Up to Speed

Season 1

2012 · 6 episodes · 2h 24m in all

Episodes

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   1. San Francisco: A City Shaped by Earthquakes

   9 Aug 2012 · 24 min

   Speed takes us on a tour of renowned objects in San Francisco – a city shaped by earthquakes that makes a point of attacking the status quo and appreciating the beauty in the unexpected.

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   2. Chicago: To Conjure a Lost Neighborhood

   16 Aug 2012 · 24 min

   Speed spends a day steeped in the history of working class Chicago – a city of blue collar labor constantly fighting back against the status quo of their corporate overlords.

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   3. Kansas & Missouri: In the Middle of the Middle of the Midwest

   23 Aug 2012 · 24 min

   Speed explores the idea of borders and boundaries in Lawrence, Kansas – a city straddling the line between opposing sides during the American Civil War.

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   4. Virginia: The Many Flavors of Thomas Jefferson

   30 Aug 2012 · 24 min

   Speed sifts through the many flavors of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello and the University of Virginia – two historic landmarks representing the many sides of America’s most complicated founding father.

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   5. New York City: The Beauty of Randomness

   5 Sept 2012 · 24 min

   Speed wanders through the chaos of New York City – a metropolitan hub teeming with simultaneous bouts of randomness and synchronicity.

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   6. The Tour Guide Convention

   13 Sept 2012 · 24 min

   Speed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.