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005: Game Theory
Batter up in Camden, NJ: Little League teams turn the field into a safe haven in what has been dubbed "the most dangerous city in America."
Forget the World Cup. Behind the 2022 games in Qatar, a team of migrant workers compete in their own version of the game they love as a temporary escape from the realities they face in their labor camps.
What would you do to do what you love? Catapulted into the spotlight as the number one female squash player in Pakistan, Maria Toorpakai faced death threats from the Taliban in a life where "playing sports is an extreme act."
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