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The Best Episodes of Vanguard Season 5

Every episode of Vanguard Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Vanguard Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Vanguard Season 5

Vanguard is a television documentary series broadcast on the Current TV television network. Vanguard reported on such issues as the environment, drugs and the effects...

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    #1 - Gateway to Heroin

    S5:E1

    Correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Sex, Lies & Cigarettes

    S5:E2

    Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a David vs. Goliath battle, as a small, underfunded group of concerned advocates battle Big Tobacco and a government drunk on profits and denial.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Sushi to the Slaughter

    S5:E3

    Adam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - City of God, Guns & Gangs

    S5:E4

    Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Tiger Farms

    S5:E5

    Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding centers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for This (Illegal) American Life
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #6 - This (Illegal) American Life

    S5:E6

    Mariana van Zeller explores the personal stories of just some of the more than 2 million college students who are also illegal immigrants and facing uncertain futures as they prepare to graduate.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Recovery High

    S5:E7

    Students attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Arming the Mexican Cartels
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Arming the Mexican Cartels

    S5:E8

    Christof Putzel reports from Juarez, Mexico, where US guns are fueling deadly drug wars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Islamophobia

    S5:E9

    Adam Yamaguchi examines the rise of Islamophobia across the US and UK, and a new, aggressive network of anti-Muslim alarmists.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Under the Knife Abroad

    S5:E10

    Americans increasingly seek medical care overseas, because they can’t afford it at home. Adam Yamaguchi investigates medical tourism.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The War on Weed

    S5:E11

    Christof compares how US cities deal with weed. It’s high times in LA, while NYC cracks down on low-level pot offenses.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Two Americas

    S5:E12

    Vanguard's "Two Americas" takes a ground-level survey of the growing economic disparity in America, profiling a month in the lives of two families in very different income brackets.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - The 99 Percent

    S5:E13

    Christof Putzel moves into Zuccotti Park to explore the Occupy Wall Street movement from the inside. Produced by Brent and Craig Renaud.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Cage Fighting in the USA

    S5:E14

    Mariana van Zeller explores the fastest growing sport in America - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA is now a billion-dollar industry, watched by millions on national TV. But increasingly, amateurs are stepping onto the mat and drawing blood. Mariana meets male and female cage fighters to understand why they love this violent sport. And she spends time in a church run by "The Fight Pastor," who ministers a flock of young men who fight for Jesus.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Gateway to Heroin" is the best rated episode of "Vanguard" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/20/2011. This episode is rated 8.4 points higher than the second-best, "Sex, Lies & Cigarettes".