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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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Specials9 episodes2016
1
The Adam Ruins Everything Election Special
2016-10-25
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2Ever Wonder Why? Tax Breaks / Hollywood Sign
2016-10-04
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3Ever Wonder Why? Fish Oil / Q-Tips
2016-11-16
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4Ever Wonder Why? Cheese / Treadmill
2016-11-23
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5Ever Wonder Why? Johnny Appleseed / Statue of Liberty
2016-11-30
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6Ever Wonder Why? Literally / Paper Size
2016-12-07
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7Ever Wonder Why? Photographic Memory / Secret Service
2016-12-14
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8Ever Wonder Why? It's a Wonderful Life / Snowflake
2016-12-20
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9Ever Wonder Why? Paperless / Bananas
2016-12-28
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Season 126 episodes2015
1
Adam Ruins Giving
2015-09-29
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2Adam Ruins Security
2015-10-06
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3Adam Ruins Cars
2015-10-13
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4Adam Ruins Forensic Science
2015-10-20
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5Adam Ruins Restaurants
2015-10-27
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6Adam Ruins Hygiene
2015-11-03
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7Adam Ruins Voting
2015-11-10
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8Adam Ruins Work
2015-11-17
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9Adam Ruins Summer Fun
2015-12-01
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10Adam Ruins Sex
2015-12-08
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11Adam Ruins Nutrition
2015-12-15
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12Adam Ruins Death
2015-12-22
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13Adam Ruins Hollywood
2016-08-23
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14Adam Ruins Football
2016-08-30
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15Adam Ruins Weddings
2016-09-06
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16Adam Ruins Malls
2016-09-13
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17Adam Ruins Animals
2016-09-20
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18Adam Ruins Immigration
2016-09-27
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19Adam Ruins Housing
2016-10-04
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20Adam Ruins Drugs
2016-11-15
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21Adam Ruins Prison
2016-11-22
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22Adam Ruins the Wild West
2016-11-29
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23Adam Ruins the Internet
2016-12-06
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24Adam Ruins Justice
2016-12-13
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25Adam Ruins Christmas
2016-12-20
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26Adam Ruins Going Green
2016-12-27
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Season 226 episodes2017
1
Adam Ruins Having a Baby
2017-07-11
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2Adam Ruins Weight Loss
2017-07-18
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3Adam Ruins the Hospital
2017-07-25
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4Adam Ruins Dating
2017-08-01
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5Adam Ruins Art
2017-08-08
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6Adam Ruins What We Learned in School
2017-08-15
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7Adam Ruins College
2017-08-22
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8Emily Ruins Adam
2017-08-29
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9Adam Ruins His Vacation
2017-09-19
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10Adam Ruins the Suburbs
2017-09-26
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11Adam Ruins The Economy
2017-10-03
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12Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories
2017-10-10
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13Adam Ruins Spa Day
2017-10-17
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14Adam Ruins Halloween
2017-10-24
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15Adam Ruins Science
2017-10-31
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16Adam Ruins the Future
2017-11-07
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17Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth
2018-03-20
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18The First Factsgiving
2018-03-27
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19Mutually Assured Ruination
2018-04-03
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20An Ancient History of Violence
2018-04-10
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21The Copernican Ruin-aissance
2018-04-17
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22100 Years Ago Today
2018-04-24
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23Adam Ruins Guns
2018-11-27
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24Adam Ruins Sleep
2018-12-04
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25Adam Ruins Tech
2018-12-11
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26Adam Ruins Flying
2018-12-18
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Season 312 episodes2019
1
Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos
2019-01-08
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2Adam Ruins a Sitcom
2019-01-15
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3Adam Ruins Games
2019-01-22
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4Adam Ruins Nature
2019-01-29
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5Adam Ruins America
2019-08-13
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6Adam Ruins a Night Out
2019-08-20
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7Adam Ruins Doing Good
2019-08-27
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8Adam Ruins A Murder
2019-09-03
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9Adam Ruins Music
2019-09-10
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10Adam Ruins Little Bugs
2019-09-17
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11Adam Ruins Cops
2019-09-24
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12Adam Ruins Himself
2019-10-01
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Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026