

Breaking Borders
“People in conflict zones put differences aside to break bread together.”
Seasoned journalist Mariana Van Zeller and acclaimed chef Michael Voltaggio travel into areas of conflict and unrest across the globe with hopes of bringing people together around the table to break bread and engage in dialogue.
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- Ep 1
1.Mother of All Conflicts
15-03-2015Mariana and Michael travel to Israel and Palestine to learn how conflict has shaped these nations. They meet people affected by the unrest in Jerusalem, explore the holiest sites a...
- Ep 2
2.Bloody Saturday in Ireland
22-03-2015Mariana and Michael head to Northern Ireland to bring Catholics and Protestants together for a meal and conversation. They navigate heated clashes during marching season, sip on Gu...
- Ep 3
3.Detained in Egypt
29-03-2015Mariana and Michael visit Egypt to bring guests with rivaling views on the country's future together for a meal and debate. They are confronted by the police, have their passports...
- Ep 4
4.Tunnel of Hope in Sarajevo
05-04-2015Mariana and Michael visit Sarajevo to grasp how three groups co-exist after ethnic cleansing wiped out thousands. They walk down Sniper Alley, visit the "Tunnel of Hope," and hear...
- Ep 5
5.Dying for the American Dream
12-04-2015Mariana and Michael drive to the US-Mexico border to see a conflict that exists in the country's own backyard. They talk to men who hunt for illegal immigrants and hear stories of...
- Ep 6
6.Torture in Kashmir
19-04-2015Mariana and Michael visit the guarded streets of Kashmir to learn about its conflicted existence: to be part of India, Pakistan or its own independent state. Before hosting their d...
- Ep 7
7.New Freedom in Cuba
26-04-2015As the last TV crew into Cuba before news of lifting the 50-year embargo, Mariana and Michael go to the communist nation two times to talk about the state of the nation, what has c...
- Ep 8
8.Gorillas and Growth in Rwanda
03-05-2015Mariana and Michael travel to Rwanda to revisit the genocide that took place in 1994. They visit the Nyamata Church were 3,000 Tutsis were killed and trek through the mountains to...
- Ep 9
9.Fields and Dreams in Cambodia
10-05-2015After Pol Pot's reign of terror, Mariana & Michael visit a rebuilding Cambodia. They travel to the Killing Fields where millions of citizens were murdered, feed roaming moneys in A...
- Ep 10
10.Cyprus: Island of Hope
17-05-2015Mariana and Michael go to Cyprus, an island nation where religious violence split a city in two. They explore an abandoned airport, fish near a ghost town and dine in the buffer zo...
- Ep 11
11.Lebanon: The Power of Peace
24-05-2015Mariana and Michael travel to Lebanon to open up the conversation between Hezbollah supporters and nationalist opponents. They tour bullet-riddled Beirut, visit with Syrian refugee...
- Ep 12
12.Young Tigers in Sri Lanka
31-05-2015Mariana & Michael fly to Sri Lanka, a country whose bloody civil war lasted from 1983-2009, killing close to 100,000 Buddhists and Hindus. They visit a Tamil orphanage, discuss the...
- Ep 13
13.Birth of Democracy in Myanmar
07-06-2015Mariana and Michael visit Myanmar to see how the newly declared democracy is affecting the citizens after 50 years of silence. They speak with monks and guerrilla leaders, and then...
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