
Adam Ruins Everything
Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.
Adam Ruins Everything
Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.
Adam Ruins Everything
Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

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Episode 1: The Adam Ruins Everything Election Special
Adam Conover explains everything people need to know before entering the booth on Election Day.
Episode 2: Ever Wonder Why? Tax Breaks / Hollywood Sign
Ever Wonder Why the government gives you a tax break on your mortgage? Or where the Hollywood sign c...
Episode 3: Ever Wonder Why? Fish Oil / Q-Tips
Ever wonder why fish oil gives you such gross burps? Or why we put Q-tips in our ears? Cartoon Adam...
Episode 4: Ever Wonder Why? Cheese / Treadmill
Every wonder why Americans eat so much cheese? Or why treadmills are so un-fun? Cartoon Adam Conov...
Episode 5: Ever Wonder Why? Johnny Appleseed / Statue of Liberty
Ever wonder why Johnny Appleseed planted all those seeds? Or why the Statue of Liberty looks the way...
Episode 6: Ever Wonder Why? Literally / Paper Size
Ever wonder why people literally always misuse the word "literally"? Or why the standard paper size...
Episode 7: Ever Wonder Why? Photographic Memory / Secret Service
Ever wonder why some people have photographic memories? Or exactly why we have the secret service? C...
Episode 8: Ever Wonder Why? It's a Wonderful Life / Snowflake
Ever wonder why It's a Wonderful Life plays on TV every Christmastime? Or why no two snowflakes are...
Episode 9: Ever Wonder Why? Paperless / Bananas
Ever Wonder Why people want us to go paperless? Or why bananas taste so boring? Cartoon Adam Conover...

Episode 1: Adam Ruins Giving
Adam exposes why shoe companies that give away free footwear do more harm than good, and explains wh...

Episode 2: Adam Ruins Security
Adam sets his sights on security, explaining that airport security wastes too much of our time and m...

Episode 3: Adam Ruins Cars
Adam exposes the surprising truths behind car dealerships, and the fact that the concept of "jaywalk...

Episode 4: Adam Ruins Forensic Science
Adam uncovers the scary truth behind unreliable methods used as evidence in criminal cases. He expos...

Episode 5: Adam Ruins Restaurants
Adam explains why tipping is a custom worth ditching, shows that experts can't tell the difference b...

Episode 6: Adam Ruins Hygiene
Adam reveals that the term "halitosis" was popularized in a 1920's ad campaign that used cruel ads t...

Episode 7: Adam Ruins Voting
The twisted history of the Electoral College, explaining that the Founding Fathers did not want most...

Episode 8: Adam Ruins Work
Adam shows how the 40-hour work week not only exhausts employees but also harms businesses, reveals...

Episode 9: Adam Ruins Summer Fun
Adam reveals that extended vacation makes you dumber, and that iconic rodent Mickey Mouse has made a...

Episode 10: Adam Ruins Sex
This episode explains why circumcision is common in the United States, how Herpes isn't as scary as...

Episode 11: Adam Ruins Nutrition
Adam shows why vitamin supplements don't make us any healthier, that the "balanced breakfast" we've...

Episode 12: Adam Ruins Death
In a limbo setting, Adam exhibits several failed attempts at terrestrial immortality, and reveals th...

Episode 13: Adam Ruins Hollywood
Straight from the red carpet (and with the help of celebrity guests Rachel Bloom and Ariana Madix),...

Episode 14: Adam Ruins Football
Adam hits the gridiron to illustrate why the playoffs rarely determine which team is best, then he e...

Episode 15: Adam Ruins Weddings
Emily and Murph's wedding day is finally here - but Adam's gift of information may rain on their par...

Episode 16: Adam Ruins Malls
Adam illustrates that shopping centres were created as tax loopholes for greedy developers, outlet s...

Episode 17: Adam Ruins Animals
Adam explores how purebred dogs are genetic monsters created by bored Victorians and reveals how dom...

Episode 18: Adam Ruins Immigration

Episode 19: Adam Ruins Housing
Adam gets evicted from his home, and while searching for a new place, he exposes the harsh realities...

Episode 20: Adam Ruins Drugs
Adam weeds through the misconceptions of marijuana and exposes the blunt truth about the War on Drug...

Episode 21: Adam Ruins Prison
When Emily gets tossed in the slammer, her cellmate reveals that corporations make money off prison...

Episode 22: Adam Ruins the Wild West
Adam reveals how prostitution - despite its reputation - actually helped settle the West. He then ex...

Episode 23: Adam Ruins the Internet
While on a magical technological journey, Adam shows that smartphones are not the society-killers yo...

Episode 24: Adam Ruins Justice
After getting Emily out of prison, Adam and his sister Rhea take on the justice system; shining a sp...

Episode 25: Adam Ruins Christmas
Ho ho...huh?! Adam teaches his sister that the real St. Nick story is a lot creepier than she though...

Episode 26: Adam Ruins Going Green
Adam meets a young dad on a personal mission to save the world and end climate change...until Adam t...

Episode 1: Adam Ruins Having a Baby
Adam dispels the myth about getting pregnant after 35, delves into breastfeeding vs formula, and exp...

Episode 2: Adam Ruins Weight Loss
Host Adam Conover illustrates all the reasons low-fat diets can actually make you fatter, and why co...

Episode 3: Adam Ruins the Hospital
Adam Conover explains that inflated hospital costs have created a system that's unaffordable and unf...

Episode 4: Adam Ruins Dating
Adam swipes right on knowledge by exposing the flaws in dating sites; the existence of alpha males (...

Episode 5: Adam Ruins Art
Adam poses the question of what makes great art and shows why pieces visible to the masses are rever...

Episode 6: Adam Ruins What We Learned in School
Adam shows that Columbus didn't discover America, King Tut was a dud and the rules of grammar are no...

Episode 7: Adam Ruins College
Adam explains why the odds of becoming a dropout billionaire are not in your favor, how manipulated...

Episode 8: Emily Ruins Adam
Emily takes over to “ruin” Adam, pointing out where his facts fall short. She debunks the idea that...

Episode 9: Adam Ruins His Vacation
Adam Conover and his girlfriend take a journey across America, where he reveals that Mount Rushmore...

Episode 10: Adam Ruins the Suburbs
Adam explains how the idealized lawn is an unnatural monstrosity, and that the design of the suburbs...

Episode 11: Adam Ruins The Economy
Adam explains why lobbying makes filing your taxes so complicated, and why the economic numbers we f...

Episode 12: Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories
Adam Conover debunks the fake moon landing theory, discusses the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and reve...

Episode 13: Adam Ruins Spa Day
Pricey “detoxifying” treatments cleanse you of cash (and may do more harm than good), while MSG's sc...

Episode 14: Adam Ruins Halloween
Adam reveals why you have nothing to fear from strangers with candy and how the “panic” over Orson W...

Episode 15: Adam Ruins Science
Testing mice means wasted resources because what works on them often fails on humans. Scarce funding...

Episode 16: Adam Ruins the Future
Adam explains that unregulated food expiration dates lead to waste and that your 401(k) won't be eno...

Episode 17: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth
Adam Conover undermines everything you thought you knew about the American Revolution with startling...

Episode 18: The First Factsgiving
The Pilgrims didn't break bread with Native Americans, but did dig up their graves! There was no rom...

Episode 19: Mutually Assured Ruination
Adam reveals that the United States kicked off the Cuban Missile Crisis; a lone female politician st...

Episode 20: An Ancient History of Violence
Adam shares that it was against the rules for gladiators to kill opponents, and tells the story of a...

Episode 21: The Copernican Ruin-aissance
Adam sheds some light on Copernicus, who was actually supported (NOT persecuted) by the Catholic Chu...

Episode 22: 100 Years Ago Today
Adam digs into the Panama Canal, where Teddy Roosevelt formed a new country to snag free land. Plus,...

Episode 23: Adam Ruins Guns
Adam gets a shot at both sides of the gun debate by reviewing the science evidence of the effectiven...

Episode 24: Adam Ruins Sleep
Adam states that the mattress industry was always a huge scam, that cheap school systems created sle...

Episode 25: Adam Ruins Tech
Adam logs in to dulge into monopolistic tech companies by stating how Amazon's monopoly over online...

Episode 26: Adam Ruins Flying
Adam takes to the skies to elucidate how airline miles and other credit card rewards are huge ripoff...

Episode 1: Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos
Adam takes a bite at foods with the worst truths by stating that Mexican drug cartels import most av...

Episode 2: Adam Ruins a Sitcom
Adam tackles classic television stereotypes, from the racism behind public pools, to the "model mino...

Episode 3: Adam Ruins Games
Adam hits pause on the myth that connects video games to real-life violence, and reveals that Monopo...

Episode 4: Adam Ruins Nature
Adam digs up the dirt on nature, revealing that Mount Everest is a frozen pile of poop, natural disa...

Episode 5: Adam Ruins America
Adam lets his freedom flag fly by examining why America doesn't have higher rates of social mobility...

Episode 6: Adam Ruins a Night Out
Adam and Emily prepare for a big night out by revealing the marketing ploy that convinced women to s...

Episode 7: Adam Ruins Doing Good
Adam takes down the do-gooders and reveals how Teach For America is harmful to both students and tea...

Episode 8: Adam Ruins A Murder
Adam shines a light on why drivers are rarely prosecuted for car accidents that result in death, he...

Episode 9: Adam Ruins Music
Adam reveals to a music-lover that white artists in the early days of rock-and-roll profited off of...

Episode 10: Adam Ruins Little Bugs
Adam reveals to a woman getting ready for a party how spiders actually benefit humanity, how bug par...

Episode 11: Adam Ruins Cops
Adam reveals the serious issues behind SWAT teams, how school police officers send children into a l...

Episode 12: Adam Ruins Himself
As Adam wraps up the show's third season, his self-doubt gets the best of him to reveal the show's b...
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