The G Word with Adam Conover(2022)

6.2
1 Seasons
DocumentaryComedy

"Our government, uncensored."

Overview

Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives. Adam Conover explores its triumphs, failures and how we might be able to change it.

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Episodes

Food
Ep 1

Food

Adam unpacks the origins of the USDA, the ways in which it keeps food safe, its challenges, and how it's directly responsible for stuffed-crust pizza.

19/05/202226 min
Weather
Ep 2

Weather

How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.

19/05/202230 min
Money
Ep 3

Money

From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.

19/05/202230 min
Future
Ep 4

Future

"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."

19/05/202226 min
Disease
Ep 5

Disease

Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.

19/05/202231 min
Change
Ep 6

Change

A disillusioned Adam visits Barack Obama to see if the man who made “hope and change” a thing can explain how to make an actual impact in government.

19/05/202233 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkNetflix
TypeMiniseries

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