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Season 1

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  7.2/10246 votes

  Big Bird

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/5/2018

  From the lowliest hen to the richest magnate, the size and scale of chicken-growing has determined the fate of every player in this expansive food chain.

  Director: Ted Gesing

  Writer: Ted Gesing, Ted Schillinger

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  7.1/10392 votes

  Lawyers, Guns and Honey

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2018

  Explores the new global honey business, and largest food fraud investigation and prosecution in history—a scam known as "honeygate."

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/10302 votes

  The Peanut Problem

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2018

  In the last twenty years, there’s been a surge of people suffering from severe food allergies. A look at the swelling body of science around this change, and the accountability of restaurateurs in caring for their most vulnerable customers.

  Director: Ted Gesing

  Writer: Ted Gesing, Ted Schillinger

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  7.0/10267 votes

  Garlic Breath

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/2018

  A lucrative and controversial commerce relationship between the US and China forms the backdrop for a David and Goliath tale of loyalty, betrayal and revenge on the American garlic scene.

  Director: David Mettler

  Writer: Ted Schillinger, David Mettler

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  6.8/10209 votes

  Cod is Dead

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2018

  In the wake of overfishing in New England, the US government stepped in to regulate and save the fisheries. The unintended result was a wave of consolidation that set the stage for massive criminal exploitation.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.7/10215 votes

  Milk Money

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2018

  To boost profits, some dairy farmers are switching to produce upscale organic milk, or even "raw" unpasteurized milk, but it comes with the risk of pathogens which can sicken and even kill consumers.

  Director: Lucy Kennedy

  Writer: Ted Schillinger, Lucy Kennedy