The G Word with Adam Conover
Our government, uncensored.
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.
Seasons
1. Food
Air Date: 2022-05-19
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.
2. Weather
Air Date: 2022-05-19
How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.
3. Money
Air Date: 2022-05-19
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
4. Future
Air Date: 2022-05-19
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
5. Disease
Air Date: 2022-05-19
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6. Change
Air Date: 2022-05-19
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.
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Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
2022-05-19
Episodes
6 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Higher Ground
A24
Fair Point