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The Inside Story of How Presidents Prepare for Armageddon

For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans to save itself in the event of nuclear war — even while the rest of us die. Today, a third generation of doomsday planners are settling into life inside a network of bunkers that are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ready to house top government officials in the event of catastrophe.
Season 2 Episode 124 Length 59:43 Premiere: 06/30/17

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S2 E133 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 06/30/17

Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas
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Inventing Plan B: How to Move Forward without a Template
S2 E130 Length 1:08:46 Premiere Date 06/30/17

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S2 E127 Length 55:38 Premiere Date 06/30/17

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S2 E123 Length 59:37 Premiere Date 06/30/17

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S2 E122 Length 1:02:46 Premiere Date 06/30/17

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S2 E121 Length 58:51 Premiere Date 06/30/17

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S2 E100 Length 57:15 Premiere Date 06/29/17

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S2 E98 Length 57:58 Premiere Date 06/29/17

Aspen Ideas Festival Young Adult Forum
S2 E96 Length 11:05 Premiere Date 06/28/17

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S2 E90 Length 1:01:59 Premiere Date 06/28/17

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S2 E88 Length 1:02:42 Premiere Date 06/28/17

Might the Past Inform Our Future?
S2 E87 Length 1:01:59 Premiere Date 06/28/17

The Future of News: Is There a War on Truth?
S2 E86 Length 1:03:57 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E85 Length 1:01:53 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E82 Length 58:12 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E75 Length 59:08 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E73 Length 54:30 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E71 Length 57:24 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E69 Length 58:55 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E68 Length 47:30 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E67 Length 46:03 Premiere Date 06/27/17

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S2 E66 Length 59:17 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E62 Length 56:39 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E60 Length 55:14 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E59 Length 56:45 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E56 Length 1:26:57 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E54 Length 49:04 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E52 Length 58:38 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E48 Length 1:02:37 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E47 Length 56:59 Premiere Date 06/26/17

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S2 E19 Length 1:19:17 Premiere Date 06/23/17

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S2 E18 Length 45:31 Premiere Date 06/23/17

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S2 E14 Length 1:27:17 Premiere Date 06/23/17

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S2 E13 Length 1:28:29 Premiere Date 06/23/17

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S2 E8 Length 58:52 Premiere Date 06/23/17

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