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.
Limited Series
1. Food
0.0May 19, 2022 · 26 minAdam 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
0.0May 19, 2022 · 30 minHow'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
0.0May 19, 2022 · 30 minFrom bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
4. Future
0.0May 19, 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
0.0May 19, 2022 · 31 minAdam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6. Change
0.0May 19, 2022 · 33 minA 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.