The WORST episodes of Adam Ruins Everything
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
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 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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#2 - Adam Ruins Little Bugs
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/2019
All New Don't let Adam's facts bug you as he uncovers the benefits of spiders, serves up knowledge on why we should be eating more bugs as a protein source, and illustrates the benefits of little bugs on your gut health.
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#3 - 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!
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#4 - 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.
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#6 - 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.
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#8 - 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.
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#10 - Adam Ruins Going Green
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/27/2016
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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#11 - 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.
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#12 - 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.
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#13 - 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!
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#14 - 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.
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#15 - 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!
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#16 - 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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#17 - 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!
#18 - Adam Ruins Music
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/2019
It's time to face the music, as Adam reveals the racism behind rock & roll's origins and the egregious fees of Live Nation's monopoly. He then defends musicians who "sell out" to make a living in today's digital landscape.
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#19 - Adam Ruins a Night Out
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2019
Adam and Emily prepare for a big night out by revealing the marketing ploy that led to women shaving and the fashion agendas that created pockets. Then, the two friends pour back the truth on alcohol consumption.
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#21 - Adam Ruins Himself
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/1/2019
In the season finale, Adam battles with his inner self-doubt over how biases affect the show. He then exposes the shortcomings of story-telling, and the influence (or lack thereof) of advertising on the series' integrity.
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#22 - 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.
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#23 - Adam Ruins Art
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2017
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.
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#24 - 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.
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#25 - 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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