The G Word with Adam Conover

Our government, uncensored.

2022
Ended
Documentary · Comedy
1 season
6.2/10

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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Latest: Limited Series · 2022

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E1. Food
May 19, 2022 · 26m
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.
E2. Weather
May 19, 2022 · 30m
How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.
E3. Money
May 19, 2022 · 30m
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
E4. Future
May 19, 2022 · 26m
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
E5. Disease
May 19, 2022 · 31m
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
E6. Change
May 19, 2022 · 33m
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.