Episodes
Season 1
01 Hungry Soliders Produce TV!
Engineer Charles Bachman III created the first database management system with infrastructure that is now used to power the internet. Mike Rowe shows how this incredible technology began with hungry Civil War troops and a wartime cookbook.
2021-01-0402 Mousetrap Cures Hangover!
Mike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.
2021-01-0403 Horseshoe Finds Soulmate!
Mike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.
2021-01-0404 Volcano Redeems Rapper!
Mike connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.
2021-01-0405 Sheep Does Taxes!
Mike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.
2021-01-0406 Garbage Man Finds Big Bang!
Mike connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.
2021-01-04
Cast
Who is in it
Mike RoweHost