Season 1

1. Backstage Las Vegas

2014-10-08 · 40m

Mike is in Las Vegas to meet the TD of the Le Reve diving show, Dale Hurt where he learns, up close, the danger of their death-defying feats; Mike then meets Leila Cohoon of the only hair museum in the world in Independence, Missouri.

2. Raising Crane

2014-10-15 · 40m

Mike flies off to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland, where Dr. John French and his team work to repopulate cranes; Mike then learns the art of creating neon signs with the unofficial Kings of Neon, Evan Voyles and Kirk Tunningly.

3. Oyster Orgy

2014-10-22 · 40m

Mike learns oysters' environmental and economical benefits as he helps orchestrate an oyster orgy to save Chesapeake Bay

4. The Real Survivor

2014-10-29 · 40m

Thomas Coyne teaches people life saving skills in California; watermelon seed spitting in Texas.

5. Pageant of the Masters

2014-11-12 · 40m

Mike Rowe breaks bread with “Jesus” at the Pageant of the Masters, then dines with some fancy chicks!

6. Life Savers

2014-11-19 · 40m

A visit to Disaster City in Texas, the world's largest search-and-rescue training facility and despite having a sprained ankle, Mike runs with resue veteran Billy Parker.

7. Mutter Museum

2014-12-10 · 40m

Mike visits a museum of medical history, where he learns a little about life as a conjoined twin.

8. Goat Cheese Queen

2014-12-22 · 40m

Mike experiences a few classic examples from Northern California's land of artisanal entrepreneurs.