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Series · 2022–2022Ended

The G Word with Adam Conover

6.4·1 season·6 episodes·33 min avg.·United States of America

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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May 19, 2022

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.

02
Weather
May 19, 2022

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

03
Money
May 19, 2022

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

04
Future
May 19, 2022

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

05
Disease
May 19, 2022

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

06
Change
May 19, 2022

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.

Cast

6 credited
Adam Conover
Self
Nicole Randall Johnson
Various
James Austin Johnson
Various
Sierra Katow
Various
Raphael Chestang
Various
Becky Robinson
Various

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