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  • Discovery
  • Jan 17, 2009
  • Discovery
  • Jan 17, 2009
How Stuff Works

Summary The popular website www.howstuffworks.com comes to television. This show explores the stuff that keeps the world running.

Directed By: Chris Harty

  • Discovery
  • Jan 17, 2009
  • Discovery
  • Jan 17, 2009
How Stuff Works
S1 • Episode 4
Turkey
Air Date: Jan 17, 2009
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Summary The popular website www.howstuffworks.com comes to television. This show explores the stuff that keeps the world running.

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 13, 2008 • 44 m
Corn
How Stuff Works looks at the production and applications of corn and corn related products like plastic, whiskey, Xanthan gum, and ethanol.
Episode 2 • Dec 11, 2008
Water
Episode 3 • Jan 22, 2009
Timber
Episode 4 • Jan 17, 2009
Turkey
How Stuff Works examines the turkey looking at its biology and how farms raise turkeys from eggs to adulthood. It also looks at the processing of turkey meat and the industrial applications of turkey products.
Episode 5 • Jan 15, 2009 • 44 m
Wheat
How Stuff Works examines wheat from how it is grown and stored to how it is used in food and industry.
Episode 6 • Dec 18, 2008 • 44 m
Beer
How Stuff Works looks at how beer is made. It talked to experts, brew masters, and beer connoisseurs about the creation process.
Episode 7 • Feb 7, 2009 • 44 m
Salt
How Stuff Works looks at salt and examines where it comes from, how it is used as a preservative, why it is necessary for life, how it is used in industry, and why it is dangerous.
Episode 8 • Feb 14, 2009
Rubber
Episode 9 • Feb 6, 2009 • 44 m
Coffee
How Stuff Works looks at coffee and examines how it is grown, roasted, and decaffeinated. It also looks at coffee tasters who make sure that gourmet coffee is of the highest quality.
Episode 10 • Feb 5, 2009
Lead
Episode 11 • Jan 8, 2009
Aluminum
Episode 12 • Mar 21, 2009
Iron

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Gabe Doran

Narrator, Self - Narrator

Mike Senese

Self, Self - Science journalist

David Heber

Self - Director of Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA

Jimmie Oxley

Self - Professor of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island

Michael Pollan

Self - Author, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'

Charlie Bamforth

Self - Professor, University of California, Davis

Sam Calagione

Self - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Charlie Papazian

Self - Home Brewers Association

Larry Johnson

Self - Iowa State University

Dave Fitch

Self - Home Brewer

Vaclaz Berka

Self - Sr. Brew Master, Pilsner Urquell

Chris Rawl

Self - VP, Clayton Rawl Farms

Andy Tveekrem

Self - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Blake Joyce

Self - University of Tennessee

Garrett Smith

Self - President, Jolly Time Popcorn

Mojmir Prokes

Self - Balneologist, Chodovar Brewery

Jeff Arnett

Self - Master Distiller, Jack Daniels

Scott Gudbaur

Self - Vera Sun Energy

Kendall Lamkey

Self - Iowa State University

David Iacoe

Self - CP Kelco

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