Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

8.0
2021

Mike Rowe shows how many things in the world are connected. By using historical facts, Mike takes two seemingly unrelated things and shows an indirect connection.

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6 Episodes • Premiered 2021

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 1: Hungry Soliders Produce TV!

1. Hungry Soliders Produce TV!

Engineer Charles Bachman III created the first database management system with infrastructure that is now used to power the internet. Mike Rowe shows how this incredible technology began with hungry Civil War troops and a wartime cookbook.

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 2: Mousetrap Cures Hangover!

2. Mousetrap Cures Hangover!

Mike delivers the cure for a hangover with geophysical contracting roots.

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 3: Horseshoe Finds Soulmate!

3. Horseshoe Finds Soulmate!

Mike traces the connection between the cast-iron plow and modern dating.

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 4: Volcano Redeems Rapper!

4. Volcano Redeems Rapper!

Mike connects Eminem's success with an 1815 natural disaster.

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 5: Sheep Does Taxes!

5. Sheep Does Taxes!

Mike reveals how a demand for whale oil led to modern solar technology.

Still image for Six Degrees with Mike Rowe season 1 episode 6: Garbage Man Finds Big Bang!

6. Garbage Man Finds Big Bang!

Mike connects a garbage truck to high-res space photography.

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