Season 1

VICE InvestigatesSeason 1

2019
8 Episodes

Episodes

Amazon on Fire
S01E01

Amazon on Fire

Emmy award–winning VICE News correspondent Seb Walker will take audiences to the front lines of the fires blazing throughout the Amazon, where politics are rolling back decades of work to save the forest and potentially the planet.

01 Nov 201960m
Russia's War on Hip-Hop
S01E02

Russia's War on Hip-Hop

Hip-hop has taken Russia by storm, quickly becoming one of the most popular genres for young people. Emmy–winning correspondent Alzo Slade embeds with Russia's most controversial musicians to explore artistic freedom under Russian President Vladimir Putin.

01 Nov 201960m
A Middle East Divided
S01E03

A Middle East Divided

VICE Founder Shane Smith provides a definitive look at the escalating tensions in the world's most volatile region. With authoritarianism on the rise, record-breaking military spending, and ever-increasing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, VICE travels to Yemen, Israel, Bahrain, and Lebanon to better understand the Middle East's shifting geopolitical landscape.

01 Nov 201960m
K-POP Machine
S01E04

K-POP Machine

No industry is as image-conscious or as micro-managed as K-Pop. With the recent wave of suicides and scandals, the question of what happens behind this heavily constructed facade grows. VICE goes inside the K-Pop industry to explore the dissonance between fantasy and reality.

06 Dec 201960m
Disgrace
S01E05

Disgrace

What happens to the accused and the community after public allegations of sexual misconduct? VICE News reporter Isobel Yeung delves into the messy, complex conversation that takes stock of where we are two years since the height of the #MeToo movement.

03 Jan 202060m
Anti-Vaxx Fever
S01E06

Anti-Vaxx Fever

07 Feb 202060m
Defending Champions
S01E07
7.0

Defending Champions

Sports have historically been organized into two strict categories: male and female, but now some athletes are challenging the binary.

10 Feb 202060m
Gun Culture 2.0
S01E08
8.0

Gun Culture 2.0

Gun control has soared in popularity across the United States, but the laws in many states are actually becoming even more lenient; correspondent Josh Hersh uncovers the forces driving these changes, going inside the new culture of self defense.

03 Apr 202060m