• 2013
  • 30m

Episode list

Vice
Basketball Diplomacy
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
  • S1.E10
  • Basketball Diplomacy
VICE makes history on a trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE traveled to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, an exhibition game, and a first-ever meeting between the leader and an American delegation.
8.8 /10
Assassination Nation/The Killer Kids of the Taliban
Thu, Apr 04, 2013
  • S1.E1
  • Assassination Nation/The Killer Kids of the Taliban
In the Philippines, election season is more like hunting season as rivals simply rub out their opponents instead of defeating them at the polls. In Afghanistan, senior members of the Taliban are now manipulating children and teenagers into carrying out their suicide bombings.
8.2 /10
Mormon Lost Boys/The Fat Farms of Mauritania/Mumbai Slumscraper
Thu, May 02, 2013
  • S1.E5
  • Mormon Lost Boys/The Fat Farms of Mauritania/Mumbai Slumscraper
'Mormon Lost Boys' Young men have been thrown out of their homes because of an edict allowing polygamist church elders to monopolize young girls. 'The Fat Farms of Mauritania' In the West African country of Mauritania, parents send their daughters to rural fattening camps. 'Mumbai Slumscraper' A visit to Mumbai, where slums sit below billion-dollar, single-family skyscrapers.
8.1 /10
Assassination Nation/The Killer Kids of the Taliban

S1.E1 ∙ Assassination Nation/The Killer Kids of the Taliban

Thu, Apr 04, 2013
In the Philippines, election season is more like hunting season as rivals simply rub out their opponents instead of defeating them at the polls. In Afghanistan, senior members of the Taliban are now manipulating children and teenagers into carrying out their suicide bombings.
8.2 /10
Escape from North Korea/World's Most Dangerous Border

S1.E2 ∙ Escape from North Korea/World's Most Dangerous Border

Thu, Apr 11, 2013
North Koreans cross the border into China illegally every year--some via a modern-day underground railroad to freedom and eventual citizenship in South Korea. VICE visits the most dangerous place in the world: Kashmir's line of control, which partially occupies the Indian state and separates India from Pakistan.
7.7 /10
Gun School/Toxic Iraq

S1.E3 ∙ Gun School/Toxic Iraq

Thu, Apr 18, 2013
'Gun School' VICE visits the New Life Baptist Church & Academy in Albuquerque, NM, where Pastor Larry Allen preaches guns and teaches guns. 'Toxic Iraq' After ravaging Iraq over the past decade, the U.S. is finally exiting the country--leaving behind a toxic cesspool of military waste.
7.9 /10
Chinese Cockblock/European Meltdown

S1.E4 ∙ Chinese Cockblock/European Meltdown

Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Chinese Cockblock' In China, where marrying-age men outnumber women by the millions, VICE looks at a lucrative business catered to matchmaking and the bachelors who use such services. 'European Meltdown' With their economy in the toilet and no jobs to be had, Europe's youth are taking to the streets to demand radical changes.
7.9 /10
Mormon Lost Boys/The Fat Farms of Mauritania/Mumbai Slumscraper

S1.E5 ∙ Mormon Lost Boys/The Fat Farms of Mauritania/Mumbai Slumscraper

Thu, May 02, 2013
'Mormon Lost Boys' Young men have been thrown out of their homes because of an edict allowing polygamist church elders to monopolize young girls. 'The Fat Farms of Mauritania' In the West African country of Mauritania, parents send their daughters to rural fattening camps. 'Mumbai Slumscraper' A visit to Mumbai, where slums sit below billion-dollar, single-family skyscrapers.
8.1 /10
China's Ghost Towns/Egypt on the Brink

S1.E6 ∙ China's Ghost Towns/Egypt on the Brink

Thu, May 09, 2013
Fifteen years ago, China changed its policy so people could buy their own homes. Real-estate investments boomed, and new cities began popping up. The problem is: people don't live in what have become 'ghost cities.' Over two years ago, Arab Spring climaxed in the overthrow of President Mubarak in Egypt. But for many Egyptians, the situation has actually gotten worse.
7.7 /10
Tobaccoland/Underground Heroin Clinic

S1.E7 ∙ Tobaccoland/Underground Heroin Clinic

Thu, May 16, 2013
In Indonesia, VICE visits a clinic that promises cures to a plethora of modern ailments through tobacco and smoking. Ibogaine is a drug made out of the African iboga root, whose intense, hallucinogenic properties have many believing it can cure heroin addiction if used in conjunction with a voodoo-type ritual that involves face paint and chanting.
7.8 /10
Senegalese Laamb Wrestling/The World Is Sinking

S1.E8 ∙ Senegalese Laamb Wrestling/The World Is Sinking

Thu, May 30, 2013
The most popular sport in the West African country of Senegal isn't soccer--it's laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight rituals and dances. The global sea level rose by 22 cms in the past 100 years--and is expected to rise even faster in the years to come. The evidence can be seen in Venice, the Maldives, and beyond.
7.6 /10
Chiraq/Nigeria's Oil Pirates

S1.E9 ∙ Chiraq/Nigeria's Oil Pirates

Thu, Jun 06, 2013
The lethal combination of gangs and guns has turned Chicago into a war zone. VICE visits the city's most dangerous areas; oil theft has become big business in Nigeria. In this segment, VICE travels to Africa's oil-producing region to meet with oil thieves, and follows one farmer's attempt to sue a foreign oil company for poisoning his family's land.
8 /10
Basketball Diplomacy

S1.E10 ∙ Basketball Diplomacy

Thu, Jun 13, 2013
VICE makes history on a trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE traveled to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, an exhibition game, and a first-ever meeting between the leader and an American delegation.
8.8 /10
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