Broken - Season 1

Broken

Season 1

2019 • 4 Episodes

Episodes

Makeup Mayhem - Broken

1. Makeup Mayhem

November 27, 2019

Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.

Big Vape - Broken

2. Big Vape

November 27, 2019

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.

Deadly Dressers - Broken

3. Deadly Dressers

November 27, 2019

Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.

Recycling Sham - Broken

4. Recycling Sham

November 27, 2019

Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.