Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things

  • Premiered: Jul 2021
  • Episodes: 27
  • Followers: 2
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  • Magnolia Network
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Season 3
3x1
Cowboy Hat
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 2022
In Texas, one company revolutionized cowboy hats in 1927 to be sturdier and stand up to harsh weather elements on ranches. Today, what seems like a simple hat requires 200 steps, two manufacturing locations and up to a month to make.
3x2
Cranberry Sauce
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 2022
Manufacturers reveal how cranberry sauce is made in Cranmoor, Wisconsin. Since 1930, a co-operative of farmers has grown and harvested over seven million pounds of native berries, transforming them into the classic jelly sauce.
3x3
Pool Table
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 2022
The manufacturers at Olhausen Billiards in Portland, Tennessee, show how they've built the pool table from the ground up since the 1980s. They transform the game using a unique bumper that provides a perfect bank shot.
3x4
Lip Balm
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 2022
A Virginia pharmacist created the world's first lip balm in the 1880s using only five ingredients. Today, Chapstick continues to innovate by creating new flavors in Richmond and manufacturing products in Burlington, Vermont.
3x5
Wafer Cookie
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 2022
Learn how a Belgian baker took his family's centuries-old wafer cookie recipe to Madison, Mississippi, and added a signature swirl and filling to create a modern-day favorite.
3x6
Hammocks
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Air date
Feb 25, 2022
Travel to Greenville, North Carolina, to discover how Pawleys Island hammocks were originally created by a riverboat captain in 1889. Today, they're an elevated art form handcrafted with a special, durable yarn.
3x7
Hammers
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 2022
In 1869, blacksmith Alexander Vaughan began creating and forging hammers in Bushnell, Illinois. Today, fifth-generation owner Charlie Vaughan operates the family business and continues to make hammers using vintage forgers and modern equipment.
3x8
Saddle
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Air date
Mar 04, 2022
The Burns family reveals how they create the leather horse saddle in Salina, Utah. Since 1876, they've used 45 individual pieces that are layered and transformed into one moving piece.
3x9
Fly Fishing Rod
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 2022
Orvis fly fishing rods have been made for nearly 150 years in Manchester, Vermont. Today, they're made with a carbon fiber design that requires over a hundred hours to construct.
3x10
Lawn Tractor
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 2022
In 1963, John Deere, the famous farming equipment company, created its own lawn tractor in Horicon, Wisconsin. Fifty years and dozens of models later, John Deere continues to innovate and perfect this classic piece of gardening equipment.
3x11
Surfboard
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Air date
Mar 11, 2022
Find out how Channel Islands owner Al Merrick revolutionized the surfboard's shape by blending classic and new designs in Santa Barbara, California.
3x12
Grill
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Air date
Mar 11, 2022
A Chicago welder invented the dome-shaped kettle grill in 1952 to cook the perfect steak. While the design remains the same, the manufacturing process has been refined to produce one million grills per year.
3x13
Skateboard
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Air date
Mar 18, 2022
In Southern California, an engineer and pro skateboarder reveal how they revolutionized skateboards in the 1970s by creating decks out of new materials and inventing new wheel recipes.
3x14
Washing Machine
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Air date
Mar 18, 2022
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3x15
Football
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 18, 2022
Wilson shows how they've been making the football for over 100 years in Ada, Ohio. Today, over 700,000 footballs are handcrafted each year in the place in which they originated.

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