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- Season 2 overviewJul 11, 2017-Dec 18, 201826 episodesSeason 2 episodes1. Adam Ruins Having a Baby Jul 11, 2017
- Adam dispels the myth about getting pregnant after 35 and delves into breastfeeding vs. formula.
- 2. Adam Ruins Weight Loss Jul 18, 2017
- Adam Conover illustrates all the reasons low-fat diets make people fatter.
- 3. Adam Ruins the Hospital Jul 25, 2017
- Adam shares how inflated hospital costs created an unfair system.
- 4. Adam Ruins Dating Aug 1, 2017
- Adam exposes flaws in dating sites; the existence of alpha males (and wolves); personality tests.
- 5. Adam Ruins Art Aug 8, 2017
- Adam poses the question of what makes great art and why pieces visible to the masses are revered.
- 6. Adam Ruins What We Learned in School Aug 15, 2017
- Adam shows that Columbus didn't discover America and that King Tut was a dud.
- 7. Adam Ruins College Aug 22, 2017
- Adam shares how school rankings have little to do with education quality.
- 8. Emily Ruins Adam Aug 29, 2017
- Emily debunks IQ tests and points out information Adam has gotten wrong in the past.
- 9. Adam Ruins His Vacation Sep 19, 2017
- Adam Conover and his girlfriend take a journey across America.
- 10. Adam Ruins the Suburbs Sep 26, 2017
- Adam explains how the idealized lawn is an unnatural monstrosity.
- 11. Adam Ruins the Economy Oct 3, 2017
- Adam explains why lobbying makes filing taxes so complicated; American manufacturing.
- 12. Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories Oct 10, 2017
- The fake moon landing theory; the Satanic Panic of the 1980s.
- 13. Adam Ruins Wellness Oct 17, 2017
- Detoxifying treatments may do more harm than good; MSG's scary reputation is undeserved.
- 14. Adam Ruins Halloween Oct 24, 2017
- Strangers with poisoned candy; the panic over Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast; mediums.
- 15. Adam Ruins Science Oct 31, 2017
- Adam shares the truth behind testing mice, scarce funding and reproducing results.
- 16. Adam Ruins the Future Nov 7, 2017
- Unregulated food expiration dates; 401(k) and retirement; the unpredictable future.
- 17. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth Mar 20, 2018
- Adam presents startling facts about George Washington and Paul Revere's overrated ride.
- 18. The First Factsgiving Mar 27, 2018
- No romance existed between Pocahontas and John Smith; cities in the New World rivaled London.
- 19. Mutually Assured Ruination Apr 3, 2018
- Adam reveals that the United States kicked off the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 20. An Ancient History of Violence Apr 10, 2018
- Against the rules for gladiators to kill opponents; Celtic woman brought Roman Empire to its knees.
- 21. The Copernican Ruin-aissance Apr 17, 2018
- Shedding light on Copernicus; a rogue dwarf revolutionizes what people know about the human body.
- 22. 100 Years Ago Today Apr 24, 2018
- The Spanish Flu kills more Americans than all 20th-century wars combined.
- 23. Adam Ruins Guns Nov 27, 2018
- Adam Conover takes aim at critics on both sides of the gun debate in the United States.
- 24. Adam Ruins Sleep Dec 4, 2018
- The mattress industry; teenagers are desperate for sleep; sleep aids.
- 25. Adam Ruins Tech Dec 11, 2018
- Adam says the tech industry isn't really as helpful as one thinks.
- 26. Adam Ruins Flying Dec 18, 2018
- Adam shows how airline reward miles drive up costs and revisits the golden age of air travel.
