The Food That Built America You Don't Know Jack (Season 6, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Food That Built America

You Don't Know Jack (Season 6, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

In Tennessee, Jack Daniel's and a distiller seek to bring their high quality underground whiskey to a wider market. During the Prohibition era, a new recipe and innovative branding strategies create a legendary legacy.

Head Writer

Brian Burstein

Composer

Devin Powers (background music)

Editor

John Kilgour

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Edit Released

Updated May 4, 2025

Release date

May 4, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Colleen DeBaise Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Doug Hoverson Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Carey Latimore Self Self See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
James Kirby Martin Self Self See fewer	Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed (2021)
Edward T. O'Donnell Self - Associate Professor Self - Associate Professor See fewer	Kevin Costner's the West (2025)
Maureen Ogle Self Self See fewer	Beer Wars (2009)
Brian Petro Self Self See fewer	The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Self - Associate Professor of History: The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela) Self - Associate Professor of History: The New School (as Dr. Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela) See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Adam Richman Self Self See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Samara Rivers Self - Founder, Black Bourbon Society Self - Founder, Black Bourbon Society See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Campbell Scott Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Colin Spoelman Self Self See fewer	The Cave Movie (2009)
Tommy Tardie Self Self See fewer	The Food That Built America (2019)
Yohuru Williams Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) Self - Professor of History: University of St. Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
Richard Zacks Self Self See fewer	The Alienist (2018)