How America Works

Season 2

Narrated by Mike Rowe, the hour-long series will showcase the many individuals that work round the clock to keep our infrastructure in working order. He will take a deeper dive into everything from casinos to oil to airports.

Where to Watch How America Works • Season 2

10 Episodes

  • Law Enforcement
    E1
    Law EnforcementCameras follow the men and women of the Wilmington Police Department as they struggle to keep a lid on crime during the busy holiday season.
  • Beef
    E2
    BeefA team of modern-day cowpunchers works tirelessly to bring beef from a ranch in southern Oklahoma to dinner tables across the country; with branding day upon them, they must double their efforts to tend the herd and process calves before sundown.
  • Corn
    E3
    CornCorn growers and millers labor year-round to bring America's top crop to the masses; with Super Bowl Sunday fast approaching -- the peak day for corn consumption -- mills like Lifeline Foods race to process 1 million pounds of product per day.
  • Aluminum
    E4
    AluminumWith supply chain issues the world over, demand for aluminum in the United States has never been higher; in Russellville, Ky., a thousand workers are laboring day and night to churn out the aluminum needed to keep the country running.
  • Textiles
    E5
    TextilesTextile manufacturers in Stafford Springs, Conn., work long hours to keep the country clothed; with a last-minute order to fill in the middle of a staffing shortage, all of them are doubling down to hit their quotas by quitting time.
  • Heavy Machinery
    E6
    Heavy MachineryBuilding booms are springing up all over the United States, and the men and women at Volvo are working harder than ever to assemble the heavy equipment that makes all those projects possible, but creating multiple machines in a day is no easy task.
  • Navy
    E7
    NavyCameras board the USS George H.W. Bush to show what it takes to keep one of the country's largest aircraft carriers barreling forward and battle-ready; with 30 aviators to qualify for deployment, there's a lot to do before heading back to port.
  • Sugar
    E8
    SugarThe men and women of U.S. Sugar work around the clock to harvest, mill and refine the sweet stuff that Americans crave.
  • Brick
    E9
    BrickWhile most brick makers now rely on automation, the workers at Old Carolina still create theirs the old-fashioned way... all by hand; with building booms spurring higher demand, they too must belt out bricks faster than ever before.
  • Paper
    E10
    PaperPaper manufacturers are experts at turning wood pulp into needed products, but in the wake of the pandemic, demand for those products has spiked and sent paper mills and plants across the country into overdrive.

 

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