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Shelf Life

Season 2 Episode 1 | 55m 07s

Shane travels from New York City to rural Thailand to explore the Human Footprint of the supermarket – a 20th century innovation that transformed our relationship with food, reshaping our bodies, our society, and our planet along the way.

Aired: 06/24/25 | Expires: 06/24/26
Extras
From catwalk to castoff, Shane follows our tossed threads to the Chilean desert.
From Highland pastures to global fashion, wool’s history is woven into Scotland’s identity.
Shane explores how beavers once ruled North America — and how they might again.
Shane traces how cane toads conquered Australia — and how science is turning the tide.
From ducks to drones, Shane explores how farmers fight pests with nature — not chemicals.
Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.
We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
Shane and Ben Lorr trace the supermarket’s rise — and what it says about what we value.
Shane uncovers the hidden labor behind shrimp — and the global systems that keep us in the dark.
Shane and Michael Moss examine how processed food took over our shelves — and our willpower.