Creative spirits have come to America from all over the world, drawn to the possibilities of a free society.

Creative spirits have come to America from all over the world, drawn to the possibilities of a free society, but it has never been easy to leave home. The episode features a dancer from Taiwan and two artists from Russia. It also tells the story of the unprecedented array of scientists, artists and intellectuals who fled fascism in the 1930s, focusing on renowned conductor Arturo Toscanini, the maestro who defied both Mussolini and Hitler.