CNBC Originals, Vol. 2HD
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CNBC Originals continues with Season 2 with non-fiction feature programming, focusing on the business community’s biggest stories. CNBC Originals explain today’s phenomena. CNBC Originals reveal trade and industry secrets of high-profile businesses, leveraging the behind-the-scenes access only CNBC can provide. This is smart entertainment.
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| 1 | HDVideoTrash, Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage | In this CNBC documentary, "Squawk Box" Co-Anchor Carl Quintanilla will look at garbage - how we create it, how we get rid of it, and how we often just put it out of sight all at significant cost to individuals and society alike. One thing about the garbage business, it's always picking up. | 43:18 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | HDVideoLiquid Assets: The Big Business of Water | Water, our most precious natural resource, is at risk. CNBC explores a global crisis. | 42:48 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | HDVideoRemington Under Fire: A CNBC Investigation | The Remington 700 is one the world’s most popular firearms. Remington insists its gun is safe -- but allegations and lawsuits point to a trail of death, serious injury, and thousands of complaints. Did this iconic American company go too far in protecting its signature product? | 43:13 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | HDVideoFord: Rebuilding an American Icon | CNBC’s Phil LeBeau takes you inside one of the great comeback stories of the American auto industry. | 43:13 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | HDVideoMarijuana USA | CNBC examines how marijuana, the world’s most commonly used illicit drug, dares to move out of the shadows and into the mainstream of American life. | 43:21 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | HDVideoThe Facebook Obsession | The Facebook Obsession is the real story behind the rise of the largest social-media site in the world, told through the company's founders, friends and foes. Correspondent Lester Holt delivers a comprehensive look at how this Internet phenomenon, with half a billion users, is affecting society in ways most people are unaware of. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | HDVideoSupermarkets, Inc.: A $500 Billion Money Machine | CNBC cameras go behind the scenes at your local big box market, Whole Foods, and fading mom-and-pop stores to find out what the supermarket industry knows about you -- and what you don't know about them. | 43:16 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | HDVideoCigarette Wars | In this CNBC original documentary, Correspondent Brian A. Shactman reports on an industry that continues to thrive despite all we know about the dangers of smoking. | 43:24 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | HDVideoDivorce Wars | Find out the secrets behind the money, the lies, the emotional pain, and the financial gain that happens when wealthy couples go from trusted allies to warring factions in CNBC’s “Divorce Wars.” | 43:13 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | HDVideoThe American Tax Cheat | Hundreds of billions of dollars escape IRS collections every year. So who is the American tax cheat secretly keeping their cash while the rest of us have to pony up? Why do so many people believe that cheating on your taxes is morally ok? From actor Wesley Snipes to a Las Vegas pimp to a middle class couple -- Americans of all kinds have had serious run-ins with the IRS. Squawk Box Anchor Becky Quick investigates how this widespread tax evasion lands businessmen in prison, celebrities in hot water, and citizens in fear and desperation. We’ll also meet the law enforcement side of the IRS, CPAs with a gun and a badge that investigate criminal tax evasion with the same zeal that brought down Al Capone. They’ll hunt for income in overseas accounts, the secret vaults of criminals and even your checking account. CNBC goes inside the IRS's Forensic lab in Chicago to see how Special Agents use CSI technology to uncover even the most hidden evidence of tax fraud. From celebrities to the working class, no one is immune from an IRS investigator. Whether you think cheating is right or wrong, with hundreds of billions at stake, the IRS has a job to do. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | HDVideoCode Wars | In the United States, we are Internet dependent. Our financial systems, power grids, telecommunications, water supplies, flight controls and military communications are all online – making them vulnerable to countless attacks by cyber criminals. The goal could be a 10-minute blackout, an attack on our national security, a stock trading glitch or the theft of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property. The FBI has recently made cyber crime a number one priority, one that costs the U.S. an estimated trillion dollars a year. CNBC’s "Code Wars", hosted by Melissa Lee, takes you onto the frontlines of the war on cyber. Cyber attacks are almost impossible to trace, making cyber crime and acts of cyber warfare the ultimate anonymous crime. So how do we protect our systems whose components are largely manufactured abroad? Can our nation's infrastructure be protected from cyber attacks? And how can the U.S. win a war in which conventional rules of combat do not apply? CNBC tackles the tough questions in "Code Wars: America’s Cyber Threat." | 43:52 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | HDVideoBMW: A Driving Obsession | CNBC goes inside one of the most successfully managed brands and companies in the world -- BMW. Its familiar blue and white logo stands as the symbol of prestigious, high-performance, luxury cars. A one-time aircraft engine manufacturer that eventually moved to motorcycles and offbeat sports sedans, BMW today commands brand recognition and respect that is the envy of the commercial world. CNBC Correspondent Carl Quintanilla takes viewers inside BMW’s secretive Tech Center, where teams of engineers obsess over the technical and mechanical details that the company says justify its cars’ high prices. Acoustic specialists consider every sound in the car, from the exhaust note to the window motors; ergonomic engineers labor over the stunningly complex mechanical labyrinth that is a modern seat; and crash specialists deliberately wreck a parade of high-dollar vehicles to improve safety. BMW is a company enjoying success, but also facing significant challenges. Growing environmental and political pressures are making it increasingly tough to market high-performance cars, but BMW is staking its future on its ability to build vehicles that are both sustainable and fun. BMW also faces daunting competition, not only from other German manufacturers like Audi, but also from carmakers in Japan, Korea -- and soon, China. BMW: A Driving Obsession is the fascinating story behind a once small, struggling company that transformed itself into a global luxury car powerhouse, and is now going flat out to maintain its edge. | 43:21 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | HDVideoDreamliner: Inside the World's Most Anticipated Airplane | NBC’s Phil LeBeau will take viewers inside Boeing to see whether this enormously important American company, and one of the nation's largest employers, can rise to the challenge of a rapidly changing global aviation market. | 43:21 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | HDVideoThe Coffee Addiction | The coffee addiction is not an understatement. Americans crave their daily fix and drink an estimated 400 million cups a day. But, coffee is so much more than just a drink. As one of the most actively traded commodities, coffee is now a multibillion-dollar global industry. What is it about coffee that keeps us coming back for more? Is it truly the caffeine or is it something else... the aroma, the taste, the sense of gathering a cup of coffee brings. We’ll examine the cultural fixation and go behind the scenes with two major players in coffee today - Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee. The story of how coffee gets to this country is mostly unknown and fascinating... put it this way, if you think standing in line to get your cup of Joe is a hassle, wait until you see how a cherry off a coffee tree eventually makes it to your local barista. From the jungles of Peru to America’s coffee cafés, CNBC’s “The Coffee Addiction” takes you on the coffee journey from bean to cup. | 43:22 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | HDVideoBest Jobs Ever | A Hollywood stuntwoman, a Victoria's Secret photographer and an inner-city music teacher. Discover why these people say they have the Best Jobs Ever. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | HDVideoPepsi's Challenge | Can PepsiCo create healthier products? CNBC takes an look inside the quest of a global powerhouse and how it is changing the foods we eat. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 17 | HDVideoBillions Behind Bars | CNBC goes behind the razor wires to investigate the profits and inner-workings of the multi-billion dollar prison industry. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| 18 | HDVideoBest Buy: The Big Box Fights Back | In the world of consumer electronics, Best Buy is often considered the 'last man standing' - a title both flattering and daunting. What started as a local record store 45 years ago is now a national big box giant with more than 1100 stores. In recent years, the retailer has seen its profits dwindle, due to intense online competition, high overhead costs and declining sales. Best Buy has faced many challenges in its history but has always managed to bounce back. In an age when smart phone apps can compare prices on the spot, can this behemoth keep itself from becoming just a showroom for competitor's websites? CNBC Correspondent Tyler Mathisen goes behind the scenes of Best Buy during the Black Friday frenzy, profiles CEO Brian Dunn, meets the Geek Squad, and reports on how the big box is fighting back. | 43:14 | $2.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
- HD Version
- Genre: Nonfiction
- Released: Sep 29, 2010
- © 2010 CNBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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