Examine familiar events through a new lens: numbers. See how decoding these fascinating and sometimes shocking statistics creates a fresh, illuminating perspective on the people, events, and themes that have shaped our history and our world.
EPISODE 1
Four Trillion Fries
Uncover the story of how fast food conquered America and then the world. Ponder the birth of the beef patty and the assembly-line kitchens it inspired. See how a failing chicken fryer struck gold and learn how a burger joint ramped down the Cold War.
EPISODE 2
Everest
Quantify the inexhaustible allure of the world’s highest mountain peak through numbers. Meet the people who’ve tried to scale it, the New Zealand beekeeper and Nepalese Sherpa who conquered it, and the first businessman to pay his way to the top.
EPISODE 3
Queens for Life
Victoria & Elizabeth II: in the last 200 years, 2 women have sat on the British throne for two-thirds of the time; finding out what it takes to be a royal success in an ever-changing world.
EPISODE 4
Crime Bosses
Discovering the secrets of five of the world's most notorious crime bosses; how they did it, who got away with it, and which of them didn't.
EPISODE 5
Crazy Rich People
Score the inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history. Meet the richest man on Earth today, a German banker who financed a religious empire in the 1500s, a Norman king who stole England, and three robber barons from 20th-century America.
EPISODE 6
The Roaring 20s
Step into the party-laden decade that followed the last pandemic more than 100 years ago. Embrace an age of rising stock markets and hemlines, swinging victory parades, iconic haircuts, and unmatched opportunity and enthusiasm.
