The BEST episodes of This is Life with Lisa Ling season 1

Every episode of This is Life with Lisa Ling season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of This is Life with Lisa Ling season 1!

Lisa Ling's investigative documentary series goes behind the scenes to discover the secret societies within the American society.

Last Updated: 8/24/2024Network: CNNStatus: Ended
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Unholy Addiction
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7.96
27 votes

#1 - Unholy Addiction

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2014

Utah, home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has the lowest rates of tobacco use and alcohol-related deaths in the nation. Yet, every year more people in Utah are dying from prescription drug overdoses than are dying in car accidents. In this episode, Lisa travels to Salt Lake City to discover how the hard hit LDS Church is battling an epidemic that is wreaking havoc on its faithful followers.

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7.71
17 votes

#2 - Jungle Fix

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2014

Lisa goes inside the hidden, mystical world of Ayahuasca, and investigates the popularity of this unregulated form of self-exploration, the power and consequences that can come along with its ingestion.

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Sugar Daddies, Sugar Babies
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7.44
32 votes

#3 - Sugar Daddies, Sugar Babies

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2014

In the last decade, a host of websites have sprung up with a mission to match wealthy older men with young, attractive women, and for both parties, it can be an alluring opportunity. THIS IS LIFE WITH LISA LING will dive into this world of youth, beauty, money and sex as Ling asks questions of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies alike: Why did you choose this lifestyle? Once you get deep into this world, can you ever go back to conventional relationships? And what are the true costs and benefits when sex, money and power are on the line?

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7.42
12 votes

#4 - Road Strip

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2014

Lisa Ling goes inside Crane's world and that of other traveling strippers.

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7.30
20 votes

#5 - The Genius Experiment

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2014

Lisa examines the question- can we manufacture genius; a genius sperm bank created by eccentric millionaire and businessman Robert Graham has produced 200 progeny in their 20s and 30s in hopes of being created more intelligent than their peers.

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7.20
20 votes

#6 - Filthy Rich

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2014

Lisa Ling goes inside this modern day boomtown and explores its new women pioneers.

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7.00
12 votes

#7 - Called To The Collar

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2014

Lisa travels to the Midwest, where more Catholic men are being drawn to the priesthood than anywhere else in the county, in a time where the Catholic population is on the rise, but the number of Catholic priests is dwindling.

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6.63
8 votes

#8 - Gay Rodeo

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2014

The image of the American cowboy is tough, self reliant, stoic and the epitome of masculine; Lisa explores the world of the Gay Rodeo Association having over 5,000 registered members and about 200 core competitors who prove that cowboys can be gay.

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