Broken

S01E02: Big Vape

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.

Overview

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

Episodes

Makeup Mayhem

S01E01 Makeup Mayhem

November 27, 2019 60 min
Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.
Big Vape

S01E02 Big Vape

November 27, 2019 60 min
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.
Deadly Dressers

S01E03 Deadly Dressers

November 27, 2019 60 min
Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.
Recycling Sham

S01E04 Recycling Sham

November 27, 2019 60 min
Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.

Cast

Jenise Morgan
Herself - Narrator

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