The Cage of Pain
Todd Sampson steps into the ring of professional cage fighting, enduring a grueling training process in order to last one round in a professional fight
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The Real Paleo Diet
Todd Sampson learns what it takes to live as a hunter-gatherer with the Hadza people of Tanzania
Honor and Fidelity
It's the ultimate test of resilience as Todd Sampson joins one of the world's most grueling military training courses with the French Foreign Legion
The Roof of the World
Todd Sampson takes on one of the world's toughest jobs, Himalayan Sherpa, to investigate the extraordinary people who live and work in the highest places
This is Bollywood
Todd Sampson trains with the best to become a Bollywood stuntman, investigating the science of risk-taking
Water World
Todd Sampson dives into the world of the Bajau people to unlock the secrets and the science that makes them some of the world's best free divers
The Power of Pain
Todd Sampson participates in extreme rituals with the reclusive Sadhu people of India, testing the limits of his mental and physical endurance
Living Hell
Embedded with Iraqi Special Forces, Todd Sampson investigates how humans adapt to the unthinkable stresses of war
The Master of Kung Fu
Todd Sampson endures the extreme training of a kung fu master to test his physical endurance and win approval
Courage Under Fire
Todd Sampson joins the ranks of a busy fire station and learns lessons in courage in a true "trial by fire"
Man's Wings
Living with the nomadic Kazakh people of Mongolia, Todd learns the ancient practice of hunting with golden eagles and the art of survival in one of the world's harshest environments
About
Todd Sampson, adventurer and human guinea pig, takes on extreme mental and physical challenges as he embarks on an epic investigation of some of the world's most extraordinary people. Using science as his guide, Todd decodes how these incredible people live, what they do differently from the rest of us, and what we can learn from them about human potential.
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