Tareq Taylor learns to cook authentic tamales with women who have fled across the border from Mexico in search of a better life. Carina Bergfeldt revisits two boys she met after a school shooting to see how they are doing five years later. She and Tareq also go to Carina's best friend's home in the US and of course there will be real Texas BBQ.

Carina Bergfeldt visits the giant New Orleans jail while Tareq Taylor visits a chef who has been in prison for over 20 years but now runs his own restaurant. They take a boat ride through the Louisiana swamps and end up at a desolate blues club in the middle of nowhere.

Carina and Tareq's journey across the US has taken them to the poorest state where even clean water is scarce. However, there are still people who are hopeful and love their state. Tareq experiences real soul food and Carina takes him to a blues club where he is in for a big surprise.

In Alabama, the church has a strong hold on society. Tareq and Carina revisit an abortion clinic that Carina reported on five years ago. New abortion rules have forced the clinic to close. What do the city's young people think about abortion? They visit a so-called megachurch, find themselves in the middle of a homecoming parade, and experience the amazing atmosphere surrounding college football in the US.

Carina and Tareq stop in the small town of Kennesaw where the law says every household must own at least one firearm. Tareq Taylor tests survival food while Carina Bergfeldt attends a course for women who want to learn how to handle firearms for self-defense. Finally, they meet a mother who has paid a high price for the country's liberal gun policy.

Carina and Tareq have arrived in Nashville, the final destination of their journey, a city where dreams are both lit and extinguished. Carina and Tareq meet two women whose careers have taken them in different directions. Charismatic chef Daryl JW Mackin invites them to a camp for children who have lost parents in war.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi embark on a road trip through Australia to find out if it is the land of dreams. The start of the journey takes them to a ranch where they get to experience the real cowboy life. In the evening, they head to the town's rodeo where Farah gets a wake-up call when she sees the bulls fighting in the arena.

The journey through Australia continues. Carina Bergfeldt ends up in Nimbin, the most drug-liberal city in Australia, while Farah Abadi visits people searching for the meaning of life in the Hare Krishna movement. Together, Carina and Farah attend a sound healing session and then meet a man who hand-built a seven-storey temple in the middle of the rainforest.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi's journey through Australia continues. On their way to Brisbane they run into trouble but a savior appears. Once in Brisbane, Farah meets people who have moved to the country in search of a better life, but the wounds from their home countries prove difficult to heal. Carina and Farah head for the mythical outback that covers most of the country. There they meet adventurer Charlie and his wife Deborah and together they spend the night out in the red desert under the open sky.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi are in the middle of the Australian outback, in Alice Springs. They meet Rayleen Brown, one of Australia's most famous Indigenous chefs. At the same time, a huge motorcycle festival is taking place where people have been driving for days to participate. Carina and Farah head to the festival to meet car enthusiasts and check out Australia's national hairstyle - the mullet.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi are still in the outback in Alice Springs. They meet men who try to help young people find their way in life through boxing and old customs. Then it's time to head for the coast where they meet a young artist who has made a controversial life choice.

Carina Bergfeldt and Farah Abadi's journey in Australia has come to an end in the dreamy little town of Byron Bay. This is where the country's cultural elite have their summer residences and surfers flock here. But is it really as beautiful as it looks?