Mark Stein
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 5
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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?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 11
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 4
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 19
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 16
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English
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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?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 1
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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?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 18
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English
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 8
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English
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Did money make our map? Through boom and through bust, the sweet smell of profit has drawn and redrawn our states. How did Green Bay help carve our border with Canada?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 6
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English
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 3
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English
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Two underdogs of American culture go head to head to prove how hillbillies and rednecks have shaped our states.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 10
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English
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It's the glue that holds our map together and feeds America, but the Midwest is more than just state fairs and flyover country.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 15
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English
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 2
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English
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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?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 3
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How have massive geological events helped create the American map? Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, Mother Nature shaped some states.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 9
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English
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 10
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We all live in the same country, so why do we sound do different? It's a matter of where you are on the map. Why didn't the southern accent exist until after the Civil War? How did California athletes end up coining so many new words?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 13
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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?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 7
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English
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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.
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 5
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English
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What secrets are hiding in our map? What's behind the "blank spots" like Area 51? What possessed the citizens of Key West to throw down their margaritas and secede from Florida?
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How the States Got Their Shapes volume 1
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English
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How has water has literally shaped the States? There's surprising history hidden in the blue, squiggly lines on the map. Did the founding fathers make a mistake along the Georgia Tennessee border?