Shows like Dual Survival and Naked and Afraid have helped make real-life survival one of the TV’s hottest genres. But when participants get pushed to endure ever more dangerous situations, how far is too far?
Live Through This
October 30, 2014
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Child Abduction story on TV
October 30, 2014
Here’s a link to me talking about the Bianca Lozano story on Headline News. If I had known I’d be standing–er, slouching– for this segment, I might have thought about what to do with my hands besides shoving them in my pockets as if I was standing around waiting for a bus. But I’m new to this.
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The 19-Year Search for Bianca Lozano and the Nightmare of Child Abduction Cases
October 30, 2014
As if losing a child to kidnapping wasn’t horrifying enough, ineffective law enforcement agencies and predatory private investigators only add to the confusion and pain. Deana Hebert’s long, maddening search for her daughter — and the ex-husband who took her — may be the rule, not the exception.
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Men In Blazers: Meet the Suboptimal Stars of America’s First Great Soccer Show
October 21, 2014
How a ‘Downton Abbey’-obsessed duo went from podcast obscurity to broadcast TV
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Stranger Than Fiction
August 26, 2014
From Masters of Sex to Boardwalk Empire: How Accurate are Fact-Based Dramas?
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Digital Salsa
June 5, 2014The Surprising Rebirth of Legendary Latin Music Label Fania Records
Dormant for years, the world’s greatest salsa label is back and celebrating its 50th anniversary. How a new digital strategy and smart branding have revitalized–and returned to profitability–this major cultural institution.
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The Wizard of Minecraft
May 15, 2014
Markus Persson, a.k.a Notch, is gaming’s biggest rock star. But he may never make a second album.
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