Course Catalog

Story-Based Courses

Browse the shows. Pick a course. Earn credits or simply learn something new — every course is anchored in a story you already love.

Behind the Pass: Culinary Leadership Under Pressure

From a struggling sandwich shop to a fine-dining hopeful, The Bear is a master class in operations, kitchen culture, and creative leadership. Learn what it takes to run a kitchen that is both excellent and humane.

10 hoursIntermediateCertificate of completion

What you'll learn

Design prep systems and service flow that scale under real volume
Coach high-performing teams without normalizing abuse
Give feedback that raises standards and preserves trust
Lead a brigade through change, grief, and growth

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Mise en Place as Management
2 hours
Anchor: The prep list episode
- Prep systems, par sheets, and station design
- The economics of waste and yield
- Turning chaos into repeatable service
Module 2. Kitchen Culture Without Abuse
2 hours
Anchor: Yes, chef — and its limits
- The legacy of brigade culture and where it breaks
- Feedback, standards, and psychological safety
- Preventing harassment while keeping the bar high
Module 3. Coaching for Excellence
2 hours
Anchor: Sydney and Carmy at the pass
- Situational coaching and delegation
- How elite kitchens transfer craft
- Demanding vs. cruel
Module 4. Service Flow & the Front of House
2 hours
Anchor: Opening night
- Reservations, covers, pacing
- FOH/BOH communication
- Recovering from service failure
Module 5. Leading Through Change & Grief
2 hours
Anchor: The family, chosen and given
- Leading through loss and transition
- Mental health in hospitality
- Building a career you can sustain

Ted Lasso

Apple

Professional

Servant Leadership & Positive Culture

Believe: Servant Leadership, Trust & Optimism

An American football coach walks into an English Premier League locker room and transforms a team through curiosity, kindness, and radical candor. Study the research behind positive leadership and psychological safety.

10 hoursIntroductory10 SHRM PDCs

What you'll learn

Apply growth-mindset coaching in professional settings
Build psychological safety on high-performing teams
Navigate conflict and accountability with empathy
Design team rituals that reinforce shared purpose

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Curiosity Over Judgment
2 hours
Anchor: The dart scene
- Growth mindset applied to management
- Asking questions that unlock information
- The cost of being sure
Module 2. Psychological Safety
2 hours
Anchor: The locker room reset
- Edmondson's model and Project Aristotle
- Rituals that surface dissent
- Leader behaviors that destroy safety
Module 3. Radical Candor
2 hours
Anchor: Roy Kent as coach
- Care personally, challenge directly
- The SBI feedback model
- Standards without shaming
Module 4. Team Rituals & Purpose
2 hours
Anchor: 'Believe' above the door
- Symbols and organizational identity
- Onboarding rituals that stick
- Purpose beyond posters
Module 5. The Leader's Wellbeing
2 hours
Anchor: Ted's panic attacks
- Mental health and role modeling
- Empathy vs. enmeshment
- Sustainable leadership

Succession

Max

Professional

Corporate Governance & Succession

The Roy Playbook: Power, Governance & Family Business

Waystar Royco is a case study in family capitalism, board dynamics, and the corrosive effects of unchecked founder power. Use the Roys to study succession, governance, and the ethics of concentrated ownership.

10 hoursAdvanced10 SHRM PDCs

What you'll learn

Diagnose governance failure in founder-controlled firms
Design succession plans that survive politics
Read a boardroom for coalitions and hidden agendas
Apply fiduciary duties to real deal situations

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Founders, Dynasties & Control
2 hours
Anchor: Logan at the birthday
- Dual-class shares and control premiums
- The founder-CEO transition
- When loyalty becomes governance risk
Module 2. Boards That Actually Govern
2 hours
Anchor: The board meetings
- Independent directors and committees
- Executive sessions and information asymmetry
- How boards fail
Module 3. Succession as Design
2 hours
Anchor: Kendall's many number-one moments
- Assessment, development, horse races
- Interim leadership and emergency plans
- Communicating succession
Module 4. M&A & Control Fights
2 hours
Anchor: The GoJo deal
- Deal structure and MAC clauses
- Proxy battles and activists
- Fiduciary duties in a sale of control
Module 5. Power, Ethics & the Family Table
2 hours
Anchor: The funeral
- Nepotism and role clarity
- Media consolidation ethics
- Legacy beyond the will

The West Wing

Max

Professional

Executive Leadership in Public Service

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet: Ethics of Public Leadership

Aaron Sorkin's White House is an idealized but rigorous portrait of executive decision-making. Use Bartlet, Leo, and the senior staff to study leadership under scrutiny and the discipline of public service.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Balance competing goods in high-stakes public decisions
Structure a senior staff for candor and speed
Communicate policy to press, public, and yourself
Recover from public mistakes with integrity

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Executive's Day
2 hours
Anchor: 'Walk and talk'
- Time as scarcest resource
- Staffing the principal
- Meetings that actually decide
Module 2. Choosing Between Goods
2 hours
Anchor: The MS disclosure
- Utilitarian and deontological reasoning
- Cost-benefit with dignity
- 'Least bad' in real time
Module 3. Speaking to the Country
2 hours
Anchor: C.J. at the podium
- Framing and message discipline
- Preparing for hostile questions
- Crisis communication under constraint
Module 4. Loyalty & Dissent
2 hours
Anchor: Leo's staff
- Recruiting the best
- Managing dissent inside a hierarchy
- Chief of staff as gatekeeper
Module 5. Ethics Under a Microscope
2 hours
Anchor: Investigations and hearings
- Public integrity law
- Owning mistakes
- Politics vs. governance

Band of Brothers

Netflix

Professional

Small-Unit Leadership & Resilience

Currahee: Leading Under Pressure

Easy Company's journey from Toccoa to Berchtesgaden is the definitive study of small-unit leadership. Use Winters, Speirs, and their soldiers to examine trust, decisions under fire, and sustaining teams through stress.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Apply small-unit leadership to any high-stakes team
Decide with incomplete information
Build cohesion that survives the worst days
Recognize and address moral injury

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Selection & Training
2 hours
Anchor: Toccoa and Sobel
- What training actually builds
- The bad leader as instructor
- Standards vs. respect
Module 2. Command at Squad Level
2 hours
Anchor: Winters at Brécourt Manor
- Mission command
- First thirty seconds of contact
- Leading peers
Module 3. Trust, Cohesion & Loss
2 hours
Anchor: Bastogne
- Unit identity under stress
- Grieving casualties
- How trust is spent and refilled
Module 4. Ethics on the Line
2 hours
Anchor: Landsberg
- ROE and laws of war
- Moral witness amid atrocity
- The obligation to speak up
Module 5. Coming Home
2 hours
Anchor: The reunion footage
- Moral injury vs. PTSD
- Reintegration
- Long-term stewardship of people

Shōgun

Hulu

Professional

Strategic Leadership Across Cultures

The Long Game: Strategy, Culture & Diplomacy

Toranaga plays a game measured in decades while everyone around him plays for months. Use the 1600 succession crisis in Japan to study patience, indirection, and strategy at the scale of a country.

10 hoursAdvanced10 SHRM PDCs

What you'll learn

Apply long-horizon strategy to short-horizon incentives
Translate between organizational and national cultures
Read power maps and coalitional politics
Negotiate across languages, faiths, and honor codes

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Strategist's Patience
2 hours
Anchor: Toranaga waiting
- Time horizons and compounding
- Deliberate ambiguity
- Why great strategists say less
Module 2. Cultural Translation
2 hours
Anchor: Mariko as interpreter
- The interpreter as strategist
- High- and low-context communication
- Literal translation as trap
Module 3. Coalitions & the Council
2 hours
Anchor: The Regents
- Coalition math
- Managing rivals with shared interests
- Formal vs. actual power
Module 4. Honor, Faith & Leverage
2 hours
Anchor: Blackthorne and the Jesuits
- Religion as geopolitics
- Honor cultures in negotiation
- Outsiders as strategic assets
Module 5. The Decisive Move
2 hours
Anchor: Sekigahara implied
- Springing the plan
- Communicating victory before the fight
- Legitimacy after the win

Mad Men

Amazon Prime

Professional

Persuasion, Branding & Reinvention

The Carousel: Influence, Branding & Identity

Don Draper sells identity as much as products, and Sterling Cooper is a laboratory for persuasion, reinvention, and image-making. Use Mad Men to study influence, branding, and creative leadership.

10 hoursIntermediate10 SHRM PDCs

What you'll learn

Craft messages that move audiences without deceiving them
Build a personal brand with integrity
Recognize how identity and role shape each other
Lead creative teams that produce defensible work

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Anatomy of a Pitch
2 hours
Anchor: 'It's not a wheel — it's a carousel'
- Narrative structure
- Emotional truth vs. factual claim
- Reading and closing a room
Module 2. Brand as Promise
2 hours
Anchor: Lucky Strike, Kodak, Coke
- Positioning, promise, proof
- How brands earn and lose trust
- When to fire a client
Module 3. Personal Reinvention
2 hours
Anchor: Dick becomes Don
- The self as work product
- Sustaining a persona
- Costs of a curated identity
Module 4. Leading Creative Teams
2 hours
Anchor: Peggy's rise
- Mentorship across a power gap
- Sponsoring talent
- Creative feedback that improves the work
Module 5. Ethics in Persuasion
2 hours
Anchor: Cigarettes, kids, and clients
- Persuasion vs. manipulation
- Industry self-regulation
- What you won't sell

Friday Night Lights

Peacock

Professional

Community Leadership & Coaching

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: Leadership & Community

Coach Eric Taylor's Dillon is a portrait of leadership rooted in place. Use the show to study coaching, community stewardship, and the way institutions like schools and teams shape a town's identity.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Coach individuals and teams in community settings
Navigate the politics of embedded institutions
Balance individual development with collective outcomes
Sustain leadership in a role that never ends at 5pm

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Coach as Community Figure
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot game
- Institutional leadership beyond the org chart
- Visibility and pastoral load
- Leading through a role that follows you home
Module 2. Developing Young People
2 hours
Anchor: Matt, Smash, Tim, Vince
- Adolescent development and coaching
- Structure vs. autonomy
- Programs that graduate humans
Module 3. Team Culture
2 hours
Anchor: The locker room
- Buy-in and shared language
- Stars, benchwarmers, and the middle
- The captain as development role
Module 4. Institutional Politics
2 hours
Anchor: The booster club
- Boards and community stakeholders
- Managing up in a small town
- Ethics of favoritism
Module 5. Sustainability
2 hours
Anchor: Tami and Eric
- Dual-career families
- Values conversations
- Long service careers

The Pitt

Max

Professional

Medical Ethics & Emergency Medicine

Inside the ER: Ethics & Emergency Medicine

Step into the trauma bay alongside the staff of an overwhelmed Pittsburgh ER. Each episode anchors a real clinical decision — triage under scarcity, end-of-life conversations, mass casualty protocols — that you'll work through with practicing emergency physicians.

10 hoursIntermediate12 CME credits

What you'll learn

Apply current triage frameworks to high-acuity, resource-limited scenarios
Navigate informed consent and surrogate decision-making
Recognize and respond to physician burnout and moral injury
Lead difficult conversations with patients and families

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Triage Under Scarcity
2 hours
Anchor: S1E1 — The opening shift
- ESI and START triage frameworks
- Resource allocation when the waiting room outnumbers the beds
- Documentation and handoff
Module 2. Consent, Capacity & Surrogates
2 hours
Anchor: The unconscious patient arc
- Capacity at the bedside
- Implied consent and advance directives
- Surrogates under time pressure
Module 3. End-of-Life Conversations
2 hours
Anchor: The code that shouldn't have been called
- SPIKES protocol
- Goals of care in minutes
- Family presence during resuscitation
Module 4. Mass Casualty & Disaster
2 hours
Anchor: The MCI episode
- Incident command and surge
- Field vs. in-hospital triage
- Crisis standards of care
Module 5. Burnout & Team Health
2 hours
Anchor: The finale debrief
- Moral injury vs. burnout
- Peer support and second-victim
- Sustainable staffing

Max

Professional

History & Practice of Emergency Medicine

County General: The Making of Modern Emergency Medicine

Before The Pitt, there was County General. Use ER's fifteen seasons to trace the invention of emergency medicine as a specialty, the changing rules of resident training, and the enduring craft of bedside care.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CME credits

What you'll learn

Trace emergency medicine from the 1970s to today
Practice bedside procedures in the context of real cases
Understand duty hours, supervision, and residency reform
Reflect on the physician-patient relationship over a career

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Birth of a Specialty
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- How EM became a board specialty
- The county hospital as teaching engine
- Nurses and PAs
Module 2. Procedures at the Bedside
2 hours
Anchor: Chest tubes and lines
- See-one, do-one, updated
- Simulation training
- Escalation
Module 3. Training the Next Generation
2 hours
Anchor: Carter's arc
- Duty hours reforms
- Milestones
- Resident wellbeing
Module 4. Patients as People
2 hours
Anchor: Recurring characters
- Longitudinal care in an episodic setting
- Social determinants at the front door
- Discharge planning
Module 5. A Career in Medicine
2 hours
Anchor: Greene's goodbye
- Endurance and pivots
- Physician grief
- Retirement and legacy

Grey's Anatomy

Netflix

Professional

Surgical Education & Bioethics

Seattle Grace: Surgical Training & Ethics

Beneath the drama, Grey's Anatomy is a serious look at the making of a surgeon. Use its cases to study surgical training, consent, mentorship, and the ethics of a modern academic hospital.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CME credits

What you'll learn

Structure informed consent for surgery
Coach residents through complications and disclosure
Navigate innovation, IRBs, and off-label practice
Support surgeons across a career

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Becoming a Surgeon
2 hours
Anchor: Intern year
- Selection and matching
- Milestones and remediation
- Data on gender and race in training
Module 2. Consent for Surgery
2 hours
Anchor: Elective vs. crash
- Shared decision-making
- Consent in emergencies
- Reoperation consent
Module 3. Complications & Disclosure
2 hours
Anchor: The M&M conference
- M&M culture done well
- CANDOR after harm
- Second-victim support
Module 4. Innovation & the IRB
2 hours
Anchor: Experimental procedures
- Innovation vs. research
- IRB review
- Off-label practice
Module 5. Careers & Endurance
2 hours
Anchor: The attending years
- Dual-career surgical households
- Parenting and leave
- The aging surgeon

House, M.D.

Peacock

Professional

Differential Diagnosis & Cognitive Bias

The Zebra Hunt: Diagnostic Reasoning

Every episode of House is a case conference in disguise. Use its differentials to study clinical reasoning, cognitive bias, and the discipline of thinking when the patient is getting worse.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CME credits

What you'll learn

Build broad, well-ordered differential diagnoses
Recognize and interrupt diagnostic biases
Use Bayesian reasoning at the bedside
Run a diagnostic team without being House about it

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Differential
2 hours
Anchor: Whiteboard scenes
- Frameworks for a broad differential
- Prior probability
- Worst vs. most likely
Module 2. Cognitive Bias
2 hours
Anchor: 'Everybody lies'
- Anchoring and premature closure
- Diagnostic momentum
- Debiasing that works
Module 3. Bayesian Reasoning
2 hours
Anchor: Test ordering
- Sensitivity, specificity, LRs
- Post-test probability
- When more tests hurt
Module 4. Rare Disease
2 hours
Anchor: Autoimmune of the week
- Broadening and narrowing
- Registries and referrals
- Red-flag patterns
Module 5. Team Reasoning
2 hours
Anchor: The fellows argue
- Case conference formats
- Safety in diagnostic teams
- Learning from diagnostic error

Call the Midwife

Netflix

Professional

Maternal Health & Community Nursing

Nonnatus House: Maternal & Community Care

Set in postwar East London, Call the Midwife is a rich portrait of maternal, newborn, and community care in the early NHS. Study midwifery, home birth, family planning, and the social side of medicine.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CME/CNE credits

What you'll learn

Support pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with evidence-based practice
Understand the history and modern practice of midwifery
Address social determinants alongside clinical care
Deliver reproductive health services with cultural humility

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Antenatal Care
2 hours
Anchor: The clinic scenes
- Modern schedules and risk
- Nutrition and screening
- Historical vs. current maternal mortality
Module 2. Birth at Home & Hospital
2 hours
Anchor: Home births in Poplar
- Home vs. hospital birth evidence
- Midwife-led vs. obstetric models
- Emergency transfer
Module 3. Newborn & Postpartum
2 hours
Anchor: House visits
- Neonatal assessment
- Postpartum mental health screening
- Community follow-up
Module 4. Family Planning
2 hours
Anchor: The pill arrives
- History of contraception access
- Modern counseling
- Abortion care as public health
Module 5. Nursing, Faith & Community
2 hours
Anchor: Nonnatus and the sisters
- Community nursing across cultures
- Historical nursing ethics
- Modern CHW models

Lenox Hill

Netflix

Professional

Hospital Medicine & Care Delivery

Inside the Hospital: A Documentary Look at Modern Medicine

Lenox Hill follows four physicians through the ordinary and extraordinary weeks of a New York hospital. Use it to study care delivery, interdisciplinary teams, and how modern hospitals actually run.

10 hoursIntroductory8 CME credits

What you'll learn

Describe how a modern hospital delivers care
Explain roles of specialists, hospitalists, consultants
Analyze cost, access, and quality
Design workflows that improve patient and clinician experience

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Anatomy of a Hospital
2 hours
Anchor: The tour episodes
- Service lines and cost centers
- Nurse staffing models
- Invisible work behind a ready bed
Module 2. Interdisciplinary Care
2 hours
Anchor: Neurosurgery to obstetrics
- Team huddles
- Consult culture
- Handoffs across specialties
Module 3. Access, Cost & Insurance
2 hours
Anchor: Bills after the birth
- How US hospital billing works
- Payer mix and community benefit
- Financial toxicity
Module 4. Quality & Safety
2 hours
Anchor: Complications and near-misses
- Core measures
- Root cause analysis
- The next decade of patient safety
Module 5. Clinicians as Humans
2 hours
Anchor: Home life on camera
- Work-life integration
- Grief and joy
- Media, medicine, public trust

The Good Doctor

Hulu

Professional

Neurodiversity, Bias & Inclusive Practice

Different Minds, Same Oath: Neurodiversity in Medicine

Dr. Shaun Murphy raises real questions about neurodiversity in medicine — for clinicians and for patients. Use the show to examine autism-affirming practice, disability accommodations, and inclusive team culture.

10 hoursIntroductory8 CME credits

What you'll learn

Practice autism-affirming clinical care
Accommodate neurodivergent clinicians and trainees
Recognize ableism in medical education
Design communication that works for diverse minds

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Autism-Affirming Practice
2 hours
Anchor: Shaun with patients
- Strengths-based care
- Sensory environments
- Communication supports across the lifespan
Module 2. Neurodivergent Clinicians
2 hours
Anchor: Shaun as resident
- ADA in medical training
- Disclosure decisions
- Program-level supports
Module 3. Bias in Medical Education
2 hours
Anchor: The doubting attending
- Ableism in evaluation
- Structural anti-bias
- Mentorship for disabled trainees
Module 4. Family Systems & Care
2 hours
Anchor: Murphy flashbacks
- Family responses to neurodiversity
- Trauma-informed practice
- Long-term supports
Module 5. A More Inclusive Profession
2 hours
Anchor: The team over seasons
- Recruiting diverse trainees
- Peer support
- Advocacy inside medicine

Suits

Netflix

Professional

Corporate Law & Professional Responsibility

Pearson Hardman: Corporate Law in Practice

Suits dramatizes big-firm life while raising real questions about ethics, hierarchy, and rainmaking. Use it to study modern corporate practice and professional responsibility.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CLE credits

What you'll learn

Navigate hierarchy and mentorship in a large firm
Spot professional responsibility issues early
Apply core corporate law to real transactions
Manage clients under pressure without cutting corners

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Life in a Big Firm
2 hours
Anchor: Harvey and Mike's first cases
- Associate to partner track
- Origination and credit
- How firms actually make money
Module 2. Professional Responsibility
2 hours
Anchor: Mike's secret
- Unauthorized practice of law
- Duty of candor
- Fitness and character
Module 3. Deals & Litigation
2 hours
Anchor: The season-arc M&A fight
- Deal lifecycle
- Litigation strategy
- Negotiation and settlement
Module 4. Managing Clients
2 hours
Anchor: Harvey with founders
- Difficult clients
- Scope creep
- Bad news to good people
Module 5. Culture & Well-Being
2 hours
Anchor: Louis at his worst and best
- Firm culture that survives associates
- Mental health at the firm
- Building a long career

The Lincoln Lawyer

Netflix

Professional

Criminal Defense & Solo Practice

From the Back Seat: Solo Criminal Defense

Mickey Haller's mobile office is a study in solo criminal defense. Use the show to learn intake, case strategy, negotiation, and courtroom craft in the trenches of everyday practice.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CLE credits

What you'll learn

Run intake and case selection as a solo practitioner
Develop and revise a case theory
Negotiate plea deals ethically
Present clearly to judges and juries

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Solo Practice
2 hours
Anchor: Mickey's operation
- Business model of solo defense
- Marketing and ethics
- Case selection and referrals
Module 2. Case Theory
2 hours
Anchor: The season's core case
- Building a theory of the case
- Motion practice
- Investigating your own client
Module 3. Negotiation & Pleas
2 hours
Anchor: The DA meetings
- Plea math
- Presenting mitigation
- Ethics of plea bargaining
Module 4. Courtroom Craft
2 hours
Anchor: Cross-examinations
- Direct and cross
- Objections that matter
- Working with judges
Module 5. Ethics on the Edge
2 hours
Anchor: The gray zones
- Confidentiality and its limits
- Conflicts of interest
- Duty of zealous representation

The Good Wife

Paramount

Professional

Law Practice, Tech & Politics

Reinvention: Law, Technology & Politics

The Good Wife tackled bitcoin, drone strikes, and the changing profession before most CLEs did. Use it to study modern practice at the seams where law meets technology and politics.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CLE credits

What you'll learn

Advise clients on emerging technology issues
Handle politically charged matters with professional care
Rebuild a practice after career disruption
Lead through firm dissolutions and reformations

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Reinvention
2 hours
Anchor: Alicia's return to practice
- Second-career lawyers
- Reputation risk
- Family and career after crisis
Module 2. Law Meets Technology
2 hours
Anchor: The bitcoin case
- Cryptocurrency, drones, algorithms
- Judges learning tech
- Preparing tech experts
Module 3. Politics & Practice
2 hours
Anchor: State's Attorney arcs
- Public/private career moves
- Conflicts of interest
- Politics as ongoing risk
Module 4. Firms in Motion
2 hours
Anchor: The dissolutions
- Mergers, splits, breakaways
- Client transitions
- Non-competes and portable business
Module 5. Women & the Profession
2 hours
Anchor: Diane and Alicia
- Advancement data
- Sponsorship vs. mentorship
- Gender and rainmaking

Better Call Saul

Netflix

Professional

Legal Ethics & Character

The Slippin' Jimmy Question: Ethics of Advocacy

Jimmy McGill's descent into Saul Goodman is one of television's most detailed ethics case studies. Use his choices to teach professional responsibility with real stakes.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CLE ethics credits

What you'll learn

Identify professional responsibility issues in ordinary practice
Apply Model Rules to gray-area conduct
Recognize slippery-slope patterns before they become disbarment
Build systems that make ethical practice the default

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Rules of the Road
2 hours
Anchor: Jimmy's mailroom days
- Model Rules overview
- Duties to clients, courts, third parties
- Ethical infrastructure at firms
Module 2. Marketing & Solicitation
2 hours
Anchor: The TV ads
- Advertising rules
- Solicitation limits
- Referrals and fees
Module 3. Fraud on the Court
2 hours
Anchor: The Sandpiper case
- Candor to tribunal
- Discovery abuse
- Withdrawal duties
Module 4. Client Selection & Trust
2 hours
Anchor: The cartel work
- Client acceptance
- Trust accounts
- Aiding illegal activity
Module 5. Character & Fitness
2 hours
Anchor: Kim's arc
- Character and fitness inquiries
- Reinstatement
- When to walk away

Boston Legal

Hulu

Professional

Trial Advocacy & Persuasion

Closing Arguments: Advocacy in the Grand Style

Alan Shore's closings are set pieces of advocacy — flawed, funny, and rhetorically ambitious. Use Boston Legal to study argument, jury persuasion, and the theatrical side of the courtroom.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CLE credits

What you'll learn

Design closings that persuade without overreach
Handle jury selection with intention
Deploy rhetoric ethically inside courtroom rules
Balance politics and practice

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Opening & Closing
2 hours
Anchor: Alan's set pieces
- Structure that persuades
- Themes and story
- Rehearsal and revision
Module 2. Voir Dire
2 hours
Anchor: Denny's picks
- Jury selection strategy
- Bias detection
- Batson and its limits
Module 3. Examinations
2 hours
Anchor: Cross highlights
- Loops and control
- Impeachment
- Rehabilitation
Module 4. Ethics of Rhetoric
2 hours
Anchor: The political cases
- Golden rule arguments
- Improper appeals
- Sanctions
Module 5. Practice as Public Speech
2 hours
Anchor: Firm as forum
- Op-eds and interviews
- Firm speech policies
- Political lawyering

12 Angry Men

Amazon Prime

Professional

Jury Deliberation & Reasonable Doubt

Reasonable Doubt: Inside the Jury Room

One film, one room, twelve jurors. Use 12 Angry Men to teach the standards, dynamics, and moral weight of jury deliberation — for lawyers, jury consultants, and citizens.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CLE credits

What you'll learn

Explain the reasonable-doubt standard and its origins
Recognize group dynamics that distort deliberation
Coach jurors and prepare witnesses accordingly
Design jury instructions that actually help

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Standard
2 hours
Anchor: The first vote
- Reasonable doubt vs. beyond doubt
- Instructions in practice
- Comparative standards
Module 2. Group Dynamics
2 hours
Anchor: The room turns
- Conformity and dissent
- Minority influence
- Group polarization
Module 3. Evidence & Memory
2 hours
Anchor: The switchblade
- Eyewitness reliability
- Cognitive bias
- Confirmation and story
Module 4. Bias in Justice
2 hours
Anchor: Prejudice on the jury
- Explicit and implicit bias
- Race and jury selection
- Systemic reforms
Module 5. The Citizen Juror
2 hours
Anchor: Duty and civic life
- Juror education
- Deliberation supports
- Public trust in trials

Shark Tank

Hulu

Professional

Startup Pitching & Deal Terms

The Tank: Pitching, Valuation & Deal Terms

Every Shark Tank pitch is a compressed case study in early-stage financing. Use dozens of pitches to teach founders and investors how to value, negotiate, and structure deals.

10 hoursIntroductory10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Deliver a five-minute pitch that closes
Value an early-stage company and defend that number
Negotiate terms beyond just valuation
Recognize good and bad partners

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Pitch
2 hours
Anchor: Season openers
- Structure that sticks
- Numbers on your fingertips
- Answering the hostile question
Module 2. Valuation
2 hours
Anchor: The high asks
- Comps, revenue multiples, and gut
- Why founders overvalue
- Defending your number
Module 3. Deal Structure
2 hours
Anchor: The counteroffers
- Common vs. preferred
- Royalties, notes, SAFEs
- Board seats and control
Module 4. Choosing a Partner
2 hours
Anchor: Sharks with matching value-add
- Money vs. help
- Reputation risk
- Post-deal reality
Module 5. After the Show
2 hours
Anchor: Update episodes
- Post-close diligence
- When deals fall apart
- Building a real company

Silicon Valley

Max

Professional

Startup Strategy & Product

Pied Piper: Startup Life & Product Strategy

Silicon Valley is a comedy that is also a shockingly accurate startup textbook. Use it to teach product-market fit, founder dynamics, fundraising, and how tech companies actually get built.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Design an MVP that tests a real hypothesis
Manage founder dynamics and cap tables
Fundraise at each stage without losing the company
Ship a product that people actually use

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. From Idea to MVP
2 hours
Anchor: The compression demo
- Problem/solution fit
- MVP scope
- Killing your darlings
Module 2. Founders & Teams
2 hours
Anchor: Richard, Erlich, Jared
- Founder agreements
- Vesting and drag-along
- Hiring the first ten
Module 3. Fundraising
2 hours
Anchor: Seed to Series C
- Term sheets in plain English
- Down rounds
- Signal from VCs
Module 4. Product & Growth
2 hours
Anchor: Livestream episode
- Growth vs. retention
- Platform strategy
- Enterprise vs. consumer
Module 5. Endgames
2 hours
Anchor: The final season
- IPO vs. acquisition vs. shutdown
- Founder transitions
- Second acts

The Dropout

Hulu

Professional

Startup Ethics & Regulated Industries

Fake It Till You Break It: Startup Ethics

Theranos didn't fail because of a technical setback; it failed because 'fake it till you make it' met a regulated industry with patient lives. Use the case to teach the ethics of ambition.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Draw the line between narrative and misrepresentation
Understand regulatory duties in health, finance, and safety-critical fields
Build board and investor controls that catch fraud early
Design a culture that surfaces bad news

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Narrative vs. Fraud
2 hours
Anchor: The keynote scenes
- Salesmanship vs. securities fraud
- Duty to update prior statements
- The regulator's ear
Module 2. Boards That Enable
2 hours
Anchor: The star-studded board
- Board expertise mismatch
- Domain vs. reputational directors
- Auditors and controls
Module 3. Regulated Industries
2 hours
Anchor: CLIA labs and CMS
- FDA vs. CLIA
- Health data claims
- When 'move fast' kills
Module 4. Whistleblowers
2 hours
Anchor: Tyler and Erika
- Retaliation risk
- Reporting pathways
- Legal protections
Module 5. The Aftermath
2 hours
Anchor: The trial
- Personal liability
- Post-scandal governance
- Recovery for a field

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Paramount

Professional

Hypergrowth, Culture & Governance

Growth at All Costs: Scaling & Its Limits

Uber's rise is a live case study in blitzscaling, regulatory arbitrage, and culture. Use Super Pumped to teach the tradeoffs of speed at scale and what happens when governance catches up.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Analyze blitzscaling in real markets
Evaluate regulatory arbitrage strategies
Diagnose toxic culture at scale
Structure governance for founder-led hypergrowth

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Blitzscaling
2 hours
Anchor: The city-by-city launch
- Playbooks and moats
- Market density economics
- When to slow down
Module 2. Regulatory Arbitrage
2 hours
Anchor: The taxi wars
- Innovation vs. law-breaking
- Political operations
- Coalitions with cities
Module 3. Culture
2 hours
Anchor: The 14 values
- Values that scale vs. break
- Performance culture pathologies
- Signals leaders send
Module 4. Governance
2 hours
Anchor: The board fight
- Founder control mechanisms
- Board interventions
- CEO removal
Module 5. Reset & Recovery
2 hours
Anchor: The Khosrowshahi era
- Turnarounds under scrutiny
- Rebuilding trust
- IPO readiness

WeCrashed

Apple

Professional

Founder Narrative & Public Markets

Community-Adjusted: Founder Mythology & Valuation

WeWork became a case in narrative-driven valuation. Use the rise and fall to teach founder charisma, adjusted metrics, and what happens when private markets meet the S-1.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Deconstruct founder narratives that inflate valuation
Interpret non-GAAP and 'adjusted' metrics critically
Analyze the transition from private to public markets
Design governance around charismatic founders

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Charisma & Narrative
2 hours
Anchor: Adam pitching
- Founder personality and value
- Story vs. substance
- The role of press
Module 2. Metrics That Mislead
2 hours
Anchor: Community-adjusted EBITDA
- Non-GAAP dangers
- Cohort economics
- Auditor pushback
Module 3. Governance Failures
2 hours
Anchor: The board over time
- Dual-class structures
- Related-party deals
- Independent chair
Module 4. The S-1
2 hours
Anchor: The IPO try
- What the S-1 revealed
- Underwriter dynamics
- Public market gravity
Module 5. Aftermath
2 hours
Anchor: Post-collapse
- Restructuring
- SPAC as second chance
- What lasted

The Founder

Netflix

Professional

Franchising & Real Estate as Strategy

Persistence & Real Estate: The Business of Franchising

Ray Kroc turned a burger stand into a real estate empire. Use The Founder to teach franchising, unit economics, and the sometimes-brutal ethics of scaling someone else's idea.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Design a franchise system that scales quality
Understand real estate as core strategy
Structure agreements that protect brand and franchisees
Recognize when scale ethics start to slip

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Unit Economics
2 hours
Anchor: The Speedee System
- Store-level P&L
- Standardization at scale
- Quality control at distance
Module 2. Franchising as Model
2 hours
Anchor: The first franchisees
- FDDs and disclosure
- Fees, royalties, and support
- Franchisee selection
Module 3. Real Estate as Moat
2 hours
Anchor: The Sonneborn insight
- Ground leases and control
- Real estate vs. operations
- Long-term wealth creation
Module 4. Founder Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: The McDonald brothers
- Handshake vs. paper
- Buying out originators
- Long-term reputational risk
Module 5. Modern Lessons
2 hours
Anchor: Today's chains
- Franchisor-franchisee conflicts
- Labor and wage law
- ESG in franchising

Moneyball

Netflix

Professional

Analytics, Decisions & Change Management

The Right Question: Analytics in Business

Moneyball is a case study in changing how a whole industry decides. Use Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta to teach analytics, change management, and the politics of new evidence.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Ask the analytics question that reframes the industry
Manage change in a data-skeptical culture
Build a small analytics team that punches above its weight
Communicate uncertainty to decision-makers

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Reframing the Question
2 hours
Anchor: 'Get on base'
- From answers to better questions
- Constraints as clarity
- Value vs. price
Module 2. Building the Team
2 hours
Anchor: Peter meets Billy
- Small analytics teams
- Domain plus data
- Access to decision-makers
Module 3. Change Management
2 hours
Anchor: The scouts push back
- Bringing skeptics along
- Wins that build trust
- Selective transparency
Module 4. Analytics Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: Personnel decisions
- When models decide about people
- Bias in features
- Contestability
Module 5. Sustaining the Edge
2 hours
Anchor: After the season
- Copycat markets
- Second-order strategy
- Compounding advantages

The Crown

Netflix

Enrichment

British History & Institutions

Reign of Ideas: The Modern Monarchy

The Crown dramatizes the postwar arc of the British monarchy and, through it, the story of modern Britain. Study institutions, media, and public life across the second half of the twentieth century.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the modern constitutional monarchy
Trace Britain from empire to Commonwealth
Analyze media's role in shaping public institutions
Compare institutional continuity across democracies

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Coronation & Constitution
2 hours
Anchor: S1 pilot
- Constitutional monarchy explained
- Prime Minister and sovereign
- Ceremonies as governance
Module 2. Empire to Commonwealth
2 hours
Anchor: Suez arc
- Decolonization at speed
- Special relationships
- National identity in decline
Module 3. Media & Modern Public Life
2 hours
Anchor: The Windsor documentary
- Television changes politics
- Access vs. mystique
- Modern royal media strategy
Module 4. Family as Institution
2 hours
Anchor: Charles and Diana arcs
- Public families
- Reform vs. tradition
- Succession pressures
Module 5. Symbol in a Skeptical Age
2 hours
Anchor: The final seasons
- Institutions and legitimacy
- Nostalgia and reform
- Comparative monarchies

Chernobyl

Max

Enrichment

Cold War History & Science Communication

The Cost of Lies: Chernobyl & Scientific Truth

HBO's Chernobyl is both a historical drama and a study in how truth survives — or doesn't — under political pressure. Use it to teach nuclear science, disaster response, and communicating truth in crises.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain the physics and engineering behind the RBMK accident
Analyze disaster response and containment decisions
Communicate scientific truth against political pressure
Design cultures where bad news travels up

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Reactor Physics
2 hours
Anchor: The control room
- RBMK design and positive void coefficient
- AZ-5 and 'the button'
- How the accident happened
Module 2. Emergency Response
2 hours
Anchor: Pripyat evacuation
- Radiation biology in a disaster
- Evacuation triage
- Long-term contamination
Module 3. Truth Under a Regime
2 hours
Anchor: Legasov's trial
- Science under political control
- Whistleblower risks
- Public communication of risk
Module 4. The Human Cost
2 hours
Anchor: The firefighters and liquidators
- Occupational exposure ethics
- Medical response
- Long-term epidemiology
Module 5. Lessons for Modern Crises
2 hours
Anchor: Post-Fukushima
- Nuclear safety culture
- Regulator independence
- Public trust in institutions

John Adams

Max

Enrichment

American Founding & Constitutional History

The Radical Idea: Founding a Republic

HBO's John Adams retells the American founding through one of its most stubborn architects. Use it to teach the ideas, negotiations, and personalities that produced the American constitutional order.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain core debates of the American founding
Trace early diplomacy and its constitutional consequences
Analyze the personalities behind constitutional design
Draw connections to modern constitutional questions

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Independence
2 hours
Anchor: The Boston massacre trial
- Rule of law under revolution
- Continental Congress debates
- Declaration as argument
Module 2. Diplomacy Abroad
2 hours
Anchor: Paris and Amsterdam
- Diplomacy without a country
- Financing the revolution
- Personalities as policy
Module 3. Constitutional Design
2 hours
Anchor: Philadelphia off-screen
- Federalism origins
- Executive power
- Ratification fights
Module 4. Presidency
2 hours
Anchor: The Adams administration
- Peaceful transitions
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- Party formation
Module 5. Legacy
2 hours
Anchor: The final years
- Correspondence with Jefferson
- Historical memory
- What survived

The Vietnam War (Ken Burns)

Netflix

Enrichment

Modern American History

A Long Conversation: The Vietnam War

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary is the definitive multi-perspective history of the Vietnam War. Use it to study the war's causes, conduct, and long consequences for American life.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain the war's origins in colonial and Cold War history
Analyze decision-making across multiple presidencies
Understand the war's impact on American institutions
Compare American and Vietnamese perspectives

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Origins
2 hours
Anchor: Indochina to 1954
- French colonialism
- Cold War framing
- Early American involvement
Module 2. Escalation
2 hours
Anchor: Kennedy to Johnson
- Tonkin Gulf
- War planning inside the White House
- Draft and the home front
Module 3. Middle Years
2 hours
Anchor: Tet
- Tet Offensive as turning point
- Media and the war
- Anti-war movement
Module 4. Endgame
2 hours
Anchor: Nixon years
- Vietnamization and Cambodia
- Peace negotiations
- Fall of Saigon
Module 5. Long Consequences
2 hours
Anchor: After 1975
- Veterans and reintegration
- American foreign policy
- Vietnamese memory

Apollo 13

Amazon Prime

Enrichment

Space, Crisis Management & Engineering

Failure Is Not an Option: Crisis Engineering

The Apollo 13 mission became a case study in crisis engineering, teamwork, and improvisation. Use the film and mission record to teach systems thinking, team coordination, and grace under pressure.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Apply systems thinking to a real space crisis
Coordinate distributed teams under time pressure
Improvise engineering solutions with real constraints
Communicate calmly in a crisis

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Systems
2 hours
Anchor: Pre-launch
- Spacecraft systems overview
- Redundancy and single points of failure
- Mission architecture
Module 2. The Accident
2 hours
Anchor: 'Houston, we have a problem'
- Failure diagnosis
- Contingency doctrine
- Constraint mapping
Module 3. Improvised Engineering
2 hours
Anchor: The CO2 fix
- Design under constraint
- Prototyping without prototypes
- Verification
Module 4. Mission Control
2 hours
Anchor: Gene Kranz
- Flight director role
- Team communication
- Decision authority
Module 5. Lessons Beyond Space
2 hours
Anchor: Modern crises
- Applying Apollo to hospitals and utilities
- Simulation-based training
- Crisis leadership

Oppenheimer

Peacock

Enrichment

20th Century Science & Policy

Now I Am Become Death: Science, Power & Responsibility

Oppenheimer tells the story of the Manhattan Project and the man at its center. Use it to teach twentieth-century science, wartime policy, and the ethical weight of technical work.

10 hoursAdvanced

What you'll learn

Explain the science and management of the Manhattan Project
Analyze the ethics of dual-use research
Understand Cold War security and loyalty apparatus
Reflect on scientists' public responsibilities

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Physics
2 hours
Anchor: Berkeley scenes
- Fission and criticality
- Compartmented science
- The bomb design competition
Module 2. Building Los Alamos
2 hours
Anchor: The lab in the desert
- Big-project management
- Compartmentalization
- Big-science origins
Module 3. Trinity & Use
2 hours
Anchor: The test and after
- The decision to drop
- Post-war international control
- Baruch plan
Module 4. The Security Hearing
2 hours
Anchor: 1954
- Loyalty in the security state
- Due process
- Scientists as political actors
Module 5. Legacy
2 hours
Anchor: Non-proliferation to today
- Non-proliferation regime
- Dual-use ethics today
- Scientists and the public

Hamilton (Stage Film)

Disney+

Enrichment

American History Through Musical Theater

Who Tells Your Story: Hamilton, History & Power

Hamilton is history as public argument. Use it to teach the founding period, the politics of historical memory, and the ways art reshapes what we remember.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the political conflicts of the early republic
Analyze the historiography behind the musical
Discuss race, casting, and public history
Use art as a bridge to primary sources

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Immigrant Story
2 hours
Anchor: Act I opening
- Hamilton's actual biography
- Immigration and identity
- Class and access
Module 2. Founding Rivalries
2 hours
Anchor: Cabinet battles
- Federalism vs. states
- National bank
- Party formation
Module 3. Duel & Death
2 hours
Anchor: Act II close
- Honor culture
- Political violence
- Aftermath
Module 4. Historiography
2 hours
Anchor: What Chernow got right
- Sources and gaps
- Public history debates
- Reception
Module 5. Casting the Country
2 hours
Anchor: Casting choices
- Race and casting
- Who owns the founding story
- Art as civic argument

The Good Place

Netflix

Enrichment

Moral Philosophy Through Comedy

What We Owe to Each Other: Moral Philosophy 101

The Good Place is a legitimate philosophy syllabus disguised as a sitcom. Use Chidi's blackboard to teach virtue ethics, deontology, utilitarianism, and contractualism through hilarious cases.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain and apply the major ethical frameworks
Analyze real moral dilemmas across frameworks
Recognize when frameworks conflict and how to choose
Discuss moral improvement as a lifelong practice

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Virtue Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: Chidi's flashbacks
- Aristotle
- Habituation of virtue
- Modern virtue ethics
Module 2. Deontology
2 hours
Anchor: The lying dilemma
- Kant's categorical imperative
- Duties and universalizability
- Modern deontology
Module 3. Utilitarianism
2 hours
Anchor: The trolley experiment episode
- Bentham and Mill
- Rule vs. act utilitarianism
- Effective altruism
Module 4. Contractualism
2 hours
Anchor: What We Owe to Each Other
- T.M. Scanlon
- Reasonable rejection
- Applied contractualism
Module 5. Moral Improvement
2 hours
Anchor: The final season
- Moral progress at scale
- Institutions and character
- Living well

Black Mirror

Netflix

Professional

Technology Ethics

Ends of the World: Ethics of Emerging Tech

Each Black Mirror episode is a thought experiment about a plausible near-future technology. Use them to teach practical ethics for AI, surveillance, biometrics, and social platforms.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Anticipate ethical risks of new technologies
Apply frameworks to product decisions
Design mitigations that survive scale
Communicate ethics to engineering teams

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Social Reputation
2 hours
Anchor: 'Nosedive'
- Ratings systems
- Feedback loops
- Design that harms
Module 2. Memory & Identity
2 hours
Anchor: 'The Entire History of You'
- Total recall products
- Consent and relationships
- Data portability
Module 3. Simulation & Rights
2 hours
Anchor: 'White Christmas', 'USS Callister'
- Digital minds
- Moral status debates
- Product policy implications
Module 4. Surveillance & Kids
2 hours
Anchor: 'Arkangel'
- Parental surveillance products
- Consent from minors
- Long-term harms
Module 5. Platform Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: 'Hated in the Nation'
- Mob dynamics online
- Platform incentives
- Regulatory options

Severance

Apple

Professional

Work, Identity & Bioethics

The Innie Question: Work, Identity & Consent

Severance imagines a workplace where you literally are not the same person at work as at home. Use it to teach the ethics of work, consent, identity, and organizational culture.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Apply personhood arguments to workplace policy
Analyze consent for irreversible procedures
Evaluate corporate control of employee lives
Design work that respects the whole person

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Personhood at Work
2 hours
Anchor: The innie/outie split
- Continuity theories of self
- Employment law and personhood
- Whole-person management
Module 2. Consent
2 hours
Anchor: The severance procedure
- Consent under economic duress
- Irreversibility standards
- Modern research ethics
Module 3. Corporate Culture as Ideology
2 hours
Anchor: Lumon
- Cult-like cultures
- Symbols and control
- Whistleblowing
Module 4. Work-Life Boundaries
2 hours
Anchor: Outie lives
- Right to disconnect
- Data at the boundary
- Modern work reforms
Module 5. Freedom & Refusal
2 hours
Anchor: The refinement
- Meaningful work
- Refusal as ethics
- Collective action

Lost

Netflix

Enrichment

Meaning, Fate & Free Will

Live Together, Die Alone: Meaning & Community

Lost is a philosophical playground: fate and free will, faith and reason, community and self. Use it to teach the questions that make philosophy feel personal.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Discuss classic problems of free will and determinism
Analyze faith and reason as ways of knowing
Study community formation and rules
Reflect on meaning-making in modern life

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Fate & Free Will
2 hours
Anchor: Locke vs. Jack
- Compatibilism, libertarianism, determinism
- Character and choice
- Choice architecture in stories
Module 2. Faith & Reason
2 hours
Anchor: The hatch
- Epistemic humility
- Faith as practical stance
- Trust in institutions
Module 3. Community
2 hours
Anchor: Building a society on the beach
- Rules and legitimacy
- Leadership on the fly
- Rituals and belonging
Module 4. Time & Identity
2 hours
Anchor: The flash-forwards
- Personal identity over time
- Narrative and self
- Regret and integration
Module 5. Meaning in the End
2 hours
Anchor: 'The End'
- Meaning across worldviews
- Death and community
- Living well without answers

The Matrix

Max

Enrichment

Metaphysics, Simulation & Ideology

Red Pill, Blue Pill: Metaphysics & Ideology

The Matrix is a doorway to Plato, Descartes, and modern simulation arguments. Use the trilogy to teach metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and ideology critique — carefully, because the metaphor gets misused.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain classic and modern skeptical arguments
Analyze the simulation hypothesis on its merits
Discuss ideology and consent
Distinguish legitimate use from misuse of the metaphor

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Plato & Descartes
2 hours
Anchor: The cave and the demon
- Allegory of the cave
- Cartesian skepticism
- Brain-in-a-vat
Module 2. Simulation Arguments
2 hours
Anchor: Bostrom's paper
- Structure of the argument
- Common critiques
- Modern reception
Module 3. Mind & Body
2 hours
Anchor: Neo's training
- Dualism vs. functionalism
- Embodiment
- AI and mind
Module 4. Ideology & Consent
2 hours
Anchor: The Architect
- Ideology critique
- Manufacturing consent
- Systems that reproduce themselves
Module 5. Using the Metaphor Well
2 hours
Anchor: Public discourse
- Legitimate uses
- Misuses of 'red-pilling'
- Media literacy

Arrival

Paramount

Enrichment

Philosophy of Language, Time & Grief

Language & Time: The Ethics of Understanding

Arrival uses first contact to ask what language does to thought and what we owe each other across radical difference. Use it to teach linguistics, philosophy of time, and the ethics of hard conversations.

10 hoursAdvanced

What you'll learn

Discuss linguistic relativity carefully
Explore philosophy of time and choice
Apply framing to communication under uncertainty
Reflect on grief, foreknowledge, and love

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Linguistic Relativity
2 hours
Anchor: The written language
- Sapir-Whorf, updated
- Evidence and limits
- Language in AI
Module 2. Time & Choice
2 hours
Anchor: The flash structure
- Presentism vs. eternalism
- Compatibilist choice
- Determinism revisited
Module 3. Communication Across Difference
2 hours
Anchor: The tent
- Assumptions in dialogue
- Building shared reference
- Diplomacy under threat
Module 4. Ethics of Foreknowledge
2 hours
Anchor: 'Do you want to make a baby?'
- Choosing knowing outcomes
- Grief and love
- Applied ethics of parenting
Module 5. Public Communication
2 hours
Anchor: The military and the state
- Communicating uncertainty
- Science and diplomacy
- Public trust in first contact

The Truman Show

Paramount

Enrichment

Authenticity, Privacy & Media Ethics

Cue the Sun: Authenticity, Privacy & Media

The Truman Show foresaw the surveillance economy and the platformization of the self. Use it to teach authenticity, privacy, and the ethics of visibility.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Discuss authenticity across traditions
Analyze privacy as autonomy and dignity
Evaluate media systems that manufacture consent
Design responsible visibility, personally and professionally

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Authenticity
2 hours
Anchor: Truman waking up
- Existentialist accounts
- Sartre and Heidegger, lightly
- Modern debates
Module 2. Privacy
2 hours
Anchor: The cameras
- Privacy as autonomy
- Contextual integrity
- Modern privacy law
Module 3. Manufactured Reality
2 hours
Anchor: The producer's control room
- Narrative environments
- Platforms as producers
- Media literacy
Module 4. The Ethics of Watching
2 hours
Anchor: The audience
- Voyeurism vs. attention economy
- Consent to be watched
- Duties of the audience
Module 5. Living Publicly
2 hours
Anchor: After the boat
- Personal branding ethics
- Right to be forgotten
- Public roles

Shrinking

Apple

Professional

Modern Psychotherapy Practice

In Session: The Practice of Therapy

Shrinking is a comedy about therapists who bend the rules. Use it to teach modern psychotherapy practice, ethics, and self-care through a candid, sometimes uncomfortable lens.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits (LCSW/LPC/PsyD)

What you'll learn

Apply ethical decision-making to real practice dilemmas
Recognize therapist self-of-therapist issues
Discuss the therapeutic frame and its limits
Support peers through grief and burnout

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Frame
2 hours
Anchor: Jimmy breaks the rules
- Boundaries and dual relationships
- Confidentiality basics
- Repair after ruptures
Module 2. Grief in the Room
2 hours
Anchor: Jimmy after his loss
- Grief theory
- Countertransference
- When therapists need therapy
Module 3. Modalities in Play
2 hours
Anchor: Different clients
- CBT, ACT, IFS, and dynamic
- Matching modality to client
- Measurement-based care
Module 4. Peer Culture
2 hours
Anchor: Paul and the group
- Consultation groups
- Peer support
- Supervision as protection
Module 5. Career Longevity
2 hours
Anchor: The season arc
- Burnout in clinicians
- Practice models
- Post-pandemic delivery

Ted Lasso

Apple

Enrichment

Positive Psychology & Wellbeing

Panic in the Locker Room: Positive Psychology

Beyond leadership, Ted Lasso is a case study in positive psychology and how people actually change. Use it to teach flourishing, therapy destigmatization, and everyday practices for wellbeing.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Apply positive psychology in everyday life
Understand common mental health conditions and treatments
Practice evidence-based wellbeing habits
Support friends and family without playing therapist

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Flourishing
2 hours
Anchor: Ted's optimism
- PERMA model
- Character strengths
- Meaning at work
Module 2. Therapy Destigmatized
2 hours
Anchor: Ted and Dr. Sharon
- Common therapy myths
- When to go, when to stop
- Modalities compared
Module 3. Panic & Anxiety
2 hours
Anchor: The panic attack scenes
- Physiology of anxiety
- First-aid skills
- Evidence-based treatments
Module 4. Relationships
2 hours
Anchor: Roy and Keeley
- Attachment styles, practical
- Repair skills
- Ending well
Module 5. Everyday Practices
2 hours
Anchor: The team rituals
- Sleep, exercise, connection
- Gratitude and reflection
- Sustainable optimism

Inside Out

Disney+

Enrichment

Emotion Science & Regulation

Meet Your Emotions: Affective Science for Everyone

Inside Out is a stealth textbook on affective science. Use both films to teach emotion, regulation, and adolescent development for parents, educators, and anyone with feelings.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Describe major theories of emotion
Practice evidence-based emotion regulation
Support children and teens through emotional change
Discuss emotion in classrooms and workplaces

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. What Emotions Are
2 hours
Anchor: The core five
- Basic emotions vs. constructionist
- Functions of emotions
- Cross-cultural emotion
Module 2. Regulation
2 hours
Anchor: Riley's meltdown
- Reappraisal vs. suppression
- Distress tolerance
- When to seek help
Module 3. Development
2 hours
Anchor: Adolescence in Inside Out 2
- Adolescent brain
- Anxiety in teens
- Parenting emotions
Module 4. Memory & Identity
2 hours
Anchor: The core memories
- Emotion and memory
- Identity formation
- Autobiographical continuity
Module 5. Emotions in Public Life
2 hours
Anchor: Beyond home
- Emotion at work
- Classrooms and emotional learning
- Emotion in politics

Good Will Hunting

Netflix

Enrichment

Trauma-Informed Care & Human Potential

Not Your Fault: Therapy, Trauma & Talent

Good Will Hunting remains a touchstone for therapy, class, and unrealized potential. Use it to teach trauma-informed practice, mentorship, and what it means to become who you are.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain trauma-informed care in practical terms
Discuss class and access to mental health treatment
Mentor across class and background
Support people making risky life choices

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Trauma-Informed Care
2 hours
Anchor: 'It's not your fault'
- ACEs and impact
- Trauma-informed principles
- Repair over recall
Module 2. Therapy & Power
2 hours
Anchor: Sean's approach
- Therapist self-disclosure
- Countertransference
- Modern practice standards
Module 3. Class & Access
2 hours
Anchor: Southie
- Class and mental health access
- Cultural humility
- Community resources
Module 4. Mentorship
2 hours
Anchor: Chuckie's speech
- Peer mentorship
- Sponsors vs. mentors
- Naming what someone is
Module 5. Life Choices
2 hours
Anchor: 'Go see about a girl'
- Career and love decisions
- Regret and risk
- Autonomy in therapy

This Is Us

Hulu

Enrichment

Family Systems & Lifespan Development

The Big Three: Family Systems Across a Life

This Is Us follows one family across decades. Use it to teach family systems, lifespan development, and how the past shapes the present in real people.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Apply family systems concepts to real families
Discuss lifespan development milestones and risks
Recognize intergenerational patterns
Support difficult family conversations

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Family Systems
2 hours
Anchor: The Big Three dynamics
- Bowen family systems
- Roles and triangulation
- Differentiation of self
Module 2. Lifespan Development
2 hours
Anchor: Rebecca and Jack over time
- Erikson's stages
- Emerging adulthood
- Later life
Module 3. Loss & Legacy
2 hours
Anchor: Jack's death arc
- Grief across a lifespan
- Legacy and story
- Memorializing well
Module 4. Race, Adoption & Identity
2 hours
Anchor: Randall's story
- Transracial adoption
- Identity across families
- Cultural humility
Module 5. Change Across Time
2 hours
Anchor: The finale flashforwards
- Rituals across generations
- Care for aging parents
- Continuities across change

The Sopranos

Max

Professional

Psychodynamic Therapy & Identity

In Dr. Melfi's Office: Therapy, Identity & Family Systems

The Sopranos is, among other things, a decade-long depiction of psychodynamic therapy with a very hard client. Use Tony and Dr. Melfi to teach identity, family systems, and the limits of therapy.

10 hoursAdvanced10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Explain psychodynamic concepts through the case
Analyze family systems across generations
Discuss therapist safety and ethics with dangerous clients
Reflect on what therapy can and cannot fix

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Case
2 hours
Anchor: Session one
- Presenting problems
- Formulation
- Treatment planning
Module 2. Transference & Countertransference
2 hours
Anchor: The dreams
- Working with transference
- Countertransference risks
- Supervision use
Module 3. Family of Origin
2 hours
Anchor: Livia, Junior, and the kids
- Attachment across generations
- Roles and secrets
- Modern family therapy
Module 4. Dangerous Clients
2 hours
Anchor: Melfi's assault
- Duty to warn
- Therapist safety
- Ethical termination
Module 5. Endings
2 hours
Anchor: The final arc
- Non-endings and dropouts
- Legacy of therapy
- Limits and honesty

Cosmos

Disney+

Enrichment

Science, Wonder & Public Understanding

Pale Blue Dot: The Scientific Worldview

Sagan's Cosmos and its modern successors are the definitive introduction to the scientific worldview. Use them to teach the history of science, cosmology, and why the scientific attitude matters.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the scientific method as a cultural practice
Trace major discoveries from ancient astronomy to modern cosmology
Discuss the ethics and rewards of scientific inquiry
Practice science communication for non-experts

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Origins of Science
2 hours
Anchor: Alexandria
- Ancient astronomy
- Scientific revolution
- Instruments as ideas
Module 2. Cosmic Scale
2 hours
Anchor: The cosmic calendar
- Deep time
- Scales of the universe
- Cosmology today
Module 3. Life & Evolution
2 hours
Anchor: The tree of life
- Evolutionary biology basics
- Extinctions
- Astrobiology
Module 4. Science & Society
2 hours
Anchor: Ship of the imagination
- Science under authoritarianism
- Public science
- Misinformation
Module 5. Communicating Science
2 hours
Anchor: Sagan's monologues
- Storytelling in science
- Metaphors that work
- Wonder without woo

Planet Earth

Max

Enrichment

Ecology, Behavior & Biodiversity

The Blue Planet We Share: Ecology & Biodiversity

Planet Earth is a working syllabus in ecology, animal behavior, and biodiversity. Use its episodes to teach how ecosystems work, why they're changing, and how humans fit in.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Describe major biomes and their dynamics
Explain key concepts in ecology and behavior
Analyze biodiversity loss and its causes
Discuss conservation as science and policy

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Biomes
2 hours
Anchor: The forests and deserts
- Biomes and gradients
- Climate as driver
- Human overprint
Module 2. Behavior
2 hours
Anchor: Predators and prey
- Foraging and territoriality
- Mating systems
- Learning and culture in animals
Module 3. Freshwater & Oceans
2 hours
Anchor: Rivers and reefs
- Aquatic ecosystems
- Fisheries and stress
- Coral reef crisis
Module 4. Cities & Human Ecology
2 hours
Anchor: Cities episode
- Urban ecology
- Coexistence
- Nature-based solutions
Module 5. Conservation
2 hours
Anchor: Behind-the-scenes
- Conservation biology
- Community-led conservation
- Success and failure

Our Planet

Netflix

Enrichment

Climate Science & Policy

One Home: Climate, Loss & the Case for Action

Our Planet frames biodiversity through the lens of climate change and policy. Use it to teach climate science, mitigation, adaptation, and the ethics of what to do next.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the core science of climate change
Distinguish mitigation from adaptation
Analyze major climate policies
Communicate climate risk without paralyzing your audience

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Climate Science
2 hours
Anchor: Ice and oceans
- Greenhouse effect
- Feedback loops
- Attribution
Module 2. Impacts
2 hours
Anchor: Storms and heat
- Extreme weather
- Health impacts
- Distributional harms
Module 3. Mitigation
2 hours
Anchor: Energy transition
- Grids, transport, industry
- Carbon pricing
- Direct air capture and limits
Module 4. Adaptation & Justice
2 hours
Anchor: Coastal and vulnerable places
- Adaptation planning
- Climate migration
- Just transition
Module 5. Communicating Climate
2 hours
Anchor: The narration itself
- Fear vs. agency
- Message testing
- Community organizing

How the Universe Works

Amazon Prime

Enrichment

Physics, Cosmology & Instruments

From Quarks to Cosmos: Modern Physics

How the Universe Works is a running seminar with the scientists actually building modern physics. Use it to teach cosmology, particle physics, and the instruments and collaborations behind them.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Describe the current standard model and cosmological picture
Explain how modern physics experiments work
Discuss big collaborations and how they're managed
Understand open questions in physics today

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Cosmology
2 hours
Anchor: Origins of the universe
- Big Bang and inflation
- CMB and its measurement
- Dark matter and dark energy
Module 2. Particles
2 hours
Anchor: Colliders
- Standard model
- Higgs and beyond
- Neutrinos
Module 3. Instruments
2 hours
Anchor: Telescopes and detectors
- Optical, radio, and gravitational-wave
- LIGO and JWST
- Data pipelines
Module 4. Big Collaborations
2 hours
Anchor: CERN and JWST
- Managing thousand-author projects
- Authorship and credit
- International cooperation
Module 5. Open Questions
2 hours
Anchor: The frontier
- Quantum gravity
- Multiverse debates
- Careers in modern physics

The West Wing

Max

Enrichment

American Democracy & Governance

Something to Believe In: Democracy in Practice

Beyond executive leadership, The West Wing is a running civics class. Use it to teach the mechanics of American democracy — how bills, budgets, and campaigns actually work.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the mechanics of American federal government
Trace legislation from idea to law
Understand campaigns and elections
Discuss the tension between politics and governance

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Separation of Powers
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- Executive, legislative, judicial
- Checks in practice
- Federalism
Module 2. How Laws Are Made
2 hours
Anchor: The budget episodes
- Committees and markups
- Whipping votes
- Reconciliation and filibuster
Module 3. Campaigns
2 hours
Anchor: Santos vs. Vinick
- Primaries
- General election strategy
- Modern campaigns
Module 4. The Bureaucracy
2 hours
Anchor: Cabinet and staff
- Departments and agencies
- Appointments and confirmations
- Career civil service
Module 5. Civic Life
2 hours
Anchor: Bartlet's town halls
- Media and information
- Civic education
- Trust and participation

House of Cards

Netflix

Enrichment

Political Ethics & Institutional Guardrails

How Power Actually Works — And Fails

House of Cards is not aspirational — it's a case study in what happens when institutions fail. Use it to teach political ethics, guardrails, and how democracies erode.

10 hoursAdvanced

What you'll learn

Diagnose democratic backsliding in institutions
Analyze checks and balances under stress
Recognize corruption pathways
Design reforms that make abuse harder

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Concentration of Power
2 hours
Anchor: The whip's rise
- Party discipline
- Leverage and blackmail
- Institutional norms
Module 2. Media Capture
2 hours
Anchor: Zoe and the press
- Access journalism
- Leaks as strategy
- Rebuilding independent press
Module 3. Corruption
2 hours
Anchor: Deals across the show
- Bribery, extortion, and conflicts
- Ethics offices
- Prosecutorial independence
Module 4. Elections Under Strain
2 hours
Anchor: The campaign
- Voter suppression
- Election administration
- Reforms that work
Module 5. Guardrails
2 hours
Anchor: The counterfactual
- Norms and rules
- Congressional oversight
- Civic resilience

The Diplomat

Netflix

Professional

Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Sleeves Rolled Up: Modern Diplomacy

The Diplomat is the best recent look at what ambassadors actually do. Use it to teach foreign policy, embassy operations, and diplomacy as day-to-day craft.

10 hoursIntermediate10 CE credits

What you'll learn

Explain the structure of modern diplomatic service
Analyze real crises through embassy-level decisions
Understand the interagency and its politics
Practice back-channel and public diplomacy

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Embassy 101
2 hours
Anchor: The Ambassador's residence
- Embassy structure
- Country teams
- Country-plan governance
Module 2. Crisis Diplomacy
2 hours
Anchor: The season crisis
- Sequenced diplomacy
- Back-channels
- Public statements
Module 3. Interagency
2 hours
Anchor: State, Defense, and CIA
- Interagency process
- National security council
- Deputies committees
Module 4. Public Diplomacy
2 hours
Anchor: Press interactions
- Message discipline
- Cultural diplomacy
- Media relations
Module 5. Careers in Diplomacy
2 hours
Anchor: The senior spouse dynamic
- Foreign service careers
- Political appointees
- Dual-career families

The Newsroom

Max

Enrichment

Journalism & Public Discourse

Speak Truth to Stupid: Press & Democracy

The Newsroom is a self-aware argument about what journalism should be. Use it to teach news standards, business models, and the role of press in democracy — including when the show gets it wrong.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Explain editorial standards and how they get set
Analyze media business models and their pressures
Discuss journalism's role in democracy
Practice media literacy across formats

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Standards
2 hours
Anchor: The BP oil spill episode
- Sourcing and confirmation
- Attribution and correction
- Ethics codes
Module 2. Business Models
2 hours
Anchor: Cable news economics
- Advertising, subscription, and public models
- Cable to streaming
- Local news collapse
Module 3. Press & Democracy
2 hours
Anchor: Election coverage
- Watchdog vs. lapdog
- Access journalism
- Investigative work
Module 4. When the Show Gets It Wrong
2 hours
Anchor: Genoa arc
- Fabrication and its aftermath
- Editorial process failures
- Rebuilding trust
Module 5. Media Literacy
2 hours
Anchor: The audience
- Reading news like a professional
- Detecting AI content
- Supporting good journalism

All the President's Men

Max

Enrichment

Investigative Reporting & Accountability

Follow the Money: Investigative Journalism

Watergate is the paradigmatic case of investigative journalism holding power to account. Use All the President's Men to teach reporting craft, source protection, and the systems that hold institutions honest.

10 hoursAdvanced

What you'll learn

Explain investigative reporting from tip to publication
Understand source protection and its limits
Analyze systems of accountability across sectors
Discuss modern investigative practice

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. From Tip to Story
2 hours
Anchor: The break-in
- Cultivating sources
- Verifying leads
- Building a chronology
Module 2. Source Protection
2 hours
Anchor: Deep Throat
- Confidential sources
- Legal protections
- Modern digital security
Module 3. Institutions of Accountability
2 hours
Anchor: Courts, Congress, press
- Special counsels
- Congressional oversight
- Free press protections
Module 4. Investigations Today
2 hours
Anchor: Panama Papers, ICIJ
- Collaborative investigations
- Data journalism
- Cross-border reporting
Module 5. The Reporter's Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: Bernstein and Woodward's memoirs
- Conflicts of interest
- Money and prestige
- Post-story responsibilities

Reservation Dogs

Hulu

Enrichment

Indigenous Studies & Contemporary Storytelling

This Land: Indigenous Storytelling & Community

Reservation Dogs is a landmark in Indigenous storytelling on American TV. Use it to teach contemporary Indigenous life, sovereignty, and the ethics of representation.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Discuss contemporary Indigenous life in the US
Explain sovereignty, land, and jurisdiction basics
Analyze representation and creative control
Support Indigenous-led work in your own field

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Contemporary Native Life
2 hours
Anchor: Okern, Oklahoma
- Youth, humor, and grief
- Reservation vs. urban Native
- Diversity across tribes
Module 2. Sovereignty & Land
2 hours
Anchor: The land arcs
- Tribal sovereignty basics
- Jurisdictional questions
- Modern land-back
Module 3. Representation
2 hours
Anchor: Native writers' room
- Creative control
- Casting and consultants
- Beyond the trauma story
Module 4. Community Care
2 hours
Anchor: Elders and healers
- Community-based mental health
- Traditional knowledge
- Braiding modalities
Module 5. Allyship in Practice
2 hours
Anchor: The final season
- Meaningful allyship
- Funding and access
- Long relationships

Master of None

Netflix

Enrichment

Identity, Family & Belonging

Everyday Life: Identity Across Cultures

Master of None turns ordinary life into cultural inquiry — parents, food, dating, and belonging. Use it to teach identity across cultures without reducing anyone to a category.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Discuss identity intersectionally and personally
Analyze immigrant experience across generations
Explore queer and trans stories with care
Practice everyday cultural humility

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Parents
2 hours
Anchor: 'Parents'
- First- and second-generation immigrant families
- Sacrifice narratives
- Modern gratitude
Module 2. Food & Culture
2 hours
Anchor: Italy episodes
- Food as identity
- Traditions in diaspora
- Ethical food storytelling
Module 3. Queer Life
2 hours
Anchor: 'Thanksgiving'
- Coming-out stories today
- Family reconciliation
- Chosen family
Module 4. Love & Modern Dating
2 hours
Anchor: The dating episodes
- Apps and identity
- Cross-cultural relationships
- Communication skills
Module 5. Small-Scale Everyday
2 hours
Anchor: Season 3
- Ordinary rhythms
- Domestic life
- Attention as respect

Ramy

Hulu

Enrichment

Religion, Family & Contemporary Identity

Trying: Faith, Doubt & Modern Life

Ramy is a rare look at contemporary American Muslim life — funny, honest, and complicated. Use it to teach religion in modern American life beyond stereotypes.

10 hoursIntermediate

What you'll learn

Describe modern American Muslim life across communities
Discuss religion, doubt, and belonging
Analyze representation of Muslims in US media
Practice interfaith conversation with humility

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Faith in Modern Life
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- Practice, belief, and community
- Diverse Muslim traditions
- Modern secular pressures
Module 2. Family & Generations
2 hours
Anchor: The Egyptian family arcs
- Immigrant family dynamics
- Gender across generations
- Reconciling worlds
Module 3. Doubt & Ethics
2 hours
Anchor: Ramy's mistakes
- Moral seriousness and failure
- Sin and repair
- Modern applied ethics
Module 4. Representation
2 hours
Anchor: Beyond stereotypes
- Muslims in Western media
- Author-led storytelling
- Consulting well
Module 5. Interfaith & Civic Life
2 hours
Anchor: The community and beyond
- Interfaith dialogue
- Civic participation
- Solidarity work

Somebody Somewhere

Max

Enrichment

Community, Belonging & Grief

Manhattan, Kansas: Belonging After Loss

Somebody Somewhere is a quiet, radical show about belonging in a small town after loss. Use it to teach community, queer life outside big cities, and the everyday work of showing up.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Discuss belonging beyond urban centers
Analyze grief and community response
Understand queer life in rural and small-town America
Practice everyday care in your own community

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Coming Home
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- Return migration
- Ambivalent belonging
- Family homes
Module 2. Grief in Community
2 hours
Anchor: Sam and her sister
- Public and private grief
- Community rituals
- Long timelines
Module 3. Queer Life Outside Cities
2 hours
Anchor: Joel, Fred, and the choir practice
- Small-town queer community
- Faith and queerness
- Chosen family
Module 4. Friendship
2 hours
Anchor: The core relationships
- Adult friendship
- Vulnerability
- Repair
Module 5. Everyday Care
2 hours
Anchor: The finale
- Showing up over time
- Community as verb
- Modest but real change

Kim's Convenience

Netflix

Enrichment

Diaspora, Small Business & Generations

Aja Aja: Family, Business & Diaspora

Kim's Convenience is a warm portrait of a Korean-Canadian family running a small store. Use it to teach diaspora, family business, and generational dynamics with real humor.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Discuss diaspora across generations
Analyze small-business family dynamics
Practice culturally humble communication
Reflect on your own family narratives

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. The Store
2 hours
Anchor: The convenience store as world
- Small-business immigrant economies
- Family labor
- Community anchoring
Module 2. Generations
2 hours
Anchor: Appa, Umma, and the kids
- Immigrant parents and adult kids
- Language and belonging
- Rites of passage
Module 3. Faith & Community
2 hours
Anchor: The church scenes
- Diaspora churches
- Community networks
- Multi-generational spaces
Module 4. Modern Careers
2 hours
Anchor: Janet and Jung
- Career vs. family expectations
- Estrangement and return
- Modern paths
Module 5. Behind the Scenes
2 hours
Anchor: The production controversy
- Representation and creative control
- Ethics of casting and writers' rooms
- Lessons for future shows

Game of Thrones

Max

Enrichment

Medieval European History

The Real Wars of the Roses: Medieval Politics

Behind the dragons is a remarkably faithful reworking of medieval English and European history. Trace the real dynasties, sieges, and betrayals that inspired Westeros.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Map fictional houses onto their historical inspirations
Explain feudal power structures and their fragility
Analyze medieval warfare, sieges, and dynastic marriage
Interpret how storytellers adapt history into myth

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Feudalism & Power
2 hours
Anchor: Ned in King's Landing
- Feudal contracts
- Vassalage
- Fragility of royal power
Module 2. Wars of the Roses
2 hours
Anchor: Robb Stark's campaign
- Lancaster and York
- Battlefield vs. political power
- Kingmakers
Module 3. The Church & Faith
2 hours
Anchor: The Faith Militant
- Church and crown
- Religious reform
- Militant movements
Module 4. Dynastic Marriage
2 hours
Anchor: Marriage plots
- Marriage as diplomacy
- Bastardy and legitimacy
- Female sovereignty
Module 5. Endgames
2 hours
Anchor: The final season
- Succession crises
- Legitimacy and myth
- How dynasties end

Modern Family

Hulu

Enrichment

Family Systems in a Modern Household

Pritchetts & Dunphys: Family Psychology

Three interlocking households give a decade of case studies in modern family life. Use them to teach family systems, communication, and stage-appropriate parenting.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Apply family systems ideas to real families
Practice communication skills that actually work at home
Understand stage-appropriate parenting
Discuss blended, adoptive, and multi-generational families

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Family Systems Basics
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- Roles, rules, rituals
- Boundaries and enmeshment
- Modern family diversity
Module 2. Parenting Across Stages
2 hours
Anchor: The kids growing up
- Toddler to teen
- Authoritative parenting
- Adjusting expectations
Module 3. Couples
2 hours
Anchor: Cam and Mitch, Phil and Claire, Jay and Gloria
- Repair and rituals
- Conflict styles
- Long relationships
Module 4. Blended & Adoptive
2 hours
Anchor: Lily and Joe
- Adoption dynamics
- Age-gap couples
- Cultural blends
Module 5. Aging & Legacy
2 hours
Anchor: Jay's late seasons
- Aging parents
- Estate and role transitions
- Legacy conversations

Bridgerton

Netflix

Enrichment

Regency History & Media

The Season: Regency Society & Its Modern Echoes

Bridgerton is Regency England reimagined for a modern audience. Use it to teach real Regency society, race and casting choices, and how period drama reflects the present.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Explain the real structure of Regency society
Discuss race and casting in period drama
Analyze marriage markets historically and today
Read period drama as commentary on the present

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Regency Society
2 hours
Anchor: The season opens
- Class and inheritance
- The London season
- Debt and land
Module 2. Marriage Market
2 hours
Anchor: The eldest daughters
- Marriage as economics
- Reputation and rumor
- Modern parallels
Module 3. Race & Casting
2 hours
Anchor: Queen Charlotte
- Historical Black Britain
- Colorblind vs. color-conscious casting
- Debates about accuracy
Module 4. Bodies & Consent
2 hours
Anchor: The wedding-night arc
- Historical education and law
- Modern consent standards
- Writers' room responsibilities
Module 5. Period Drama as Mirror
2 hours
Anchor: Fashion, music, adaptation
- Anachronism as argument
- Modern audiences and history
- Ethics of adaptation

Three's Company

Amazon Prime

Enrichment

Roommate & Household Dynamics

Roommates, Ruses & Repair: The Psychology of Cohabitation

Three's Company mines household life for comedy — and, if you look closely, real lessons about roommates, communication, and everyday repair.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Set up a household with shared expectations
Communicate about money, chores, and guests
Repair after misunderstandings
Support housemates through change

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Setting Up a Household
2 hours
Anchor: Move-in episodes
- Shared agreements
- Money, chores, guests
- When to write it down
Module 2. Everyday Communication
2 hours
Anchor: The misunderstanding of the week
- Assumption checks
- Direct requests
- Repairing quickly
Module 3. Boundaries
2 hours
Anchor: The dating episodes
- Personal space
- Overnight guests
- Loud roommates
Module 4. Conflict & Repair
2 hours
Anchor: The big fights
- De-escalation
- Apology and repair
- When to move out
Module 5. Community
2 hours
Anchor: The Regal Beagle
- Friends outside the apartment
- Rituals
- Growing up together

The Office

Peacock

Professional

Workplace Relationships & Culture

Dunder Mifflin After Hours: Relationships at Work

The Office is a decade of case studies in workplace behavior — most of them cautionary. Use it to teach modern HR, culture, and how relationships at work actually function.

10 hoursIntroductory10 SHRM PDCs

What you'll learn

Set healthy workplace norms
Handle romance and hierarchy questions
Give feedback that improves behavior
Design culture that doesn't require a Toby

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Workplace Norms
2 hours
Anchor: The pilot
- Modern HR basics
- Documenting and coaching
- Culture as everyone's job
Module 2. Romance & Hierarchy
2 hours
Anchor: Jim & Pam vs. Michael & Jan
- Peer relationships
- Manager-report romance
- Policies that actually work
Module 3. Managing Difficult Behavior
2 hours
Anchor: Dwight, Michael, Andy
- Coaching vs. discipline
- Escalation paths
- Termination done right
Module 4. Team Culture
2 hours
Anchor: Party planning committee
- Rituals and cliques
- Inclusion in practice
- Remote and hybrid teams
Module 5. Endings
2 hours
Anchor: The finale
- Career transitions
- Legacy at work
- Long-term relationships beyond the job

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Max

Enrichment

Social Intelligence & Everyday Ethics

The Hidden Rules of Human Relationships: Learning from Larry David

Larry David insists he's technically correct. So why does everyone else think he's wrong? Use Curb Your Enthusiasm to explore the unwritten rules of social life — reading the room, intent versus impact, reciprocity, trust, and reputation.

10 hoursIntroductory

What you'll learn

Read social context and timing before acting
Distinguish between technical correctness and social appropriateness
Understand reciprocity, social contracts, and reputation capital
De-escalate conflict and repair relationships after ruptures

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Reading the Room
2 hours
Anchor: Larry at the dinner party
- Social perception and nonverbal cues
- Timing, context, and appropriateness
- Why small talk matters
Module 2. Why Intent Isn't Enough
2 hours
Anchor: I was just being honest
- Intent vs. impact
- Accountability and apology
- When 'technically correct' backfires
Module 3. Reciprocity & Social Contracts
2 hours
Anchor: Favors, gifts, and grievances
- Give-and-take in relationships
- Unspoken expectations
- Fairness and scorekeeping
Module 4. Trust & Reputation
2 hours
Anchor: One mistake and you're out
- How trust is built and eroded
- Reputation capital
- Forgiveness and second chances
Module 5. Conflict Escalation & Empathy
2 hours
Anchor: The argument that never ends
- Escalation cycles
- Perspective-taking
- Repair and de-escalation

Mythic Quest

Apple

Professional

Creative Leadership & Product Management

Leading Creative Teams: Lessons from Mythic Quest

Mythic Quest is a comedy about making a video game — and a sharp case study in creative leadership. Learn how to balance vision with execution, manage brilliant but difficult talent, and build a culture where innovation and feedback can coexist.

10 hoursIntermediateCertificate of completion

What you'll learn

Translate creative vision into executable plans
Manage creative conflict without crushing originality
Build psychological safety for feedback and iteration
Recognize and remove founder bottlenecks

Syllabus — 1 credit / 10 hours▾

Module 1. Vision vs. Execution
2 hours
Anchor: Ian and Poppy's dream game
- Creative vision and constraints
- Roadmaps and milestones
- When to compromise and when to hold the line
Module 2. Managing Creative Conflict
2 hours
Anchor: The writers' room and the coders
- Conflict styles on creative teams
- Productive friction
- Mediating between disciplines
Module 3. Psychological Safety & Feedback
2 hours
Anchor: Playtests and crunch
- Feedback loops and critique
- Burnout prevention
- Candor without cruelty
Module 4. Product Management & Iteration
2 hours
Anchor: Launch day patches
- Prioritization frameworks
- MVP and live ops
- Data, intuition, and player voice
Module 5. When Founders Become Bottlenecks
2 hours
Anchor: Ian can't let go
- Delegation and scaling leadership
- Letting go of the hero role
- Building successors

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