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Moonshiners
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
- Cast:
- Tim Smith, Jeremy Schwartz
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Discovery
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Season 8
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E01
Episode 1
High Proof Holidays
2018-12-11 · 42mIt's Christmas in Appalachia and Tim Smith is 4000 miles away in Alaska making a special delivery to his northernmost customer. In Tennessee, Mark and Digger cook up a plan to make a holiday run of liquor for two legendary shiners from a bygone era.
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E02
Episode 2
Legacy on the Line
2019-01-02 · 42mMoonshine season is on and the shiners must step it up to stay ahead of big liquor and the law. A 100mph wipeout puts Josh's operation in jeopardy, Tim takes a risk on rye, and Mark and Digger are hell-bent on backwoods justice after Mike's betrayal.
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E03
Episode 3
Backwoods Justice
2019-01-08 · 42mTensions boil over in Tennessee as Mike must answer for blowing up Mark and Digger's still. With Tickle in jail, JT answers the call when two outlaw shiners show up looking for help in the woods. Josh faces more bad news in the form of a bear.
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E04
Episode 4
Wrong Side of the Law
2019-01-16 · 42mLegal shiner Tim finds himself on the wrong side of the law after son JT spots an agent near a still site. Mike designs a unique still to make high-dollar shine. Mark and Digger make an in-town run and Josh discovers what bears do in the woods.
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E05
Episode 5
Popcorn's Secret Stash
2019-01-23 · 42mTen years after Popcorn Sutton's death, his widow reveals a clue that could lead Mark and Digger to a hidden stash. Mike must gin up his brandy game to pay off his debt to Mark and Digger. Donnie and Teresa build a secret still in a Kentucky cave.
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E06
Episode 6
Burden of Proof
2019-01-30 · 42mBooted off his backwoods still site, Josh turns to his stock-car racing roots to invent a whole new way of making moonshine. Old-timer JB comes to the rescue as Mark and Digger fall short on a run. Mark Rogers faces a close encounter with the law.
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E07
Episode 7
Breaking the Laws
2019-02-06 · 42mWhen their still site gets compromised, Virginia shiners Henry and Kenny enlist the help of bootlegging legend Amos Law. To pay off his debt to Mark & Digger, Mike runs his still to the breaking point. Tim doubles down on JT and Tickle's double rye.
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E08
Episode 8
Mid-season Secret Summit
2019-02-13 · 42mMidway into the season, America's top moonshiners gather to deal with unfinished business. Mike tells his side of the Mark & Digger feud. Josh reveals scars from his checkered past, and the shiners put their skills to the test in a whiskey showdown.
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E09
Episode 9
Moonshiner’s Apprentice
2019-02-13 · 42mMark and Digger's new apprentice proves talent can't be taught. Josh tempts fate converting a new race car trailer into a mobile moonshining masterpiece. Mark Rogers enlists a retired lawman to bootleg 30 gallons of shine into a music festival.
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E10
Episode 10
Hillbilly Ingenuity
2019-02-20 · 42mAs Josh gets set to fire up his hidden mobile still at a biker rally, law enforcement gets wise to his illicit plan. Mark & Digger's backwoods potato vodka hits a sweet spot. Short on payback cash, Mike and Daniel invent a new way to get out of debt.
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E11
Episode 11
Bootlegger's Bounty
2019-02-27 · 42mTracking down an old-time bootlegger, Mark and Digger uncover treasures Popcorn Sutton left behind. In debt, Mike and Daniel engineer a split pot still to upgrade their shine, and its price. Patti and David convert pontoons into a bayou still site.
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E12
Episode 12
Full Throttle Throwdown
2019-02-27 · 42mFast cars collide with backwoods tradition as Moonshiner Josh Owens puts pedal to the metal on the Carolina Dragway. Gasser rules mean vintage cars and parts only, but in skilled hands heritage pays off in horsepower. These gearheads race for glory.
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E13
Episode 13
Mobile Moonshiner Madness
2019-03-06 · 42mJosh debuts his mobile still at a North Carolina biker rally. In the Great Smoky Mountains, Mike gets burned by a taste of his own medicine. There's a reason Franklin County, VA is the Moonshine Capital of America, and someone there is above the law.
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E14
Episode 14
100 Proof Heritage
2019-03-06 · 42mMark and Digger's first run of barrel-aged bourbon gets interrupted by a bear. Scaling up Tickle's double rye tests Tim's backwoods engineering. Mark Rogers builds a malt house to make corn whiskey. In Kentucky, Donnie and Theresa come up short.
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E15
Episode 15
Legend of “Popcorn” Sutton
2019-03-06 · 42mMark and Digger find a decade-old jar of Popcorn Sutton's shine and vow to re-create their mentor's infamous last run; with help from old-timer JB Rader, they rebuild Popcorn's pot still and recount the antics of Appalachia's most legendary outlaw.
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E16
Episode 16
Unfinished Business
2019-03-13 · 42mMoonshiners share their tricks for running shine and how they avoid the long arm of the law. Tim reveals a visit with Tickle behind bars, and Mark & Digger reveal an unexpected twist in their search for Popcorn Sutton's shine, stashed a decade ago.
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E17
Episode 17
Whisky Deception
2019-03-13 · 42mWhen a dead drop goes sideways, Mark Rogers deploys backwoods justice to straighten out a thief. Kelly's massive sorghum haul puts Mark and Digger's pot stills to the test. Mike & Daniel's clear apple pie has buyers calling from across county lines.
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E18
Episode 18
Free Tickle
2019-03-20 · 42mA year behind bars, Tickle transfers to Culpeper County, and Tim concocts a plan to get him out. Breaking the shiner code can come at a steep price for Mark Rogers. Mark & Digger's handmade vodka is on a hot streak until a cold snap puts profits at risk...
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E19
Episode 19
Breaking the Code
2019-03-20 · 42mMark and Digger's handmade vodka is on a hot streak until a cold snap threatens their run. For Mark Rogers, breaking the moonshiner code can come at a steep price. Tim Smith risks a big run of Tickle's double rye to put the woods back into his shine.
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E20
Episode 20
Hillbilly Hack
2019-03-27 · 42mMark and Digger build a hillbilly hack to save their handmade vodka. Pam may know more than she thinks about Popcorn's lost shine. Nothing but trouble for Josh running a still outside of the woods. Patti and David risk a seaplane bootleg on the bayou.
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E21
Episode 21
Risky Whisky
2019-03-27 · 42mTickle gets out of jail and Tim must keep him busy, but Tickle has ideas of his own. Mark and Digger make a discovery at Popcorn's boyhood home. On a midnight bootleg, Mark Rogers finds having the law on your side doesn't make you any less of an outlaw.
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E22
Episode 22
The Trouble with Tickle
2019-04-03 · 42mTickle returns to Tim's legal distillery and discovers he's traded one prison for another. Mark and Digger unearth a trove of Popcorn's shine. Josh finds an untapped market at a biker rally, but learns the cost of entry is more than the ticket price.
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E23
Episode 23
Tickle Unshackled
2019-04-04 · 42mTickle’s back and funnier than ever after a year in jail; Josh, already in stitches, reveals an unexpected twist to his season, and Mark and Digger uncover how Popcorn’s shine-hoarding ways will pay off for Pam.
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E24
Episode 24
Master Distiller
2019-07-10 · 42mA subculture of distillers across America carries on the backwoods tradition of moonshining. Now, judged by legends Mark, Digger and Tim, America's top legal and outlaw shiners go head to head to see who wins the right to be called Master Distiller.
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Tim Smith
Self
Jeremy Schwartz
Self - Narrator (voice)