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Roadtrip Nation
East Meets West (Season 12 | Episode 2)
Season 12
Episode 2
The East Coast born-and-bred road-trippers experience a totally foreign way of life—laidback and Californian—as they ride jet packs, talk to the creator of Frozen’s Elsa in L.A., and venture north to Ventura where Patagonia designer John Rapp instructs them in the relaxed ways of West Coast work-life, finding what you love and digging in, and creating balance wherever you are.
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24:48
The team bonds as they explore ways to integrate more fun into their future careers.

24:48
The roadtrippers meet industry pioneers working in cyber risk and catastrophe modeling.

25:41
The roadtrippers get motivated after visits to the FBI, a courthouse, and an art museum.

25:09
The Dallas roadtrippers speak with a wind energy pioneer and a photographer.

25:12
Stories from a nonprofit director, a teacher, and a startup CEO in Austin.

25:13
El Paso to Abilene: the roadtrippers talk career callings with a pilot and a pediatrician.

25:29
After an interview with Governor David Y. Ige, the road trip comes to a close.

25:30
The road-trippers reach Oʻahu, their trip’s third and final island destination.

25:26
The road-trippers travel to the island of Maui and visit a humpback whale sanctuary.
The journey begins; the students interview two Hawaiian residents working in the sciences.

25:24
The end of the journey, with GoldieBlox’s Debbie Sterling and MythBusters’ Kari Byron.

25:17
NASA’s largest rocket engine test facility, and engineer and designer Leah Buechley.