Morgan Spurlock Inside Man

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Morgan Spurlock Inside Man
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Morgan Spurlock
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	60 minute
Production company	Warrior Poets
Original release
Network	CNN
Release	June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) – August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)

Morgan Spurlock Inside Man is an American documentary series which aired on CNN. Episodes featured Morgan Spurlock investigating a range of topics from an insider's perspective.

In each one-hour episode, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock investigated topics of national interest using participatory journalism. Topics explored include marijuana, gun control, migrant farm workers, and elder care.^[1] In the premiere episode, Spurlock worked at a medical cannabis dispensary in Oakland, California.^[2] In a Season 3 episode, Spurlock used only Bitcoin as currency for a week.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

The first season won the IDA Documentary Award for best limited series.^[3] The third series won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Professional Media, Nonfiction Content.^[4]

Episode list

Season 1: 2013

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Marijuana"	23 June 2013 (2013-6-23)
2	"Guns"	30 June 2013 (2013-6-30)
3	"Immigration"	14 July 2013 (2013-7-14)
4	"Education"	21 July 2013 (2013-7-21)
5	"Elder Care"	28 July 2013 (2013-7-28)
6	"Bankruptcy"	11 August 2013 (2013-8-11)
7	"Drought"	18 August 2013 (2013-8-18)
8	"Unions"	25 August 2013 (2013-8-25)
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Season 2: 2014

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Celebrity"	13 April 2014 (2014-4-13)
Morgan explores America's obsession with celebrities; from high-speed chases to hunting down the great photo.
2	"Futurism"	20 April 2014 (2014-4-20)
Morgan embarks on a quest to live forever by trying genome hacking and creating an avatar.
3	"Pets"	27 April 2014 (2014-4-27)
Morgan takes a look at America's obsession with pets; from toy dogs in fancy purses to animals in shelters.
4	"Privacy"	4 May 2014 (2014-5-4)
Uncovering the truth about data collecting; Spurlock looks into how much information is kept on him.
5	"The Book of Morgan"	11 May 2014 (2014-5-11)
Morgan Spurlock travels to Nashville, Tenn. to become a guest preacher at an atheist church.
6	"UFOs"	18 May 2014 (2014-5-18)
Morgan Spurlock explores the history, theories, and photographic evidence of UFO sightings.
7	"Income Inequality"	1 June 2014 (2014-6-1)
Morgan Spurlock splits time living with America's richest citizens and the other 99 percent.
8	"Student Athletes"	8 June 2014 (2014-6-8)
Morgan Spurlock visits some of the top college sports programs in the U.S.

Season 3: 2015

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"MorganBot"	22 January 2015 (2015-1-22)
Morgan explores the possibilities of a futuristic world where robots make autonomous decisions as he attempts to harness the power of robots and artificial intelligence.
2	"Club Med"	29 January 2015 (2015-1-29)
Morgan takes his shoulder injury from New York City to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand as he looks for a better alternative to America's medical care system.
3	"Morgan See, Morgan Do"	5 February 2015 (2015-2-5)
Morgan gets an insiders perspective on the lives of animals in zoo captivity and explores the future of these attractions.
4	"Morgan the Matchmaker"	12 February 2015 (2015-2-12)
Morgan aims to learn how people find love in the 21st century as he tries several online dating sites and apps including Three Day Rule, OK Cupid, and Grindr.
5	"Morgan Makes 'Cents' Out of Bitcoin"	19 February 2015 (2015-2-19)
Determined to understand the ins and outs of online digital money, Morgan lives off nothing but the e-currency Bitcoin for a week to figure out whether the world is ready for a new kind of money.
6	"United States of Trash"	26 February 2015 (2015-2-26)
Morgan learns what it means to throw something away by following his own trash; an inside look into the waste management industry, from the NYC Department of Sanitation to local trash in landfills.
7	"Honey, Bee-Ware"	12 March 2015 (2015-3-12)
Morgan becomes a commercial beekeeper to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the honey bees; what he uncovers is a web of international honey laundering schemes.
8	"Ranger Spurlock"	19 March 2015 (2015-3-19)
Morgan is joined by his young son, Laken, as he volunteers as a park ranger in Alaska to explore the viability of America's national parks in the face of a changing world.

Season 4: 2016

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Double or Nothing"	3 June 2016 (2016-6-3)
Spurlock investigates the gambling industry to find ways to beat the house and double his money. Morgan indulges in a week's worth of professional, Las Vegas gambling to see what makes that world so seductive.
2	"One Giant Step for Morgan"	10 June 2016 (2016-6-10)
Spurlock explores the space industry. Morgan explores the future of space travel and takes in a virtual experience as an astronaut.
3	"CSI: Spurlock"	24 June 2016 (2016-6-24)
Morgan tags along with a forensic unit to understand the difference between how crime scene investigations are really conducted and how TV portrays them.
4	"Game Changers"	5 August 2016 (2016-8-05)
Morgan jumps into the world of pro video gamers; a world where teenage gamers gain fame akin to rock stars and enthusiastic fans pack sold-out arenas.
5	"The Truth About Toxins"	12 August 2016 (2016-8-12)
Morgan gets a detox treatment to rid his body of contaminants, commonly found in food, cleaning products and furniture.
6	"Seek and Disrupt!"	19 August 2016 (2016-8-19)
Morgan looks into companies like Google, AirBnB and Spotify as he attempts to rewrite the rules and fill a void in the marketplace.

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Morgan Spurlock Inside Man

Reception

Episode list

Season 1: 2013

Season 2: 2014

Season 3: 2015

Season 4: 2016

References

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