Up to Speed
Season 1
2012 · 6 episodes
1. San Francisco: A City Shaped by Earthquakes
2012-08-09 · 24m
Speed takes us on a tour of renowned objects in San Francisco – a city shaped by earthquakes that makes a point of attacking the status quo and appreciating the beauty in the unexpected.
2. Chicago: To Conjure a Lost Neighborhood
2012-08-16 · 24m
Speed spends a day steeped in the history of working class Chicago – a city of blue collar labor constantly fighting back against the status quo of their corporate overlords.
3. Kansas & Missouri: In the Middle of the Middle of the Midwest
2012-08-23 · 24m
Speed explores the idea of borders and boundaries in Lawrence, Kansas – a city straddling the line between opposing sides during the American Civil War.
4. Virginia: The Many Flavors of Thomas Jefferson
2012-08-30 · 24m
Speed sifts through the many flavors of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello and the University of Virginia – two historic landmarks representing the many sides of America’s most complicated founding father.
5. New York City: The Beauty of Randomness
2012-09-05 · 24m
Speed wanders through the chaos of New York City – a metropolitan hub teeming with simultaneous bouts of randomness and synchronicity.
6. The Tour Guide Convention
2012-09-13 · 24m
Speed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.
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