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Season 1, 8 episodes

Episode 1: Television Gets Real
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- 1h
- Jun 11, 2015
The 1970s were known for extremes, perhaps nowhere more than on television. PBS and C-SPAN launched, but so did "The Love Boat" and "Three's Company." We talk with Norman Lear, Ed Asner, LeVar Burton and Vince Gilligan, among many others.
Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon
- 1h
- Jun 18, 2015
How did a "third-rate burglary" lead to the only presidential resignation in American history? We trace the story of Watergate with, among others, John Dean, Pat Buchanan, Elizabeth Drew and Dan Rather.
Episode 3: Peace with Honor
- 1h
- Jun 25, 2015
The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Why did it end the way it did? Interviewees include: Neil Sheehan, Evan Thomas, Karl Marlantes, and Winston Lord.
Episode 4: Crimes and Cults
- 1h
- Jul 9, 2015
America suffered through one of its most violent decades as crime rates soared and Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, the Son of Sam and the Jim Jones made headlines. We hear from Vincent Bugliosi, Lawrence Wright, and James Wolcott.
Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good
- 1h
- Jul 16, 2015
That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.
Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes
- 1h
- Jul 23, 2015
Sex was everywhere in the 1970s. No decade in our history witnessed such a seismic shift in sexual mores, customs and gender roles. Hear stories from the front lines from Gail Collins, Gloria Steinem, Gay Talese, and Billie Jean King.
Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad
- 1h
- Jul 30, 2015
From the massacre of athletes at the Munich Olympics to the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, the 1970s gave birth to the modern face of terrorism. Interviewees include: Robert Baer, Robin Wright, Brian Jenkins, and Peter Bergen.
Episode 8: What's Goin' On
- 1h
- Aug 6, 2015
After the breakup of the Beatles, popular music exploded into a variety of new formats and genres as artists including Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, The Talking Heads and hosts of others reshaped the art form. Hear from Mick Fleetwood, Questlove, Nelson George, and Giorgio Moroder.

Episodes

Episode 1: Television Gets Real

Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

Episode 3: Peace with Honor

Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

Episode 8: What's Goin' On

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Episode 1: Television Gets Real

Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

Episode 3: Peace with Honor

Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

Episode 8: What's Goin' On

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Television Gets Real

E2 Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

E3 Episode 3: Peace with Honor

E4 Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

E5 Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

E6 Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

E7 Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

E8 Episode 8: What's Goin' On

Overview

Fun facts

Details

Streaming on

Network

Production

Cast

Videos

More like this

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Television Gets Real

E2 Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

E3 Episode 3: Peace with Honor

E4 Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

E5 Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

E6 Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

E7 Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

E8 Episode 8: What's Goin' On

Fun facts

Episode 1: Television Gets Real

Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

Episode 3: Peace with Honor

Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

Episode 8: What's Goin' On

Episode 1: Television Gets Real

Episode 2: The United States vs. Nixon

Episode 3: Peace with Honor

Episode 4: Crimes and Cults

Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good

Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes

Episode 7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad

Episode 8: What's Goin' On