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Roadtrip Nation

Season 2 2005
TV-PG

  • 2005-05-21T04:00:00Z on PBS
  • 25m
  • 5h 9m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Through its documentary series and film specials, Roadtrip Nation explores what it means to build a career—and more importantly, a life—around the things you love. Follow the journeys of groups of people as they travel across the country in a green RV, sit down with professionals who share their interests, and gain insight into what it takes to overcome struggle and find personal success.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2005-05-21T04:00:00Z

2x01 Newport Beach - Santa Monica

Season Premiere

2x01 Newport Beach - Santa Monica

  • 2005-05-21T04:00:00Z25m

The first stop for the Central route team is Newport Beach to interview Richard Woolcott, co-founder of Volcom. Then their off to Santa Monica to sit down with Nic Harcourt, host of Morning Becomes Eclectic.

2x02 Beverly Hills - San Francisco

  • 2005-05-28T04:00:00Z25m

The Southern route team heads to Beverly Hills to interview Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy Enterprises. In Santa Barbara, the Central Route team meets with Al Merrick, founder of Channel Island Surfboards. The team then heads off to San Francisco to interview Devorah Major, poet laureate.

2005-06-04T04:00:00Z

2x03 Seattle - Albuquerque

2x03 Seattle - Albuquerque

  • 2005-06-04T04:00:00Z26m

In Seattle, the Northern route team interviews John Richards, radio DJ, KEXP radio. In San Francisco, the Central route team visits the Exploratorium to interview Shawn Lani, exhibit builder. Later in Albuquerque, the team sits down with Tina Nenoff, an environmental scientist at the Scandia National Laboratory.

2x04 New Orleans - Mount Rushmore

  • 2005-06-11T04:00:00Z26m

The next stop is New Orleans where the Southern route interviews Gene Bourg, food critic. In Alta, Wyoming, the team interviews rancher Meredith Wilson. Next, the team heads to Mount Rushmore to interview Gerard Baker, Mt. Rushmore Park Superintendent.

2005-06-18T04:00:00Z

2x05 Gillette - Peoria

2x05 Gillette - Peoria

  • 2005-06-18T04:00:00Z25m

The Northern route team stops in Wyoming to meet with Lisa Eckert, superintendent of Devil's Tower National Monument. Meanwhile in Minneapolis, the Central route team visits Terrence Payne, artist and founder of Rosalux Gallery. The Northern route team heads off to Kansas City, home of the monster truck, to interview Bob Chandler, creator of Bigfoot. The Central route team continues on to Peoria, Illinois to interview Mary Bell, VP of Logistics for Caterpillar.

2005-06-25T04:00:00Z

2x06 Nashville - Chicago

2x06 Nashville - Chicago

  • 2005-06-25T04:00:00Z26m

Continuing in Nashville, the Southern Route team interviews Keith Stegall, singer/songwriter/producer. In Chicago, the Central route team interviews Rita Simo, founder of People's Music School and Jim Derogatis, pop music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.

2005-07-02T04:00:00Z

2x07 Chicago - Atlanta

2x07 Chicago - Atlanta

  • 2005-07-02T04:00:00Z26m

On the streets of Chicago, the Central route team meets Mark Johnson, a street performer also known as the Bucket Man. In Atlanta, the Southern route team interviews Patricia Janiot, Senior Anchor of CNN en Espanol. Meanwhile in Chicago, the Northern route team visits Walter Homles, former couture designer turned yoga guru.

2005-07-09T04:00:00Z

2x08 Chicago - Orlando

2x08 Chicago - Orlando

  • 2005-07-09T04:00:00Z26m

In Chicago, the Central route team interviews Charna Halpern, founder of Improv Olympic. The Northern route team heads to Detroit to interview Grace Lee Bogs, movement activist and writer. The Southern route team continues their journey in Florida to interview Mary Spio, satellite engineer turned magazine founder.

2005-07-16T04:00:00Z

2x09 Washington, D.C.

2x09 Washington, D.C.

  • 2005-07-16T04:00:00Z26m

In Washington, DC, the Central route team interviews John Passcantado, executive director of Greenpeace. Next they interview Lahkshmi Singh, newscaster for NPR and My Harrison, section chief for the FBI.

2005-07-23T04:00:00Z

2x10 Boston - Washington, D.C.

2x10 Boston - Washington, D.C.

  • 2005-07-23T04:00:00Z26m

In Boston, the Northern route team interview Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams and take a tour of the brewery. En route to Washington, DC, the Southern route team meets with Ann Tenales, Pulitzer Prize- winning political cartoonist. In DC, the Central route team sits down with Gabriel Garcia, independent filmmaker.

The Central route team heads east to New York City to interview Maribel Leiberman, founder of Mariebelle Fine Treats and Chocolates. In Boston, the Northern route team interviews photographer Abellardo Morell. The Southern route team braves New York City traffic to interview Atoosa Rubenstein, editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine.

2005-08-06T04:00:00Z

2x12 New York City

2x12 New York City

  • 2005-08-06T04:00:00Z26m

In New York City, the Southern route interview Joel Klein, Chancellor of NYC Schools. Also in New York City, the Central route team interviews Chris Wink, founder of the Blue Man Group. The three teams reunite in Union Square to share their experiences.

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