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This season of Our America challenged and entertained viewers with stories from their own backyards. Lisa took viewers on a journey through secretive, kinky, misunderstood and marginalized subcultures throughout the nation, hoping to bring a new perspective on how we see our fellow Americans. From from the real world of BDSM, to our nation's battle with childhood obesity, to the loving lifestyle of polyamory, to her own father's struggle with aging, to families of killers, which episode of Our America taught you the most this season?

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I Love You and You and You Conversation

Can you imagine being happily married and still dating someone else... with your spouse's consent? There are half a million Americans practicing polyamory, and Lisa Ling meets three families who are pushing the limits of love, commitment, and family. How do you define family?

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A Predator in the Clubhouse Conversation

When we send our children to school or after-school programs, we entrust their lives to supposedly trustworthy people. In this episode, Lisa Ling examines stories of stolen innocence, and the pattern of inaction that can create a lifetime of pain and suffering. How can we prevent sexual abuse of children?

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Martyrs for Chirst? Conversation

In the nation's heartland, one leader cries out with a radical message of spiritual martyrdom. Lisa goes inside this new religious movement where members claim to hear the voice of God, and explores what the future holds for its followers. Can faith be taken too far?

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Season 2: 3 AM Girls

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Secret Lives of Seniors Conversation

As Lisa Ling tries to help her own father navigate the challenges of aging she comes across a variety of seniors who are still dating, embracing adventure, and learning to deal with old age gracefully: seniors who aren't letting age stop them from living. How can we make the most of our twilight years?

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Generation XXL Conversation

For the first time in U.S. history, our youngest generation is expected to live a shorter life than their parents as a result of childhood obesity. In Our America episode "Generation XXL," Lisa Ling meets families who are struggling to help their children lose weight in order to survive. What do you think is the key to curing America's cultural obesity?

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Shades of Kink

In Our America episode "Shades of Kink," Lisa Ling goes beyond the best-selling fantasy novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, to explore the real world of BDSM: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sado-masochism. Do you think that people who participate in a kink lifestyle are unfairly judged?

What do you think? Post your comments below!

Season 2: Swingers Next Door

An estimated 15 million Americans are active in the "swinger" lifestyle. From house parties in suburban Arizona to swingers' clubs in Nashville and workshops in LA, we explore what's at stake when couples test their sexual boundaries and learn to swing.

Do you believe that people are inherently monogamous?

Pray the Gay Away? Can you be gay and Christian?

In the controversial Our America episode 'Pray the Gay Away?', Lisa Ling takes a look at one of the most polarizing debates in Christianity today. Join the conversation.

Season 2: Innocent Behind Bars?

In America, we're innocent until proven guilty. But when the system fails, how can an innocent person restart their life? Lisa explores the lives of men who were wrongly convicted, and one man on death row whose daughter is fighting for the truth.

When justice goes awry with the wrongful conviction of an innocent person, can it ever be put right? Can the wrongfully convicted ever truly live "free"?

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