This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy - Season 1 Episode 5

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy – S01E01 – Money Laundering: A How to Guide

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Episode 2

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy – S01E02 – Are Rich People Dicks or Do Dicks Get Rich

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Episode 3

This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy – S01E03 – The Rubber Episode

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Episode 4

This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy – S01E04 – A.I. is the Future. Will it Keep Us Around to Enjoy It?

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Episode 5 Current

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy – S01E05 – Counterfeiting Kills Economies (And Helps Them Too)

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Episode 6

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy – S01E06 – The Death Episode

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Episode 7

This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy – S01E07 – Is Money Bullshit?

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Episode 8

This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy – S01E08 – A Global Corruption Tour

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Episode Overview

Kal meets those in the fight against fakes, trying to save industries from the threat of bogus goods and terrorism. But he also learns that a symbiotic relationship between copycats and creators might be what lets economies thrive.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2019-02-22

Episode Title: Counterfeiting Kills Economies (And Helps Them Too)

Runtime: 45

Director: Dave Laven, Lee Farber

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Anil Bokil, David Eagleman, Gargi Bhattacharjee, Griff Furst, Irina Geiman, Johanna Blakley, Kal Penn, Paul Bales, Rob Corddry, Trent Everett

Episode Rating: 7.8 (43 votes)

Release Year: 2019

Rotten Tomatoes: 43

Metacritic: 48

Episode Runtime: 40 min

Rated: TV-14

First Air Date: 2019-02-22

Seasons: 1

Status: Ended

Creators: Lee Farber, Dave Laven

Awards: Awards, 1 nomination total

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