5x01 Gateway to Heroin
June 20, 2011 12:00 am
Correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston.
5x02 Sex, Lies & Cigarettes
June 28, 2011 12:00 am
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.
5x03 Sushi to the Slaughter
July 12, 2011 12:00 am
Adam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna.
5x04 City of God, Guns & Gangs
July 20, 2011 12:00 am
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
5x05 Tiger Farms
July 26, 2011 12:00 am
Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.
5x06 This (Illegal) American Life
August 1, 2011 12:00 am
Mariana van Zeller explores the personal stories of just some of the more than 2 million college students who are also illegal immigrants and facing uncertain futures as they prepare to graduate.
5x07 Recovery High
August 8, 2011 12:00 am
Students attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.
5x08 Arming the Mexican Cartels
October 31, 2011 12:00 am
Christof Putzel reports from Juarez, Mexico, where US guns are fueling deadly drug wars.
5x09 Islamophobia
November 7, 2011 12:00 am
Adam Yamaguchi examines the rise of Islamophobia across the US and UK, and a new, aggressive network of anti-Muslim alarmists.
5x10 Under the Knife Abroad
November 14, 2011 12:00 am
Americans increasingly seek medical care overseas, because they can’t afford it at home. Adam Yamaguchi investigates medical tourism.
5x11 The War on Weed
November 28, 2011 12:00 am
Christof compares how US cities deal with weed. It’s high times in LA, while NYC cracks down on low-level pot offenses.
5x12 Two Americas
December 5, 2011 12:00 am
Vanguard's "Two Americas" takes a ground-level survey of the growing economic disparity in America, profiling a month in the lives of two families in very different income brackets.
5x13 The 99 Percent
December 12, 2011 12:00 am
Christof Putzel moves into Zuccotti Park to explore the Occupy Wall Street movement from the inside. Produced by Brent and Craig Renaud.
5x14 Cage Fighting in the USA
December 19, 2011 12:00 am
Mariana van Zeller explores the fastest growing sport in America - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA is now a billion-dollar industry, watched by millions on national TV. But increasingly, amateurs are stepping onto the mat and drawing blood. Mariana meets male and female cage fighters to understand why they love this violent sport. And she spends time in a church run by "The Fight Pastor," who ministers a flock of young men who fight for Jesus.



