Roadtrip Nation

Culture Series / 18 Seasons

Through its documentary series and film specials, Roadtrip Nation explores what it means to build a career—and more importantly, a life—around the things you love. Follow the journeys of groups of people as they travel across the country in a green RV, sit down with professionals who share their interests, and gain insight into what it takes to overcome struggle and find personal success.

24m 40s / TV-PG

Changemakers

56m 46s / TV-G

As the world keeps evolving, so do the tools we can use to bring about positive change—and that change starts with everyday people just like you. Follow three young adults eager to find innovative work with a social impact, and explore how inspiring professionals help change the world every time they punch the clock.

Leap & Grow

55m 22s / TV-G

South Carolina is going through changes. While long-term industries like aerospace and agriculture remain durable, new sectors of the economy are starting to emerge. Watch three young people as they set out across their home state to help boldly blaze new trails into the future.

Wide Open Range

54m 55s / TV-G

Texas is a state big enough to fit all sorts of people. But how do you decide the type of person you want to be in the first place? See how people from Dallas, Houston, and other cities are rejecting the limits placed on them—by both society and themselves—to embrace the reality of their own endless potential.

Being Free

55m 5s / TV-PG

How do you find your path after serving time in the prison system? Reentering society may be paved with obstacles, but formerly incarcerated people are finding their footing back in the wider world every day. See how inspiring, system-impacted people are building fulfilling lives and navigating the complex realities beyond the walls of the carceral system.

Native Way Forward

54m 15s / TV-PG

For too long, TV and film have depicted Native American experiences in the past tense. It’s time to shine a light on the present-day lives of Native young adults, and explore what’s possible for their futures. In Roadtrip Nation’s newest documentary—led by director Ryan RedCorn—Native leaders are telling their stories in their own words, and illuminating the path for Native youth everywhere.

Caring Forward

55m 27s / TV-G

Meet Alma, Samuel, and Ryan—three young people eager to transform the healthcare landscape and find work worth doing—and follow them as they travel across their home state in search of fulfilling and inspiring career paths. See how they and other inspiring people are meeting the moment to provide holistic health care in new ways to those who need it most.

Skill Shift

54m 45s / TV-G

Work is evolving. The jobs that many of us will be doing in ten years likely don’t even exist yet. So, how can people best prepare themselves with the necessary skills to take on what’s coming next? See how Baby Boomers, Zoomers, and everyone in between are figuring out how to skill up for the future of work in a way that works for them.

Forever Frontier

54m 45s / TV-G

Wyoming is known by some as a small town with long roads. While it may be the state with the smallest population, it’s big on opportunities. Follow along as three young people explore how to stake their claim in their home state. See them meet others who’ve charted out their own courses in this frontier territory, and discover how they can bring their state further into the future.

Do It Differently

54m 47s / TV-PG

Should you follow the script handed to you, or seek out success off the beaten path? Follow along as three young people discover how to carve out a unique path for themselves. They’ll meet others who’ve paved inspiring paths before them to see that eEveryone learns and succeeds differently, but you have so many ways forward.

A Single Mom's Story

55m 16s / TV-G

There are 15 million single moms in the U.S. and each one of them has a story. What are their dreams? How will they not merely survive in the face of adversity but thrive in it? How do they balance their personal aspirations and career hopes with the full-time work of raising a child? Follow three single moms’ journeys to jobs as full of the rewards and challenges as the one they do at home.

At Your Fingertips

55m 35s / TV-G

Computer science is expansive enough to encompass a host of diverse people with different strengths and interests. There’s room for all kinds of experiences and ideas. Follow along as three young people interview software engineers, game developers, and more as they cultivate the innovative spirit necessary to break into a field thriving on disruption and creativity.

Making It Balance

54m 45s / TV-G

Most of us think of a career as a ladder, with only one way to go. But this is no average path. Follow three driven new grads who are on the brink of bright futures, grappling with the expectations of who they should be. Their interests might seem unexpected, but you’ll be even more surprised by where they lead — from the WNBA, to entertainment, finance, and more.

Rerouting

55m 3s / TV-G

Meet three adults at a crossroads: Dana, a grandmother who’s worried the workforce has passed her by; Jeremy, a military veteran eyeing a new career path; and Bernita, a mother who feels boxed in by her lack of a degree. With all of those experiences under their belts, they’re ready to tackle what’s next. Follow their journey as they learn it’s never too late to change your life for the better.

Skill Powered

55m 11s / TV-G

Follow along as three young people explore what’s happening in the exciting world of skilled trades and learn about promising jobs where a four-year degree isn’t necessary. In the culinary arts and sound engineering, woodworking and welding, people are finding purpose and fulfillment. Come along for the ride.

Small Town Tech

55m 16s

Take a road trip with three tech enthusiasts as they learn innovation can happen in their own backyards. Speaking with engineers, entrepreneurs, and more, the roadtrippers learn that when it comes to tech, you can plug in anywhere!

State of Change

54m 38s / TV-G

Follow along as three young people explore what’s happening in their home state of Indiana and how these innovations will lead us all into the future. Whether in agriculture or engineering, software development or aviation, progress and ingenuity are moving out in every direction from the Crossroads of America. Come along for the ride.

Future West

55m / TV-G

Take a ride in a green RV as three road-trippers make their way through the beautiful state of Arizona, interviewing its brilliant citizens along the way! Follow along as they meet record store owners, engineers, rocketeers, and more, all the while figuring out how they’ll uniquely contribute to Arizona’s culture of innovation themselves.

Beating the Odds

55m 16s

When a degree is your goal, nothing can hold you back. “Beating the Odds” highlights how students everywhere are overcoming obstacles to get to college, standing on their struggles to reach even greater heights. Hear how leaders like Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Paralympian Scout Bassett made it to graduation—and beyond—by ignoring the odds and betting on themselves.

One Step Closer

59m 49s / TV-PG

When you start at community college, your next step could take you anywhere. Watch as three students road-trip across the country to speak with leaders who used community college to carve a path to higher education, specialized skills—and more importantly, rewarding lives and careers. Along the way, they discover how valuable their own community college experiences can be.

Degree of Impact

55m 16s / TV-G

Earning a doctorate is a noble pursuit, but what can you do with it? As it turns out, almost anything! Follow along as three students pursuing doctoral degrees take a cross-country road trip to explore how doctors of music, medicine, and more are applying their research to solve real-world problems, using their degrees to create lives that they love.

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