Roadtrip Nation

- Season 2

(2005)

The first stop for the Central route team is Newport Beach to interview Richard Woolcott, co-founder of Volcom. Then their off to Santa Monica to sit down with Nic Harcourt, host of Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Three students, unsure of what to do with their lives ahead, board the Green RV and began searching for their own way in life. In this episode they visit Tina Hentoff (environmental scientist), Shawn Lani (Exhibit Builder, Exploratorium), and John Richards (Radio DJ).

In New Orleans, the Southern route interviews Gene Bourg, food critic. In Alta, Wyoming, the team interviews rancher Meredith Wilson. Next, the team heads to Mount Rushmore to interview Gerard Baker, Mt. Rushmore Park Superintendent.

Three students, unsure of what to do with their lives ahead, board the Green RV and began searching for their own way in life. In this episode they visit Jim DeRogatis (Pop Music Critic, Chicago Sun Times), Keith Stegall (Singer/Songwriter/Producer), and Dr. Rita Simo (Founder, People's Music School).

On the streets of Chicago, the Central route team meets Mark Johnson, a street performer also known as the Bucket Man. In Atlanta, the Southern route team interviews Patricia Janiot, Senior Anchor of CNN en Espanol.

In Chicago, the Central route team interviews Charna Halpern, founder of Improv Olympic. The Northern route team heads to Detroit to interview Grace Lee Bogs, movement activist and writer.

In Washington, DC, the Central route team interviews John Passcantado, executive director of Greenpeace. Next they interview Lahkshmi Singh, newscaster for NPR and My Harrison, section chief for the FBI.

In Boston, the Northern route team interview Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams and take a tour of the brewery. En route to Washington, DC, the Southern route team meets with Ann Tenales, Pulitzer Prize- winning political cartoonist.

In Boston, the Northern route team interviews photographer Abellardo Morell. The Southern route team braves New York City traffic to interview Atoosa Rubenstein, editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine.

In New York City, the Southern route interview Joel Klein, Chancellor of NYC Schools, while the Central route team interviews Chris Wink, founder of the Blue Man Group. The three teams reunite in Union Square to share their experiences.