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PBS's new TV and web newsmagazine gives you what you need to know -- along with a healthy dose of insight, perspective and wit. Need to Know cuts through the noise of nonstop news to bring you the most compelling stories of the week and of our times. Every Friday night nationwide and all week long on the web.

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Need To Know
Full episodes
258 VIDEOS

Need to Know, Fri., May 11, 2012: Legal immigration and entrepeneurship
24:30 Air Date 05/11/12

Need to Know, Fri., May 4, 2012: The view from Main Street, leaving Afghanistan, Dan Savage
24:32 Air Date 05/04/12

Need to Know, Fri., April 27, 2012: Sea-level rise, death on the border
25:09 Air Date 04/27/12

Need to Know, Fri., April 20, 2012: Crossing the line
25:10 Air Date 04/20/12

Need to Know, Friday, April 13, 2012: Power to the people
25:10 Air Date 04/13/12

Need to Know, Friday, April 6, 2012: Help Wanted
25:12 Air Date 04/06/12

Fri., March 30, 2012
25:14 Air Date 03/30/12

Friday, March 23, 2012: Coming home
25:09 Air Date 03/23/12

Fri., March 16, 2012
25:10 Air Date 03/16/12

The Corner, Revisited
12:19 Air Date 03/16/12

Unemployment in the Inner City: What's the Solution?
6:37 Air Date 03/16/12

American Voices: Thoai Nguyen
2:15 Air Date 03/14/12
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Previews
4 VIDEOS

Need to Know Sizzle Reel
4:38 Air Date 01/20/12

Need to Know Season 2 Promo
0:21 Air Date 09/28/11

Need to Know Series Generic Promo
0:32 Air Date 06/07/11

Promo Video: Education hour
2:23 Air Date 02/03/11
Shorts
387 VIDEOS

Meet cartoonist Steve Brodner
2:27 Air Date 05/16/12

American Voices: Jon Meacham
2:24 Air Date 05/11/12

Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Silicon Valley and immigration
4:42 Air Date 05/11/12

Brain Drain
9:52 Air Date 05/10/12

Making it in America
8:31 Air Date 05/10/12

Drone demo
2:19 Air Date 05/09/12

Help Wanted: The View from Main Street
13:53 Air Date 05/04/12

Interview: Joshua Foust
4:42 Air Date 05/04/12

Interview: Dan Savage
2:09 Air Date 05/02/12

Interview: Dr. Jay Gulledge
4:39 Air Date 04/27/12

Rising tide
13:02 Air Date 04/27/12

Update: Crossing the line
3:42 Air Date 04/27/12
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