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19. The United Shapes of America
2012 - Season 2
After 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 and everywhere in between. Along the way, Brian reveals that just as we shaped the map, it has shaped us.
18. Big vs Small
2012 - Season 2
Does size matter when you're a state? While the giants like to throw their weight around, there are some scrappy underdogs that have made their mark on the map.
17. Rich vs Poor
2012 - Season 2
Money 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 all the riches in order to stake a claim. In the race to grab up all the country's treasures, which states were the slowest on the uptake, and which came out on top?
16. State vs. State
2012 - Season 2
We're the United States, but sometimes, it's every state for itself. Nearly every state has pulled a power play that gamed the system and changed the map. How much can you get away with when it's state vs. state?
15. Mess with Texas
2012 - Season 2
Everything 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.
14. Rebels & Outlaws
2012 - Season 2
We 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?
13. East vs. West
2012 - Season 2
The 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?
12. City vs. Country
2012 - Season 2
In 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 shapes of our states and cities?
11. Is West Best?
2012 - Season 2
Americans 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.
10. Midwest vs. The Rest
2012 - Season 2
It's the glue that holds our map together and feeds America, but the Midwest is more than just state fairs and flyover country.
9. Vice vs. Virtue
2012 - Season 2
Americans 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.
8. Battle of the Bible Belt
2012 - Season 2
With 85% of Americans affiliated with an organized religion, we're a nation of believers, but have we always practiced what we preached?
7. Great Lakes, Big Stakes
2012 - Season 2
Battles 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.
6. Bigfoot vs. Aliens
2012 - Season 2
America 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.
5. North vs. South
2012 - Season 2
It'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?
4. Hatfields vs. McCoys
2012 - Season 2
America'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.
3. Hillbilly vs. Redneck
2012 - Season 2
Two underdogs of American culture go head to head to prove how hillbillies and rednecks have shaped our states.
2. White Collar vs. Blue Collar
2012 - Season 2
Deep 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?
1. Red State vs. Blue State
2012 - Season 2
It'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?
