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The Lie Detector

Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
Aired: Jan 03, 2023 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: GBH
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Episodes
01: The Lie Detector02: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space03: Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History04: The Movement and the "Madman"05: The Sun Queen06: Casa Susanna07: The Busing Battleground08: The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools09: The War on Disco
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