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A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students at his alma mater as they strive to become agents of change for their home countries Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over an intimate, nearly decade-long journey, all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to reconcile teenage ideals with the truths they discover about the world and themselves.

Episode Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 3615

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Sat, Mar 8 12:00 P.M. Wisdom Gone Wild     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Mar 12 7:00 P.M. Unapologetic     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Mar 12 8:30 P.M. Twice Colonized     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Mar 13 12:00 A.M. Unapologetic     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Mar 13 1:30 A.M. Twice Colonized     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Mar 13 8:00 A.M. Unapologetic     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Mar 13 9:30 A.M. Twice Colonized     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Mar 15 12:00 P.M. Twice Colonized     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Mar 24 2:00 P.M. Through The Night     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 8 2:00 A.M. Break The Game     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 9 9:00 P.M. Break The Game     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Apr 10 2:00 A.M. Break The Game     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Apr 10 10:00 A.M. Break The Game     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Apr 13 10:00 P.M. Delikado     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 14 2:00 A.M. Delikado     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 14 10:00 A.M. Delikado     NH World (11.3)
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