In Empires of Dirt, Zing Tsjeng travels to University of Oxford to confront the growing controversy around Britain’s elite universities and their hidden ties to colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy. The film exposes how Europe’s colonial empires built vast wealth through exploitation—and why the consequences of that history still shape everyday life in the UK today.
We investigate Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, including its presence in countries like Singapore. Host Natashya Gutierrez meets women affected by FGM and asks why there are still no laws protecting them.
At 19, Steven Hassan joined the Unification Church until a near-fatal accident revealed he’d been brainwashed. He now dedicates his life to studying and exposing cults.
Right-wing conspiracists claim men are being poisoned and feminized through soy, vaccines, and more, despite little evidence. We explore how misinformation twists real science on chemicals and male health into powerful conspiracy narratives.
Belief in “reptilian” conspiracies has been linked to multiple violent crimes, including at least six murders since 2017. We explore how online conspiracy culture is fueling real-world harm.
During the pandemic, a basement livestream turned Lyle into the viral “Therapy Gecko.” We uncover the man behind the costume.
We visit a homemade DMT lab in London, where a chemistry teacher known as “Bob” makes the powerful hallucinogen in his spare time. He walks us through the process and explains why the drug is so sought after.
Banks makes tens of thousands a month selling weed in a small German town, but wants out because his product has become dangerous. Laced with synthetic cannabinoids, it’s now highly potent, addictive, and potentially lethal.
Gangs recruit young people online as “money mules” to launder money in UK cities. Many face frozen accounts or prison, yet the crime remains underreported.
We speak to a young credit card scammer who buys stolen account details online to make fraudulent purchases. As teens as young as 13 learn these schemes, some use the money to survive — others to fund a luxury lifestyle.
Paracelsus in Switzerland is the world’s priciest rehab, charging £315,000 for luxury treatment. Writer Sydney Lima explores if it can curb her partying—and discovers a strange, unexpected world.
At 77, Arturo Rojas designs $60,000 custom guns while working as a dishwasher at his family’s restaurant in Dallas. We spend a day with the legendary gun artist.