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The Worst Episodes of Adam Ruins Everything

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The Worst Episodes of 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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  1. 6.2/10(97 votes)

    #1 - Mutually Assured Ruination

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    S2:E19

    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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  2. 6.3/10(93 votes)

    #2 - 100 Years Ago Today

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    S2:E22

    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!

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  3. 6.4/10(107 votes)

    #3 - Adam Ruins the Future

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    S2:E16

    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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  4. 6.4/10(91 votes)

    #4 - The Copernican Ruin-aissance

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    S2:E21

    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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  5. 6.5/10(113 votes)

    #5 - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth

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    S2:E17

    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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  6. 6.5/10(102 votes)

    #6 - An Ancient History of Violence

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    S2:E20

    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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  8. 6.5/10(78 votes)

    #7 - Adam Ruins Flying

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    S2:E26

    Adam takes to the skies to elucidate how airline miles and other credit card rewards are huge ripoffs, the extremely sexist "golden age of flying," and how lack of government regulation allowed the skies to be ruled with an iron fist.

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  9. 6.6/10(133 votes)

    #8 - Adam Ruins Dating

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    S2:E4

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

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  10. 6.6/10(63 votes)

    #9 - Adam Ruins A Murder

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    S3:E8

    Adam shines a light on why drivers are rarely prosecuted for car accidents that result in death, he breaks down border patrol's search policies, and Adam examines the messed-up history of corpses and medical studies.

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  11. 6.7/10(137 votes)

    #10 - Adam Ruins the Suburbs

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    S2:E10

    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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  12. 6.7/10(121 votes)

    #11 - Adam Ruins Spa Day

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    S2:E13

    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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  13. 6.7/10(119 votes)

    #12 - Adam Ruins Halloween

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    S2:E14

    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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  14. 6.7/10(107 votes)

    #13 - The First Factsgiving

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    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.”

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  15. 6.7/10(119 votes)

    #14 - Adam Ruins Sleep

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    S2:E24

    Adam states that the mattress industry was always a huge scam, that cheap school systems created sleep-deprived teenagers, and how "safe" sleep medications may actually be harmful.

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  16. 6.8/10(123 votes)

    #15 - Adam Ruins His Vacation

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    S2:E9

    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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  17. 6.8/10(73 votes)

    #16 - Adam Ruins America

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    S3:E5

    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.

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  18. 6.9/10(116 votes)

    #17 - Adam Ruins Science

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    S2:E15

    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.

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  19. 6.9/10(88 votes)

    #18 - Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos

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    Adam takes a bite at foods with the worst truths by stating that Mexican drug cartels import most avacados, that the meat industry lies about health risks and manipulates opposers to side with them, and how corn subsidies changed the crop into the most overused and unhealthy food in American history.

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  20. 6.9/10(54 votes)

    #19 - Adam Ruins Little Bugs

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    S3:E10

    Adam reveals to a woman getting ready for a party how spiders actually benefit humanity, how bug parts are hidden inside everyday foods and a whole insect can be more nutritious than part of conventional livestock, and some bugs actually help the human body function properly. Between the segments about food and the human body, Emily discusses what actually happens when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly; and, at the end of the episode, she discusses the eradication of mosquitoes.

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  21. 7.0/10(92 votes)

    #20 - Adam Ruins a Sitcom

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    S3:E2

    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.

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  22. 7.1/10(126 votes)

    #21 - Adam Ruins College

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    S2:E7

    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. 7.1/10(122 votes)

    #22 - Adam Ruins The Economy

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    S2:E11

    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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  24. 7.1/10(68 votes)

    #23 - Adam Ruins Music

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    Adam reveals to a music-lover that white artists in the early days of rock-and-roll profited off of plagiarism, that Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment have an unstoppable monopoly over concerts, why many of today's musicians are forced to sell out, and how record labels extort their artists due to the advent of streaming services.

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  25. 7.1/10(77 votes)

    #24 - Adam Ruins Cops

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    Adam reveals the serious issues behind SWAT teams, how school police officers send children into a life of crime, and that the issue of mass-incarceration was due to cops cherry-picking whom they arrest.

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  26. 7.2/10(130 votes)

    #25 - Adam Ruins What We Learned in School

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    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mutually Assured Ruination" is the worst rated episode of "Adam Ruins Everything". It scored 6.2/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "100 Years Ago Today".