Edge of America
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| Edge of America | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Starring | Geoff Edgers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Patrick McManamee, Brian Flanagan, Matthew Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson |
| Running time | 20 to 22 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company | Magilla Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Travel Channel |
| Release | January 22 – March 14, 2013 |
Edge of America is an American culture and travel show on the Travel Channel, hosted by and starring Geoff Edgers. The show features Edgers, an arts and entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe, on a journey through America in search of strange and unique forms of entertainment and culture. Edgers samples bizarre foods and joins in activities such as bicycle jousting, rattlesnake hunting, and Pig-N-Ford Races. The show ended after a run of ten episodes on March 14, 2013.
Edge of America follows Edgers as he discovers and participates in traditions such as bicycle jousting and Pig-N-Ford Races in Oregon, lobster boat racing in Maine, and a calf testicle festival in Oklahoma. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Edgers described the content of the show: "It's history, entertainment and action ... To me, this is the greatest kind of Americana, where people take a necessity—like castrating cows and killing rattlesnakes—and make a big party out of it."[1] Edgers also said that the show would feature "strange American things in scenic American places" in an interview with The Boston Globe.[2]