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All Episodes of Broken

This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.
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Season 1

  • Makeup Mayhem
    6.5/10172 votes

    Makeup Mayhem

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/2019

    Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.

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  • Big Vape
    7.1/10151 votes

    Big Vape

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/2019

    Initially designed for adult use, vaping has addicted teens to nicotine, thanks to hipster ads by startups like Juul. Now Big Tobacco's cashing in.

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  • Deadly Dressers
    4.7/10221 votes

    Deadly Dressers

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2019

    Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.

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  • Recycling Sham
    7.4/10134 votes

    Recycling Sham

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2019

    Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.

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