The G Word with Adam Conover
Our government, uncensored.
Our government, uncensored.
series not in production
Ended
Documentary
Comedy
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 6
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2022-05-19
Last EP | 2022-05-19
Overview
Stream on
Netflix
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.
Created by
Produced by
Higher Ground
A24
Fair Point
Season List
season 1 || Limited Series
Relesed on | 2022-05-19
1
Food
2022-05-19
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
2022-05-19
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
2022-05-19
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
2022-05-19
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
5
Disease
2022-05-19
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
6
Change
2022-05-19
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.
CAST
charactor: Self
Original: Adam Conover
Total EP: 6
charactor: Various
Original: Nicole Randall Johnson
Total EP: 6
charactor: Various
Original: James Austin Johnson
Total EP: 6
charactor: Various
Original: Sierra Katow
Total EP: 6
charactor: Various
Original: Raphael Chestang
Total EP: 6
charactor: Various
Original: Becky Robinson
Total EP: 6
charactor: Self
Original: Penn Jillette
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self
Original: Barack Obama
Total EP: 1
CREW
Charlie Gruet
Director of Photography
Camera
Nneka Onuorah
Director
Directing
Jon Wolf
Director
Directing
Michael Schultz
Editor
Editing
John Cason
Editor
Editing
Jon Cohen
Executive Producer
Production
Adam Conover
Executive Producer
Production
Tonia Davis
Executive Producer
Production
Jon Wolf
Executive Producer
Production
Priya Swaminathan
Executive Producer
Production
Hallie Haglund
Executive Producer
Production
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney