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The Fast History Of...

2022

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EP1 Snack Saviors May 01, 2022

It is the world's number one cookie brand... by far. But the cookie that built this empire was... already being sold by Nabisco's competitors.

EP2 Ketchup Kings May 01, 2022

It's one of the most recognizable brands on the planet! Yet Heinz's meteoric rise is full of surprises. Find out as we pour it on thick in the fast history of Heinz!

EP3 The Donut Revolution May 08, 2022

When Bill Rosenberg founded Dunkin Donuts in 1950, he set out to serve the freshest and most delicious donuts and coffee the world had ever seen. In the process he revolutionized the game, bringing 52 flavors to a treat that had only ever had four.

EP4 Gum Masters May 08, 2022

What costs around a nickel per stick and can help give you a million-dollar smile? Founded in 1891, Wrigley's is the world's most popular gum. They even have their name on the 2nd oldest major league baseball stadium!

EP5 Secrets of the Sub May 15, 2022

Since its founding in 1965, the brainchild of a nuclear physicist and a would-be-med student, Subway, has grown from a small storefront in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to the biggest chain restaurant on the planet.

EP6 Fast Food Innovations May 15, 2022

Over the last half century, fast food has become a nearly $300 billion dollar staple for Americans on the go. And it was a series of entrepreneurs who created some of the biggest innovations not just in fast food, but in the entire history of food.

EP7 The Mob Jun 12, 2022

Tracing its roots back to the 18th century Sicilian mafia, the American mob muscled its way to a $90 billion dollar a year criminal enterprise and is the subject of some of the most popular books, movies and tv shows in history. But the real story behind the mob's rise (and eventual fall) is even stranger than fiction. They helped create one of New York's most iconic gay bars. Much of the mob's success wouldn't be possible without the Hoover Dam? The mob even once collaborated with the C.I.A.! From Capone to Corleone, this is the fast history of the American mob.

EP8 The Tennessee Whiskey Jun 19, 2022

Jack Daniel's, the most popular whiskey in the world, has been making their unique blend since 1866. But the story of how a couple of backwoods bootleggers invented Tennessee whiskey is full of unexpected turns. Like the secrets behind their unique recipe, how they barely survived prohibition, the endorsement that created a national shortage and how Hollywood ran away with the brand's image. Get ready for the smooth, fast history of...Jack Daniel's.

EP9 Becoming King Jun 26, 2022

Eberhard Anheuser hires his son-in-law Adolphus Busch and they create Budweiser beer and brew a $30 billion empire; they're part of the reason beer goes hand in hand with baseball; in the 2000s they try to make liquor.

EP10 The Superstore Jul 11, 2022

Since its founding in 1962, Walmart has grown from a humble discount store in rural Arkansas to the largest company in the world; with over 11,000 locations, they employ more people than the U.S. armed forces.

EP11 Swoosh Dreams Jul 11, 2022

A look behind the brand's most iconic campaigns and how taking a crazy chance on a rookie turned Nike into the $33 billion empire it is today.

EP12 The Super Rich Jul 18, 2022

A romp through history about the secret lives of the world's wealthiest and all the most shocking ways they spend their fortunes, from how much gold King Tut was buried with, to how Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos ended up in a space race.

EP13 The Burger Underdogs Jul 18, 2022

Dave Thomas opens a hamburger chain, and his innovations, including a simplified menu, the perfect drive-thru system, and the reasoning behind the square hamburger, turn Wendy's into a success, but the company falters when they're victim of a hoax.

EP14 UFOs Jul 25, 2022

By the late 1940s, UFO sightings and reports of downed flying saucers are so rampant, the U.S. government forms a top-secret group to investigate; reports of an alleged alien abduction stoke nationwide fear.

EP15 Amusement Parks Aug 01, 2022

The first amusement park has its roots all the way back in 1133; Catherine the Great is considered the forerunner of modern roller coasters; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 inspires the birth of Coney Island; a merry-go-round inspires Walt Disney.

EP16 Built Tough Jun 19, 2022

A car company started by Henry Ford in a garage in 1903 changes the world of automobiles; telling the story of an iconic brand, which once enlisted Hollywood royalty to help sell a car that flopped; and someone once turned a Ford into a flying car.

EP17 The Sky's The Limit Jun 19, 2022

A humble hangar outside Seattle turns into a national sensation, creating the world's first jumbo jets, satellites, and military aircraft for the entire world, bringing the world into the jet age.

EP18 Wild Ones Jun 26, 2022

When childhood friends Arthur Davidson and William Harley were looking for a way to make their bicycle faster, they created an American institution that would change the world forever.
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“The Fast History Of..." is a super-charged romp through the histories of anything from iconic brands to enthralling topics.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.