American Ride Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Time for a Change

Sat, Oct 5, 2013 30 mins

American politics in the Gilded Age was rife with graft and corruption. The American people demanded something different. Presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Cleveland face a challenge to be the right men to bring change to America.

Episode 2

Immigrant Song

Mon, Oct 14, 2013 30 mins

Examining immigration in the Gilded Age.

Episode 3

Captains of Industry and Knights of Labor

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 30 mins

Episode 4

The Long Road to Equality

Mon, Oct 28, 2013 30 mins

Episode 5

Civil Rights, Civil Wrongs

Mon, Nov 4, 2013 30 mins

The working class fights for a voice; women fight for the right to vote.

Episode 6

Remember Maine!

Mon, Nov 11, 2013 30 mins

The U.S. explodes onto the international stage.

Episode 7

Notre Dame

Mon, Nov 18, 2013 30 mins

Stan explores the history of the University of Notre Dame and finds how faith, fellowship, and football coexist.

Episode 8

Bull Moose and His Big Stick

Mon, Nov 25, 2013 30 mins

Tragedies and triumphs make Theodore Roosevelt the champion of American exceptionalism and a celebrated president.

Episode 9

The Gathering Darkness

Mon, Dec 2, 2013 30 mins

In the events that lead to World War I, Woodrow Wilson is elected President. He must keep America out of the war, or fight to keep the world safe for democracy.

Episode 10

Over There

Mon, Dec 9, 2013 30 mins

The American entry into World War I.

Episode 11

The War to End All Wars

Mon, Dec 16, 2013 30 mins

U.S. soldiers help the Allies win World War I. Also: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.

Episode 12

The Roaring 20s

Mon, Jan 6, 2014 30 mins

Topic: economic prosperity during the Roaring '20s.

Episode 13

End of the Dream

Mon, Jan 13, 2014 30 mins

The Stock Market crash of 1929 is highlighted.

Episode 14

Age of Genius

Tue, Jan 21, 2014 30 mins

A time of innovation and discovery in the U.S. is recalled.