The WORST episodes of Adam Ruins Everything
Every episode of Adam Ruins Everything ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Adam Ruins Everything!
In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. A blend of entertainment and enlightenment, Adam Ruins Everything is like that friend who knows a little bit too much about everything and is going to tell you about it… whether you like it or not.
#1 - Adam Ruins Guns
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/27/2018
Adam Conover is back to take aim at critics on both sides of the gun debate in America. He explains why an assault weapons ban would not be effective and demonstrates how the Second Amendment has been twisted to fit the NRA's agenda.
#2 - Emily Ruins Adam
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2017
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."
#3 - Adam Ruins His Vacation
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/19/2017
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!
#4 - Adam Ruins the Suburbs
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/2017
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.
#5 - Adam Ruins the Economy
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2017
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.
#6 - Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/2017
Adam Conover debunks the fake moon landing theory, discusses the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and reveals how to spot a false theory.
#7 - Adam Ruins Spa Day
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/2017
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!
#8 - Adam Ruins Halloween
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/24/2017
Adam reveals why you have nothing to fear from strangers with candy and how the "panic" over Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast was the clickbait of the 1930s. And, mediums and séances have a long history - of being fake.
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#9 - Adam Ruins Science
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2017
Testing mice means wasted resources because what works on them often fails on humans. Scarce funding stops scientists from seeking cures, and there's no money in reproducing results, even though it's essential in proving findings.
#10 - Adam Ruins the Future
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/7/2017
Adam explains that unregulated food expiration dates lead to waste and that your 401(k) won't be enough to support your retirement. Plus, Adam's girlfriend Melinda proves that even with research, the future is unpredictable.
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#11 - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2018
Adam Conover undermines everything you thought you knew about the American Revolution with startling facts about George Washington, Paul Revere's overrated ride, and the tale of a slave who helped America win.
#12 - The First Factsgiving
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2018
The Pilgrims didn't break bread with Native Americans, but did dig up their graves! There was no romance between Pocahontas and John Smith, and cities in the New World rivaled London in scale before their "discovery."
#13 - Mutually Assured Ruination
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2018
Adam reveals that the United States kicked off the Cuban Missile Crisis; a lone female politician stands up to Joseph McCarthy; a bureaucratic mistake brings down the Berlin Wall.
#14 - An Ancient History of Violence
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2018
Adam shares that it was against the rules for gladiators to kill opponents, and tells the story of a Celtic woman who brought the Roman Empire to its knees. Plus, the brave "300" Spartans numbered closer to 7000.
#15 - The Copernican Ruin-aissance
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/2018
Adam sheds some light on Copernicus, who was actually supported (NOT persecuted) by the Catholic Church. Plus, a rogue dwarf revolutionized what we know about anatomy, and just wait until you hear about Tulip Mania!
#16 - 100 Years Ago Today
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/24/2018
Adam digs into the Panama Canal, where Teddy Roosevelt formed a new country to snag free land. Plus, one man fought to keep food from killing us, while the Spanish Flu killed more Americans than all 20th century wars combined!
#17 - Adam Ruins College
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2017
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.
#18 - Adam Ruins Sleep
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/4/2018
Adam has a rude awakening for everything you thought you knew about sleep (or lack of it), from the mattress industry to supposedly lazy teens to sleep aids.
#19 - Adam Ruins Tech
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/11/2018
Adam logs in to dulge into monopolistic tech companies by stating that Amazon's monopoly over online shopping harms consumers; that copyright law is abused to prevent unauthorized repairs; and that tech companies not only routinely evade taxes, but also downright eradicate competition.
#20 - Adam Ruins Flying
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/18/2018
Adam causes turbulence when he reveals that reward miles drive up costs, and revisits the "golden age" of air travel to uncover smoky, sexist death traps in the sky. Plus, airline mergers are crippling smaller cities.
#21 - Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2019
Adam dishes out the facts on the avocado trade being ruled by drug cartels, and Big Pork making bacon a pop culture hit while covering up its huge health risks. Plus, America's food problems stem from corn.
#22 - Adam Ruins a Sitcom
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2019
Adam tackles classic television stereotypes, from the racism behind public pools, to the model minority myth of Asian Americans, to the on-screen toxic masculinity that's masking the problems young men face today.
#23 - Adam Ruins Games
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2019
Adam hits pause on the myth that connects video games to real-life violence, and reveals that Monopoly was a rip-off of an anti-capitalist teaching game. Plus, Olympic organizers get rich while athletes struggle to get by.
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#24 - Adam Ruins Nature
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2019
Adam digs up the dirt on nature, revealing that Mount Everest is a frozen pile of poop, natural disasters are actually man-made, and there is no such thing as untouched wilderness.
#25 - Adam Ruins America
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2019
Adam lets his freedom flag fly by examining why America doesn't have higher rates of social mobility. He then uncovers the flaws within our constitution and examines our country's progression and regression.