Spiegel TV Wissen - Die investigative Reportage

Name: Spiegel TV Wissen - Die investigative Reportage
Genre: Documentary, News
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Genres: Documentary News

First Aired: 2006-04-19Length: 30 MinStatus: Ended

Vanguard is a television documentary series broadcast on the Current TV television network that reports on such issues as the environment, drugs and the effects of globalization and conflict. The focus of most Vanguard episodes is to explore and immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show’s correspondents conduct interviews with affected peoples and the regions involved usually being led by a guide and translator who facilitates access. Since Vanguard's subject matter often involves exposés about organized crime, drug trafficking and armed revolts, the correspondents can face significant danger because of their reporting due to unstable political or security situations. Vanguard is notable for its presentation of criminals as unscrupulous. Police activity is presented in a sympathetic manner. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 6 (show/hide)
4	Generation SMS - America's Fastest Thumb	2013-11-25
The lives of 32 kids who spend each day and night texting. They compete for a chance to earn the title of World's Fastest Texter.
3	The Great Bee Extinction	2013-04-28
More and more bee colonies are no longer able to survive the winter. At the beginning of 2012, German beekeepers lost a quarter of their population. The reasons for this were mites, viruses and probably pesticides. Are bees threatened with extinction? It has not come to that yet, but more and more bee colonies are no longer able to survive the winter. At the beginning of 2012, German beekeepers lost a quarter of their population. The reasons for this were mites, viruses and probably pesticides. According to a recent EU report, so-called neonicotinoids are suspected of poisoning bees. The EU Commission would therefore like to ban the pesticides for two years. But the manufacturers, which include Bayer in Leverkusen, do not want to let their lucrative business with neonicotinoids be ruined.
2	Showdown In Klan Town
In this excerpt from “Vanguard,” correspondent Christof Putzel speaks with Billy Roper, a leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Roper now resides with his family in Harrison, Ark., considered an epicenter for the modern-day Klan. Putzel briefly traces the evolution and history of the Klan in Harrison, and interviews Roper about why he decided to move there, and his plans for keeping the town a white majority.
1	The Right To Kill Stand Your Ground USA
Self defense or getting away with murder? “Vanguard” returns tonight as Christof Putzel examines controversial “stand your ground” laws in America.

Season 5 (show/hide)
14	Cage Fighting in the USA	2011-12-19
Mariana van Zeller explores the fastest growing sport in America - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA is now a billion-dollar industry, watched by millions on national TV. But increasingly, amateurs are stepping onto the mat and drawing blood. Mariana meets male and female cage fighters to understand why they love this violent sport. And she spends time in a church run by "The Fight Pastor," who ministers a flock of young men who fight for Jesus. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
13	The 99 Percent	2011-12-12
Christof Putzel moves into Zuccotti Park to explore the Occupy Wall Street movement from the inside. Produced by Brent and Craig Renaud. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
12	Two Americas	2011-12-05
Vanguard's "Two Americas" takes a ground-level survey of the growing economic disparity in America, profiling a month in the lives of two families in very different income brackets. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
11	The War on Weed	2011-11-28
Christof compares how US cities deal with weed. It’s high times in LA, while NYC cracks down on low-level pot offenses. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
10	Under the Knife Abroad	2011-11-14
Americans increasingly seek medical care overseas, because they can’t afford it at home. Adam Yamaguchi investigates medical tourism. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
9	Islamophobia	2011-11-07
Adam Yamaguchi examines the rise of Islamophobia across the US and UK, and a new, aggressive network of anti-Muslim alarmists. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
8	Arming the Mexican Cartels	2011-10-31
Christof Putzel reports from Juarez, Mexico, where US guns are fueling deadly drug wars. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
7	Recovery High	2011-08-08
Students attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.
6	This (Illegal) American Life	2011-08-01
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. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
5	Tiger Farms	2011-07-26
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. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
4	City of God, Guns & Gangs	2011-07-20
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. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
3	Sushi to the Slaughter	2011-07-12
Adam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
2	Sex, Lies & Cigarettes	2011-06-28
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. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
1	Gateway to Heroin	2011-06-20
Correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller

Season 4 (show/hide)
9	Marijuana Wars, Part 2	2010-11-22
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8	Marijuana Wars, Part 1	2010-11-15
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7	Life and Death on the Border	2010-11-08
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel travels to the U.S./Mexico border to investigate one of the most contentious issues in America today: immigration. Meeting with "coyotes," the hired smugglers who offer to take immigrants across the border for a fee, Putzel learns the methods used to evade border patrol and the dangers they face on the journey. Arrest and deportation are inherent risks, but the lack of water and scorching temperatures of the desert crossing are far more deadly. Those who do make it safely across the border face tightening immigration laws and an increasingly hostile public. Putzel ultimately crosses the border with a migrant and coyote. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
6	American Jihadi	2010-07-07
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel traces the journey of a small town kid from Alabama to Somalia, where as part of Al-Shabaab he is now recruiting young Muslims from the west to wage jihad overseas. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
5	War Crimes	2010-06-30
Correspondent Kaj Larsen investigates the alarming rise in the number of soldiers who have been traumatized by war and are now accused of bringing the violence home. Of the more than 2 million men and women who have served in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as many as a third of them may now have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. A growing number of these vets are being charged with violent crimes, and Kaj travels to prisons and mental health facilities in Arizona, Colorado and Oregon to hear their stories. Guest stars: Kaj Larsen
4	Soccer's Lost Boys	2010-06-16
Correspondent Mariana van Zeller explores the dark side to the sport's global popularity, what has been called "the new slave trade." Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
3	The World's Toilet Crisis	2010-06-09
Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi travels to India, Singapore and Indonesia to understand why people don't use toilets and what's being done to end the practice of open defecation. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
2	Rape on the Reservation	2010-06-02
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to South Dakota to examine the statistic that one in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
1	Missionaries of Hate	2010-05-26
Correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Uganda, where many question whether the growing influence of American religious groups has led to a movement to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death. As an anti-gay movement spreads across the continent, gay Africans and their families face an increasingly uncertain future of isolation, imprisonment or even execution. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller

Season 3 (show/hide)
8	Cocaine Mafia
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel travels to southern Italy to investigate how Europe's growing appetite for cocaine is funding the growth of West African crime syndicates and fueling a turf war with Italy's largest mafia organization, the Camorra. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
7	Remote Control War
Criss-crossing America to uncover some of the trend lines in warfighting technology, Kaj Larsen investigates the issue of remote control warfare. Guest stars: Kaj Larsen
6	Prison Contraband
Contributor Janet Choi goes inside a California state prison to investigate contraband smuggled inside the cells, and how cellphones are the new security threat. Guest stars: Janet Choi
5	Porn 2.0
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
4	Notes from a War On Terror
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka to see how the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most lethal and influential terrorist organizations, were finally defeated. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
3	Forest of Ecstasy
Deep in a remote Cambodian rainforest, criminals are setting up illegal factories to produce safrole oil, the raw ingredient for ecstasy. Adam Yamaguchi joins armed forest rangers on a search and destroy mission. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
2	Cuba: Waiting for a Revolution
Vanguard Correspondent Adrian Baschuk travels to the last remaining Communist state in the western hemisphere to see how hard life really is there and investigates whether or not there exists any possibility of regime change. Guest stars: Adrian Baschuk
1	The Oxycontin Express
Correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to South Florida, the "Colombia of prescription drugs", to expose a bustling pill pipeline that stretches from the beaches of Ft. Lauderdale to the rolling hills of Appalachia. "The OxyContin Express" features intimate access with pill addicts, prisoners and law enforcement as each struggles with a growing national epidemic. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller

Season 2 (show/hide)
17	Thank You, Recession
For young Americans, the U.S. recession is a major bummer on our bank accounts and future. Where can we look to for advice? Enter Argentina, a country that went through its own economic crisis in 2001, and where we might be able to learn a thing or two -- even if it is 5,000 miles away from Wall Street.
16	Outsourcing Unemployment
As American manufacturing went into decline, factories rose in China, and it quickly became the manufacturing center of the world. In some ways, China's workers were our employees, since they were making stuff for us. That is, until our economy collapsed. Adam Yamaguchi travels to China to look at how we've outsourced our unemployment. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
15	Lost Vegas
During the boom years, no place in America boomed more than Las Vegas. But when the economy collapsed, Vegas fell hard. Laura Ling tours the wreckage of Sin City, from unemployed strippers and half-built, abandoned casino projects, to hospitals turning away cancer patients and ambulances, to one of the few remaining boom industries--evicting people. Guest stars: Laura Ling
14	The Beach of Death
Vanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured to Somalia in the summer of 2006 during a brief period of fragile stability. They discovered that peace reigned in the capital for a few weeks after 15 years of bloody civil war in what the world labeled a failed state. Shortly after they left the country, however, Ethiopian forces backed by US air power invaded Somalia to drive the ruling Islamic Court Union out of the capital, Mogadishu. Somalia plunged back into war. Threatened by renewed violence and devastating poverty, countless Somalis once again fled their homes in search of peace and security. Tens of thousands try to escape in small boats across the dangerous Gulf of Aden. As Christof and Kaj found on a return to the region, many don't make it, and those who do face an uncertain future in the vast, alien desert of Yemen. Guest stars: Christof Putzel, Kaj Larsen
13	Narco War Next Door Jail
Ruthless drug cartels in Mexico are battling against each other and against the government for control of the drug trade. 2008 was the most violent year in Mexico, with around 6,000 drug-related murders. 2009 looks like it could be even worse. And there are fears that Mexico's narco-violence could spread north of the border into the U.S. In this one-hour Vanguard report, Laura Ling travels to the border towns of Juarez and Tijuana, Mexico where drugs gangs are fighting for control of the drug routes into the United States. Ling also goes to the city of Culiacan in Sinaloa State, a region that's known as the birthplace of narco-trafficking in Mexico. Despite the 40,000 federal troops that are patrolling cities across Mexico, violence is increasing and the methods of killings are becoming even more brazen and grotesque. Ling speaks with gun dealers in El Paso, Texas and U.S. officials about the illegal smuggling of weapons into Mexico--90% of the weapons seized in Mexico have been traced back to the U.S. She examines the culture of corruption and lack of public trust in a police force that has become known for working with the cartels. Guest stars: Laura Ling
12	Battle of Saipan
Once the ultimate globalization success story, the island of Saipan now faces one of the fastest economic collapses in history. After suffering a harsh history of military struggles as well as a temporary economic boom after becoming a U.S. commonwealth, the island now stands devastated. Scores of factories remain empty, rotting shopping centers litter the country, and former factory workers turn to the sex industry for survival. Adam Yamaguchi visits Saipan to document the rise and sudden collapse of a tiny piece of America. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
11	Hot SexXxy Young
Vanguard producer Cerissa Tanner takes us to the streets of Oakland, CA where teen prostitution is on the rise as drug dealers shift from selling dope to selling young women. Hot SexXxy Young is an intimate portrait of the girls caught up in the trade. Ashley, a 14 year-old who "is tired of having sex with all these men," wants out, but Aisha and Mercedes, both veterans of Oakland's streets, explain that leaving prostitution isn't that easy. Guest stars: Cerissa Tanner
10	The Most Controversial Jail in the World
While the families of 9/11 victims want the Guantanamo Bay detention camps to remain open, President-elect Barack Obama and many other critics believe the military prison is a failure of the American government. After working for a year and a half to arrange media access to the camp, Adrian Baschuk reports from the controversial detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Guest stars: Adrian Baschuk
9	Fully Automatic America
The debate on gun control rages on in the US. Kaj Larsen investigates the issues of guns and crime in America, from the gun nirvana of Knob Creek, Kentucky to one of the most dangerous cities in the country, Camden, New Jersey. Guest stars: Kaj Larsen
8	Japan: Robot Nation
Japan, the world's second largest economy, is facing a demographic crisis that will shrink the population dramatically. The Japanese aren't having babies, and the country won't accept immigrants to help bolster the population. But Japan may have a unique solution --- Robots! Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
7	Getting Out of Prison
Laura Ling follows several young inmates out of prison and into the often losing battle to keep from going back in. With a record two million Americans behind bars, hundreds of thousands of inmates are released on parole every year, and most of them end up going back to prison. Laura takes us through the entire system, from the moment of release, to the first days out of freedom, to the struggle parolees have to resist going back to the lifestyles that originally put them behind bars. Guest stars: Laura Ling
6	Chinatown, Africa
In "Chinatown, Africa", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Angola to investigate China's rapidly growing presence in Africa. While many welcome China's investment, others see reason for concern. Chinatown, Africa is revealing look at a growing superpower's adventures abroad. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
5	Maxed Out
The 18-34 year-old demo is one that grew up on great wealth and what we're facing could be the first real financial jolt we've seen. Sixty-five percent of college seniors plan to live with their parents after they graduate. When you consider that they also have an average of three credit cards and 73 percent will graduate with student loan debt, that makes sense. From a college student who has no savings, to a recent graduate trying to move out of his parents' house, to young people who are trying to stay afloat living on their own, this half-hour takes a look at the personal side of our economic crisis.
4	I Heart Global Warming
Global warming is having a greater impact in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Greenland, the cold, harsh land that defeated the mighty Vikings is now facing a force that may destroy its defining feature -- ice. But while Greenland's melting ice sheet may mean chaos for the rest of the world, Adam Yamaguchi finds Greenlanders have some surprising reactions to this climatic upheaval. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
3	Modern Day Pirates
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2	The Great American Detour
Guest stars: Lauren Cerre
1	America's Secret War With Iran
Is the US already at war with Iran? In "America's Secret War", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United States is supporting militant groups that are attacking Iran. In the rugged Qandil mountains, she meets with up with anti-Iranian guerillas who have been launching deadly raids against the Islamic Republic. A good percentage of the fighters are women, and Mariana accompanies a small group of them through what many believe has become the frontline of the US's secret war with Iran. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller

Season 1 (show/hide)
19	World Without Water
As the 21st Century begins as the Age of Drought, a look at three places--Florida, China, and Nevada--where dryness has gone big. In Florida, the world's most famous swamp, the Everglades, has been turning into a salt flat. In China, vast problems with water pollution have been compounded in some areas by problems of having no water. And Nevada's Lake Mead, once the largest reservoir in the world, now is given a 50% chance of drying up completely in the next dozen years.
18	Pollution to Protest
Take a trip to an electronic wasteland in Southern China. Here, much the world's electronic waste ends up. The crude process of recycling this e-waste can have serious health and environmental consequences.
17	World's Sugar Daddy
Vanguard's Mariana van Zeller travels to the "Saudi Arabia of Ethanol", and has a few drinks while she's at it. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
16	Destination Anywhere
Poverty and underemployment drive much of the population out of the Philippines, where the number one export is people. There are about 11 million overseas Filipino workers around the world who send back over $20 billion in remittances a year, which keeps the Philippine economy afloat...sort of. This is a look at those families left behind and those longing to leave. Their destination? Anywhere.
15	Lagos la Vida Loca
By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current Vanguard's Mariana van Zeller tours Lagos, Nigeria, the world's fastest-growing "Megacity."
14	End of the Road
The Pan-American Highway goes from Alaska to Argentina--except for a 60 mile gap in the lawless jungles of southern Panama. Jael travels to the end of the road and beyond to see what stops South America from entering North America.
13	City on Steroids
China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the world has never seen before. Chongqing has 12 million people and counting. It's part of the central government's plan to bring some of China's economic boom to its impoverished interior province where three out of four Chinese live. Vanguard takes you on a whirlwind tour of the city---from inside a cramped boarding house where migrant workers to inside a starter apartment of China's new class of yuppies; from inside ancient, crumbling teahouses to gleaming new car factories.
11	Scarf Wars
Turkey, with 70 million people, the majority of them being Muslim, has long been seen as a leading example of western values co-existing with Islam. To achieve that, Turkey has enforced an extreme separation of religion and government, even to the point of banning the wearing of the traditional Muslim headscarf by government employees and university students.
10	Blood Roses and Deadly Diamonds
What's the true price of love? Current Vanguard Journalists head to Colombia and Sierra Leone to explore the unromantic stories behind two symbols of love.
9	Saving Madagascar
Current's Adam Yamaguchi goes to otherworldly Madagascar, an island struggling to flourish after bouts with environmental suicide. Guest stars: Adam Yamaguchi
8	Prison Power Play
California State Prison at Corcoran is a maximum security facility that houses some of the most violent inmates in the country. Laura Ling reports on the complex power plays taking place behind bars as various prison gangs vie for power. Guest stars: Laura Ling
7	Elixir of the Toxic Fog
Current's Mariana van Zeller heads to the Brazilian Amazon to search for the fabled Kambo frog, one of many organisms that could hold secrets for modern medicine. But are other potential cures being lost before they can be discovered? Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
6	From Russia With Hate
Current's Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and spreading their hate by posting violent videos online. Guest stars: Christof Putzel
5	Rebels in the Pipeline	2007-03-10
Current's Mariana van Zeller travels to one of the most unstable regions in the world - Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta. She investigates what's behind the growing number of kidnappings and attacks in Africa's largest oil producer and the US's fifth largest energy supplier. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
4	Death Train
Central Americans account for an increasing percentage of illegal immigrants in the US. Mariana van Zeller joins immigrants from Central America on the perilous and sometimes deadly journey to El Norte. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
3	Diving Too Deep	2007-04-12
As scientists warn of an alarming decline in ocean resources, Current's Mariana van Zeller travels to the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua where the depletion of lobsters is forcing local divers to take ever greater risks to earn a living. Guest stars: Mariana van Zeller
2	The Meth Trail	2007-03-13
Methamphetamine is a bad drug. Most people know this. The Current Vanguard team looks at how the forces of globalization-technology, international networks, and transportation have transformed this once obscure pharmaceutical into a global epidemic.
1	A Day With the Tribe	2006-04-19
Laura Ling visits a native tribe in Brazil's Amazon forest. Guest stars: Laura Ling

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4	China's Wild West
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3	The Bomb People
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2	A Report on Bhutan	2016-12-15
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1	Captive in North Korea
Journalist Laura Ling provides harrowing details of how she and producer Euna Lee were apprehended and held in North Korea while on assignment covering human trafficking in Asia. Personal accounts, letters and never-before-seen footage from Ling, Lee and producer Mitch Koss reveal the team's experiences at the center of a widely publicized international standoff. Guest stars: Laura Ling

(Source: thetvdb.com)

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