60 minSeason 11 • Episode 8
LatestMike Rowe goes to the mountains in Utah and gives a dam to a couple nuisance beavers causing havoc for municipalities; Mike gets a little sticky while working with a special effects artist at a glue factory in LA.
Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Practical Effects
Zero green screen—real people, real filth, real consequences.
Editing
Tight storytelling turns maggot farming into narrative gold.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered when 'gig economy' was becoming code for 'no benefits'—Rowe accidentally documented the last gasp of stable blue-collar work.
Discovery canceled it in 2012 despite ratings; Rowe crowdfunded its 2020 revival 'Rowe'd Trip' during lockdown when essential workers suddenly mattered again.
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