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A Recast of ‘The Experiment’

Each week, we tell the story of what happens when individual people confront deeply held American ideals in their own lives. We're interested in the cultural and political contradictions that reveal who we are.

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Recastable Episodes (60)

1. Que Viva la Pepa: Introducing The Experiment Jan. 25, 2021
2. The Loophole Feb. 4, 2021
3. 56 Years Feb. 11, 2021
4. The Case for Sweatpants Feb. 18, 2021
5. The Sisterhood Feb. 25, 2021
6. Lost Cause March 4, 2021
7. Inventing ‘Hispanic’ March 11, 2021
8. The Volunteer March 18, 2021
9. The Crime of Refusing Vaccination March 25, 2021
10. The ‘Rock Doc’ Who Prescribed 1.4 Million Pain Pills April 1, 2021
11. The Problem With America’s National Parks April 15, 2021
12. How RBG Became ‘Notorious’ April 22, 2021
13. What Makes a Murderer? April 29, 2021
14. Here for the Right Reasons? Lessons From '90 Day Fiancé' May 6, 2021
15. How The Evangelical Machine Got Made May 13, 2021
16. How the Evangelical World Turned on Itself May 20, 2021
17. One Woman’s Quest for an Orgasm May 27, 2021
18. The Ashes on the Lawn June 10, 2021
19. Life, Liberty, and Drugs June 17, 2021
20. Dr. Ruth on Hot Vax Summer June 24, 2021
21. America Has a Drinking Problem July 8, 2021
22. The Great Seed Panic of 2020 July 15, 2021
23. The Hate-Crime Conundrum July 22, 2021
24. The Myth of the ‘Student Athlete’ July 29, 2021
25. Why Can’t We Just Forget the Alamo? Aug. 5, 2021
26. Can America See Gymnasts for More Than Their Medals? Aug. 12, 2021
27. A Uyghur Teen’s Life After Escaping Genocide Aug. 19, 2021
28. What 9/11 Did to One Family Sept. 9, 2021
29. The Unwritten Rules of Black TV Sept. 16, 2021
30. The Original Anti-Vaxxer Sept. 23, 2021
31. The True Cost of Prison Phone Calls Oct. 7, 2021
32. Who Would Jesus Mock? Oct. 14, 2021
33. Justice, Interrupted Oct. 21, 2021
34. What Does It Mean to Give Away Our DNA? Oct. 28, 2021
35. A Friend in the Execution Room Nov. 11, 2021
36. How ‘Passing’ Upends a Problematic Hollywood History Nov. 18, 2021
37. The Wandering Soul Nov. 25, 2021
38. Is There Justice in Felony Murder? Dec. 2, 2021
39. Protecting the Capitol One Year After January 6 Dec. 9, 2021
40. In Between Pro-life and Pro-choice Dec. 16, 2021
41. SPAM on the Range Jan. 27, 2022
42. Uncle SPAM Feb. 3, 2022
43. Cram Your SPAM Feb. 10, 2022
44. El Sueño de SPAM Feb. 17, 2022
45. Just Put Some Vicks on It Feb. 24, 2022
46. One American Family’s Debt to Ukraine March 10, 2022
47. An Engineer Tries to Build His Way Out of Tragedy March 17, 2022
48. The Helen Keller Exorcism March 24, 2022
49. Who Belongs in the Cherokee Nation? April 7, 2022
50. Should We Return National Parks to Native Americans? April 14, 2022
51. The Resurgence of the Abortion Underground April 22, 2022
52. The Experiment introduces Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery April 28, 2022
53. Judge Judy’s Law May 5, 2022
54. Teenage Life After Genocide May 12, 2022
55. Fighting to Remember Mississippi Burning May 19, 2022
56. The 50-Square-Mile Zone Where the Constitution Doesn't Apply May 26, 2022
57. The Experiment Introduces: How To Start Over With Olga Khazan May 27, 2022
58. The End of This Experiment June 2, 2022
59. The Experiment Introduces More Perfect May 12, 2023
60. Julia Longoria Presents Good Robot March 28, 2025