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The G Word with Adam Conover

Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.

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documentary, comedy

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But in the year 2000, - The G Word with Adam Conover

But in the year 2000,

Other than the American people,
or even that it's hurting people. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Other than the American people, or even that it's hurti...

It is, this is the largest
research hospital in the world. - The G Word with Adam Conover

It is, this is the largest research hospital in the world.

How are we supposed to feel like
the government represents us in that case? - The G Word with Adam Conover

How are we supposed to feel like the government represents u...

Has only about 200 beds,
but every one of those - The G Word with Adam Conover

Has only about 200 beds, but every one of those

Well look, first of all, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Well look, first of all,

- Hi there.
- Hello, and welcome to the FDIC, Adam. - The G Word with Adam Conover

- Hi there. - Hello, and welcome to the FDIC, Adam.

So, funded
by the taxpayers, - The G Word with Adam Conover

So, funded by the taxpayers,

Come on, let's give a little
tour. We're conducting a simulation today. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Come on, let's give a little tour. We're conductin...

...treatment of depression for lithium,
that was done in this clinical center. - The G Word with Adam Conover

...treatment of depression for lithium, that was done in thi...

- Oh, really?
- So I've told them that I was - The G Word with Adam Conover

- Oh, really? - So I've told them that I was

The second thing about government is, - The G Word with Adam Conover

The second thing about government is,

The first gene therapy ever
was done in this clinical center. - The G Word with Adam Conover

The first gene therapy ever was done in this clinical center...

That's incredible,
so patients come to this building - The G Word with Adam Conover

That's incredible, so patients come to this building

So for you to change direction on anything - The G Word with Adam Conover

So for you to change direction on anything

GPS has led to an economic
explosion in the private sector. - The G Word with Adam Conover

GPS has led to an economic explosion in the private sector.

But there's also issues that you know,
we're talking about on the show that we... - The G Word with Adam Conover

But there's also issues that you know, we're talki...

Yes, I learned about it in school, it's
a very... it's a very difficult disease. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Yes, I learned about it in school, it's a very... it�...

We visionaries, no, luminaries, - The G Word with Adam Conover

We visionaries, no, luminaries,

It is. It's an inherited disorder, - The G Word with Adam Conover

It is. It's an inherited disorder,

We are here for ABC Banking Company.
The code name is Kodiak. - The G Word with Adam Conover

We are here for ABC Banking Company. The code name is Kodiak...

Criminal justice,
police violence. It's hard to take, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Criminal justice, police violence. It's hard to take,

This bank was founded in 1948, - The G Word with Adam Conover

This bank was founded in 1948,

Now we've known
the cause of sickle-cell for decades, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Now we've known the cause of sickle-cell for decades,

I have heard it and
I believe it. But then sometimes, - The G Word with Adam Conover

I have heard it and I believe it. But then sometimes,

The bank's been
unprofitable for several quarters, - The G Word with Adam Conover

The bank's been unprofitable for several quarters,

That's right,
your dog now has GPS thanks to us. - The G Word with Adam Conover

That's right, your dog now has GPS thanks to us.

But now, here in this very building - The G Word with Adam Conover

But now, here in this very building

The on-site team will be
working through the weekend - The G Word with Adam Conover

The on-site team will be working through the weekend

We've used this technology
to change the world in countless ways. - The G Word with Adam Conover

We've used this technology to change the world in count...

And the reason it gets better
is because people are impatient. - The G Word with Adam Conover

And the reason it gets better is because people are impatien...

- Really?
- Not just help them, but cure them. - The G Word with Adam Conover

- Really? - Not just help them, but cure them.

Google used GPS
to revolutionize navigation. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Google used GPS to revolutionize navigation.

And I want to introduce
you to two of the doctors that lead this. - The G Word with Adam Conover

And I want to introduce you to two of the doctors that lead ...

We wanna make sure the bank opens up
Monday morning at 8:30, just like normal. - The G Word with Adam Conover

We wanna make sure the bank opens up Monday morning at 8:30,...

The only thing we
can't do is lapse into cynicism, - The G Word with Adam Conover

The only thing we can't do is lapse into cynicism,

So this is a bank that's failing, - The G Word with Adam Conover

So this is a bank that's failing,

Uber used it
to disrupt the taxicab industry - The G Word with Adam Conover

Uber used it to disrupt the taxicab industry

And Tinder uses GPS to make dating worse. - The G Word with Adam Conover

And Tinder uses GPS to make dating worse.

They do not. Yep, we try to do
our best to fly under the radar and - The G Word with Adam Conover

They do not. Yep, we try to do our best to fly under the rad...

Since the 1980s, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Since the 1980s,

So if a bank fails
and you don't find the acquirer, - The G Word with Adam Conover

So if a bank fails and you don't find the acquirer,

So in America, hundred thousand
people living with this disease right now, - The G Word with Adam Conover

So in America, hundred thousand people living with this dise...

Isn't this incredible? I mean, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Isn't this incredible? I mean,

But you know what?
If we make things 10% better... - The G Word with Adam Conover

But you know what? If we make things 10% better...

That can happen, yes, - The G Word with Adam Conover

That can happen, yes,

Yeah, but 10%
for climate change isn't enough. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Yeah, but 10% for climate change isn't enough.

Well, back in the 80s, we had a
minority share in the Dallas Cowboys, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Well, back in the 80s, we had a minority share in the Dallas...

The type of transplant that
I do is where you take the stem cells, - The G Word with Adam Conover

The type of transplant that I do is where you take the stem ...

You know, maybe that means
they shouldn't work so hard - The G Word with Adam Conover

You know, maybe that means they shouldn't work so hard

And you didn't run on, - The G Word with Adam Conover

And you didn't run on,

Um, just so, you know, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Um, just so, you know,

Ideally those stem cells
will grow and make - The G Word with Adam Conover

Ideally those stem cells will grow and make

Uh, we've had rights to
a horror movie that starred, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Uh, we've had rights to a horror movie that starred,

I picture you there
in the White House going, - The G Word with Adam Conover

I picture you there in the White House going,

That's amazing. That's...
that could change so many lives. - The G Word with Adam Conover

That's amazing. That's... that could change so man...

It's where I dock my
work yacht. It's a work yacht. - The G Word with Adam Conover

It's where I dock my work yacht. It's a work yacht...

Like this is fucked up. It's fucked
up what that department is doing." - The G Word with Adam Conover

Like this is fucked up. It's fucked up what that depart...

I think it was called
Grizzlies II, and, uh, yeah. - The G Word with Adam Conover

I think it was called Grizzlies II, and, uh, yeah.

But, however you slice it, - The G Word with Adam Conover

But, however you slice it,

When I first started
my training, in the 90s, - The G Word with Adam Conover

When I first started my training, in the 90s,

Recently, it's been less and less because
the economy has been doing very well, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Recently, it's been less and less because the economy h...

The one thing that we can do,
and could do well then, - The G Word with Adam Conover

The one thing that we can do, and could do well then,

I mean, this amazing utility
that has transformed our lives - The G Word with Adam Conover

I mean, this amazing utility that has transformed our lives

Precisely because the country
is a big diverse complicated place. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Precisely because the country is a big diverse complicated p...

It didn't seem like anyone was
doing anything for sickle cell disease. - The G Word with Adam Conover

It didn't seem like anyone was doing anything for sickl...

Wow! That must have been
a very busy time for you in 2008. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Wow! That must have been a very busy time for you in 2008.

There's a lot of diseases - The G Word with Adam Conover

There's a lot of diseases

And despite that tiny cost, - The G Word with Adam Conover

And despite that tiny cost,

The important thing
to know is the cost of bank resolution - The G Word with Adam Conover

The important thing to know is the cost of bank resolution

The power grid uses it
to direct electricity to your home. - The G Word with Adam Conover

The power grid uses it to direct electricity to your home.

Who suffer from it the most
in America are of... is it an equity issue? - The G Word with Adam Conover

Who suffer from it the most in America are of... is it an eq...

I guarantee you
that there's no president - The G Word with Adam Conover

I guarantee you that there's no president

We have a Deposit Insurance
Fund, that's funded by banks - The G Word with Adam Conover

We have a Deposit Insurance Fund, that's funded by bank...

Stock exchanges use it
to time sensitive financial transactions, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Stock exchanges use it to time sensitive financial transacti...

I think that's an
easy question to answer yes to. - The G Word with Adam Conover

I think that's an easy question to answer yes to.

Almost every patient
that you meet with this disease - The G Word with Adam Conover

Almost every patient that you meet with this disease

It's the... if...
It was their fault. - The G Word with Adam Conover

It's the... if... It was their fault.

That means that even a minor glitch - The G Word with Adam Conover

That means that even a minor glitch

So we're going to go over to a bank branch - The G Word with Adam Conover

So we're going to go over to a bank branch

Well if I imagine
government science, I imagine you know, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Well if I imagine government science, I imagine you know,

Alright, first off, I've been
given this honorary pin to uh... - The G Word with Adam Conover

Alright, first off, I've been given this honorary pin t...

- I'm... I'm an FDIC official. Incredible.
- You're ready to go. You look nice. - The G Word with Adam Conover

- I'm... I'm an FDIC official. Incredible. - You&#...

Like, you're working for the government
but you're caring for people one-on-one. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Like, you're working for the government but you're...

Which means things happen slower, - The G Word with Adam Conover

Which means things happen slower,

The patients that are
eligible are able to come to the NIH - The G Word with Adam Conover

The patients that are eligible are able to come to the NIH

And a lot of people don't realize
that our GPS constellation - The G Word with Adam Conover

And a lot of people don't realize that our GPS constell...

That's when the selfish,
the greedy, the mean, - The G Word with Adam Conover

That's when the selfish, the greedy, the mean,

So I love that too,
that we can pretty much, - The G Word with Adam Conover

So I love that too, that we can pretty much,

Oh my... We're gonna see where GPS is. - The G Word with Adam Conover

Oh my... We're gonna see where GPS is.

The G Word with Adam Conover poster

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Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: Jon Cohen, Adam Conover, Jon Wolf

Production:

Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

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Released: 19 May 2022

Awards: 1 nomination

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