Moonshiners

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68 episodes · Apr 18, 2012

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  • S0E1

    Cannonball Run

    Apr 18, 201242m

    Winter means the ‘shine has gone cold and the stills aren’t in operation. But, that doesn’t mean Tim and Tickle stop doing their thing. Curious to see what they are up to? Then this is your lucky day because Moonshiners returns on Wednesday, April 18th with Moonshiners: Cannonball Run. Tim and Tickle are back and this time it’s not about making ‘shine but about making the rounds. On the go and not taking it slow Moonshiners: Cannonball Run welcomes the boys back in a big way.

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  • S0E2

    Secret Summit, Part 1

    Feb 6, 201342m

    At a secluded location, the moonshiners meet with executive producer Matthew Ostrom to talk about their encounters with law enforcement, the reasons why they let cameras film them, how they make dynamite, and time-tested proofing methods.

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  • S0E3

    Secret Summit, Part 2

    Feb 13, 201342m

    As executive producer Matthew Ostrom continues to interview the guys, they discuss the code of illicit alcohol manufacturers, what it is like to lead a double life, fanatical fans, and the dangers of running a still site.

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  • S0E4

    Tickle's Guide To Love

    Feb 14, 201342m
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  • S0E5

    The Road to the Shine: Outlaw Cuts

    Oct 29, 201342m

    The off season from moonshining provides the moonshiners some relief from the long hours of work and constant fear of getting caught. The moonshiners set aside their craft and carry on the other parts of their lives.

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  • S0E6

    Kick-Off Summit (Season 3)

    Nov 5, 201342m

    The moonshiners gather in a secluded cabin to kick off the new season. The episode features new-season highlights and clues to what lies ahead. Josh and Bill go on an adventure to Kentucky, and fans get answers to their questions.

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  • S0E7

    Secret Summit: The State Of Shine

    Nov 26, 201342m
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  • S0E8

    A Moonshiners Christmas

    Dec 10, 201342m

    Visit Tickle at his cabin while he sips on candycane 'shine and trims his Christmas tree in this special episode loaded with Christmas Tickle's Takes and high action, as still site intruders, toxic mold, and mountainside chases plague our shiners.

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  • S0E9

    The Ballad Of Jim Tom

    Jan 7, 201442m

    Jim Tom tells his story in song as he begins attempting to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a country music star.

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  • S0E10

    Secret Summit: The Struggles

    Jan 14, 201442m

    Josh and Bill suffer the consequences of bootlegging. Darlene goes against her best instinct and lights up her still indoors. Jeff, Mark, and Lance find their competition is still out there. Tim takes final measures to protect his legal moonshine business.

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  • S0E11

    Secret Summit: Secrets Of The Shine

    Feb 4, 201442m

    Jeff and Mark reach the ultimate roadblock. Deputy Chuck is hot on a trail. Josh and Bill might finally be back in the game. Mike takes a trip to finish off his biggest sale of the season. Tickle and crew attract unwanted attention.

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  • S0E12

    The Off Season

    Oct 28, 201442m
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  • S0E13

    Secret Summit Kickoff (Season 4)

    Nov 4, 201442m

    Tim, Tickle, Josh, Bill, Jeff and Mark gather at a secret location to count down the minutes to the new season premiere. Jim Tom surprises producers by making his debut at the roundtable. Then the guys let Tim be the judge of a moonshine taste test.

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  • S0E14

    Thanksgiving Summit

    Nov 25, 201442m

    The moonshiners gather at a secret location to discuss the season, Thanksgiving table etiquette, and how to bag a turkey Moonshiners-style, and share their favorite family recipes. Shiner Josh and sidekick Cutie Pie visit a legendary moonshiner.

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  • S0E15

    Christmas Shine

    Dec 9, 201442m

    The Shiners share they Christmas recipes.

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  • S0E16

    Jim Tom's Road To Nashville Volume 1

    Dec 30, 201442m

    Jim Tom embarks on an adventure, ending up in Music City, U.S.A.

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  • S0E17

    Jim Toms Road To Nashville Volume 2

    Jan 6, 201542m
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  • S0E18

    Secret Summit: Outlaw Confessions

    Jan 13, 201542m
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  • S0E19

    One Shot

    Jan 27, 201542m

    Tim and Tickle sit back and comment while the first episode of Moonshiners is rerun.

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  • S0E20

    Two Shots

    Feb 3, 201542m

    Tim and Tickle sit back and comment while the first episode of Moonshiners is rerun.

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  • S0E21

    Secret Summit: Final Countdown

    Feb 3, 201542m

    The moonshiners gather to discuss their most dangerous season yet. Chico and Tyler talk about their split with Tickle.

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  • S0E22

    The Need For Speed

    Mar 15, 201642m

    Josh aims to take his dirt track skills to the next level with the help of a speedway pro. Tyler searches for the perfect bootlegging car. Mark & Huck take their haul off-road to deliver across state lines. Mark & Digger aim to revive a heritage car.

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  • S0E23

    Moonshiners On Moonshiners

    Nov 15, 201642m

    Before season six of Moonshiners begins, the cast is reminiscing about classic moments of seasons past. The shiners are taking a look back at some of the most memorable moments in moonshiner's history.

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  • S0E24

    The Legend Of Tim Smith

    Mar 14, 201742m

    Tim Smith, who delivered his father's illegal shine recipe from the backwoods of Virginia to America's store shelves, takes us back in time to his humble beginnings. Accompanying him to locations of his memories, we glance into his life as a moonshiner.

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  • S0E25

    Mark Rogers Last Of The Mountain Men

    Mar 21, 201742m

    Mark Rogers has lived off the land, surviving in today's world by hunting, fishing and making liquor. Mark heads into the mountains of Appalachia to track a black bear and also to dig ginseng, a rare medicinal root that he wants to infuse with moonshine.

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  • S0E26

    The Tale Of Tickle

    Mar 28, 201742m

    Pittsylvania County's most wanted, Steven Ray Tickle, takes a trip down memory lane remembering the people and events that shaped his life and led him to become the model backwoods shiner and outlaw he is today.

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  • S0E27

    The Fast And The Fearless

    Mar 28, 201742m

    While tinkering on a 1950 Packard, Mark and Digger reminisce about the automobile's effect on the moonshining business. Their conversation is a walk down Moonshiners memory lane as we revisit some of the series' greatest hits related to the automobile.

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  • S0E28

    Codes of the Craft

    Nov 7, 201742m

    Moonshining is a dog eat dog business, where the players play for keeps and the weak are quickly culled from the herd. These are the six guiding principles of the trade that no moonshiner can live without at least not for very long.

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  • S0E29

    Moonshiners xXxmas

    Dec 5, 201742m

    Oh by gosh by golly it's time mistletoe and holly... and America's original liquor. Tim and JT team up with Tickle's mother and daughter to create a Christmas surprise, while Chico and Sondra head out to shoot the Christmas turkey.

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  • S0E30

    Shiners on Shine: Bootlegging

    Dec 19, 201742m

    Master shiners Tim, Tickle & Mark & Digger sit down to discuss bootlegging; a tradition as old as the moonshining craft itself. They're reminiscing about their biggest hauls, closest brushes with the law & revealing their favorite tactics of evasion

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  • S0E31

    Shiners on Shine: Close Calls

    Jan 2, 201842m

    No strangers to risking their lives and freedom for one of the country's most dangerous traditions, Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger look back on their closest calls while braving the harsh wilds and the law to keep the shine flowing.

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  • S0E32

    Shiners On Shine: Fails

    Jan 9, 201842m

    Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger relive their greatest muck ups from rookie mistakes to season sinking disasters--every shiner has a memorable moment they just want to forget.

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  • S0E33

    Shiners On Shine: Innovate or Die

    Jan 16, 201842m

    Master moonshiners, Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger are taking a look back at their greatest feats of backwoods engineering and the innovations that have furthered the craft while keeping their operations clandestine and productive.

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  • S0E34

    Shiners on Shine: It Ain't Easy to Shine

    Jan 23, 201842m

    There's no rest for the weary when it comes to making moonshine. Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger reveal the challenges every shiner must face to keep the heritage spirit flowing.

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  • S0E35

    Shiners on Shine: Friends and Foes

    Jan 30, 201842m

    Master moonshiners Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger take a look at the friendships, families and rivalries that have defined the craft of moonshining through the years.

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  • S0E36

    Shiners On Shine: Moonshiner Heritage

    Feb 6, 201842m

    In the hills of Appalachia, making moonshine is more than just a way of making a living...it's a tradition. Masters Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger take a look at the moonshine traditions that have stood the test of time and pay homage to legends.

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  • S0E37

    Mark and Digger: Legends and Legacy

    Mar 6, 201842m

    Mark and Digger give exclusive insight on the early days of their partnership, lessons from legendary old-timer Popcorn Sutton, and how they continue to honor their heritage with innovative still designs and recipes.

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  • S0E38

    Whiskey Business

    Mar 13, 201842m

    Each year, dozens of U.S. craft distilleries fail and Tim Smith thinks he knows why. In this episode, Tim and his team of experts help struggling owners of Missouri Ridge Distillery to "put the woods back in the whiskey", in hopes of helping the producer turn a profit

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  • S0E39

    Mark Rogers: The Will to Survive

    Mar 20, 201842m

    Mark Rogers, the last American mountain man and Appalachian moonshiner is heading back out into the wilderness with only with the clothes on his back, a very sharp knife, and his cousin Chuck who wants a crash course in how to make moonshine.

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  • Secret Summit Season Kickoff
    S0E40

    Secret Summit Season Kickoff

    Jan 2, 201942m

    America's top 'shiners gather at an undisclosed location to discuss unsettled business for Moonshiners' new season. They reveal backwoods secrets that keep them ahead of the law, and put their skills to the test in a first-ever moonshiner showdown.

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  • S0E41

    Shiners on Shine: Secrets of Backwoods Engineering

    Jan 16, 201942m

    From devising elaborate stills to make high proof liquor, to constructing insane bootleg contraptions to sell it, backwoods ingenuity drives moonshiners to invent new solutions to the centuries old problem of avoiding the long arm of the law.

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  • S0E42

    The Legend of Jim Tom

    Jan 23, 201942m

    Across Appalachia, the name Jim Tom has meant moonshine. Between run-ins with the law and time serving hard labor, he spent 60 years making illegal shine. A mentor to Josh, Mark and Digger, his secrets define the next generation of outlaw shiners.

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  • S0E43

    Secret Backwoods Recipes

    Feb 20, 201942m

    Across centuries of tradition, only a handful of moonshine recipes are considered among the best. In the right hands, local ingredients and backwoods ingenuity create magic in a mason jar. But the path to perfection is always paved with spills.

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  • Tickle Runs For His Life
    S0E44

    Tickle Runs For His Life

    Nov 19, 201942m

    Moonshine's prodigal son, Tickle, returns from jail to the Appalachian backwoods. With longtime partner, Tim, determined to stay legal, Tickle recruits an old friend to make an inaugural run of shine and re-stake his claim as an outlaw shiner.

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  • Outracing The Law
    S0E45

    Outracing The Law

    Nov 26, 201942m

    With a secret family recipe and a rich legacy in Carolina moonshine, Josh Owens races headlong into a new season. What's a few broken bones when you're building underground stills and selling shine at $200 a gallon, just one step ahead of the law?

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  • S0E67

    Born to Shine

    Feb 16, 202242m

    Moonshiners is back and the backwoods is booming. For Appalachia's liquor makers, it's like the Roaring Twenties again. But a boom time for moonshine also comes with a lot more risk. America's favorite outlaws reveal secrets from the booming new season.

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  • S0E70

    Season 12 Kickoff Summit

    Nov 2, 2022

    Facing high prices, moonshiners kickoff a new season of innovation. Mark and Digger discover a police captain determined to catch them in the act. Josh goes on Iam when a fire marshal investigates his charred rental house. Richard invades Mike’s turf.

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  • S0E75

    Overhaul in Overalls

    Dec 21, 202242m

    With tons of shine to sell, Josh and Tickle attempt to buy a car from an off-duty cop and turn it into a bootlegging vehicle. As sparks fly, Tickle's challenge turns to keeping Josh from setting it on fire. Mark Ramsey hits the gas in his own shiner car.

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  • S0E76

    Tickle-Down Economics

    Jan 18, 202342m

    America's favorite outlaws reveal secrets to making profitable liquor amid skyrocketing prices. A police captain deploys new tactics against Mark and Digger, a feud erupts between shiners in NC and Tickle reveals his tool of choice for cutting prices.

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  • S0E77

    Ultimate Summit Showdown

    Mar 29, 202342m

    America's favorite outlaws join forces to reveal secrets of the season; Mark Ramsey emerges from the shadows, and shiners deliver a verdict on Mike and Richard's top jars of the season.

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  • S0E78

    True Crime & Shine

    May 10, 2023

    Mark, Digger and Tim explore the 1970s-era Tennessee-Mississippi border where famed lawman Buford Pusser battled a crime mob fueled by illegal liquor money and ignited a lasting mystery about the disappearance of his would-be assassins.

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  • S0E79

    Ozark Outlaws To The Rescue

    Dec 26, 202341m

    Arkansas moonshiners Big Chuk and his double cousin Joe Boy enlist Josh Owens' help with their outlaw operation -- but when Josh gets injured in a racing accident, they team up with legendary shiners Henry and Kenny Law in a daring bootleg to help Josh.

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  • S0E80

    Moonshiners And True Crime: Pappygate Conspiracy

    Jan 9, 202445m

    Moonshiners Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle delve deep into bourbon country’s darkest secret. When 200 bottles of the coveted Pappy Van Winkle vanish, the theft of the world’s most expensive bourbon is just the tip of a staggering criminal conspiracy.

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  • S0E118

    Foraging for a Long Winter Ahead

    Mar 20, 201842m

    In Tennessee, Mike sets himself up for a career high with a run of specialty liquor but faces a devastating setback. In the last run of the season, Sondra takes the reigns and Rodgers tampers with his final run in an attempt to cash out.

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  • S0E140

    High Proof Holidays

    Dec 11, 201842m

    It'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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  • S0E144

    Midseason Secret Summit

    Feb 13, 201942m

    The shiners gather to deal with unfinished business. Mike tells his side of the Mark and 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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  • S0E146

    The Legend Of Popcorn Sutton

    Mar 6, 201942m
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  • S0E147

    Secret Summit: Unfinished Business

    Mar 13, 201942m

    Moonshiners 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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  • S0E148

    Secret Summit: Tickle Unshackled

    Apr 3, 201942m

    Tickle's back and funnier than ever after a year in jail. Josh, in stitches, reveals an unexpected twist to his season. Mark and Digger uncover how Popcorn's shine-hoarding ways will pay off for Pam, and Tim gets a rematch on a proofing challenge.

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  • S0E149

    Master Distiller

    Jul 9, 201942m

    A 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 has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

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  • S0E150

    Code and Conflict

    Apr 13, 202142m

    With no recourse to official law enforcement, outlaw shiners must resolve conflicts through a centuries-old code; Tim, Digger, Mike and Josh reveal secrets of how the unwritten rules of the backwoods play out in real life.

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  • S0E151

    New Season Kickoff Summit

    Oct 21, 202142m

    Moonshiners is back and the backwoods is booming. For Appalachia’s liquor makers, it’s like the Roaring Twenties again. But a boom time for moonshine also comes with a lot more risk.

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  • S0E152

    Rebel Rye

    Dec 28, 202142m

    Tim and Howard go to Pennsylvania in search of the spirit that sparked the Whiskey Rebellion; as they track down pre-prohibition rye and a Colonial-era grist mill, Tickle builds a one-of-a-kind still to help re-create America’s lost rye whiskey.

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  • S0E153

    The Real McCoy

    Feb 13, 202145m

    Moonshiners Mark, Digger, and Tim delve deep into the case of the most prolific and elusive bootlegger of the Prohibition era. Declared Public Enemy Number One by the government, Bill McCoy's outlaw mission was about a lot more than just fame and fortune.

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  • S0E154

    Murder On Thunder Road

    Nov 5, 202445m

    Moonshiners Mark, Tim, and Josh drive the notorious Thunder Road in Dawson County, Georgia, to investigate the murder of Lightning Lloyd Seay, a notorious bootlegger turned pioneering stock car racer who was killed over a few bags of sugar.

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  • S0E155

    A Raid That Changed Moonshine

    Jan 7, 202542m

    Moonshiners Henry Law, Tickle, and Tim revisit Operation Lightning Strike -- a massive federal anti-moonshine action. Targeting Franklin County, Virginia, the so-called "Moonshine Capital of the World," its aftermath left deep scars in the community.

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  • S0E156

    Crime and Shine: Crimes Against Popcorn Sutton

    Mar 18, 202544m

    For legendary outlaw Popcorn Sutton, freedom means answering to a higher law, making tax-free liquor as his forefathers did. But now that Popcorn's in the government's crosshairs, no moonshiner in history has ever felt more persecuted by the law.

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  • S0E157

    Caught in the Act

    Mar 25, 202544m

    Tim, Tickle, Mark and Digger deploy hard-won lessons from backwoods tradition to get away with making and bootlegging illegal moonshine. However, on the other side of the fence, law enforcement uses their own tactics and tech to catch them in the act.

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