While The Rest Of Us Die
Overview
From the Cold War to COVID, the secret history of the government's Doomsday plans. Based on the book by Garrett M. Graff, the six-part series exposes the U.S. government’s flawed plans to protect its citizens. The show unpacks America’s national security spending on hidden underground cities, a secret air force and a plan to suspend democracy in order to serve the interests of the elite class. The series features interviews with political figures including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former National Coordinator for Security.
Seasons
Season 1 (2020)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Doomsday & The President
2020-11-17How Cold War plans for nuclear war empowered the president to rip up the Constitution and blow up the world – and there’s nothing we can do to stop it.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: C.O.G. Clusterfuck
2020-11-24The government’s secret plans to save itself go awry on 9/11.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: The Enemy Within
2020-12-01How disasters and civil unrest reveal the Cold War’s racist roots.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: National Insecurity
2020-12-08America won the Cold War, but spent billions on the military over everyday people.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Collapse
2020-12-15After spending trillions of dollars worrying about nuclear annihilation, it may already be here. How the mega-rich plan to save themselves while the rest of us die.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Brace for Impact
2020-12-22The elite’s Cold War plan for doomsday fueled the rise of conspiracy theories. Looking into how people from different social hierarchies coped with the Cold War.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 2 (2021)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Game Is Rigged
2021-10-21This is the story of how a small but powerful elite conspired to rig the system by turning the American economy into a casino where they would always win, while the rest of us lose.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Food Kills
2021-10-28When disaster strikes, the elites are saved and normal people die – because that's how they want it. The secret history of the U.S. government's Doomsday plans from the Cold War to COVID-19 reveals maybe it's time to rethink everything.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Killing Power
2021-11-04Episode 4: Toxic Wasteland
2021-11-11Government policy and powerful companies fuel the country's appetite for natural resources. But the average American is paying the price for their greed.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: Nuke Nightmares
2021-11-18The Cold War is over, but we remain in greater peril than ever due to nuclear weapons. And the dark truth is, they've already used them against us.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Pandemic Profiteers
2021-11-25Billionaires see Covid profits propel them into space, while millions die. And the Pandemic reopens old wounds, revealing America's dark history of human experimentation.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: Radical Religion
2021-12-02Some religious organizations are protecting their wealth and political influence while threatening our country's democratic norms – all with the aid of America's political elite.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: The Real Drug Lords
2021-12-09For decades, our own government made alliances with drug lords around the world while Big Pharma's thirst for profits led to the worst drug addiction epidemic in history.
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