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Up to Speed

Season 1

2012 · 6 episodes

  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6. The Tour Guide Convention

    2012-09-13 · 24m

    Speed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.

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