Gold. It's one of the most valuable precious metals on the planet, has been coveted by societies for centuries, and can be found inside countless modern electronics. Mankind's quest for gold harkens back thousands of years, but what is the special power that gold wields over our collective consciousness? Is it merely because it's rare and valuable, or could it be something more than that?
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob O'Brien | Writer | ||
| Eric Murphy | Writer | ||
| Max Thompson | Writer | ||
| Kevin Burns | Writer | ||
| William Shatner | Host | ||
| Michael Dennin | Guest Star | Self - Physicist, Univ. of California, Irvine | |
| Matthew Hart | Guest Star | Self - Author, Gold | |
| A.J. Shaka | Guest Star | Self - Prof. Chemistry, Univ. of California, Irvine | |
| William Henry | Guest Star | Self - Author/Investigative Mythologist | |
| Doug Simmons | Guest Star | Self - Fort Knox Employee 1975 - 1986 | |
| Jonathan Young | Guest Star | Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives | |
| Aidan Dodson | Guest Star | Self - Egyptologist, University of Bristol | |
| Chris Powell | Guest Star | Self - Secretary/Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. | |
| Gregory 'Greg' Deyermenjian | Guest Star | Self - Explorer | |
| Joel Sercel | Guest Star | Self - Founder, Transastra Corporation | |
| Andrew Collins | Guest Star | Self - Author, Beneath the Pyramids | |
| Brien Foerster | Guest Star | Self - Author, A Brief History of the Incas | |
| Bill Still | Guest Star | Self - Journalist | |
| Derrick Pitts | Guest Star | Self - Chief Astronomer, The Franklin Institute | |
| Michael Summers | Guest Star | Self - Planetary Scientist and Author, Exoplanets | |
| Michael 'Mike' Bara | Guest Star | Self - Author, The Choice | |
| Robert R. Cargill | Guest Star | Self - Assoc. Prof., Judaism and Christianity, University of Iowa | |
| Paul Urbahns | Guest Star | Self - Fort Knox Military Base Employee 1980 - 2006 | |
| Amy Shira Teitel | Guest Star | Self - Author, Breaking the Chains of Gravity | |
| David Ganz | Guest Star | Self - Lawyer/Journalist | |
| Jason Martell | Guest Star | Self - Author, Knowledge Apocalypse | |
| Walter Huddleston | Guest Star | Self - Former U.S. Senator, Kentucky 1973 - 1985 | |
| Kim Egan | Executive Producer | ||
| Susan E. Leventhal | Executive Producer | for HISTORY | |
| Kevin Burns | Executive Producer | ||
| William Shatner | Executive Producer | ||
| Rob O'Brien | Executive Producer |