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Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.

The former 'Late Late Show' host is traveling nationwide to explore the defining ideas - and contradictions - at the United States' core.