"Retro Report" makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani connect the present to the past with stories from Retro Report, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.

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Sexual Misconduct at Work, Again | Full Report

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Online All the Time? Researchers Predicted It. | Full Report

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Where Did The News Go? | Andy Borowitz

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Could D&D Help Fight Screen Addiction? | Full Report

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Are Robots Really Taking Over? | Full Report

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Return of an Infamous Pill | Full Report

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New Clues From Old Evidence | Full Report

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Were the Moon Conspiracy Theories Faked? | Andy Borowitz
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Correcting the Myth of the Superpredator
Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.

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The Forgotten History of AIDS
H.I.V. rates have fallen in many places, but the AIDS crisis persists in parts of the U.S.

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How Napster Stirred Up Entertainment
After Napster, many consumers got used to media on demand. There was no turning back.

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The Controversy Over Teaching Teens About Sex
A decades-old battle is re-emerging over how sex is presented in the classroom.

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Exploring the Recent History of U.S. Immigration Backlashes
Today's immigration policies echo an anti-immigration movement 25 years ago in California.

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How the U.S. Came to Rely on Special Ops Forces
The rise of special operations units today can be traced to two past operations.

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The Truth About the Lawsuit Over Hot McDonald’s Coffee
Her complaint sounded frivolous. But the facts told another story.

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Lessons From the Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy
A new understanding of risk emerged from the study of a NASA disaster.
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