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Born Poor

Episode 11 · 2025-10-07

★ 2.5
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Season 44Episode 11★ 2.5/10
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Episode overview

An indelible look at the realities of growing up poor in America. Filmed over 14 years with kids from three families, from adolescents to adults with kids of their own, navigating an economy with more obstacles than opportunities.

85 minutes

Season 44 episodes

1. Trump's Comeback2025-01-21 2. Battle for Tibet2025-02-18 3. The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram2025-03-25 4. Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages2025-04-22 5. Antidote2025-05-06 6. Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning2025-05-20 7. Syria's Detainee Files2025-06-10 8. Syria After Assad2025-07-01 9. Trump's Power & the Rule of Law2025-07-15 10. Remaking the Middle East: The U.S., Israel & Iran2025-07-29 11. Born Poor2025-10-07 12. The Rise of RFK Jr.2025-10-21 13. The Rise of Germany's New Right2025-11-04 14. Drug War in Ecuador2025-11-11 15. 2,000 Meters to Andriivka2025-11-25 16. Status: Venezuelan/Surviving CECOT2025-12-09 17. Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question2025-12-16