported devicesMarch 14, 201631minPROTECT AND SERVE: Filmmaker Jesse Moss (The Overnighters) examines the Albuquerque Police Department, which has killed 28 civilians since 2010. WHO'S YOUR DADDY: Meet Kenny Burck, the proud father of The Naked Cowboy. NEVER ALONE: The tribe needed a way to preserve their culture and language. So they created a video game. CARTOON by Benjamin Schwartz.Freevee (with ads)
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