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American Experience

The Lie Detector

A look at the polygraph, a device created by two men in the 1920s that could tell if a person was lying, and how it has transformed police work. (90 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 10/27 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 7:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 12:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 8:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)