The G Word with Adam Conover

2022 - 2022

Food

Episode 1

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.

Weather

Episode 2

How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.

Money

Episode 3

From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.

Future

Episode 4

"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."

Disease

Episode 5

Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.

Change

Episode 6

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.

Top Cast

Adam Conover•Nicole Randall Johnson•James Austin Johnson

Director

Nneka Onuorah

Documentary Comedy

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.

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Adam Conover

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Nicole Randall Johnson

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James Austin Johnson

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Sierra Katow

Various

Raphael Chestang Image

Raphael Chestang

Various

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Becky Robinson

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Full Crew

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Tonia Davis

Executive Producer

Hallie Haglund

Executive Producer

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Adam Conover

Executive Producer

Jon Wolf

Executive Producer

Priya Swaminathan

Executive Producer

Jon Cohen

Executive Producer

Nneka Onuorah

Director

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Charlie Gruet

Director of Photography

Jon Wolf

Director

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