How America Works

Season 3

2022 · 10 episodes · 7h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Cargo

   18 Oct 2022 · 42 min

   In the wake of COVID-19, supply shortages in the U.S. are rampant; but that doesn't mean cargo workers are sitting idle; how companies like Watco are grinding it out to bring goods back to a ravenous nation.

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   2. Firefighting

   25 Oct 2022 · 42 min

   Firefighters battle more than 3,000 infernos every day; how the men and women of Grayback Forestry do their part to keep a lid on backcountry blazes.

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   3. Concrete

   1 Nov 2022 · 42 min

   As the second most used resource behind water, the importance of concrete can't be understated. And with demand for it reaching all-time highs, the workers of GCC simply can't make it fast enough.

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   4. Army

   7 Nov 2022 · 42 min

   Join the men and women of Ft. Carson as they conduct a training exercise like none before. But to pull it off, they'll need to win a simulated battle complete with apache helicopters and ground artillery.

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   5. Pipelines

   15 Nov 2022 · 42 min

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   6. Copper

   22 Nov 2022 · 42 min

   It's not easy, wrestling one of America's metallic mainstays from the ground. Featuring how the folks at Rio Tinto do it at one of the world's largest open pit mines.

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   7. National Parks

   29 Nov 2022 · 42 min

   America doesn't just work through building booms and essential industries. It also works greatly to the things chosen to conserve. Finding out how that's all done at Joshua Tree National Park.

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   8. Wheat

   6 Dec 2022 · 42 min

   Wheat is still one of America's cornerstone commodities. Featuring how the farmers and millers of the nation bring this all-important crop from the ground to the grocery store.

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   9. Glass

   13 Dec 2022 · 42 min

   From the moment Americans wake up in the morning, they are surrounded by glass. Finding out what it takes for companies like ARC Americas to make that all possible.

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    10. Tools

    20 Dec 2022 · 42 min

    Featuring tools. With infrastructures growing the nation over, the demand for tools is at an all-time high. Leaving the works of Channellock Inc. in a mad dash to keep up.