The G Word with Adam Conover — Season 1
Our government, uncensored.
About this season
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 (6)
1. Food
Aired 19 May 2022 • 26 min
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
Aired 19 May 2022 • 30 min
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
Aired 19 May 2022 • 30 min
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
Aired 19 May 2022 • 26 min
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
5. Disease
Aired 19 May 2022 • 31 min
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6. Change
Aired 19 May 2022 • 33 min
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.