The G Word with Adam Conover
★ 6.2 · 2022 · Documentary · Comedy
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
1. Food26m · 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. Weather30m · 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. Money30m · From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
4. Future26m · "Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
5. Disease31m · Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6. Change33m · 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.More Like This
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