Adam Ruins Everything: Season 1

Adam Ruins Giving

20min - Adam Conover dispels widespread misconceptions about everything from diamond engagement rings to canned goods.

Adam Ruins Security

20min - Adam sets his sights on security theater, explaining that airport security wastes too much of our time and money, medicine safety seals do nothing to protect us, and your credit card number isn’t remotely secure.

Adam Ruins Cars

20min - Adam dives into the much-beloved auto industry and exposes the surprising truths behind car dealerships, car ownership and the concept of “jaywalking.”

Adam Ruins Forensic Science

20min - Adam Ruins Forensic Science: Adam uncovers the scary truth behind unreliable methods used to build evidence in criminal cases – which often send innocent people to jail.

Adam Ruins Restaurants

20min - Adam dives deep into the hidden truths of dining out. He explains why tipping we’d be better off without, experts can't tell the difference between wines, and reveals fraudulently labeled seafood is rampant.

Adam Ruins Hygiene

20min - Adam reveals that the term halitosis was popularized in a 1920s ad campaign that used cruel ads to make people insecure about their breath, and explains why running water is one of the greatest miracles of the modern age.

Adam Ruins Voting

20min - Adam explores the twisted history of the Electoral College, explaining that the Founding Fathers did not want most Americans to vote. He also takes a stab at fixing a political system that seems rigged against true democracy.

Adam Ruins Work

20min - Adam shows how the 40-hour work week not only exhausts employees but also arms businesses, reveals the legal mess of hiring interns and freelancers, and explores how discussing your salary with co-workers is actually a good thing.

Adam Ruins Summer Fun

21min - Adam crashes the last day of summer by revealing extended vacations makes you dumber, and Mickey Mouse has made a mess of our copyright laws. Adam also unveils a surprising gender bias in the world of videogames.

Adam Ruins Sex

20min - Adam reveals that circumcision was popularized by a bunch of masturbation-curbing 19th century prudes. Plus, he reveals why the fear of having herpes is overblown and explores why the term "pop your cherry" is a bunch of nonsense.

Adam Ruins Nutrition

21min - Adam shows why vitamin supplements don't make us any healthier, and that the “balanced breakfast” we’ve been sold is anything but. Later, he reveals how most of the nutritional science the media reports on isn't science at all.

Adam Ruins Death

21min - Adam explains the end is inevitable, shows why immortality is a fantasy and reveals that the American funeral industry is a racket that exploits mourners' grief and fear of dying.

Adam Ruins Hollywood

21min - Straight from the red carpet, with help from celebrity guests Rachel Bloom and Ariana Madix, Adam exposes the hidden truths behind Hollywood's glitz and glamour, from the clothes stars wear to the process behind movie ratings.

Adam Ruins Football

20min - Adam hits the gridiron to explain why the playoffs rarely determine which team is best, and then explores how hydration myths spread by sports drink companies put kids at risk. Adam also tackles football-caused brain injuries.

Adam Ruins Weddings

21min - Emily and Murph's wedding day is here but Adam’s gift of information may rain on their parade. Adam reveals how most wedding traditions were recently created by consumerism, and divorce is actually a wonderful thing.

Adam Ruins Shopping Malls

21min - Adam and Emily go on a shopping spree of knowledge and find that malls were created as tax loopholes, nutrient supplements are often unregulated, and most eyeglasses are made by one manufacturer that inflates its prices.

Adam Ruins Animals

21min - Adam explores how purebred dogs are genetic monsters created by bored Victorians, domestic cats are overpopulated killing machines that threaten other animals and wild animal trophy hunting can actually help endangered species.

Adam Ruins Immigration

21min - Adam illustrates how a border wall wouldn't keep out legal immigrants who overstay their visas, racist mass deportations have historically led to disaster, and immigration courts are a huge mess.

Adam Ruins Housing

24min - 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.

Adam Ruins Drugs

24min - Adam weeds through the misconceptions of marijuana and exposes the blunt truth about the War on Drugs. It stemmed from a racist and political agenda. Plus, Adam illustrates why prescription pills are the true gateway drug.

Adam Ruins Prison

24min - When Emily gets tossed in the slammer, her cellmate reveals corporations make money off prison inmates while the system does nothing to reduce crime. Adam then sheds light on jail rehabilitation and solitary confinement.

Adam Ruins the Wild West

24min - Adam reveals how prostitution, despite its reputation, actually helped settle the West. He then explains why the All-American Cowboy is a myth and the real western hero wasn’t a person. It was air conditioning.

Adam Ruins the Internet

24min - While on a magical technological journey, Adam shows 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.

Adam Ruins Justice

24min - After getting Emily out of prison, Adam and his sister Rhea take on the Justice system, showing that juries simply can't be impartial and the prosecution team is way better and well funded than your court appointed lawyer.

Adam Ruins Christmas

24min - 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.

Adam Ruins Going Green

24min - 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.

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