Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2020 (10 min)
During this unprecedented time, Josh explores the world while staying Safer at Home. Josh welcomes us into his house to interview an adventurer for insights into Legends of the Wild. Then, Josh dives deeper into the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2020 (40 min)
Exploring the world from the safety of his home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage of his trip back to the Ice Age searching for the woolly mammoth. Josh also gets new insights from Legends of the Wild's Damian Duffy and Matt Hoffman.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2020 (10 min)
Exploring from the safety of home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage from his adventures hunting the mysterious mountain-dwelling Yeti. Then, Dave Turin of Dave Turin's Lost Mine joins in to discuss his epic season finale and winter challenges.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2020
On Earth Day, Josh has exclusive interviews with Joel McHale, the Property Brothers, Dr. Pimple Popper and Deadliest Catch's Keith Colburn. Together they share tips and efforts made to help the Earth, all while sheltering in place.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2020
Josh is joined by Jack Osbourne, Sig Hansen of "Deadliest Catch" and other special guests. Josh shares updates and unseen footage from his Viking expeditions as well as sharing how he's keeping his sense of humor intact while staying Safer At Home.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 6, 2020
Josh interviews Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and tracks stolen art looted by the Nazis with "Monuments Men" author Robert Edsel. Then, Josh attempts an ambitious expedition -- getting takeout dinner for his family.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: May 13, 2020
Josh hosts a virtual "Raiders of the Lost Ark" reunion with stars Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies. Then, Josh attempts to master Indiana Jones' signature bullwhip -- hopefully without injuring himself.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 20, 2020
Josh Gates dives into all things unknown from the Bermuda Triangle to UFO sightings. Joining the search are Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell, Lost's Michael Emerson, former CIA agent Mike Baker, comedian Mo Mandel and Naked and Afraid's Gwen Grimes.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 27, 2020
While exploring British legends, Josh is joined by three legends of the silver screen: Robin Hood himself, Cary Elwes, River Monsters' Jeremy Wade and Monty Python's Terry Gilliam. To understand life during the middle ages, Josh dons a suit of armor.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2020
In honor of D-Day, Josh interviews actor Dennis Quaid and Seal Team 6's Will Chesney who was part of the raid that took out Osama Bin Laden. Josh also learns the hard way that our military's canine unit is more effective than ever.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2020
Saddle up with Josh Gates as he explores the legends of the wild frontier with special guests Baskets' Louie Anderson, Young Guns' Lou Diamond Phillips and Homestead Rescue's Marty Raney. Josh heads west to try (and try) his lassoing skills.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2020
Josh Gates returns to Egypt (from the comfort of his home office) to interview special guests Xena's Lucy Lawless, Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi and Ocean's Eleven director Steven Soderbergh. Josh explores what it takes to walk like an Egyptian...mummy.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2020
Josh goes behind the Iron Curtain (while staying in his spare bedroom) with a packed lineup including Hunt for Red October's Scott Glenn, Machete's Danny Trejo, Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan and Mike Rowe who's back on Discovery for more Dirty Jobs.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2020
Josh breaks out the treasure maps as he virtually searches for buried fortunes around the world with the help of The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg, Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachlan, magicians Penn and Teller, and former CIA codebreaker Amaryllis Fox.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2020
Josh Gates explores the final frontier and what could be out there in galaxies far, far away all while never leaving his headquarters. Strap in as Josh interviews Star Wars royalty Anthony Daniels, aka C3PO as well as Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis. Other guests include Lance Henriksen from Aliens and Keith David From They Live.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2020
Josh's HQ becomes a time machine to a totally tubular decade as he interviews Back to the Future's Lea Thompson and Bill and Ted's Alex Winter. He also looks to pry clues to The Secret from the man who created the illustrations, John Jude Palencar.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2020
It's Game Night as Josh Gates tries to run a dodgeball course. Guests include Ben Bailey, Gentry Stein, Gary Cole, Neil deGrasse Tyson, John Smoltz, and David Dobrik.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2020
Come with Josh if you want to live as he tackles the world of survival. Guests include Scream's David Arquette who talks about his near-death experience, actor Josh Lucas of Alive and the stars of Discovery's new off-grid series, 100 Days Wild.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2020
Josh puts together a crack crew who knows how to pull off a great heist including Elliott Gould, Kevin Pollak, Luis Guzman, and stunt Driver Rick Seaman.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2020
Josh chats about tales of good and evil with American Gods' Orlando Jones, Walking Dead's Sarah Wayne Callies and Doug Jones of Hellboy.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2020
Josh Gates goes on a virtual Anglophile adventure across the pond with guests Edmond Fry, John Cleese, Lucy Davis, Cat Deeley, Scheiffer Bates, and Ed Stafford.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2020
Josh goes Private Eye as he explores mysteries across the globe with the help of Stranger Things' Matthew Modine, Chazz Palmieri, and guru Deepak Chopra. Josh also learns the tricks of the trade from Steve Polak, a real-life PI.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2020
Josh dares to celebrate America's horror master, Stephen King with guests Anthony Michael Hall from The Dead Zone tv series, Cujo's Dee Wallace, David Morse from The Green Mile, and Danny Lloyd from The Shining.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2020
Josh Gates heads back into the world for a night of big mysteries and bigger guests. Josh welcomes Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, joins Expedition X's Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot on their latest adventure and talks to Dean Haglund of The X Files.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2020
Josh Gates explores the edges of our world and outer space as he talks to adventurer Ranulph Fiennes and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Josh takes on the urban jungle in a new way -- as a dog musher.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2020
Josh gives thanks -- yes, even during 2020 -- with Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives star Guy Fieri, Cheryl Hines of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Alfonso Ribeiro of The Fresh Prince. World Champion Turkey Carver Paul Kelly shows Josh how to slice up his bird.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2020
Josh Gates celebrates all things superhero with The Mandalorian's Katee Sackoff, "Spiderman" and "True Blood" star Joe Mangienello and Famke Janssen of "X-Men." Plus, Josh sees if he has superpowers when he rumbles on the set of Battlebots.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2020
Josh lifts off into outer space to interview Mayim Bialik from "Big Bang Theory," NASA astronaut and moonwalker Charlie Duke and star of "2001: A Space Odyssey" Keir Dullea. Later, Josh takes on zero gravity to see if he can survive the "vomit comet."
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2020
Josh is in the holiday spirit with star of "A Christmas Story" Peter Billingsley, actress Judy Greer of "Uncle Frank" and "The Wedding Planner" as well as Reginald VelJohnson of "Die Hard." Josh also learns what it's like to be a real-life Elf on a Shelf.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2020
Josh Gates explores Discovery's brand-new streaming platform, discovery+, with some of its biggest stars including David Schwimmer, Mike Rowe, Faruq Tauheed of Battlebots as well as Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra from Gold Rush.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2021
Great Scott! Josh Gates is back (to the future) with his co-star from Expedition: Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd, The Office's Craig Robinson, Tiffany Beers who created the real-life self-lacing sneakers and a field trip that leads to time travel.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2021
It's a monster of a show as Josh talks to the real Freddy Kruger, Robert Englund, as well as Seth Green from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gremlins director Joe Dante. Then, Josh comes face to face with a real monster -- truck, that is.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2021
Josh gets magical with Lord of the Rings' Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, Carbonaro Effect's Michael Carbonaro, Deadliest Catch: Bloodline's Josh Harris and Casey McManus, and comic Nate Bargatze. Josh trains to be Piff the Magic Dragon's assistant.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: May 5, 2021
In a hauntingly funny hour, Josh interviews iconic actor Kevin Bacon, The Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osmont and the stars of the Discovery+ hit, Ghost Brothers. Then, Kindred Spirits' Jack Osbourne joins Josh on a ghost hunt in a haunted Hollywood theater.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: May 12, 2021
Josh is off to the races with an episode of car talk with comedians Larry the Cable Guy and Gabriel Iglesias, NASCAR racer Kurt Busch and Street Outlaws Chief and Nova. Josh gets behind the wheel of a race car and learns from a professional driver.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: May 19, 2021
Josh breaks bad celebrating all things villain with The Mandalorian's Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Reiser of Aliens and Dr. Who's Michelle Gomez. Josh learns how to be a movie bad guy at a Hollywood stunt school.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2021
Josh searches for Lost Cities with Jurassic Park's BD Wong, comedian and explorer Tom Green, Jumanji's Rhys Darby and the stars of Discovery's Chasing Atlantis. Josh gets lost in an otherworldly distillery.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2021
Josh laughs into the world of sitcoms, with Simpsons legend Harry Shearer, Fraiser's Kelsey Grammar and Curb Your Enthusiasm's Susie Essman. Josh hits the road with Susan Olsen of The Brady Bunch for a covert mission.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2021
Josh dives in to explore underwater mysteries with Shawshank Redemption's Tim Robbins, Titanic's Billy Zane and The Perfect Storm's William Fichtner. Josh suits up to dive a shipwreck off the California coast.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2021
Joes goes all in on urban legends with Dexter's JoBeth Williams, Jason from Friday the 13th, Kane Hodder, as well as a visit from his Expedition X team Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot. Josh pressure tests classic and modern urban legends.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2021
Josh hosts like a boss as he chats with TV and movie mobsters including Goodfella's Paul Sorvino, Sopranos' stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, as well as Men In Black's Vincent D'Onofrio. Josh goes on the lam to Las Vegas' mobster museum.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2021
Josh has the bright idea to celebrate invention and talks to star of Empire and accomplished inventor, Terrence Howard, Star Trek's Brent Spiner and Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon. Josh tries a crucial invention -- a 747 flight simulator.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: May 25, 2022
Josh digs into underground mysteries with Evangeline Lily from Ant-Man and the Wasp, Expedition X's Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot and Soprano's villain Joe Pantoliano. Josh hits the track to take on Discovery+'s Baby Drivers.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2022
Josh talks stolen treasure with Parker Posey from Lost In Space, Monuments Men author Robert Edsel, Fantastic Beasts' Dan Fogler and Matt Wright from Naked and Afraid XL.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2022
Josh swaps tales of legendary outlaws with Hell on Wheels' Anson Mount, Academy Award winner from CODA Troy Kotsur and Tom Blyth from Billy the Kid.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2022
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2022
Josh infiltrates Secret Societies with Elvis star Austin Butler, What We Do In The Shadows' Mark Proksch and Dishon Isaac from Discovery+'s Love In The Jungle.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2022
There's no Prohibition on laughs as Josh chats with Elvis director Baz Luhrmann, Joe Mantegna from The Simpsons and Criminal Minds, and auto racing superstar Danica Patrick.
Specials
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Aug 12, 2020
Join Josh Gates as he embarks on one of his most epic adventures of all time -- Shark Week 2020! From celebrity interviews to underwater explorations, Josh is ready to take a deep dive into all things shark.