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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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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
  • Sunday August 30, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday September 1, 2026 4:00 am 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.

  • Sunday September 6, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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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.

  • Sunday September 13, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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Dressed to Kill - S2 E3

  • Tuesday August 25, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday August 25, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
  • Sunday August 23, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday August 23, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2

The Enemy of My Enemy - S2 E2

  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
  • Sunday August 2, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday August 2, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET2

Shelf Life - S2 E1

  • Tuesday July 28, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
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