The Icons That Built America
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- S1 E1 - Daredevil DuoJune 22, 202443minIn 1965, a struggling motorcycle salesman desperate to juice sales at his small-town dealership comes up with a dangerous publicity stunt that not only launches him into a new career, but changes entertainment forever.Available to buy
- S1 E2 - Action HeroesJune 29, 202443minA struggling New York actor, brushed aside because of his speech impediment, bets on himself to write, and star in a movie. By challenging the ideas of what it means to be a leading man, he gives himself a fighting chance in Hollywood.Available to buy
- S1 E3 - Shock JocksJuly 6, 202443minFor decades, the radio world has been dominated by top-40 music. But in the 1970s, two maverick broadcasters take a different approach, challenging their bosses, the rules and polite society to help create a new genre: talk radio.Available to buy
- S1 E4 - Hollywood WarriorsJuly 13, 202443minA young martial artist and actor from Hong Kong has dreams of breaking into Hollywood, but in the 1970s, the racial barriers that have been in place for decades block any chance he has of becoming a star.Available to buy
- S1 E5 - Titans of TalkJuly 20, 202443minIn the world of late-night, a young midwestern comic, who idolizes Johnny Carson, struggles to rise to the top as his irreverent comedy and antics finds its footing with a completely new audience.Available to buy
- S1 E6 - Comedy KingsJuly 27, 202443minFitting into the clean-cut roles that comedians occupied in the 1950s, two up and coming standups make names for themselves. As society shifts, both men realize they need to adapt their comedy to better fit their world views.Available to buy
- S1 E7 - Fight the System: Hip Hop and GrungeAugust 3, 202443minIn 1987, a small-time drug dealer forms a hip-hop based group in his hometown of Compton, California. The group's provocative brand of "reality rap" draws backlash from the government and law enforcement.Available to buy
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