POV · SEASON 38
The Age of Water
Episode 8 · 2025-09-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
When three children die of leukemia in a rural Mexican community, two mothers partner with a scientist to investigate their water supply. Their discovery of dangerous radioactivity leads to community backlash and government denial, revealing how deep aquifers harbor ancient nuclear traces from the last ice age.
90 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. UNION2025-06-23
2. Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place2025-07-07
3. Made in Ethiopia2025-07-14
4. The Ride Ahead2025-07-21
5. Emergent City2025-08-18
6. A New Kind of Wilderness2025-08-25
7. DRIVER2025-09-01
8. The Age of Water2025-09-08
9. Black Snow2025-09-15
10. The Bitter Pill2025-09-22
11. Porcelain War2025-09-29
12. A Mother Apart2025-10-06
13. Between Goodbyes2025-12-08
