The G Word with Adam Conover - Season 1

The G Word with Adam Conover

Season 1

2022 • 6 Episodes

Episodes

Food - The G Word with Adam Conover

1. Food

May 19, 2022

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 - The G Word with Adam Conover

2. Weather

May 19, 2022

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 - The G Word with Adam Conover

3. Money

May 19, 2022

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

Future - The G Word with Adam Conover

4. Future

May 19, 2022

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

Disease - The G Word with Adam Conover

5. Disease

May 19, 2022

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

Change - The G Word with Adam Conover

6. Change

May 19, 2022

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.