The Mega-Brands That Built America (2023)
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
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Episodes
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1. The World in Your Palm2025-06-01 · 43mThe biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers; through failures, alliances and the return of an American icon, they'll usher in th
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2. The Retail Reckoning2025-06-08 · 43mThree American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.
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3. Rise of the Internet Empires2025-06-15 · 43mAn ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--cr
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4. Hardware Warfare2025-06-22 · 43mFamily-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware
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5. Rise of the Office Machines2025-06-29 · 43mTo simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.
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6. Photo Bombs2025-07-06 · 43mAn underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be th
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7. Fight for the Fast Lane2025-07-13 · 43mAmerican cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.
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8. Pants on Fire2025-07-20 · 43mLevi Strauss partners with a tailor who makes a groundbreaking discovery during the Gold Rush—sparking a blue jean boom and a fierce rivalry between two iconic companies that spans
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9. Wipe Out the Competition2025-07-27 · 43mBefore toilet paper, Americans used just about anything–until the Scott brothers turn a mistake into an opportunity and invent the toilet paper roll, giving birth to a new billion-
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10. Reinventing the Wheel2025-08-03 · 43mHarvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.
Cast
Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)Gary HooverSelf - Executive Director, American Business Center
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