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Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas

Season 2

2019 · 10 episodes

  1. 1. Labor Problems

    2019-04-05 · 30m

    Wyatt examines why workers at major fast-food chains aren't unionized, contemplates the perfect pair of shoes to wear to a protest, and travels to West Virginia to learn about teachers' strikes.

  2. 2. Safety Problems

    2019-04-12 · 30m

    Wyatt explores the role of facial-recognition software in surveillance, tries to curb car-on-bike crime, and travels to New York to question the idea of school safety.

  3. 3. Mental Health Problems

    2019-04-19 · 30m

    Wyatt considers what living in a city does to your brain, finds a new alternative to sitting at a desk all day, and travels to Salem, Oregon, to see how the city is addressing the mental-health concerns of students.

  4. 4. Sex Problems

    2019-04-26

    Wyatt explores the consequences of gendered toys, protecting women from their greatest threat, and San Francisco's progressive sex-education program.

  5. 5. Inequality Problems

    2019-05-03

    Wyatt looks at who gets access to good dental care, delivers a pitch investors simply can't turn down, and travels to Seattle to see how a group of parents fought to keep their school from being shut down.

  6. 6. Private Sector Problems

    2019-05-10

    Wyatt considers if we can justify the environmental cost of air travel, looks at a place where bookstores may be able to thrive, and travels to Minneapolis to learn how the city became a leader in healthy school lunches.

  7. 7. Automation Problems

    2019-05-17

    Wyatt looks at the unintended consequences of standardized testing, considers a high-tech way to streamline fender-benders, and travels to Des Moines to see how Iowans are dealing with automation.

  8. 8. Higher Education Problems

    2019-05-24

    Wyatt looks at the complicated relationship between banks and universities, proposes a way to "gamify" real world skills, and investigates why some for-profit colleges target veterans.

  9. 9. Immigration Problems

    2019-05-31

    Wyatt looks at how climate change is affecting immigration patterns, suggests a helpful resource for immigrants, and travels to Austin to explore how a culturally responsive curriculum can foster a compassionate environment.

  10. 10. Segregation Problems

    2019-06-07

    Season Two Finale. Wyatt examines how infrastructure perpetuates segregation, suggests a solution to class warfare in the sky, and looks at New Jersey's long struggle with school integration.

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