S01E01 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.
The G Word with Adam Conover
Our government, uncensored.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Weather
How's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.
S01E03 Money
From bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.
S01E04 Future
"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."
S01E05 Disease
Adam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.
S01E06 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.
Cast
Adam Conover
Self
Nicole Randall Johnson
Various
James Austin Johnson
Various
Sierra Katow
Various
Raphael Chestang
Various
Becky Robinson
Various
