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Why dwindling bee populations are threatening U.S. agriculture

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Daniel Shin
Oct 23, 2019
Beekeeper and director of the documentary "The Pollinators," Peter Nelson, talks about the costly bee pollination industry, its importance in our agricultural system and why it's under threat.
A beekeeper in South Dakota loads bee hives onto a truck for transport.
Courtesy of Peter Nelson
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China's livestreaming industry is huge, lucrative and kind of dystopian

by Molly Wood
Dec 11, 2018
As more people join Chinese platform YY, a new documentary sheds light on the business.
GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
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UFW activist Dolores Huerta's "riches to rags" story

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Sep 13, 2017
The movement "became her No. 1" child, says Peter Bratt, who with Carlos Santana made a documentary about Huerta.
United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta organizing marchers on the second day of March Coachella in Coachella, California, in 1969.
Courtesy of PBS Distribution
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Why one stockbroker decided to quit his job and travel the world

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Mar 31, 2017
Leon Logothetis chronicles his experience in the Netflix series “The Kindness Diaries.”
Leon Logothetis watches as a group of children play soccer.
Courtesy Erick Torres
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New documentary examines at-risk youth in US schools

by David Brancaccio
Sep 12, 2016
The documentary follows a teacher reconnecting with his former student.
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Full interview: Vimeo CEO on helping creators

by Molly Wood
May 4, 2016
Kerry Trainor talks about the company's acquisition of VHX and its new documentary.
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor in the company's New York headquarters.
Stephanie Hughes/Marketplace
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'Meru': the documentary with a crew of three

by David Brancaccio
Oct 5, 2015
One of the highest-grossing docs of the year was pretty inexpensive to make.
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Networks and audiences get real about documentaries

by Adriene Hill
Oct 5, 2015
Docs are having their day as interest grows among content providers and viewers.
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Why we cried when Steve Jobs died

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 3, 2015
Alex Gibney tries to find the reason for the tears in his documentary.
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
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Amy Winehouse's complicated story

by Jenny Ament
Jul 10, 2015
Asif Kapadia was determined to paint a human portrait in his documentary.
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