How the States Got Their Shapes - Season 2

How the States Got Their Shapes - Season 2

Season 2

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Episodes19
DatesSep 29, 2012 - Dec 22, 2012
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Episodes

Red State vs. Blue State
Season 2Episode 160 min

Red State vs. Blue State

It's a rivalry that tears us apart every four years, but how did our nation divide into red states vs. blue states, and what happens to the states caught in the middle?
Sep 29, 2012
White Collar vs. Blue Collar
Season 2Episode 260 min

White Collar vs. Blue Collar

Deep in the Rust Belt the white collar and blue collar divide has shaped our cities and our states. How did this rivalry change the way we all bring home the bacon?
Sep 29, 2012
Hillbilly vs. Redneck
Season 2Episode 360 min

Hillbilly vs. Redneck

Two underdogs of American culture go head to head to prove how hillbillies and rednecks have shaped our states.
Oct 6, 2012
Hatfields vs. McCoys
Season 2Episode 460 min

Hatfields vs. McCoys

America's most iconic rivalry was more than just a feud between families. The fight between the Hatfields and McCoys nearly launched a war between two states.
Oct 6, 2012
North vs. South
Season 2Episode 560 min

North vs. South

It's America's original rivalry, a divide that was so wide it took a war to close the gap. But have we really reunited, or are we still fighting a culture war?
Oct 13, 2012
Bigfoot vs. Aliens
Season 2Episode 660 min

Bigfoot vs. Aliens

America is a nation under siege by unexplained phenomena. Whether you're afraid of Bigfoot or alien invasion might depend on what state you call home.
Oct 13, 2012
Great Lakes, Big Stakes
Season 2Episode 760 min

Great Lakes, Big Stakes

Battles over access to lakefront property have made the Great Lakes region the most contested land on the entire map, and even pushed the states to a border war.
Oct 20, 2012
Battle of the Bible Belt
Season 2Episode 860 min

Battle of the Bible Belt

With 85% of Americans affiliated with an organized religion, we're a nation of believers, but have we always practiced what we preached?
Oct 20, 2012
Vice vs. Virtue
Season 2Episode 960 min

Vice vs. Virtue

Americans have a lot of vices and they don't just stay in Vegas. From drugs to gambling, the state you live in may shape how bad you can be.
Oct 27, 2012
Midwest vs. The Rest
Season 2Episode 1060 min

Midwest vs. The Rest

It's the glue that holds our map together and feeds America, but the Midwest is more than just state fairs and flyover country.
Oct 27, 2012
Is West Best?
Season 2Episode 1160 min

Is West Best?

Americans have been racing to tame the West since they first set foot on the continent, but now that the West has been won, what's next? Is the West still the best.
Nov 3, 2012
City vs. Country
Season 2Episode 1260 min

City vs. Country

In the battle between city and country, it looks like the city is coming out ahead in population, but is there something about the country that all the city slickers are missing? And how has the move from rural to urban changed the shapes of our states and cities?
Nov 3, 2012
East vs. West
Season 2Episode 1360 min

East vs. West

The squabble between east coast and west coast leaves the rest of the country stuck in the middle. It's a rivalry that has made its way into our popular culture, but is there any common ground in this continental tug of war?
Nov 10, 2012
Rebels & Outlaws
Season 2Episode 1460 min

Rebels & Outlaws

We may be a law-abiding nation but we also admire the outlaw, and the clash between rebels and the rules has shaped our states. Which states like to make their own rules, and which do the heat have on lockdown?
Nov 17, 2012
Mess with Texas
Season 2Episode 1560 min

Mess with Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas. It's the only state that acts like a country, but has it grown too big for its britches? We'll mess with Texas to settle this ten-gallon rivalry.
Nov 24, 2012
State vs. State
Season 2Episode 1660 min

State vs. State

We're the United States, but sometimes, it's every state for itself. Nearly every state has pulled a power play that gamed the system and changed the map. How much can you get away with when it's state vs. state?
Dec 8, 2012
Rich vs. Poor
Season 2Episode 1760 min

Rich vs. Poor

Money makes the world go 'round and in America, the pursuit of fortune and riches has shaped our states. Some states have built enormous economies on resources like gold, oil, or timber, but they first had to draw their borders around all the riches in order to stake a claim. In the race to grab up all the country's treasures, which states were the slowest on the uptake, and which came out on top?
Dec 8, 2012
Big vs. Small
Season 2Episode 1860 min

Big vs. Small

Does size matter when you're a state? While the giants like to throw their weight around, there are some scrappy underdogs that have made their mark on the map.
Dec 15, 2012
The United Shapes of America
Season 2Episode 1960 min

The United Shapes of America

After three years on the road, host Brian Unger is taking a different look at just how our states got their shapes. We'll hear about the unique American values that have made this country what it is today, and travel from coast to coast and everywhere in between. Along the way, Brian reveals that just as we shaped the map, it has shaped us.
Dec 22, 2012

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