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The McDonald's Invasion | New Beginnings | 1 Jan 12, 2023

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George Cohon gives up his career as a Chicago attorney to open the first McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Canada. As George moves up the McDonald’s corporate ladder, a chance meeting with members of the Russian Olympic Committee sets him on a path to attempt to open the first McDonald’s in the Soviet Union.

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Exxon in Crisis | The Accident | 1 Dec 08, 2022

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In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska. More than ten million gallons of crude oil gushed out of its shattered holds into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound. It was an environmental disaster which caused the death of thousands of wild animals and scarred the beautiful landscape for years. The damage was equally deep to the reputation of the tanker’s owner and operator, the oil giant Exxon.

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Animating Pixar | The Benefactor | 1 Nov 03, 2022

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Ed Catmull’s dream is to make the first ever computer-animated movie. But in 1986, Ed’s world is turned upside down when tech icon Steve Jobs purchases the animation studio he helped create. As co-founder of Pixar, Ed must fight to protect the integrity of his work, and keep his dream alive.

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Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | The Crash | 2 Oct 06, 2022

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Lee Iacocca takes charge at Chrysler and finds a company on the brink of collapse. But his attempts to turn the automaker around are undermined by a new and unforeseen global economic crisis.

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Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | A Ford Man | 1 Sep 29, 2022

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During a time of rising inflation, Lee Iacocca rises through the ranks of the Ford Motor Company, eventually becoming its President. But reaching the top brings him into conflict with the erratic and jealous Chairman of the company, Henry Ford Junior.

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Beating Rockefeller | God and Money | 1 Aug 25, 2022

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In the 19th Century, J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil vanquishes the competition on its way to the top of the oil industry. Rockefeller is truly untouchable, until two rival competitors from overseas join forces and merge their companies to take him down.

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Taking Microsoft Into the Cloud | Crossroads | 1 Jul 21, 2022

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A young engineer carves his path to becoming Microsoft’s third CEO, determined to launch a technological and cultural revolution that will change the company and the world.

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Southwest | Preparing for Takeoff | 1 Jun 16, 2022

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Grounded by lawsuits waged by its competitors, the newly-conceived Southwest Airlines struggles to stay in business in the 1960s. But the company’s co-founder, Herb Kelleher, refuses to give up on his mission to democratize air travel, vowing to fight for the airline’s right to fly and for freedom in the sky.

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The King of Booze | Unspoken Rules | 1 May 12, 2022

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In the early-20th Century, George Remus works his way from successful pharmacist to one of the most famous lawyers in Chicago. But greed, love, and Prohibition soon turn George’s sights to bootlegging, leading him into a world of opulence and violence.

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The HP Spying Scandal | The HP Way | 1 Apr 07, 2022

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When Hewlett-Packard chair Patricia Dunn begins a spy campaign to discover the source of an internal leak, she sets off a chain of events that will lead to a national scandal and criminal prosecution.

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