After Burning Man, former alcoholic Shaft embraced life as a unicorn and started a glittery, polyamorous movement in London. But clashes with reality soon left followers disillusioned and Shaft’s motives in question.
The Polyamorous Unicorn Movement
Rise of the Sex Robots
We meet the men who are making the sex robots, the customers who want to buy them – and the critics who say they are dangerous.
The Guide to Las Vegas
Taji heads to Las Vegas with a risky blackjack plan that quickly leaves him broke. Desperate to recover, he embarks on a strange detour — from a haunted motel to a blind date coached by a male escort and guided by a mind reader.
The Anarchists Skatepark
Skatopia, an 88-acre skatepark in Ohio, is known for chaos, skateboarding, and its Museum of Skateboarding History with over 12,000 boards. Founder Brewce Martin faces a changing of the guard as his son returns to help guide Skatopia’s next chapter.
3MMC: Europe’s Explosive New Party Drug
Europe is seeing a synthetic drug boom, with 3-MMC emerging as the new party drug of choice. Zach Shucklin travels to Berlin and Amsterdam to explore its effects, the underground trade, and its impact on the continent’s nightlife.
Garbage Island
We sail to the North Pacific Gyre, collecting point for all of the ocean's flotsam and home of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: a mythical, Texas-sized island made entirely of our trash.
Congo: Warlords, Child Soldiers and Blood Minerals
Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers mine coltan, a mineral found in most electronics. Since 1990, its trade has been linked to over 5 million deaths in Congo.
The Cartels Cash Catch
A race is on to save the world’s last vaquita porpoises, accidentally killed in illegal nets set for the highly prized totoaba fish in Mexico’s Gulf of California. As global demand fuels a dangerous black market, scientists and authorities fight to stop the trade before the species disappears.
The Gangs That Steal Dogs
After lockdown sent dog prices soaring in the UK, a surge in dog thefts and illegal puppy imports followed. This film exposes the criminal networks behind the trade—and the people fighting to stop it.
The Mormon War on Porn
In 2016, Utah declared pornography a public health crisis, claiming it harms brain function and promotes deviant behavior. The LDS Church supports this stance, but psychiatry doesn’t recognize porn as a clinical disorder. Critics question whether this is science or moral policing.
The Real Saul Goodman
Howard Greenberg, an eccentric Brooklyn criminal defense attorney, pushes boundaries to defend his clients. We follow him through a case to see just how far he’ll go to win.
The Fake Funerals of South Korea
Despite South Korea’s booming economy, it has the highest suicide rate among developed nations. The “Well Dying” movement, including “Fake Funeral” experiences, encourages reflection to help reduce suicides.