American Experience · SEASON 35
The Lie Detector
Episode 1 · 2023-01-03

- Documentary
Episode overview
Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
53 minutes
Season 35 episodes
1. The Lie Detector2023-01-03
2. Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space2023-01-17
3. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History2023-02-20
4. The Movement and the "Madman"2023-03-28
5. The Sun Queen2023-04-04
6. Casa Susanna2023-06-27
7. The Busing Battleground2023-09-11
8. The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools2023-09-12
9. The War on Disco2023-10-30