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The True Cost of Shrimp: What the Grocery Store Doesn’t Show You

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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Clip Season 2 Episode 1 Length 13:11 Premiere: 06/25/25

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Season 2 Episodes

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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Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/25/25

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Shelf Life - S2 E1

Shane travels from New York City to rural Thailand to discover how supermarkets have reshaped our lives and planet.

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The Enemy of My Enemy - S2 E2

We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?

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The Ground Below - S1 E6

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The Urban Jungle - S1 E5

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The Replacements - S1 E4

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Man's Best Friend - S1 E3

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