Michael Smerconish tackles the American political & news stories of the week, offering only one kind of talking points: his own.

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Spinoff of the critically acclaimed Searching for Italy series in which our host explores the variety of food, culture, & history in Mexico. The actress & activist Eva Longoria, who describes herself as "Texican", illuminates the cultural & culinary history of Mexico by visiting its distinct regions to discover the birthplace of tacos & tequila.

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5pm PT *Nuevo Leon*

Eva Longoria visits the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, bordering her home state of Texas. As little grows there, & w/ meat on every menu, inventive & resourceful chefs transform simple ingredients into culinary delights.

In the late 1990s, the world was shocked by the mass suicide of 39 members of a new age religious cult who believed their souls would "graduate" to an alien spacecraft behind the Hale-Bopp Comet. Co-founded by Marshall Applewhite, who once called the group "the cult of cults," & Bonnie Nettles, Heaven's Gate began in 1975 w/ the mysterious disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon - & ended in 1997 w/ the largest suicide ever to take place on U.S. soil. Using never-before-seen footage & 1st-person accounts from former members & their loved ones, this four-part docuseries is a thorough examination of the infamous UFO cult that stunned the globe w/ their out-of-this-world beliefs.

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7pm PT *The Chrysalis*

Bonnie & Marshall -- who call themselves Ti & Do -- enforce strict rules of no family communication; after Ti dies from cancer in 1985, a distraught Do briefly allows members to visit their families, & a few consider leaving the group for good.

8pm PT *The Second Harvest*

Using a sci-fi TV series to help bolster his teachings, Do encourages asexuality & submission, & he even initiates voluntary castrations; having dwindled in number, the group starts recruiting again, but they're met w/ derision & skepticism.

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The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, & the massive fraud that collapsed the company.