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Reconnecting Roots

Dollar: Rise and Fall of the Dollar

Season 3 Episode 303 | 26m 46s

The U.S. dollar conquered the world economy, then turned plastic and went digital. So, what does a "dollar" even mean these days? Gabe visits Ben Stein to help make “cents” out of our money.

Aired: 04/02/23 | Expires: 04/02/27
Distributed nationally by American Public Television.
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Trains: Tracking Progress
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Mike Rowe helps Gabe figure out if working hard is worth all the hard work.
Episode: S3 E304 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
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Baseball: First Pitch
Gabe explores America’s favorite pastime.
Episode: S3 E307 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
Reconnecting Roots
Bourbon: The Spirit of America
Gabe hikes the bourbon trail to learn how bourbon changed America and was changed by it.
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Watch • 26:46
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Episode: S2 E207 | 26:43
Watch • 27:02
Reconnecting Roots
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How the (stolen) land of the free neglected to make a home for the braves.
Episode: S2 E206 | 27:02