Your Favorite Documentaries

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Dapper, it is out on dvd now. Ordered a copy from the library. I think I even saw free episodes on you tube.

I am still working my way through all the episodes. I liked all of the first disk - about WW2, Truman, Roosevelt, and Henry Wallace - a new hero in my book. Watched those episodes 3 times each - there was much pre WW2 history intersectionality to wade through.

Working on disk 2 now - the Cold War (boring me at the moment), the 50's, JFK, Johnson Nixon and Vietnam.

Great. I appreciate the information. Thanks!

[Kobi]

Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation. In his wake he left a bitterly divided Vatican mired in scandals. Frontline goes inside the Vatican to unravel the remarkable series of events that led to the resignation that shook the world. Frontline gives a first-hand account of the final days of Benedict's papacy and the current battle to set the Church on a new path under Francis.
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This was a fascinating look at the power and control struggles within the church hierarchy under both Pope's and how each dealt with it differently.


Trigger warning tho.


Half of this is about sexual abuse by priests and is very graphic in details.

[WildHorses]

Rabbit Proof Fence

[gotoseagrl]

Becoming Chaz
Prodigal Sons
Out Late
Titanic's Final Mystery
Bully

[Kobi]

This excellent documentary looks at the impact that heart disease has on most Americans. As the No. 1 killer in this country, heart disease accounts for more deaths than all cancers combined.

In addition to stories of everyday people, some only in their teens, this program looks at the famous Framingham Heart Study that has been going on for nearly 60 years. New advances are being made daily in discovering both causes and treatments, and there are many things one can do to reduce risks and forestall problems.

The documentary is followed by a Larry King interview with five leading health experts that examines preventive strategies in greater detail.

And, does a decent job delineating the differences between males and females in the development and treatment of heart disease.

[Kobi]

A four-hour documentary series arguing that "health and longevity are correlated with socioeconomic status, people of color face an additional health burden, and our health and well-being are tied to policies that promote economic and social justice.

In sickness and in wealth: "What connections exist between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color? Follow four individuals from different walks of life to see how their position in society, shaped by social policies and public priorities, affects their health"

When the bough breaks: "African American infant mortality rates remain twice as high as for white Americans. African American mothers with college degrees or higher face the same risk of having low birth-weight babies as white women who haven't finished high school. How might the chronic stress of racism over the life course become embedded in our bodies and increase risks?"

Becoming American: "Recent Mexican immigrants tend to be healthier than the average American. But those health advantages erode the longer they've been here. What causes health to worsen as immigrants become American? What can we all learn about improved well-being from new immigrant communities?"

Bad sugar: "O'odham Indians, living on reservations in southern Arizona, have perhaps the highest rate of Type 2 diabetes in the world. Some researchers see this as the literal 'embodiment' of decades of poverty, oppression, and loss. A new approach suggests that communities may regain control over their health if they can regain control over their futures"-

Place matters: "Increasingly, recent Southeast Asian immigrants, along with Latinos, are moving into long-neglected African American urban neighborhoods, and now their health is being eroded as a result. What policies and investment decisions create living environments that harm, or enhance, the health of residents? What actions can make a difference?"

Collateral damage: "In the Marshall Islands, local populations have been displaced from their traditional way of life by the American military presence and globalization. Now they must contend with the worst of the 'developing' and industrialized worlds: infectious diseases such as tuberculosis due to crowded living conditions, and extreme poverty and chronic disease, stemming in part from the stress of dislocation and loss"

Not just a paycheck: "Residents of Western Michigan struggle against depression, domestic violence and higher rates of heart disease and diabetes after the largest refrigerator factory in the country shuts down. Ironically, the plant is owned by a company in Sweden, where mass layoffs, far from devastating lives, are relatively benign because of government policies that protect and retrain workers"

[Kobi]

Follows the creation of four extraordinary skyscrapers, showcasing how they will revolutionize the way we live, work, and how we protect ourselves from potential threats, both from the environment and terrorist attacks. Episodes include: One World Trade Center; One57; Shanghai Tower; and The Leadenhall Building.

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Very interesting tho not quite as in depth as i expected.

Was amusing to see men, all men no women, be so excited about what amounts to erecting a giant penis.