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This Is Life with Lisa Ling
2014 - 2022 6.8 (11 votes) 9 Seasons
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News Documentary
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CNN

This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Overview

Lisa Ling's investigative documentary series goes behind the scenes to discover the secret societies within the American society.

Top Cast

Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling

Herself - Host

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2014)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Sugar Daddies, Sugar Babies
2014-09-28

In the last decade, a host of websites have sprung up with a mission to match wealthy older men with young, attractive women, and for both parties, it can be an alluring opportunity. Dive into this world of youth, beauty, money and sex as Ling asks questions of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies alike: Why did you choose this lifestyle? Once you get deep into this world, can you ever go back to conventional relationships? And what are the true costs and benefits when sex, money and power are on the line?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Unholy Addiction
2014-10-05

Utah, home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has the lowest rates of tobacco use and alcohol-related deaths in the nation. Yet, every year more people in Utah are dying from prescription drug overdoses than are dying in car accidents. In this episode, Lisa travels to Salt Lake City to discover how the hard hit LDS Church is battling an epidemic that is wreaking havoc on its faithful followers.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: The Genius Experiment
2014-10-12

Lisa examines the question- can we manufacture genius; a genius sperm bank created by eccentric millionaire and businessman Robert Graham has produced 200 progeny in their 20s and 30s in hopes of being created more intelligent than their peers.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Filthy Rich
2014-10-19

Lisa Ling goes inside this modern day boomtown and explores its new women pioneers.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Jungle Fix
2014-10-26

Lisa goes inside the hidden, mystical world of Ayahuasca, and investigates the popularity of this unregulated form of self-exploration, the power and consequences that can come along with its ingestion.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Road Strip
2014-11-02

Lisa Ling goes inside Crane's world and that of other traveling strippers who leave their home turf to travel to areas that are more lucrative.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Gay Rodeo
2014-11-09

An exploration of the Gay Rodeo Association.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Called To The Collar
2014-11-16

Lisa travels to the Midwest, where more Catholic men are being drawn to the priesthood than anywhere else in the county, in a time where the Catholic population is on the rise, but the number of Catholic priests is dwindling.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2015)

In season two, Lisa Ling gains exclusive access to the children of Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints’ prophet and convicted felon Warren Jeffs, the Mongol Nation outlaw bikers, the LA County Coroner’s office, and The Satanic Temple in Detroit.  She also introduces viewers to Electronic Dance Music fans, young girls vying to be models, Richmond City inmates preparing for a “Date with Dad” dance, and professional pickup artists in Nevada.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Children of the Prophet
2015-09-30

Two children of Warren Jeffs make the revelations to Lisa Ling that the imprisoned leader of the polygamous Mormon sect sexually abused them as children.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Inside Mongol Nation
2015-10-07

Lisa Ling embeds with the Mongols Motorcycle Club.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Fatherless Towns
2015-10-21

Imprisoned dads learn to become fathers through an innovative program. 13 Inmates prepare for an unprecedented event: The father-daughter dance.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Faces That Sell
2015-10-28

Apparently men will pay a lot to be surrounded by beautiful women. Go inside the world of fashion modeling with Lisa Ling.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Electronic Woodstock
2015-11-04

Lisa relives her life as a 1990s raver, by embedding with a new generation of electronic music fans at a festival called Mysteryland.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: America's Busiest Coroners
2015-11-11

Go Inside the LA County Coroner's Office where death is business as usual. “There are things that I saw... that will continue to haunt me forever,” said Lisa Ling.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: The Seduction Game
2015-12-09

Lisa attends a pickup artist bootcamp to explore what draws men to the pickup lifestyle and to discern what pickup masters are really teaching.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: The Satanists Next Door
2015-12-13

Lisa investigates Satanism, focusing on the story of its members including their desire to use their beliefs to promote equality in American society as well as to protest what they describe as oppressive values and rules of the Judeo-Christian religions.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2016)

In season three, Ling gains exclusive access to the LA County Jail, goes inside the cage with female MMA fighters, attends a wedding behind bars, and learns to code with Silicon Valley teens.  She also explores legalized prostitution in Nevada and the heroin epidemic in Chicago, uncovers state laws that allow rapists parental rights, and embeds with the Philadelphia Police Department to examine how new technology is changing law enforcement.

8 episodes

Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2017)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Sexual Healing
2017-10-01

Lisa Ling goes on a journey through the scintillating worlds of Tantra and surrogate partner therapy in search of sexual healing.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Chinese in America
2017-10-08

Lisa explores the massive and economically diverse movement of immigration from China to the United States and traces her own family roots to find out what it means to be Chinese in America.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Age of Consent
2017-10-15

Lisa explores the legal and social consequences of convicting adolescents and young adults of sex offenses; when teenage sexuality crosses the line and becomes a crime.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Patriot Movement
2017-10-22

Lisa Ling reports on the Patriot Movement and embeds with a militia deep in the Arizona desert who are preparing for threats both foreign and domestic.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: America's First Muslims
2017-10-29

Islam has a long history in America; Lisa meets 3 different African American Muslims; learning about the power of Islam to reshape lives in the black community.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Modern Love
2017-11-05

Polygamy in America used to be known as something practiced solely in Mormon country; a growing crop of unorthodox dating websites puts a new spin on multiple marriage; Lisa meets open-minded singles, couples and "throuples."

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Lost Vegas
2017-11-19

Every year millions flock to Las Vegas trying to fulfill a dream and win big, but outside, and underground, another world stands in stark contrast; Lisa Ling investigates the dark underbelly of Sin City that few get to see.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Transbeauty
2017-11-26

Lisa takes a revealing look inside the world's most prestigious transgender beauty pageant, an exciting and emotional competition.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2018)

In season five, Ling examines gender fluidity, screen addiction, the crystal meth epidemic in Oklahoma, mediums in Lily Dale, New York, fathers dealing with custody battles after divorce, children of notorious killers, and animal super-fans called “furries.”

8 episodes

Season 6 poster
Season 6 (2019)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Porn Ed
2019-09-29

Lisa Ling takes on a topic most avoid: online pornography and how it is shaping a generation's perception on sex and intimacy.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: The Benzos Crisis
2019-10-06

Lisa Ling delves into the world of benzodiazepine use and uncovers the troubling threat these drugs pose when used long term, and the challenges facing patients who try to quit.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: A Few Good Women
2019-10-13

Lisa Ling gets a rare look inside the Marines' initiative to integrate the men and women in combat training, where they learn to fight and kill.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: Mississippi Gangland
2019-10-20

Lisa Ling explores the inner workings of Mississippi's fastest growing gang, The Simon City Royals, and how some members are walking away from the brotherhood and turning their lives around.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Twinning
2019-10-27

Lisa Ling explores the endless fascination with identical twins and the unfathomable bond shared between them.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: When Women Kill
2019-11-03

Lisa Ling meets two convicted female killers to explore what led them to their crimes, and the unique circumstances that connect the women who commit murder.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 7: Swingers
2019-11-10

Lisa Ling attends the country’s largest swingers party in New Orleans and learns how the swinging lifestyle is evolving into a movement for total sexual freedom.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Fighting Terror in Nyc
2019-11-17

In the weeks leading up to New Year’s Eve, Lisa Ling embeds with the NYPD to find out what it takes to keep NYC safe from terror threats.

Runtime: 43 min
Season 7 poster
Season 7 (2020)

In season seven, Ling explores the unlikely bond between prisoners and prep school students, how the digital age is affecting boys as they become men, the illicit massage parlor industry, heroin addiction, families affected by gun violence, and the rising popularity of psychedelic healing.

6 episodes

Episodes

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