Episodes
1. Hungry Soliders Produce TV!
January 4, 2021
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.
2. Mousetrap Cures Hangover!
January 4, 2021
Mike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.
3. Horseshoe Finds Soulmate!
January 4, 2021
Mike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.
4. Volcano Redeems Rapper!
January 4, 2021
Mike connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.
5. Sheep Does Taxes!
January 4, 2021
Mike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.