Sugar
How America Works - S2 - E8
The men and women of U.S. Sugar work around the clock to harvest, mill and refine the sweet stuff that Americans crave.
How America Works: Season 2 - 10 Episode s
2x1 - Law Enforcement
April 25, 2022
Cameras follow the men and women of the Wilmington Police Department as they struggle to keep a lid on crime during the busy holiday season.
2x2 - Beef
May 2, 2022
A team of modern-day cowpunchers works tirelessly to bring beef from a ranch in southern Oklahoma to dinner tables across the country; with branding day upon them, they must double their efforts to tend the herd and process calves before sundown.
2x3 - Corn
May 9, 2022
Corn growers and millers labor year-round to bring America's top crop to the masses; with Super Bowl Sunday fast approaching -- the peak day for corn consumption -- mills like Lifeline Foods race to process 1 million pounds of product per day.
2x4 - Aluminum
May 16, 2022
With supply chain issues the world over, demand for aluminum in the United States has never been higher; in Russellville, Ky., a thousand workers are laboring day and night to churn out the aluminum needed to keep the country running.
2x5 - Textiles
May 23, 2022
Textile manufacturers in Stafford Springs, Conn., work long hours to keep the country clothed; with a last-minute order to fill in the middle of a staffing shortage, all of them are doubling down to hit their quotas by quitting time.
2x6 - Heavy Machinery
May 30, 2022
Building booms are springing up all over the United States, and the men and women at Volvo are working harder than ever to assemble the heavy equipment that makes all those projects possible, but creating multiple machines in a day is no easy task.
2x7 - Navy
June 6, 2022
Cameras board the USS George H.W. Bush to show what it takes to keep one of the country's largest aircraft carriers barreling forward and battle-ready; with 30 aviators to qualify for deployment, there's a lot to do before heading back to port.
2x8 - Sugar
June 13, 2022
The men and women of U.S. Sugar work around the clock to harvest, mill and refine the sweet stuff that Americans crave.
2x9 - Brick
June 20, 2022
While most brick makers now rely on automation, the workers at Old Carolina still create theirs the old-fashioned way... all by hand; with building booms spurring higher demand, they too must belt out bricks faster than ever before.
2x10 - Paper
June 27, 2022
Paper manufacturers are experts at turning wood pulp into needed products, but in the wake of the pandemic, demand for those products has spiked and sent paper mills and plants across the country into overdrive.