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The Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1

Every episode of Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Our America with Lisa Ling Season 1

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. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #1 - State of Sex Offenders

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    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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  2. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Heroin in the Heartland

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    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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  3. 6.0/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Transgender Lives

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    Five transgender people in various stages of transition are profiled.

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  4. 6.0/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Online Brides

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

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  5. 1.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Pray the Gay Away?

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    "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.

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    #6 - Faith Healers

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    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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    #7 - A Closer Look

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    Updates on the people and situations shown in previous episodes.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"State of Sex Offenders" is the best rated episode of "Our America with Lisa Ling" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2011. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Heroin in the Heartland".