Seasons & episodes
S1 · E16Adam Ruins Malls 2016-09-13 · 30 min
Adam illustrates that shopping centres were created as tax loopholes for greedy developers, outlet stores are a scam selling low quality merchandise, and nutrient supplements are often dangerously unregulated.
S1 · E17Adam Ruins Animals 2016-09-20 · 30 min
Adam explores how purebred dogs are genetic monsters created by bored Victorians and reveals how domestic cats are overpopulated, lethal killing machines.
S1 · E18Adam Ruins Immigration 2016-09-27 · 30 min
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S1 · E19Adam Ruins Housing 2016-10-04 · 30 min
Adam gets evicted from his home, and while searching for a new place, he exposes the harsh realities of real estate. Plus, Adam explains why helping the homeless is a lot simpler and more straightforward than you might think.
S1 · E20Adam Ruins Drugs 2016-11-15 · 30 min
Adam weeds through the misconceptions of marijuana and exposes the blunt truth about the War on Drugs - that it stemmed from a racist and political agenda. Plus, Adam illustrates why prescription pills are the true gateway drug.
S1 · E21Adam Ruins Prison 2016-11-22 · 30 min
When Emily gets tossed in the slammer, her cellmate reveals that corporations make money off prison inmates while the system does nothing to reduce crime. Adam then sheds light on jail rehabilitation and solitary confinement.
S1 · E22Adam Ruins the Wild West 2016-11-29 · 30 min
Adam reveals how prostitution - despite its reputation - actually helped settle the West. He then explains why the "All-American Cowboy" is a myth and that the real western hero wasn't a person; it was air conditioning.
S1 · E23Adam Ruins the Internet 2016-12-06 · 30 min
While on a magical technological journey, Adam shows that smartphones are not the society-killers you'd think they are, American cable service providers are basically cartels, and most "free" sites are actually very costly.
S1 · E24Adam Ruins Justice 2016-12-13 · 30 min
After getting Emily out of prison, Adam and his sister Rhea take on the justice system; shining a spotlight on the infamous McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit and the substantial problems with the jury duty system.
S1 · E25Adam Ruins Christmas 2016-12-20 · 30 min
Ho ho...huh?! Adam teaches his sister that the real St. Nick story is a lot creepier than she thought, and modern Santa was created by commercialism only a century ago. Adam also reveals how gift-giving actually hurts the economy.
S1 · E26Adam Ruins Going Green 2016-12-27 · 30 min
Adam meets a young dad on a personal mission to save the world and end climate change...until Adam turns his world upside down. Find out why electric cars and green products don't make the impact you've been promised.
S2 · E1Adam Ruins Having a Baby 2017-07-11 · 30 min
Adam dispels the myth about getting pregnant after 35, delves into breastfeeding vs formula, and explores postpartum depression for women - and men.
S2 · E2Adam Ruins Weight Loss 2017-07-18 · 30 min
Host Adam Conover illustrates all the reasons low-fat diets can actually make you fatter, and why counting calories is a waste of time.
S2 · E3Adam Ruins the Hospital 2017-07-25 · 30 min
Adam Conover explains that inflated hospital costs have created a system that's unaffordable and unfair. Plus, the reckless prescription of antibiotics is making them worthless, and you might not need a mammogram.
S2 · E4Adam Ruins Dating 2017-08-01 · 30 min
Adam swipes right on knowledge by exposing the flaws in dating sites; the existence of alpha males (and wolves); personality tests.
S2 · E5Adam Ruins Art 2017-08-08 · 30 min
Adam poses the question of what makes great art and shows why pieces visible to the masses are revered, regardless of artistic merit. He then exposes the masters as copycats and reveals that today's art market is a moneymaking scheme.
S2 · E6Adam Ruins What We Learned in School 2017-08-15 · 30 min
Adam shows that Columbus didn't discover America, King Tut was a dud and the rules of grammar are not as ironclad as people think.
S2 · E7Adam Ruins College 2017-08-22 · 30 min
Adam explains why the odds of becoming a dropout billionaire are not in your favor, how manipulated school rankings have little to do with education quality and why the privatization of student loans created a massive debt crisis.
S2 · E8Emily Ruins Adam 2017-08-29 · 30 min
Emily takes over to “ruin” Adam, pointing out where his facts fall short. She debunks the idea that IQ tests measure intelligence and points to information Adam has gotten wrong in the past. Plus, she explains the “backfire effect.”
S2 · E9Adam Ruins His Vacation 2017-09-19 · 30 min
Adam Conover and his girlfriend take a journey across America, where he reveals that Mount Rushmore was built on stolen Native American land, Vegas slot machines are purposely designed to be addicting, and a whole lot more!
S2 · E10Adam Ruins the Suburbs 2017-09-26 · 30 min
Adam explains how the idealized lawn is an unnatural monstrosity, and that the design of the suburbs is slowly killing you. Plus, the racist history of suburban planning led to today's institutionalized segregation in schools.
S2 · E11Adam Ruins The Economy 2017-10-03 · 30 min
Adam explains why lobbying makes filing your taxes so complicated, and why the economic numbers we focus on don't provide the whole story. Plus, American manufacturing can't come back because it was a fluke to begin with.
S2 · E12Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories 2017-10-10 · 30 min
Adam Conover debunks the fake moon landing theory, discusses the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and reveals how to spot a false theory.
S2 · E13Adam Ruins Spa Day 2017-10-17 · 30 min
Pricey “detoxifying” treatments cleanse you of cash (and may do more harm than good), while MSG's scary reputation is undeserved. Plus, the placebo effect is way more powerful than you think!