In the mid-1990s, the singer and songwriter Kim Hill met a young rapper who suggested they start making music. That rapper’s name was will.i.am, and his group was a rising Los Angeles underground hip-hop crew called The Black Eyed Peas.…
The Magic of Chess
Filmed at the 2019 Elementary Chess Championships at the Nashville Opryland resort, a group of children share their uninhibited, philosophical insights about the benefits of chess. Presented by US Chess Producers: Jenny Schweitzer, Jennifer ShahadeDirector & DP: Jenny SchweitzerExecutive Producer:…
A.I. is Making It Easier to Kill (You)
A tank that drives itself. A drone that picks its own targets. A machine gun with facial recognition software. Sounds like science fiction? A.I. fueled weapons are already here. (Source: The New York Time Video)
Hockey Fight: Wives Reveal Cost of Concussions
Behind the facade of glamour and wealth, the wives of some retired hockey enforcers are in their own fierce fight. They want the NHL to acknowledge that there’s a link between fights, and head injuries on the ice and long-term…
How Impossible Foods Created Meatless Burgers
On this episode of Cult Following, host Daniel Geneen takes a tour of the Impossible headquarters to learn about what goes into the making of the meatless Impossible Burger, and to learn more about the popularity of plant-based meat. (Source:…
ISIS Radicalized My Son
In June 2015, 19-year-old Rasheed Benyahia left for work at the engineering firm in London where he was undergoing an apprenticeship. He never came home. 10 weeks after his disappearance, his family would learn that he had traveled to Syria, where he would…