In Brazil’s most violent regional capital, gangs fight for control of key Amazon drug routes, trapping young men in cycles of crime and violence. A group called “91,” made up of former gang leaders turned pastors, offers a rare path out.
Like many millennials, Luke graduated with massive student debt—$130,000 to be exact. Desperate, he hatched a plan to smuggle cocaine from Panama to the U.S. to pay it off.
Zing Tsjeng travels to Bristol to uncover the dark history of Britain’s sugar trade, built on the labor of enslaved Africans. She reveals how colonial exploitation shaped the economy—and still affects our world today.
Zing Tsjeng explores how many of the UK’s famous country homes were built on colonial and slave trade wealth. Heritage organisations are now uncovering their unvarnished history.
Taji Ameen started work at a custom fetish video company, assisting with everything from set prep to cleanup on a highly personalized shoot.
In Miami’s cutthroat luxury car rental scene, everyone wants to look like a celebrity. But with Ferraris and fast money on the line, it’s hard to tell who’s faking it — and who’s making it.
For 40 years, “Max the Forger” faked and sold some of the world’s most valuable art. He reveals how he made his paintings pass as priceless antiques.
George King illegally free-climbs some of the world’s most secure buildings without safety gear. After a prison sentence for scaling London’s Shard at 19, his obsession only intensified.
Australia’s professional poo divers keep sewerage plants running by diving into toxic sludge to clear blockages. It’s filthy, dangerous work — but they say the smell “smells like money.
In Aceh’s Leuser National Park, Sumatran tiger attacks on livestock are increasing, killing at least 20 cattle between 2019–2020 and costing farmers around $10,000, while spreading fear in local communities.
In parts of North India, unmarried boys live separately in “baithaks,” only returning home for meals. We travel Rajasthan and Haryana to explore this rarely documented system of gender-segregated living.
In North Dakota, a new generation of young, wealthy drillers is fueling the controversial world of fracking.