This is Life with Lisa Ling - Season 8

This is Life with Lisa Ling - Season 8

Season 8

Season 8 of this investigative docuseries follows award-winning journalist Lisa Ling as she travels across America exploring communities that are often unknown or misunderstood. As the country tries to reckon with the events of this tumultuous year, there are two questions on everyone's mind: "How did we get here?" and "how do we go forward?" To help make sense of it all, Ling takes a deep dive into our collective past to uncover hard truths and find some answers.

"History is so often told through the eyes of the victors," said Ling. "It can be dehumanizing to people whose stories are overlooked and leaves out surprising and inspiring events that add dimension to our country's past and give us road maps for the future. In this season of This Is Life, we explore consequential moments in American history that didn't make it into the books. Our hope is that we will become better informed about the contributions of all of our fellow Americans."

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Episodes8
DatesOct 10, 2021 - Nov 28, 2021
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Episodes

The Legacy of Vincent Chin
Season 8Episode 160 min

The Legacy of Vincent Chin

Lisa shines a light on the murder of a Chinese American in Motor City in the 1980s and witnesses communities combatting a new wave of anti-Asian hate crimes.

Oct 10, 2021
The Conspiracy Effect
Season 8Episode 260 min

The Conspiracy Effect

Lisa reveals the deep roots of conspiracy thinking and misinformation in America, and how tech companies have been profiting from the fallout.

Oct 17, 2021
Sex Work: Past, Present, and Future
Season 8Episode 360 min

Sex Work: Past, Present, and Future

Lisa investigates the current debate about decriminalizing sex work and uncovers a surprising experiment during the Civil War to legalize the world's oldest profession.

Oct 24, 2021
American Militias
Season 8Episode 460 min

American Militias

Lisa unpacks the origins of so-called militias in America and the dramatic emergence of armed movements as a domestic threat.

Oct 31, 2021
Chicago's History of Violence
Season 8Episode 560 min

Chicago's History of Violence

Lisa will take a journey back in time to ask if "Black on Black" crime is a result of over one hundred years of deliberate and systematic actions by a group of people who felt oppressed when they first arrived in Chicago.

Nov 7, 2021
Gay Panic
Season 8Episode 660 min

Gay Panic

Lisa uncovers a Cold War campaign to purge LGBTQ+ Individuals from the government and meets those who are still grappling with its legacy.

Nov 14, 2021
Osage: Reign of Terror
Season 8Episode 760 min

Osage: Reign of Terror

Lisa investigates the murders of wealthy Native Americans during the 1920's oil boom and witnesses how the descendants are fighting to revive what was nearly lost forever.

Nov 28, 2021
Speaking Out: Sexual Assault in The Military
Season 8Episode 860 min

Speaking Out: Sexual Assault in The Military

Lisa investigates what may finally be a tipping point for true reform in the decades-long history of sexual assault and harassment in the military.

Nov 28, 2021

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