Episode guide
Frontline: Season 27
17 episodes · premiered Jan 1, 2009
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- Episode 1: The Old Man and the Storm Jan 2, 2009 The compelling saga of one family's efforts to rebuild their homes, and their lives, in post-Katrina New Orleans.
- Episode 2: Dreams of Obama Jan 9, 2009 A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...
- Episode 3: My Father, My Brother, and Me Feb 3, 2009 Correspondent Dave Iverson's personal journey to understand Parkinson's, the disease which has taken such a toll on his family.
- Episode 4: Inside the Meltdown Feb 17, 2009 How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
- Episode 5: Ten Trillion and Counting Mar 24, 2009 How the economy went so bad, so fast and what Paulson and Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
- Episode 6: Sick Around America Mar 31, 2009 FRONTLINE travels the country examining the nation's broken health care system and exploring the need for a fundamental overhaul.
- Episode 7: Black Money Apr 7, 2009 FRONTLINE investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery.
- Episode 8: Poisoned Waters Apr 21, 2009 Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible.
- Episode 9: The Released Apr 28, 2009 What happens to the mentally ill when they leave America's prisons? Why do they return at such alarming rates ?
- Episode 10: The Madoff Affair May 12, 2009 Inside the world's first global Ponzi scheme - and how he got away with it for so long...
- Episode 11: Inside the Teenage Brain Jan 31, 2002 Teenagers are often described as erratic, unthoughtful, and rapidly changing human beings. But is there a universal explanation for the stereotype? FRONTLINE reveals new scientific studies…
- Episode 12: Breaking the Bank Jun 16, 2009 The inside story of one of the most controversial moments in America's financial crisis - and its ongoing drama.
- Episode 13: Obama's War Oct 13, 2009 Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"
- Episode 14: The Warning Oct 20, 2009 Long before the economic meltdown, one woman tried to warn about the threat to the financial system...
- Episode 15: Close to Home Oct 27, 2009 Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on one unlikely neighborhood--New York's Upper East Side..
- Episode 16: A Death in Tehran Nov 17, 2009 The life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep the Iranian reform movement alive.
- Episode 17: The Card Game Nov 24, 2009 Investigating the massive consumer loan industry and what's ahead for banks and consumers...