Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.
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- Natasha Kermani
TV series
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
7.5/ 10· 2202283 min1 season · 3 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 3 episodes
S1 E1Secrets & Sins
Jun 12, 2022
Jack Daniel pioneers American whiskey; Adolphus Busch creates an iconic beer; Buck Duke innovates the modern cigarette; Julius Schmid skirts the law selling his new condoms…all while the temperance movement rises to battle against them.
S1 E2Empires Lost
Jun 19, 2022
One of the richest men in the world may lose his tobacco empire; alcohol titans fight for their lives against the growing threat of prohibition; New York City becomes ground zero in the battle to legalize contraception.
S1 E3Sin Cities
Jun 26, 2022
The invention of the luxury resort casino helps birth Sin City; a Harlem woman goes to war for what will become the state lottery system; an alluring magazine like no other is launched; one of the most famous cigarette brands in history is
Starring
James M. Reilly
August Busch
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Delbert Hunt
Self - Narrator
Zach Meiser
Buck Duke
Bart Elliott
Julius Schmid
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Barbara Hahn
Self - Author of Making Tobacco Bright
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Sarah Milov
Self - Author of The Cigarette a Political History
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Garrett Oliver
Self - Editor of The Oxford Companion of Beer
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Colin Spoelman
Self - Master Distiller / Whiskey Historian
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Richard Zacks
Self - Author of Island of Vice
Norman Chad
Self - Sportswriter Washington Post
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Carey Latimore
Self - Associate Prof. of History
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Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela
Self - Associate Prof. of History
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America?
- The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America is streaming on Philo, Netflix, History, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel. It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America are there?
- The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America has 1 season and 3 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America?
- The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 26, 2022.
- Who stars in The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America?
- The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America stars James M. Reilly, Delbert Hunt, Zach Meiser, Bart Elliott, Barbara Hahn.