Vanguard
By Current TV
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Vanguard airs Mondays at 9/8c on Current TV. Vanguard is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. The show’s correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world’s most important stories. Vanguard airs Mondays at 9/8c on Current TV or check out more info on the show at current.com/Vanguard.
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| 1 | VideoThe once-booming US economy goes bust: 'Vanguard' Web Extra | In this web extra from "Two Americas," correspondent Adam Yamaguchi speaks with Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg about the history of financial stability in America and the staggering changes in how wealth is distributed within the United States today. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoJavier lives his dreams on the sidelines: Vanguard Web Extra | In this "Vanguard" web extra, Javier takes his family to a Houston Texans football game. As a kid, Javier dreamed of playing in the NFL. Now, as part owner of the Texans, he gets to enjoy the sport from a prime viewing spot. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThe next Adam Yamaguchi: Vanguard Web Extra | In this "Vanguard" web extra from "Two Americas," producer John Henion asks young Paul "Gavin" Starr, Jr. to do his best impression of "Vanguard" correspondent Adam Yamaguchi. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoFlu shots are terrifying: Vanguard Web Extra | In this "Vanguard" web extra from "Two Americas," Lucinda takes her daughter to get flu shots, but things get rough when one becomes hysterical with fear. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWhen producers step in front of the camera: Vanguard Web Extra | In this "Vanguard" web extra, "Two Americas" producer John Henion takes a break from working behind the scenes to help Paul fix the tire on the family truck, helping Paul's wife make her critical job interview on time. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoWhat does your weed smell like? Vanguard field dispatches | In this dispatch from the field, "Vanguard" correspondent Christof Putzel visits a legal marijuana grow house in Colorado and gets introduced to the various strains available. Weeknights at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoEnduring Indian traffic: Vanguard Dispatches from the Field | In this "Vanguard" dispatch from the field, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi battles traffic in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India. No stranger to international travel, even Adam finally loses his cool in the crowded streets. Watch the premiere of "Under the Knife Abroad," Monday, November 14 at 9/8c on Current TV. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoTurning to Mexico for major surgery: Vanguard field Dispatches | In this "Vanguard" dispatch from the field, correspondent Adam Yamaguchi checks in while traveling to Mexico to meet up with Lisa, an American preparing for leg surgery. Already more than $1 million in medical debt, Lisa struggled to find any additional assistance from U.S. hospitals and has been forced to seek surgical help in foreign countries. Watch the premiere of "Under the Knife Abroad," Monday, November 14 at 9/8c on Current TV. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoTown famous for hit men and burritos: Vanguard Field Dispatches | While reporting a new episode from Mexico, "Vanguard" correspondent Christof Putzel visits a town famous for two things -- its hit men and burritos. Watch the premiere of Vanguard's "Arming the Mexican Cartels" on Monday, October 31, at 9/8c. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoLearning how to shoot: "Vanguard" Dispatches from the Field | "Vanguard" correspondent Christof Putzel learns to shoot semi-automatic and automatic guns as part of an interview with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- also known as the ATF. Watch the premiere of Vanguard's "Arming the Mexican Cartels" on Monday, October 31, at 9/8c. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoMexican gun vault: "Vanguard" Dispatches from the Field | In this dispatch from the field, "Vanguard" correspondent Christof Putzel visits a gun vault in Chihuahua City, Mexico and marvels at the range of seized Mexican drug cartels weaponry. Watch the premiere of Vanguard's "Arming the Mexican Cartels" on Monday, October 31, at 9/8c. | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoMexican cartel car chase: 'Vanguard' Dispatches from the Field | In this dispatch from the field, "Vanguard" correspondent Christof Putzel rides with state police officers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, through some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the area. To avoid becoming targets, state officers wear masks to shield their identities and stay heavily armed. A routine patrol quickly became a car chase through the streets at speeds of 70 to 80 miles per hour. Watch the premiere of Vanguard's "Arming the Mexican Cartels" on Monday, October 31, at 9/8c. Weeknights at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoVanguard: Convicts on Fire | We've all heard about the firefighters who have come from all over to help fight the California wildfires that have been raging for over a month, but there are a large group of firefighters that we haven't heard much about, and they are the main ones fighting the fires. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Colorado Springs Is PTSD City | In this scene from Vanguard's "War Crimes," correspondent Kaj Larsen investigates why Colorado Springs has become ground zero in what may be a coming tsunami: the alarming rise in the number of soldiers who have been traumatized by war and are now accused of bringing the violence home. Since the start of the Iraq War, 17 soldiers from nearby Fort Carson have been charged with murder or attempted murder. | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoVanguard Scenes: You Can't Take the Army Out of the Boy | In this scene from Vanguard's "War Crimes," Clark Fish, an inmate at Maricopa County Jail in Arizona, tells correspondent Kaj Larsen about his time in Iraq as an Army medic. Fish, who has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend but still awaits sentencing, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Undercover At a Florida Pain Clinic | In this scene from Vanguard's award-winning documentary "The OxyContin Express," correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes undercover at a pain management clinic in Florida to learn more about how readily available narcotic prescriptions can be obtained. | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoVanguard Scenes: How to Destroy an Underground Drug Trade | In this scene from Vanguard's "Forest of Ecstasy," correspondent and executive producer Adam Yamaguchi witnesses armed Cambodian forest rangers burning down an illegal factory producing safrole, the main ingredient in ecstasy. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Discovering a Drug Factory in the Rainforest | Vanguard correspondent and executive producer Adam Yamaguchi joins Cambodian forest rangers as they discover and clear out a campsite for workers producing safrole oil in the Cardamom Mountains. As the raw ingredient in ecstasy, the production of safrole oil has become a lucrative venture for criminals in Cambodia. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoPorn Gives Employee Benefits: Vanguard Scenes | In this scene from Vanguard's "Porn 2.0," Kink.com employees discuss whether their parents accept that they work in the adult film industry, the creativity involved in producing pornography, and how full-time employment with benefits makes their job more secure than other entertainment positions. Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. | 7/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoWill Social Media Save the Sex Industry? Vanguard Scenes | In this scene from Vanguard's "Porn 2.0," adult film star Jessica Drake reveals how using popular social media tools allows her to connect with fans to stay in business as Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. | 7/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Hunting for Safrole Oil | In this scene from Vanguard's "Forest of Ecstasy," correspondent and executive producer Adam Yamaguchi accompanies Cambodian forest rangers on a mission to uncover illegal safrole oil factories in the Cardamom Mountains. Criminals take advantage of this remote rainforest to produce safrole oil, the raw ingredient used to make ecstasy, which is then sold worldwide. Adam comes along on the hunt to find and destroy these hidden camps. | 7/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoVanguard's Adam Yamaguchi: The Guy That Eats Anything | In this Vanguard extra, correspondent and executive producer Adam Yamaguchi proves he lives up to his reputation as a man who will eat -- or do -- absolutely anything in search of a story. | 7/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoVanguard Scenes: High School on the Rez | In this scene from Vanguard's "Rape on the Reservation," correspondent Mariana van Zeller interviews students at St. Francis High School on Rosebud Reservation, where the vice principal and students tell her about the expectation of sexual violence at high school parties. | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Sexual Violence Recovery | In this scene from "Rape on the Reservation," correspondent Mariana van Zeller visits a retreat for Native American women who are coping with sexual violence. In Rapid City, a very different kind of recovery -- for Indian sex offenders who have served time for committing rape or other sex crimes. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoVanguard Extra: Fighting Alongside Al-Shabaab | In this extra scene from Vanguard's "American Jihadi," Christof Putzel interviews a young Somali-Canadian man who explains his decision to fight along Al-Shabaab -- and then to leave that fight and come home. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Ridealong With Tribal Police | In this scene from "Rape on the Reservation," correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes for a ridealong with "Hawkeye," a law enforcement officer on Rosebud reservation where often authorities reach a scene long after the crime has been committed. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Eat Da Poo Poo | In this scene from Vanguard's "Missionaries of Hate," correspondent Mariana van Zeller attends a press conference during which Pastor Martin Ssempa shows graphic gay porn to a room full of international journalists. Mariana traveled to Uganda to learn more about the growing influence of American religious groups has led to a movement to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoMarine Boot Camp For Getting Better: Vanguard Extra | In this Vanguard extra, correspondent Kaj Larsen visits New Directions, a Los Angeles organization that provides treatment to veterans with substance use and mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoKaj Meets DMX: Vanguard Extra | In this Vanguard extra, correspondent Kaj Larsen talks about an unusual moment of levity while shooting the episode "War Crimes." At Arizona's Maricopa County Jail, inmates insisted on bringing him "X" -- which turned out not to be an offer for drugs, but a chance introduction to rapper DMX. | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoInside "War Crimes" Vanguard's Kaj Larsen Reflects | In this candid commentary, correspondent Kaj Larsen goes behind the scenes of Vanguard's episode "War Crimes." Kaj talks about the empathetic bond he forged with Inmate Clark Fish, an Army medic who suffers from PTSD and is now waiting to find out if he'll be sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend. Plus, hear Kaj talk about readjusting after his own service as a Navy SEAL, the challenges of reporting a story that no authorities want to track statistics for, and how PTSD is one of the oldest stories known to man. | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoVanguard's Kaj Larsen: From Navy SEAL to Correspondent | In this exclusive Vanguard extra, correspondent Kaj Larsen talks about his transition from Navy SEAL to journalist, starting with his first time ever on camera -- reporting from Afghanistan for Current TV, what he calls his "trial by fire." | 7/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoVanguard's Kaj Larsen: Why I Wanted to Get Waterboarded | Correspondent Kaj Larsen was trained how to deal with waterboarding as a Navy SEAL, but a day off while on assignment for Current in Cambodia led him to put himself through the controversial interrogation technique once more. In this exclusive Vanguard extra, Kaj talks about the legacy of waterboarding that dates back to the Khmer Rouge and the impact his story had on the policy debate. | 7/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoWe Are Waiting For the Enemy to Come: Vanguard Extra | In this Vanguard extra, Abu Monsoor Al-Amriki -- aka "American Jihadi" Omar Hammami, originally from Daphne, Alabama -- outlines Al-Shabaab's plan to ambush Ethiopian and Somali troops. This and similar videos are intended to help recruit other young Muslims from the West to wage jihad overseas. | 7/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Now Is the Time For Action | In this scene from Vanguard's "American Jihadi," correspondent Christof Putzel examines the increasingly radical attitude of Omar Hammami, an Alabama man who is now recruiting other young Muslims from the West to wage jihad overseas. As Omar's childhood best friend, Berney Culveyhouse, explains, Omar moved from prioritizing knowledge to action. Shortly after, Omar left his wife in Egypt--only to reappear in Somalia as part of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoVanguard Scenes: Recruiting Young Muslims From the West | Al-Shabaab, in Arabic, means "the youth," and in this scene from Vanguard's "American Jihadi," correspondent Christof Putzel investigates the influence of Alabama native Omar Hammami on recruiting other young Western Muslims to wage jihad overseas. Omar's online videos have been linked by authorities to other young jihadists, including two men from New Jersey who were arrested in June. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoVanguard's Christof Putzel Reflects: Inside American Jihadi | Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel goes behind the scenes of the episode "American Jihadi" and shares the story of how he and Omar Hammami, a young man who now fights as part of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, crossed paths in Somalia back in 2006. Christof also explains how he canvassed small town Daphne, Alabama, searching for anyone who would speak to him about the story--and ended up meeting Omar's best friend, Bernie Culveyhouse. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoWar Crimes: Vanguard Trailer | Correspondent Kaj Larsen investigates the alarming rise in the number of soldiers who have been traumatized by war and are now accused of bringing the violence home. Of the more than 2 million men and women who have served in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as many as a third of them may now have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. A growing number of these vets are being charged with violent crimes, and Kaj travels to prisons and mental health facilities in Arizona, Colorado and Oregon to hear their stories. | 6/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoThird Generation Journalist: Vanguard's Christof Putzel | Correspondent Christof Putzel has journalism in his blood -- his grandfather, mother and father were all reporters, too. "I grew up surrounded by the news," Christof says in an exclusive Vanguard extra. He also talks about moving to Moscow as a kid when his parents were assigned to cover the end of the Cold War, and how that experience influenced his work on the award-winning "From Russia With Hate." | 6/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoVanguard Trailer: American Jihadi | In "American Jihadi," Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel traces the journey of a small town kid from Alabama to Somalia, where as part of Al-Shabab he is now recruiting young Muslims from the west to wage jihad overseas. "American Jihadi" premieres on Current TV on Wednesday, June 30 at 10/9c. | 6/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoHow Drogba's Family Helps Abandoned Soccer Players | Before Dider Drogba was named 2009's African Footballer of the Year, he was a 5-year-old living in Paris with his uncle, Michel Goba. In this Vanguard extra, correspondent Mariana van Zeller talks with Goba about Foot Solidaire, an organization that helps young players who have been abandoned by agents. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoRight to Dream Soccer Academy: Scenes from Vanguard | In this scene from Vanguard's "Soccer's Lost Boys," correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to a prestigious -- and unconventional -- academy for young African footballers. Founder Tom Vernon explains how for the 40 boys currently attending Right to Dream in Ghana, an emphasis on both athletics and academics empowers students to plan for their future. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoVanguard's Soccer's Lost Boys: Mariana van Zeller Reflects | Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes behind the scenes of the episode "Soccer's Lost Boys," from going undercover at a black market pickup game in Paris to an unexpectedly emotional interview with a young footballer abandoned in Europe. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoVanguard: Soccer's Lost Boys: World Cup Dreams and Nightmares | As South Africa hosts the 2010 World Cup, the focus will be on many of the continent's brightest stars in soccer, including Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o. In "Soccer's Lost Boys," correspondent Mariana van Zeller explores the dark side to the sport's global popularity, what has been called "the new slave trade." "Soccer's Lost Boys" airs Wednesday, June 16 at 10/9c. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoBlack Market Soccer: Scenes from Vanguard | In this scene from the new Vanguard documentary "Soccer's Lost Boys," correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes undercover to explore the last, desperate hope of young West African players living illegally in Paris: a pick-up game with sketchy middle-men who try to sell the players to outside agents. | 6/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoVanguard: The Dirty Business of Soccer | In this scene from Vanguard's "Soccer's Lost Boys," a coach in Ghana details for correspondent Mariana Van Zeller the alarming treatment of young players in West Africa. | 6/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoInside Vanguard's World's Toilet Crisis: Adam Yamaguchi Reflects | Vanguard correspondent and executive producer Adam Yamaguchi talks about shooting "The World's Toilet Crisis," the worst assignment he ever gave himself, making a rookie travel mistake that got him sick, and the dangers of getting desensitized to open defecation. "Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoVanguard's Adam Yamaguchi on Investigative Journalism | Vanguard executive producer and correspondent Adam Yamaguchi discusses the exhilarating, unpredictable nature of investigative journalism. "Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoVanguard: How to Solve the World's Toilet Crisis | According the U.S. State Department, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF, the world's greatest infectious killer is not malaria, AIDS, or TB, but poop. An estimated 2.6 billion people, about 40% of the world's population, including 1 billion children, have no access to toilets of any kind and must practice open defecation. The result is a continual pandemic of intestinal afflictions that kill 2 million people a year. "The World's Toilet Crisis" airs Wednesday, June 9 at 10/9c. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoVanguard: Rape Crisis on Indian Reservations | Vanguard's "Rape on the Reservation" premieres on Current TV on Wednesday, June 2 at 10/9c. One in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. Correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota where sexual assault and violence against women has escalated to murder. What happened to 19-year-old Marquita, and how can the reservation's understaffed police force keep it from happening again? For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoVanguard Extra: Rape Victims' Court of Last Resort | In this outtake from Vanguard's "Rape on the Reservation," correspondent Mariana van Zeller talks with Rosebud's tribal prosecutor and attorney general about the limited resources and sentencing power of tribal courts. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoVanguard: Rape on the Reservation: Mariana van Zeller Reflects | Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes behind the scenes of the episode "Rape on the Reservation" and opens up about a sad and shocking slideshow of photos she watched with Martina, the mother of a young woman who was killed. Plus, Mariana talks about shooting in sub-zero conditions in South Dakota and crossing from one end of the Rosebud reservation to the other during a ride-along with tribal police. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoVanguard Web Extra: Cycle of Violence | In this unedited extra from "Rape on the Reservation," two brothers talk to Vanguard producer John Henion about growing up in an abusive home. For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoVanguard: The American Architects of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill | Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Uganda to trace the influence of American evangelical leaders on a proposed law that could make being gay punishable by death. The episode "Missionaries of Hate" premieres on Wednesday, May 26 at 10/9c. Vanguard, airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoVanguard: Web Extra: Terrorist Expert Discusses the Tamil Tigers | Rohan Gunaratna is a leading expert on international terrorism and head of the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Gunaratna talks about the Tamil Tigers influence on international terrorism and the effect the Global War on Terror had on the group. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/vanguard | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 54 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Vanguard
Current has really given a fresh a breath air in the news world, I have watched Current for awhile now on T.V. and Vanguard was defiantly one of the best pods. Great job CurrentTV!
Amazing coverage
How in the heck were these kids able to get the access and footage like this? They really put themselves in some rather dangerous situations to uncover some amazing glimpses into worlds most of us will never see. This is really some powerful journalism. Everyone must watch this series.
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This is the best tv broadcast since... well ever. For the first time WE have freedom in this country. Democracy at it's best you vote and choose what you want to watch!!!
