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The G Word with Adam Conover

The G Word with Adam Conover

S1 · E1

IMDB:

6.2
The G Word with Adam Conover

Released

5/19/2022

Duration

0h 33m

Genre

Documentary, Comedy

Country

United States of America

Cast

Adam Conover, Nicole Randall Johnson, James Austin Johnson

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.

Episodes

FoodEP 1Available

Food

26m0.0

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.

WeatherEP 2Available

Weather

30m0.0

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

MoneyEP 3Available

Money

30m0.0

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

FutureEP 4Available

Future

26m0.0

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

DiseaseEP 5Available

Disease

31m0.0

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

ChangeEP 6Available

Change

33m0.0

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

Adam Conover

Self

Adam Conover

Nicole Randall Johnson

Various

Nicole Randall Johnson

James Austin Johnson

Various

James Austin Johnson

Sierra Katow

Various

Sierra Katow

Raphael Chestang

Various

Raphael Chestang

Becky Robinson

Various

Becky Robinson

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