The G Word with Adam Conover
Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Cast:Adam Conover , Raphael Chestang , James Austin Johnson , Nicole Randall Johnson , Sierra Katow , Becky Robinson , Oscar Nuñez , Ayazhan Dalabayeva , Jeff Seid , Barack Obama , Rob Huebel , Dan Bakkedahl , Carlos Alazraqui , Penn Jillette , Frank Garcia-Hejl , Teller , Carol Herman , John Horan
S1.E1 ∙ 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.
S1.E2 ∙ Weather
All weather data is gathered by the government, and freely made available. Private companies are charging fees for the weather data they get from the government for free.
S1.E3 ∙ Money
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black -- or shortchanges them.
S1.E5 ∙ Disease
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
S1.E6 ∙ 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.
