Dressed to Kill
Take a look in the mirror… do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile’s textile graveyards, Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
Episodes
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Dressed to Kill
S2 E3 - 55m 9s
Take a look in the mirror… do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile’s textile graveyards, Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
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The Enemy of My Enemy
S2 E2 - 55m 13s
In humankind’s conquest of planet Earth, we rely on improbable allies – species we’ve recruited from nature to help us defeat our adversaries. But in this brave new world of “biocontrol,” is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
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Shelf Life
S2 E1 - 55m 7s
Shane travels from New York City to rural Thailand to explore the Human Footprint of the supermarket – a 20th century innovation that transformed our relationship with food, reshaping our bodies, our society, and our planet along the way.
Extras + Features
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How Cereal, Sugar, and Big Business Rewired Our Diets
S2 E1 - 6m 24s
Shane joins Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss joins to uncover how cereal sparked the rise of processed foods — and the billion-dollar marketing machine behind it. From sugar-loaded breakfasts to Big Tobacco’s food empire, this segment reveals how modern diets were engineered to override our willpower.
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The True Cost of Shrimp: What the Grocery Store Doesn’t Show You
S2 E1 - 13m 11s
Shane Campbell-Staton investigates how shrimp became America’s #1 seafood — and reveals the exploitation and forced labor that fuel its global supply chain. With journalist Ben Lorr and activist Patima Tungpuchayakul, he exposes how modern slavery hides behind low prices and how grocery stores disconnect us from the people who feed us.
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Season 2 Preview
S2 - 30s
Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.
Schedule
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Thursday
Jul 10
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Thursday
Jul 10
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Thursday
Jul 10
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Thursday
Jul 10
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Saturday
Jul 12
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Sunday
Jul 13
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Sunday
Jul 13
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Sunday
Jul 13
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Tuesday
Jul 15
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Wednesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
Dressed to Kill
Wednesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
From runway to throwaway, a look at the global impact of fashion trends. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Wednesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Wednesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Thursday
Jul 17
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Thursday
Jul 17
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Thursday
Jul 17
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Thursday
Jul 17
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Saturday
Jul 19
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Sunday
Jul 20
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species. -
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Human Footprint
The Honey Trap
Sunday
Jul 20
1 Hour
Investigating the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species.
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