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How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 19 (The United Shapes of America)
Date de diffusion: : 22 Décembre 2012After 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...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 18 (Big vs. Small)
Date de diffusion: : 15 Décembre 2012Does size matter when you're a state? Giants like California and Alaska like to throw their weight around but there are some underdogs that can be big bullies when it comes to the map. Big or small, all Americans think their states are...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 17 (Rich vs. Poor)
Date de diffusion: : 08 Décembre 2012Money 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...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 16 (State vs. State)
Date de diffusion: : 08 Décembre 2012We're the united states, but make no mistake - sometimes, it's every state for itself. At one point or another, nearly every state has pulled a power play that has changed the map to its own advantage. Which states are the worst...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 15 (Mess with Texas)
Date de diffusion: : 24 Novembre 2012Everything 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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 14 (Rebels & Outlaws)
Date de diffusion: : 17 Novembre 2012We 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?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 13 (East vs. West)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Novembre 2012The 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?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 11 (Is West Best?)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Novembre 2012Americans 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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 12 (City vs. Country)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Novembre 2012In 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...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 9 (Vice vs. Virtue)
Date de diffusion: : 27 Octobre 2012Americans 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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 10 (Midwest vs. The Rest)
Date de diffusion: : 27 Octobre 2012It's the glue that holds our map together and feeds America, but the Midwest is more than just state fairs and flyover country.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 8 (Battle of the Bible Belt)
Date de diffusion: : 20 Octobre 2012With 85% of Americans affiliated with an organized religion, we're a nation of believers, but have we always practiced what we preached?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 7 (Great Lakes, Big Stakes)
Date de diffusion: : 20 Octobre 2012Battles 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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 5 (North vs. South)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Octobre 2012It'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?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 6 (Bigfoot vs. Aliens)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Octobre 2012America 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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 4 (Hatfields vs. McCoys)
Date de diffusion: : 06 Octobre 2012America'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.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 3 (Hillbilly vs. Redneck)
Date de diffusion: : 06 Octobre 2012Two underdogs of American culture go head to head to prove how hillbillies and rednecks have shaped our states.
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 2 (White Collar vs. Blue Collar)
Date de diffusion: : 29 Septembre 2012Deep 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?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 1 (Red State vs. Blue State)
Date de diffusion: : 29 Septembre 2012It'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?
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 2 Episode 101 (Season 2 Sneak Peek)
Date de diffusion: : 16 Septembre 2012The new season of How The States Got Their Shapes premieres on Saturday, September 29 at 8/7c, but a special sneak peek is available now!
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 8 (A Boom With a View)
Date de diffusion: : 28 Juin 2011Did money make our map? Through boom and through bust, the sweet smell of profit has drawn and redrawn our states. How did Green Bay help carve our border with Canada? What does football have to do with fur? Is North Carolina the real...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 10 (Mouthing Off)
Date de diffusion: : 12 Juillet 2011We all live in the same country, so why do we sound do different? It's a matter of where you are on the map. Why didn't the southern accent exist until after the Civil War? How did California athletes end up coining so many new words?...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 9 (Culture Clash)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Juillet 2011Will rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two. How did World War II preserve the shape of California? Will part of Maine...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 6 (Use It or Lose It)
Date de diffusion: : 14 Juin 2011If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for sure -- our map could look very different. How...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 5 (Living On the Edge)
Date de diffusion: : 07 Juin 2011What secrets are hiding in our map? What's behind the "blank spots" like Area 51? What possessed the citizens of Key West to throw down their margaritas and secede from Florida? And even in the heartland, there are those living on the...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 4 (State of Rebellion)
Date de diffusion: : 24 Mai 2011How did the most rebellious states took shape? How did they earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations. For instance, why does Montana looks like it took a bite out of Idaho? Why wasn't Texas broken up into five states? And...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 3 (Force of Nature)
Date de diffusion: : 17 Mai 2011How massive geological events helped create the American map. Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, mother nature shape some states: how an asteroid created the border for three states and changed history; how glaciers plowed...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 2 (The Great Plains, Trains, & Automobiles)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Mai 2011The history of transportation hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how getting around helped draw the American map. Why Chicago could have been in Wisconsin; why states out West or so big and boxy; and why we...
How the States Got Their Shapes, Season 1 Episode 1 (A River Runs Through It)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Mai 2011How water has literally shaped the States. The surprising history hidden in the blue, squiggly lines on the map: How the founding fathers might have made a mistake along the Georgia Tennessee border; how that boundary could actually...