The WORST episodes of United Shades of America
Every episode of United Shades of America ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of United Shades of America!
Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
#2 - Power Of Protest
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2021
Kamau goes back to Portland to explore the dynamics of the protests.
#3 - Athletes and the Cost of Winning
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2022
While sports can be exhilarating and bring us together, they also come with a lot of intensity and pressure that can compromise athletes’ mental health. W. Kamau Bell heads to the legendary sports town of Boston, Massachusetts to find out how athletes are speaking up and leading change.
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#4 - Venezuelans in Florida
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/23/2020
W. Kamau Bell heads to South Florida, home of the largest number of Venezuelans in the United States, to understand the crisis that led them to seek asylum.
#5 - The Wealth Gap
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2021
Kamau discovers American disparity through the lenses of generational wealth.
#6 - Thank You For Your Service
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2021
Kamau spends time speaking with military veterans in San Diego to examine how the military is beset by the same destructive forces that keep the U.S. divided as a nation.
#7 - Iranian-Americans in New York
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2020
W. Kamau Bell visits New York City to meet with Iranian immigrants to learn about their American experience.
#8 - The Color Of America
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2021
Kamau goes to Philadelphia to explore the shifting ethnic makeup of the U.S. in a celebratory exploration of an increasingly robust mixed-race population and the ways in which they are changing and challenging the culture.
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#9 - Trans in Texas
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2021
While visiting Dallas, Texas, to listen and learn about the joys and struggles of the Black transgender community, W. Kamau Bell hears from Naomi Green on the frightening reality of medical discrimination.
#10 - Going to Public School
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/2020
A look into the public education system of two contrasting school districts in Cleveland, Ohio.
#11 - Megachurches
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/28/2019
Kamau visits Dallas—the home of the Megachurch, to find out what is creating the new face of Christianity today, in a city where church and state are far from separate.
#12 - Black in Appalachia
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2022
When we picture Appalachians, we generally picture the white working class of America. But a significant and largely unknown population of Black Americans have called it home since the time of the conquistadors, and they have contributed to American culture in ways that are often overlooked.
#13 - Black To The Future
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2021
Kamau visits Atlanta and digs deep into the discrimination and racism that lingers in programs like STEM; he looks at efforts to build a more inclusive workforce for the globally competitive future in technology and space.
#14 - California Is Burning
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2022
Years of prolonged drought and extreme heatwaves in California have seen wildfires grow in frequency, intensity, and size. It is a complex crisis, fueled by mismanagement of the land, corporate greed, and of course, climate change. There’s no quick or easy fix to any of this, so in the meantime, how do we learn to coexist with wildfire?
#15 - All-American Family Farms
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2020
How we can fix America's broken food supply chain? A nightmare scenario for farmers is happening right now. 'Essential' farmworkers feel underpaid and at risk.
#16 - The Homeless Crisis in LA
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/30/2020
W. Kamau Bell visits Los Angeles to explore the homelessness crisis.
#17 - Is It Cool to Be Hip?
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2016
W. Kamau Bell is off to speak to the people of Portland, Oregon where the result of a massive influx of hipsters appears to be gentrification; he inquires as to how this has affected the local neighborhoods.
#18 - The Canadian Way
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/24/2018
W. Kamau Bell takes a trip up north to Canada to see if everything is truly as great as everyone says.
#19 - Appalachian Coal Country
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/2017
The Appalachian region has a rich history and optimism, despite being one of the hardest-hit countries economically; W. Kamau Bell plans to mine.
#20 - The Gig Economy
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2020
Across the United States, the fastest-growing category of new jobs is gig work, spurred on by tech companies and their never-ending stream of apps; low and uncertain incomes have replaced benefits.
#21 - Muslims in Small Town America
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2017
W. Kamau Bell meets Muslims in Michigan who are eager to explain that practitioners of Islam aren't what people assume they are.
#22 - The Border
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/29/2018
W. Kamau Bell heads to the U.S. Mexico border to find out what life is like for the people who live there.
#23 - Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2017
W. Kamau Bell unlocks some of the myths of Puerto Ricans; a journey from New York City to Puerto Rico itself.
#24 - Protect and Serve?
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2016
Camden, New Jersey has a reputation as one of the country's most dangerous cities; W. Kamau Bell heads there to see if a newly implemented community policing program is helping the relationship between citizens and the police force.
#25 - The Fountain of Youth
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2016
Kamau Bell searches for the fountain of youth. He heads to Daytona Beach, Florida and gets schooled on 'beachin.'