PBS Series Episode Breakdown
In the Summer of 2005, three groups of students from the United
States, England, and Canada journeyed across North America to gain a
better understanding of who they were, and what they wanted out of
life. Along the way they sat down with an eclectic group of
individuals to learn how they navigated life's many crossroads,
while holding on to their individuality and passion throughout.
A few of the people these students encountered on the road
include:
- CEO of JetBlue Airlines, David Neeleman
- Ira Glass, Host of NPR's "This American Life"
- Wanda Sykes, comedian
- Independent truck driver
- Owner of Powells Bookstore, Portland, Or.
- Architect, Richard Meier
- Director of NASA
- CEO/President of NPR, Kevin Klose
- Scientist who discovered life on Mars
- Hip-Hop Mogul, Damon Dash
- Homeless Rights Activists
- Firefighter / Abstract Artist
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Episode #1
Region: New York City
Student Team: CU Boulder,
USA
Interviews Include: David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue -
Tracy McKnight, music supervisor and president of Commotion
Records - Sam Ross, founder of Green Chimneys Children's School
Episode #2
Region: Washington, D.C. - Chicago
Student Team:
CU Boulder, USA
Interviews Include: Paul Goble, senior associate
at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - William Albert
Allard, photographer for National Geographic - Marilyn Halperin of
the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Episode #3
Region: Chicago - Cheyenne - San
Francisco
Student Team: CU Boulder, USA
Interviews Include:
Ira Glass, host and producer of NPR's "This American Life." - Levi
Ortiz, Lt. fire fighter in Denver - Jeremy Sparks, professional
bullfighter in Cheyenne - Anna Horjillosa, Event Coordinator for the
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