Up to Speed
Follows tour guide, historian and flâneur Timothy 'Speed' Levitch as he visits the monumentally ignored monuments of America's cities, from the shoe gardens of San Francisco to the luckiest subway grate in New York City.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Hulu
- Documentary, Comedy
Follows tour guide, historian and flâneur Timothy 'Speed' Levitch as he visits the monumentally ignored monuments of America's cities, from the shoe gardens of San Francisco to the luckiest subway grate in New York City.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
San Francisco: A City Shaped by Earthquakes
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 26 mins
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.
Episode 2
Chicago: To Conjure a Lost Neighborhood
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 26 mins
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.
Episode 3
Kansas & Missouri: In the Middle of the Middle of the Midwest
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 26 mins
Speed explores the idea of borders and boundaries in Lawrence, Kansas - a city straddling the line between opposing sides during the American Civil War.
Episode 4
Virginia: The Many Flavors of Thomas Jefferson
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 24 mins
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.
Episode 5
New York City: The Beauty of Randomness
Sat, Sep 15, 2012 25 mins
Speed wanders through the chaos of New York City - a metropolitan hub teeming with simultaneous bouts of randomness and synchronicity.
Episode 6
The Tour Guide Convention
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 26 mins
Speed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.
