The Mega-Brands That Built America - Season 3

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The World in Your Palm

1 - The World in Your Palm

Air Date: June 1, 2025

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.

The Retail Reckoning

2 - The Retail Reckoning

Air Date: June 8, 2025

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

Rise of the Internet Empires

3 - Rise of the Internet Empires

Air Date: June 15, 2025

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.

Hardware Warfare

4 - Hardware Warfare

Air Date: June 22, 2025

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.

Rise of the Office Machines

5 - Rise of the Office Machines

Air Date: June 29, 2025

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

Photo Bombs

6 - Photo Bombs

Air Date: July 6, 2025

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.

Fight for the Fast Lane

7 - Fight for the Fast Lane

Air Date: July 13, 2025

Pants on Fire

8 - Pants on Fire

Air Date: July 20, 2025

Wipe Out the Competition

9 - Wipe Out the Competition

Air Date: July 27, 2025

Reinventing the Wheel

10 - Reinventing the Wheel

Air Date: August 3, 2025

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