Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Science and Nature Series / 1 Season

“Power Trip: the Story of Energy” is a 12-part, 12-hour-long documentary series directed by Mat Hames, based on Michael E. Webber's book. Season One explores energy in WATER, FOOD, CITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WEALTH and WAR. Season Two reveals energy as the underlying force that carries us to SPACE, causes large-scale DISASTERS, transforms WORK, CULTURE, and ENTERTAINMENT, and drives GLOBALIZATION.

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Nixon vs. Khrushchev: The Kitchen Debate

1m 12s / TV-PG

Capitalism and communism clashed in the middle of a model kitchen in 1959. US President Richard Nixon and the Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev engaged in an awkward, impromptu debate during an Exhibition. Khruschev decried the modern conveniences powered by modern energy that made women’s lives easier. The so-called “Kitchen Debate” was a famous episode in the cold war.

The Farm Woman's Dream

1m 44s / TV-PG

In "A Farm Woman's Dream", a deleted scene from the documentary series “Power Trip: the Story of Energy," marketing campaigns in the early 20th century were designed to show that rural women were the primary beneficiaries of dams and hydro-electric projects that would bring power to rural areas across the United States.

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