How America Works

Season 1

2021 · 10 episodes · 10h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Lumber

   20 Sept 2021 · 60 min

   A team of lumberjacks take to the forests of coastal Alaska to harvest the cornerstone commodity that frames our lives. But with a last-minute order to fill, they're working overtime to cut, haul and ship out a record amount of lumber.

2. 

   2. Oil

   27 Sept 2021 · 60 min

   A team of roughnecks shows what it takes to bring the lifeblood of modern society out of the ground and into everyday existence.

3. 

   3. Waste

   4 Oct 2021 · 60 min

   Waste management workers bring cameras along for a day of taking out America's trash, but with a staff shortage and the same tight deadlines, keeping the streets clean will be a tall order.

4. 

   4. Electricity

   11 Oct 2021 · 60 min

   The employees of the Hoover Dam work to bring electricity to the masses; when a heat wave hits in the middle of maintenance season, the race is on to get all 17 generators online before the demand for power skyrockets.

5. 

   5. Fish

   18 Oct 2021 · 60 min

   The men and women aboard a massive fishing boat toil 24/7 to harvest America's sustenance from the sea, but after coming up short on their last trip, the pressure is on to fill their quota.

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   6. Entertainment

   25 Oct 2021 · 60 min

   The hard-working men and women of America's entertainment industry in Las Vegas are ramping up for post-COVID masses; and at Circus Circus Casino, that means bringing all operations back to 100 % capacity for the first time in over a year.

7. 

   7. Airports

   1 Nov 2021 · 60 min

   The Sunday after Thanksgiving, the busiest day for airports.

8. 

   8. Sewers

   8 Nov 2021 · 60 min

   A team of sewer technicians work out of sight.

9. 

   9. Salt

   15 Nov 2021 · 60 min

   Salt workers brave a barren landscape in Carlsbad, N.M.

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    10. Steel

    22 Nov 2021 · 60 min

    Steel workers labor to make the nation's infrastructure.