Six Degrees with Mike Rowe
2021 · discovery+ · 45 min · 1 season
S01E06 · How a Garbage Man Gave Us a Glimpse of the Big Bang
Tue, 5 Jan, 4:00 am
Mike Rowe connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.
About
In each episode, Mike transports himself back in time to some of the most major moments in history and connects the dots between these events - revealing incredible stories along the way. With his wry sense of humor and candid, no-nonsense take, Mike links society's most taken-for-granted moments to their surprising origins and connects them to the modern world of today. To help him out, he's roped in his pal Chuck who (reluctantly) acts out some of the historical events, demonstrating how everything in our wonderfully weird world came to be related.
Episodes
- E01
How Hungry Civil War Soldiers Produced This Show
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike Rowe shows how incredible technology begins with hungry Civil War soldiers and a wartime cookbook.
- E02
How a Mousetrap Can Cure Your Hangover
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.
- E03
How a Horseshoe Can Find Your Soulmate
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.
- E04
How a Volcano Redeemed a Rapper
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike Rowe connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.
- E05
How a Sheep Can Do Your Taxes
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.
- E06
How a Garbage Man Gave Us a Glimpse of the Big Bang
Tue, 5 Jan· 45 minMike Rowe connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.
Cast
Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe