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Marriage is as old as civilization, but today, some weddings turn their back on tradition. In Jamaica, nine couples tie the knot au naturale. While in California, the bride and groom are dressed, but it's even more bizarre - they're dogs. Some weddings can even be potentially deadly affairs. In Indonesia, a young man kidna... 45:02
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Collecting can be a harmless hobby, or it can become an obsession. In this episode, we look at extreme collectors: people that collect such vast quantities of unusual things that it impacts their lives, their relationships and their livelihood. Take the Las Vegas retired neurosurgeon who's spent over 30 years filling two h... 44:56 Expired
Who decides who is beautiful and who is not? Apparently, we all do. Standards of beauty differ across cultures, but it seems human beings may possess an innate preference for symmetrical faces. But imagine living without a face. In Texas, an electrical accident leaves Dallas Wiens' face grossly disfigured, and doctors atte... 45:07 Expired
A woman eats mountains of junk food but can't put on weight. A young man's body is huge on one side and skinny on the other. Their looks and behavior seem bizarre to many, and some treat them as taboo. 45:17 Expired
Love isn't always about romance and roses."Baba" Dez Nichols describes himself as a sexual healer. On a secluded New Zealand island, he leads an interactive workshop where participants are encouraged to share each other's bodies, all in the name of enlightenment. In Arkansas, piano teacher Dave is a loonera person who has ... 44:57 Expired
Human beings have a natural desire to pair bond, to find a mate. But not all matches are made from one mold. Fruitarians Aloma Shamanatrix and Matthew Miracles live off fruit they find in city dumpsters. Puppy play enthusiast, Liliane, takes her human puppy, Jen, aka Tyke, for a walk in the park. Freelance writer Erias wal... 45:07 Expired
Most people in the West share certain common perceptions about what childhood should be like: a child should be free to play, to explore, and to make mistakes. But sometimes childhood is complicated. In small town America, a teenage girl makes a decision that has irreversible consequences - she wants to become a man. In In... 45:07 Expired
The grimy, nasty filth nobody wants to be around is an everyday sight for these dirty job cleaners. In Minneapolis, a team of heavy-duty house cleaners tackles a truly filthy foreclosed house, with one of the most disgusting basements you'll ever see - the laundry is full of cat feces, there's an appalling fridge freezer, ... 45:00 Expired
Throughout history, people have expressed their passions and their personalities through their collections. But some collectors' passions cross the line into obsession. In London, Viktor Wynd fills his home with eccentric arrays of objects ranging from tiny human baby skeletons to shrunken heads. Calling them his children,... 44:55 Expired
Many in the West practice body modification to some degree, whether it's ear-piercing or breast implants. But when people go to extremes with body modification, they provoke fear and disbelief. Take for example, the world's most pierced woman, Elaine Davidson, with her 8000+ piercings; Mary Jose Cristerna, with horn implan... 44:38 Expired
Many cultures around the world believe evil can manifest in demonic spirits that enter a person's body. For some who believe, the only solution is an exorcism. In Phoenix, Arizona, a battle for the souls of those said to be possessed is being waged, not by priests, but by five teenage girls. In the Potosi silver mines of B... 44:37 Expired
They are a happily married couple. Yet, all is not what it seems. When they met and fell in love, Ashley was a man... and Tony was a woman. Chris Tina Bruce calls herself a hybrid... neither male nor female. Call her Gender X or Gender Fuzzy, she is part of a gender revolution. He's athletic, masculine and would give most ... 44:40 Expired
Death comes inevitably to us all. How societies celebrate their loved ones' passing varies dramatically from place to place. In Gurgaon, India, an 82-year-old nun voluntarily fasts to the death in a religious ritual, attended by her children; a Taiwanese man honors his dead father with exotic dancers gyrating at the graves...
44:00Harley Breen spends 5 days getting to know people of a disadvantaged group. Based on his week's experience, he performs a stand-up routine about them - with his new friends sitting in the front row.
47:00Harley Breen spends time getting to know people living with mental illness. Based on his experience, he performs a stand-up routine about them - with his new friends sitting in the front row.
44:00Harley Breen spends time getting to know people who have been victims of racism. Based on his experience, he performs a stand-up routine about them - with his new friends sitting in the front row.
47:00Harley Breen spends time getting to know people who are terminally ill. Based on his experience, he performs a stand-up routine about them - with his new friends sitting in the front row.
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Set in 1814, this dark and gritty period drama stars Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) as James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father's shipping empire and rebuild a l... 57:04 Expired
James begins to enlist allies in unlikely places and with irregular loyalties. At the reading of his father’s will, an unexpected arrival threatens to disrupt his plans, and it’s not long before the poisonous nature of his newfound inheritance is finally revealed. Not only must he face down two of the mightiest powers in L... 55:54 Expired
James Delaney finds himself alone with the mysterious Dr. Dumbarton, discovering an unlikely new ally. With enemies lurking in every corner, James decides only radical action and perilous affiliations will be able to safeguard him from those intent on his demise. As he works to prevent further attempts on his life, James r...