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Why Were Passengers Allowed on OceanGate’s Experimental Titan Sub?

The 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible shocked the world. The Fifth Estate’s Mark Kelley investigates how an experimental sub was allowed to take passengers to one of the most unforgiving places in the ocean to explore the Titanic wreck.…

‘Mountain Queen’ Looks at How a World Class Athlete Handles Domestic Violence

“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” profiles the woman who holds a world record for climbing Mount Everest. But her story is much bigger than that, overcoming innumerable hardships. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews director Lucy Walker about following…

Life and Death in Georgia

On January 22nd, 1976, Gordon B. Howell, Jr. was murdered during a robbery of Tiny’s Grocery, located at Bridges Crossroads near Dawson, Georgia. Dawson is located 21 miles from Plains, Georgia, home to the then president Jimmy Carter. On December…

‘STEEP’: The Peril and Pull of Big Mountain Skiing

By Gregory Crofton The helicopter hovered near the peak, blowing the velvety powder into the air, while the pilot tilted his bird just enough to safely drop a lone skier atop a wild mountain in the Chugach. “Standing on top…

Project Grizzly

In this feature-length documentary, Troy James Hurtubise goes face to face with Canada’s most deadly land mammal, the grizzly bear. Troy is the creator of what he hopes is a grizzly-proof suit, and he repeatedly tests his armour – and…

Nick Drake Documentary

A study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother’s birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at Cambridge and in London, then back to his parents’ home in Tanworth.…

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