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. Road Warriors2026-08-02 · 43mDuring WWII, a struggling automaker and Detroit's industry titan race to build a revolutionary all-purpose military vehicle, then spend decades battling to reinvent their wartime c
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2. The Game Makers2026-08-09 · 43mA showman named Mark Goodson and a former nightclub singer named Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating franchises with spinning wh
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3. Ideas That Stick2026-08-16 · 43mA husband's homemade bandage, a college dropout's breakthrough adhesive, and a factory worker's wartime fix transform simple strips of tape into indispensable American icons - crea
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4. Racing to the Top2026-08-23 · 43mA down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into a major American spectator sport, overcoming rivals, setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sp
- 5 5. The Underwear Boom2026-08-30 · 43mP.H. Hanes sparks a revolution in American underwear, but rivals answer with breakthrough designs, bold branding, and a wartime windfall—transforming an unmentionable necessity int
- 6 6. Rise of the Personal Computer2026-09-06 · 43mA pair of garage tinkerers, a copier company's secret lab, and a college-dropout programmer spark a decades-long battle for the future of computing - shrinking the computer from a
Cast
Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)Gary HooverSelf - Executive Director, American Business Center
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