Online Special Program

Two women. One allegiance. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. 

Illuminating the stories of extraordinary American heroines from the early years of feminism, American Masters — Unladylike2020 is a multimedia series consisting of a one-hour special for broadcast and 26 digital short films featuring courageous, little-known and diverse female trailblazers from the turn of the 20th century.

Xavier Riddle meets Susan B. Anthony! Watch On-Demand

WORLD Channel will host a live Facebook screening and chat of Opioids from Inside, presented in partnership with WXXI. Producers will engage with viewers following the screening. The special puts a human face on the stigmatizing opioid crisis and is part of Opioid Crisis: The Ripple Effect, a CPB-funded public media collaborative between WXXI, OPB, and Ideastream designed to bring more awareness to this epidemic.

Citizen science typically refers to research collaborations between scientists and volunteers, particularly (but not exclusively) to expand opportunities for scientific data collection and to provide access to scientific information for community members.

A searing, two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light.

NOVA joins scientists and sufferers alike as they probe the mysteries of addiction.

Watch Opioids from the Inside on-demand to follow the journeys of three women and their families, whose lives have been forever changed as result of their addiction to opioids.

In October 1967, in a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable. On a campus in Wisconsin, a student protest against the war spiraled out of control, marking the first time that a campus anti-war demonstration had turned violent. Watch On-Demand

The warriors in Of Men and War have come home, but their minds remain on the battlefield. Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, consumed by anger and traumatic memories long after their return, often resort to drugs or suicide to end their suffering.