S2 E1 • Adam Ruins Hollywood

Straight from the red carpet (and with the help of 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.

Première diffusion : 23 août 2016

S2 E14 • Adam Ruins Football

Adam hits the gridiron to illustrate why the playoffs rarely determine which team is best, then he explores how hydration myths spread by sports drink companies are putting kids at risk. Adam also tackles football-caused brain injuries.

Première diffusion : 30 août 2016

S2 E1 • Episode 1

S2 E1 • Adam Ruins Having a Baby

Adam dispels the myth about getting pregnant after 35, delves into breastfeeding vs formula, and explores postpartum depression for women - and men.

Première diffusion : 11 juillet 2017

S2 E2 • Adam Ruins Weight Loss

Host Adam Conover illustrates all the reasons low-fat diets can actually make you fatter, and why counting calories is a waste of time.

Première diffusion : 18 juillet 2017

S2 E3 • Adam Ruins the Hospital

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.

Première diffusion : 25 juillet 2017

S2 E4 • Adam Ruins Dating

Adam swipes right on knowledge by exposing the flaws in dating sites; the existence of alpha males (and wolves); personality tests.

Première diffusion : 1 août 2017

S2 E5 • Adam Ruins Fine Art

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.

Première diffusion : 8 août 2017

S2 E6 • 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 not as ironclad as people think.

Première diffusion : 15 août 2017

S2 E7 • Adam Ruins College

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.

Première diffusion : 22 août 2017

S2 E8 • Emily Ruins Adam Ruins Everything

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."

Première diffusion : 29 août 2017

S2 E9 • Adam Ruins His Vacation

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!

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 2017

S2 E10 • Adam Ruins the Suburbs

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.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 2017

S2 E11 • Adam Ruins the Economy

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.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 2017

S2 E12 • Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories

Adam Conover debunks the fake moon landing theory, discusses the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and reveals how to spot a false theory.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 2017

S2 E13 • Adam Ruins Wellness

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!

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 2017

S2 E14 • Adam Ruins Halloween

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.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 2017

S2 E15 • Adam Ruins Science

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.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 2017

S2 E16 • Adam Ruins the Future

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.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 2017

S2 E18 • The First Factsgiving

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."

Première diffusion : 27 mars 2018

S2 E20 • An Ancient History of Violence

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.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2018

S2 E21 • The Copernican Ruin-aissance

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!

Première diffusion : 17 avril 2018

S2 E22 • 100 Years Ago Today

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!

Première diffusion : 24 avril 2018

S2 E23 • Adam Ruins Guns

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.

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 2018

S2 E24 • Adam Ruins Sleep

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.

Première diffusion : 4 décembre 2018

S2 E25 • Adam Ruins Tech

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.

Première diffusion : 11 décembre 2018

S2 E26 • Adam Ruins Flying

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.

Première diffusion : 18 décembre 2018

S2 E27 • Episode 27

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.

Première diffusion : 8 janvier 2019

S2 E27 • Episode 27

S2 E28 • Episode 28

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.

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 2019

S2 E29 • Episode 29

Première diffusion : 22 janvier 2019