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Roadtrip Nation
Pumped and Ready (Season 13 | Episode 1)
Season 13
Episode 1
Meet Natalie, Robin, and Zoed, three computer science students from three very different backgrounds, all of which are underrepresented in tech. This season, the team will embark on a cross-country road trip to meet and interview trailblazing leaders in their field. Their journey begins in sunny Los Angeles, where they visit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and meet infamous computer hacker, Samy Kamkar.
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Stories from a nonprofit director, a teacher, and a startup CEO in Austin.
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El Paso to Abilene: the roadtrippers talk career callings with a pilot and a pediatrician.
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After an interview with Governor David Y. Ige, the road trip comes to a close.
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The road-trippers reach Oʻahu, their trip’s third and final island destination.
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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.
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The end of the journey, with GoldieBlox’s Debbie Sterling and MythBusters’ Kari Byron.
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The road trip begins with Harvard professor Evelynn Hammonds and artist Janet Echelman.
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As their trip comes to an end, the team reflects on everything they learned along the way.
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The team has an action-packed week highlighted by stops in Las Vegas, Denver, and Chicago.