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The Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling

Every episode of Our America with Lisa Ling ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling!

The Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling takes viewers along for an in-depth look at some of the most controversial and thought-provoking issues in the United States today, including religious...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 5 - Holy Matrimonies
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Holy Matrimonies

    S3:E5

    For most Americans, first comes love, and then comes marriage. But for some, it's the opposite. Is arranged marriage archaic and loveless, or is it a rational approach to life-long commitment? Ling explores this ancient approach to love in modern America.

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  2. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 6 - Lost American Dream
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Lost American Dream

    S3:E6

    In the wake of the Great Recession, America's middle class emerges as the face of the new poverty. Lisa Ling travels the country to meet those forced by the aftershocks of the economic crisis to downsize their lives and reassess the American Dream.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 4 Episode 3 - The Secret Lives of Seniors
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Secret Lives of Seniors

    S4:E3

    Ling tries to help her own father navigate the challenges of aging while also exploring a graying American population who are speed dating, having sex and breaking track records, among other things.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 3 - State of Sex Offenders
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - State of Sex Offenders

    S1:E3

    Lisa Ling explores the challenges of living life on a list of registered sex offenders as she meets with ex-cons in Florida. "They're America's pariahs, pushed into the shadows," she says. Or, as one man living in a swampy campground with other offenders calls it, "the leper colony." Ling also meets a real-estate agent who finds more substantial housing for offenders who can afford it; and follows authorities as they arrest an ex-con accused of failing to register an address change.

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  5. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 6 - Heroin in the Heartland
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Heroin in the Heartland

    S1:E6

    Lisa discusses the time she spent in a central Ohio town ravaged by heroin, and the connections that she made with the people along the way.

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  6. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 5 - Online Brides
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Online Brides

    S1:E5

    A Texas man travels to Colombia to meet women who advertise for husbands at a marriage website.

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  7. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 2 - Transgender Lives
    5.6/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Transgender Lives

    S1:E2

    Five transgender people in various stages of transition are profiled.

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  8. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 4 - Pray the Gay Away?
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Pray the Gay Away?

    S1:E4

    "Can prayer make you straight?" Host Lisa Ling explores that notion as she observes some 1100 participants at a Freedom Conference sponsored by the evangelical organization Exodus International, which offers advice on combating same-sex attractions. "I have chosen to live my life through the filter of my faith," says Exodus president Alan Chambers, "not through the filter of my sexuality.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 1 - Faith Healers
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    #9 - Faith Healers

    S1:E1

    Ling visits a faith healing revival in Fort Mill, S.C., run by controversial evangelist Todd Bentley. During the visit, Ling says she's challenged by what she thought she knew about faith.

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  10. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 Episode 7 - A Closer Look
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    #10 - A Closer Look

    S1:E7

    Updates on the people and situations shown in previous episodes.

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  11. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 1 - Amateur Porn
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    #11 - Amateur Porn

    S2:E1

    Lisa Ling begins Season 2 by exploring homemade sex films on the Internet, and how the widespread availability of online pornography has affected Americans' sex lives and relationships.

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  12. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 2 - Modern Polygamy
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    #12 - Modern Polygamy

    S2:E2

    A report on plural marriage in the U.S. focuses on the polygamous community in Centennial Park, Ariz.

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  13. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 3 - 3AM Girls
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    #13 - 3AM Girls

    S2:E3

    Lisa explores sex trafficking in Washington, DC.

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  14. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 4 - Invisible Wounds of War
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    #14 - Invisible Wounds of War

    S2:E4

    Exploring problems facing U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Host Lisa Ling visits a suicide hotline for veterans in New York City and a veterans' retreat in New Mexico.

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  15. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 5 - Twin Lives
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    #15 - Twin Lives

    S2:E5

    Human individuality is explored in a report on identical twins.

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  16. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 6 - Incarceration Generation
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    #16 - Incarceration Generation

    S2:E6

    Exploring the rate at which black men are incarcerated, and ways to reduce it. Included: case studies.

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  17. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 7 - Extreme Parenting
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    #17 - Extreme Parenting

    S2:E7

    From pageant parents to a "tiger mom" to parents who opt for radical "un-schooling," Lisa Ling explores the world of extreme parenting and discovers what these moms and dads have in common: they all believe their path is the best for their children.

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  18. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 2 Episode 8 - The Stories Continue...
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    #18 - The Stories Continue...

    S2:E8

    Ever wonder what happens after the cameras shut off and the Our America crew leaves? Find out how live has changed for some of the most compelling individuals from this season of the show when Lisa Ling pays them a visit.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 1 - Sparkle Babies
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    #19 - Sparkle Babies

    S3:E1

    Beauty queens- as American as apple pie, adored by little girls everywhere. But over the past few years it's little girls, rather than women, who have taken center stage. Who are these pint-sized princesses? And whose dreams are they really fulfilling?

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 2 - Brides of Christ
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    #20 - Brides of Christ

    S3:E2

    Statistics show that the tradition of the American nun may be dying out, but Lisa Ling will meet nuns and sisters of all ages who continue to pledge their lives to God - and discover what draws them to this radical lifestyle.

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  21. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 3 - Teen Mom Nation
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    #21 - Teen Mom Nation

    S3:E3

    Over 1000 American girls give birth every day, more than in any other nation in the developed world. This is a story of teenage dreams, of powerful efforts to stop children from having children, and of teenage freedom lost to the cycle of teen pregnancy.

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  22. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 4 - Life on the Rez
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    #22 - Life on the Rez

    S3:E4

    Native American stereotypes are alive and well: extreme poverty, high teen suicide rates, and alcoholism. Ling meets the people who are seeking both modern and traditional solutions to give the next generation a fighting chance at a brighter future.

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  23. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 7 - Labeled for Life
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    #23 - Labeled for Life

    S3:E7

    Lisa Ling investigates the case of a teenage boy who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for touching a girl's breast - and is now a registered sex offender. Lisa will try to piece together what happened and find out: did the punishment fit the crime?

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  24. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 8 - Innocent Behind Bars?
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    #24 - Innocent Behind Bars?

    S3:E8

    In America, we're innocent until proven guilty. But when the system fails, how can an innocent person restart their life? Lisa explores the lives of men who were wrongly convicted, and one man on death row whose daughter is fighting for the truth.

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  25. Our America with Lisa Ling Season 3 Episode 9 - Pray the Gay Away? - Breaking News
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    #25 - Pray the Gay Away? - Breaking News

    S3:E9

    Is it possible to use prayer and therapy to "pray the gay away"? Revisit the groundbreaking episode on this topic, along with an exclusive new interview with the leader of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, who credits "Our America" with changing his mind.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Holy Matrimonies" is the best rated episode of "Our America with Lisa Ling". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/17/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lost American Dream".