Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Join journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani as they connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.
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Humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit connecting today's events to the past.
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Retro Report on PBS is produced by the award-winning team of journalists at Retro Report, who are dedicated to uncovering how news of the past continues to resonate today. The series is co-hosted by Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani. Headlee is an award-winning journalist; Olufani is an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary artist. Each episode ends with the signature wit of New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz.
Topics to be explored include:
what happened when people witnessed a crime decades ago, and how their reactions predicted the way we react to online violence today
why psychedelic drugs - cousins to LSD, which fell out of favor in the 1960s - are getting another look, this time for the treatment of mental illness
the story of a woman who survived a sexual assault at a Navy convention, and challenged the Pentagon to change the way it treats women
the strange, wandering voyage of a barge full of unwanted trash that highlighted the need recycle
PBS has also partnered with its member stations to develop localized content in a partner show called Retro Local, which is inspired by topics covered in the series, connecting local communities with their own unique histories.
Founded in 2013, Retro Report is a digital-first documentary news organization that blends original reporting, deep research and rare archival materials to provide compelling new perspectives on the ways current events and attitudes have been shaped by the most unexpected stories from our past. Retro Report videos and the organization have repeatedly been recognized by the Emmy Awards, the Gerald Loeb Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and others. Retro Report is led by Kyra Darnton, a seasoned journalist with more than two decades’ experience at “60 Minutes.” Her investigative reporting and storytelling has earned national recognition, including a 2012 Peabody Award for a story on fraud in cancer clinical trials. The Retro Report team includes award-winning multimedia journalists with experience at CBS News, CNN, PBS, The New York Times, Time.com and other national news organizations.
