Todd Sampson's Body Hack

1. MMA Fighter

Air Date: 2016-10-04

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. Will Todd be able to survive a round in a cage fight with only two weeks of training?

2. Hunter Gatherer

Air Date: 2016-10-11

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a traditional African nomadic tribe to live as a hunter-gatherer.

3. French Foreign Legion

Air Date: 2016-10-18

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a combat course with a platoon of soliders in the Amazon rainforest.

4. Himalayan Sherpa

Air Date: 2016-10-25

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd travels to the Himalayas to work with Sherpas 6,000m above sea level.

5. Bollywood Stuntman

Air Date: 2016-11-01

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd spends a week in a Bollywood stunt gym before shooting his own sequence.

6. Walking on the Ocean Floor

Air Date: 2016-11-08

Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd learns the traditional methods of freedive fishing from the Bajau people.

1. Sadhu's of India

Air Date: 2018-05-31

Todd Sampson travels to India to live with holy men called sadhus, to uncover the reasons why they worship pain and endurance as part of their religion.

2. Iraqi Special Forces

Air Date: 2018-06-07

Todd Sampson heads to Iraq, joining an Iraqi shock troop in the Islamic State strong hold of Mosul. Overcoming his own fear, Todd heads out on a mission to clear buildings of the enemy and explosives.

3. Amazonian Matsés

Air Date: 2018-06-21

Trekking deep into the Amazon, Todd lives with a remote tribe, the Matses who still use traditional hunting techniques. Todd is ask to take part in a popular ritual, but soon find himself in trouble.

4. Wudang Mountain Kung Fu School

Air Date: 2018-06-28

Todd Sampson spends time high up in the Wudang Mountains of China at a school that teaches the ancient art of Kung Fu.

5. Kazakhs of Mongolia

Air Date: 2018-07-05

This week, Todd visits the Mongolian Kazakhs and examines how their bodies have adapted to the brutal conditions of Mongolia and how their existence depends on their alliance with animals.

6. American Firefighters

Air Date: 2018-07-12

Visiting with the youngest fire department in the United States, Todd Sampson is on a mission to uncover what the extreme life of an emergency responder does to the mind and body.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2019-06-30

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2019-06-30

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2019-07-07