S01E01 Makeup Mayhem
Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.
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Overview
This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.
Episodes
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.
S01E03 Deadly Dressers
Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.
S01E04 Recycling Sham
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
