About this season
Intrepid host Thomas Morton hangs out with different groups of people and gives their lives a try. It's sort of like a foreign-exchange program, but for subcultures instead of countries. And there's only one student in it.
Episodes (9)
1. Seniors
Aired 27 October 2016
The retirees of Hallandale, Florida's Lake Point Tower keep their golden years nice and busy. SENIORS!
2. Trump Campaigners
Aired 3 November 2016
Thomas meets Ralph Case, Trump's top volunteer in southern Ohio, and the band of Trump supporters he's mustered to get out the Trump vote.
3. Ranchers
Aired 10 November 2016
Sheep and Cattleman Hank Voegler protects his flocks from the Nevada desert's two greatest predators: Coyotes and the Federal Government.
4. T-Girls
Aired 17 November 2016
Two transwomen from the Bronx navigate the difficulties, rushes, and drag balls of transitioning in 2016, with the support of their newly assembled gay families.
5. Frosh
Aired 1 December 2016
The freshperson class of 2020 matriculates at Beloit College in Wisconsin, while the upperclassmen return for the first week of school.
6. Dead
Aired 8 December 2016
Thomas attends an autopsy performed by a private Forensic Pathologist in Phoenix to find out what happens to your body when you bite the big one (death).
7. Valley Goths
Aired 15 December 2016 • 30 min
Thomas descends into the goth scene of suburban LA to see what's changed since he left it, many lugubrious teenage moons ago.
8. Zen & the Art of Living
Aired 22 December 2016
Thomas follows Zen Buddhist Tracey Ryan as he floats through the moneyed world of the New York art scene and builds a human rhizome of creativity, entrepreneurial largesse, and fun.
9. Mr. Banks Goes to Washington (w/ Michelle Obama)
Aired 29 December 2016
Special guest First Lady Michelle Obama joins Thomas Morton as they explore the issues facing veterans today.