Episode 32: The "Made in USA" Label Is Basically Meaningless Now
Only 11% of what Americans buy is actually made here. How the Made in USA label went from an 1887 British law to a company's own invented percentage.
Episode 25: This Is Your Brain on Drugs
The fried-egg ad behind the War on Drugs was built by a marketing firm, not a doctor. How one commercial turned fear into federal policy for a decade.
Episode 21: The $3 Billion Program That Backfired
In 2009 the government paid Americans to destroy nearly 700,000 working cars. The real story behind the slogan, and who paid for it quietly.
Episode 18: Click It or Ticket
"Click It or Ticket" didn't try to convince you seatbelts were a good idea. It just changed the math. The real history of seatbelt enforcement.
Episode 17: Beef. It's What's For Dinner
A mandatory tax on every cattle sale in America built this slogan, and small ranchers were forced to fund it. How the Supreme Court called it government speech.
Episode 10: Got Milk?
The real story behind Got Milk, starting with swill milk, wartime dairy surplus, and a government that hid extra cheese in limestone caves.