00:00 A story about the host's dad and a friend drinking a pint of moonshine together, with the dad matching a 21-year-old shot for shot.

03:37 Moonshine originated from England, where the term "moonshining" referred to any job done late at night, and eventually evolved into making illegal booze that was smuggled at night, often hidden in high boots.

06:29 Moonshiners make the illegal booze, bootleggers smuggle it, and rum runners smuggle by sea; in the 1940s and 50s, bootleggers started using cars to transport moonshine, which eventually led to the creation of NASCAR; moonshine is typically made from corn, but can be made from any grain or fruit, and the fermentation process is technically called beer.

09:44 Moonshine is made through a fermentation and distillation process, where yeast is added to grain to create mash, which is then heated and the alcohol vapor is collected and cooled to create a clear liquid.

13:11 Moonshine has a harsh and distinct taste, and is typically much stronger in alcohol content than other spirits, with an average proof of 120 to 150.

17:22 Moonshine can be dangerous to drink due to impurities, such as complex compounds and histamines, which can cause allergic reactions and wreak havoc on the body, and during prohibition, impurities like bleach were sometimes purposely added to give it a kick; moonshine has a long history in the US and has had a significant impact on American culture, such as the origins of NASCAR and the term "bootlegger," which came from the United States and smuggling; the US used to be a nation of wild gunslinging nut jobs, and bootlegging emerged as a result of taxes being imposed on liquor after the formation of the constitutional government, leading to rebellions like the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

20:47 The Whiskey Rebellion led to the first use of a presidential pardon and the government and bootleggers continued to coexist, until bootleggers joined forces with the Ku Klux Klan, which turned public opinion against them and gave the temperance movement more power, ultimately leading to the prohibition of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1934.

24:24 Moonshining drastically reduced after the end of prohibition, but made a comeback in the 1970s with the rise of NASCAR, and while it is now a dying art due to the use of money laundering laws, it is still illegal to make your own whiskey.