This Is Life with Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling explores the critical transition when boys become men and investigates how the digital age is impacting a generation of young boys.

Lisa Ling witnesses the melding of two worlds: a prison and a prep school and experiences the surprising outcome of the unlikeliest of bonds.

Lisa Ling explores the inner workings of Mississippi's fastest growing gang, The Simon City Royals, and how some members are walking away from the brotherhood and turning their lives around.

Lisa Ling gets a rare look inside the Marines' initiative to integrate the men and women in combat training, where they learn to fight and kill.

Lisa Ling delves into the world of benzodiazepine use and uncovers the troubling threat these drugs pose when used long term, and the challenges facing patients who try to quit.

Lisa Ling takes on a topic most avoid: online pornography and how it is shaping a generation's perception on sex and intimacy.

Lisa Ling goes in depth into the role technology plays in the mental health crisis.

Lisa Ling explores the revolution going on in how people think about genders. She meets individuals across the spectrum who are seeking acceptance from those closest to them.

Lisa Ling meets the law enforcement teams working to curb the crystal meth epidemic plaguing the people of Oklahoma.

Lisa Ling reports on the ultraviolent world of MS-13, investigating how the US helped create Trump's “violent animals.”

Lisa Ling reports on the Patriot Movement and embeds with a militia deep in the Arizona desert who are preparing for threats both foreign and domestic.

Lisa explores the legal and social consequences of convicting adolescents and young adults of sex offenses; when teenage sexuality crosses the line and becomes a crime.

Lisa explores the massive and economically diverse movement of immigration from China to the United States and traces her own family roots to find out what it means to be Chinese in America.

Lisa Ling goes on a journey through the scintillating worlds of Tantra and surrogate partner therapy in search of sexual healing.

Lisa Ling travels to the most famous legal brothel, the Moonlite BunnyRanch in Nevada, to meet women who make a living off lust.

Lisa Ling visits Chicago to investigate whether a gentler approach to heroin use is being applied equally to the rich and poor, black and white.

Lisa Ling enters the octagon with three female MMA fighters changing the perception of ultimate fighting.

Lisa Ling gains unprecedented access to the Los Angeles County Jail to understand what it takes to manage the country's busiest jail.

Apparently men will pay a lot to be surrounded by beautiful women. Go inside the world of fashion modeling with Lisa Ling.

Imprisoned dads learn to become fathers through an innovative program. 13 Inmates prepare for an unprecedented event: The father-daughter dance.

Lisa Ling embeds with the Mongols Motorcycle Club.

Two children of Warren Jeffs make the revelations to Lisa Ling that the imprisoned leader of the polygamous Mormon sect sexually abused them as children.

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

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.

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.

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. 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?