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Revolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 8: The ElectionWho would lead Tunisia into the next chapter of its history — the revolutionaries who had pushed Ben Ali out of power, or the returning Islamists who had spent years exiled in Europe?2021-04-3031 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 7: The Kasbah ProtestsBen Ali was gone, but the trouble with popular uprisings is there's not a lot of foresight. So how do you bootstrap a democracy when you've never really had one? 2021-04-0832 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 6: DégageThe final days of the revolution crashed into Tunis and onto Avenue Habib Bourguiba, but as protesters called for Ben Ali to get out, a dark secret was hiding just below their feet. 2021-03-0432 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 5: On the MediaThe Arab Spring is often called the Twitter Revolution, but who were the people behind the keyboard sending all those tweets? And, maybe more importantly, who were the people reading and acting on the calls to protest they saw on social media? This week we follow along with Lina Ben Mhenni and other bloggers and activists who were crucial to making the Tunisian Revolution a success. 2021-02-1832 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 4: The InteriorAs Ben Ali loses his grasp on power, we meet two young lovers who are willing to risk everything to get the protests to spread. 2021-02-0433 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 3: The Gafsa Mining StrikesIn a dusty mining town on the edge of the Sahara, we follow along with two young spies on a dangerous mission in what would become the prelude to the revolution. 2021-01-2837 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 2: Ben AliWhat do a yacht heist, a tiger, and a couple dozen Porsche SUVs have to do with the police state that was Tunisia in 2010? Well, everything, actually. Come along for the ride as we meet Zine el-Abbedin Ben Ali and his wife, Leila Trabelsi, who built their outsized lives on the broken system that was crushing Tunisia. 2021-01-2130 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingEpisode 1: Sidi BouzidWhere were you on the day that changed the course of the 21st century? I'm not talking about 9/11, but about January 14, 2011, ten years ago today. You don't remember? Then you're not going to want to miss this story. 2021-01-1430 minRevolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian UprisingComing Soon... Revolution 1: The story of the Tunisian UprisingTen years ago, a desperate young man set himself on fire in an obscure town in Tunisia, and set a new course for his country — and the world. The Arab Spring reshaped the course of the 21st century, but the uprising that inspired them all is often overlooked. Until now. Revolution 1 tells the story of the Tunisian uprising through the voices of those who lived it. We follow high schoolers-turned spies on a nail-biting mission to ferry video out of a blockaded city; a blogger who became the voice of the revolution in four languages as she steps...2021-01-0201 min