American Experience - Season 17 - Eps 5: Kinsey

2005-02-1455 min⭐ 7.4/10

Profiling Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the Indiana University zoologist whose "revolutionary picture of American sexuality" rocked the country in the late 1940s and early '50s. Filmmakers Barak Goodman and John Maggio interview Kinsey colleagues and biographers, along with people took part in his studies, to paint a portrait of an "unyielding" proponent of sexual freedom who practiced what he preached. Says sexologist Paul Gebhard, a Kinsey assistant: "He was a rebel."

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About American Experience

American Experience

Title: American Experience

First Air Date: 1988-10-04

Last Air Date: 2025-03-31

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.4/10 (from 36 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 38

Total Episodes: 397

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: GBH

Synopsis

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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