Season 2

1. Charity Hospital: The Big Easy's Fight for Survival

2023-08-29 · 42m

A beloved hospital in the Big Easy was once the site of heroic efforts by medical staff and volunteers to evacuate patients after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Left in ruin, the historic Charity Hospital is being revitalized by another major New Orleans institution, Tulane University.

2. Oklahoma's Toxic Ghost Town

2023-09-05 · 42m

An upstart mining town fuels the American war effort in both World Wars with its bountiful deposits of lead and zinc; the dusty remains of the mining efforts that put Picher on the map would condemn the city to abandonment years later.

3. Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation

2023-09-12 · 42m

A railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.

4. Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre

2023-09-19 · 42m

This bowling alley was once the site of a fatal struggle for desegregation.

5. Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret

2023-09-26 · 41m

This secluded Georgia plantation marks a dark chapter in American history.

6. The Wright Brothers: Cleared for Takeoff

2023-10-03 · 41m

An unassuming factory marks a seismic leap forward in how humans travel.