Jon Wolf
Director
The G Word with Adam Conover (2022)
Limited Series
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.
Released May 19, 2022
Episode 29 min
14+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
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Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Production Companies: A24, Fair Point, Higher Ground Productions
Network: Netflix
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Food
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.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Weather
How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Money
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - Future
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - Disease
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
May 19, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - Change
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.
May 19, 2022, midnight
Network: Netflix
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 176 min.
Released: May 19, 2022
Last Air Date: May 19, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 14+
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