The Mega-Brands That Built America
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The Mega-Brands That Built America

This season delves into the surprising origin stories behind brands like Netflix, Sony, Nike, Marriott, Apple, Microsoft, and more. Peyton Manning joins this season. The series offers a vivid portrayal of different brands across retail, sports, electronics, hospitality, and more.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - End of the Landlines

    April 27, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    When Motorola introduces the first handheld portable telephone to the world, the futuristic technology sets off a fierce battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone.
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  2. S2 E2 - Internet Killed the Video Store

    May 4, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, unprecedented family friendly video-store: Blockbuster. But, as the dot com boom explodes an opening appears for two software executives in California to redefine the industry.
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  3. S2 E3 - Easy Money

    May 11, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    In the middle of the 20th century, a small piece of plastic revolutionizes the world of commerce.
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  4. S2 E4 - Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel

    May 18, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world, by setting the modern standard for hospitality.
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  5. S2 E5 - Music on the Move

    June 1, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever. What follows is a decades-long rivalry that prompts the creation of iconic products like the Pocket Radio, Cassette Tape, Walkman and the CD.
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  6. S2 E6 - Clash of the Computer Titans

    June 8, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    A game designer named Steve Jobs starts a personal computer company in his parents' garage on his way to bringing computers mainstream.
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  7. S2 E7 - Rentals to Riches

    June 22, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    A down-on-his-luck car salesman has the visionary idea to start the first rental car company in America, and when he joins forces with cab company owner John Hertz, they spread their revolutionary business across the country.
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  8. S2 E8 - Sneaker Head-to-Head

    June 29, 2024
    43min
    TV-PG
    Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance, as they unleash iconic footwear that will bring sneakers mainstream and make them part of the fabric of American culture.
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