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Season 2
Twitch
The Ripple Effect S2E1
From high school friends to pioneers of esports, Justin Kan and Emmett Shear changed the game with Twitch TV.
25 min
Wired
The Ripple Effect S2E2
A group of technophiles fuse art, design, and technology to become the mouthpiece of the digital revolution.
25 min
Reddit
The Ripple Effect S2E3
A pair of roommates set out to create a new way to read news online, but wind up starting a media revolution.
26 min
Juxtapoz
The Ripple Effect S2E4
Robert Williams elevated Lowbrow to new heights by pioneering a magazine that championed the rebels of art.
25 min
Moog
The Ripple Effect S2E5
Inventor Bob Moog took the worlds of science and music and synthesised a seismic shift in the sonic landscape.
26 min
Atari
The Ripple Effect S2E6
Nolan Bushnell changes global entertainment with his invention of an electronic, monochrome square ball.
26 min
Season 1
GoPro
The Ripple Effect S1E1
An online business venture gone wrong ends in a US$4m loss, but marks the beginning of GoPro.
25 min
Vans
The Ripple Effect S1E2
The iconic Vans brand has a story of fun and authenticity that's steeped in American culture.
23 min
O'Neill
The Ripple Effect S1E3
One man’s passion for the sea was powerful enough to change the world of watersports forever.
26 min
Surfline
The Ripple Effect S1E4
Predicting wave activity in the ocean was thought to be impossible until surfer Sean Collins cracked the code.
24 min
Quiksilver
The Ripple Effect S1E5
From billion-dollar brand to bust, Bob McKnight and Quiksilver might as well be the Icarus of action sports.
26 min
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