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The Birth of the Supermarket: How Convenience Took Over the Way We Shop

Host Shane Campbell-Staton joins author Ben Lorr to explore the surprising history of the supermarket. From neighborhood butchers to Piggly Wiggly, they trace how small innovations reshaped how we shop — and why convenience and low prices came to rule. What began as a cost-cutting experiment now defines modern life.
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Clip Season 2 Episode 1 Length 04:18 Premiere: 06/25/25

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Vanishing Act
S2 E6 Length 55:39 Premiere Date 07/30/25

Dammed If You Do
S2 E5 Length 55:08 Premiere Date 07/23/25

The Honey Trap
S2 E4 Length 55:09 Premiere Date 07/16/25

Dressed to Kill
S2 E3 Length 55:09 Premiere Date 07/09/25

The Enemy of My Enemy
S2 E2 Length 55:13 Premiere Date 07/02/25

Shelf Life
S2 E1 Length 55:07 Premiere Date 06/25/25

How Cereal, Sugar, and Big Business Rewired Our Diets
Clip Length 06:24 Premiere Date 06/25/25

The True Cost of Shrimp: What the Grocery Store Doesn’t Show You
Clip Length 13:11 Premiere Date 06/25/25

The Birth of the Supermarket: How Convenience Took Over the Way We Shop
Clip Length 04:18 Premiere Date 06/25/25

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The Honey Trap - S2 E4

Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species.

  • Sunday August 30, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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Dammed If You Do - S2 E5

A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity's quest to conquer water.

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Vanishing Act - S2 E6

Tracing the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present, from fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope.

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Dressed to Kill - S2 E3

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The Enemy of My Enemy - S2 E2

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