The Mega-Brands That Built America

Season 3

10 episodes · Jun 1, 2025

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  • S3E1

    The World in Your Palm

    Jun 1, 202543m

    The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers; through failures, alliances and the return of an American icon, they'll usher in their first ever handheld device.

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  • S3E2

    The Retail Reckoning

    Jun 8, 202543m

    Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.

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  • S3E3

    Rise of the Internet Empires

    Jun 15, 202543m

    An ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--creating rival multibillion-dollar brands that become household names.

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  • S3E4

    Hardware Warfare

    Jun 22, 202543m

    Family-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware store chain in America.

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  • S3E5

    Rise of the Office Machines

    Jun 29, 202543m

    To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.

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  • S3E6

    Photo Bombs

    Jul 6, 202543m

    An underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be the number one camera brand in the country.

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  • S3E7

    Fight for the Fast Lane

    Jul 13, 202543m
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  • S3E8

    Pants on Fire

    Jul 20, 202543m
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  • S3E9

    Wipe Out the Competition

    Jul 27, 202543m
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  • S3E10

    Reinventing the Wheel

    Aug 3, 202543m

    Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.

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