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The G Word with Adam Conover

And that's what we risk when our governmentfails to live up to its promises

And that's what we risk when our government
fails to live up to its promises

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And that's what we risk
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when our government fails to live up to its promises.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:37
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, comedy

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Movie Summary

Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.
S01 • E03 It turns out that our economy and our government - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
It turns out that our economy and our government
S01 • E06 Now in 2020, I got so sick - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:11
Now in 2020, I got so sick
S01 • E05 And our government is kind of the same way. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
And our government is kind of the same way.
S01 • E03 If we don't believe in it, it drops dead. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
If we don't believe in it, it drops dead.
S01 • E05 How can it care for us if we don't care for it? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
How can it care for us if we don't care for it?
S01 • E06 I started calling into boring-ass City Council meetings - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
I started calling into boring-ass City Council meetings
S01 • E05 But you know, we don't have to treat our governing body this way. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
But you know, we don't have to treat our governing body...
S01 • E06 I joined a neighborhood group on homelessness, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:16
I joined a neighborhood group on homelessness,
S01 • E05 My own journey from boozed-up schlub - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:09
My own journey from boozed-up schlub
S01 • E03 A better system is possible, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
A better system is possible,
S01 • E03 I mean, these are the same people who founded the FDIC, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
I mean, these are the same people who founded the FDIC,
S01 • E03 ...who sent a man to the Moon. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
...who sent a man to the Moon.
S01 • E06 Seeing that I could have a real impact on the government of my city - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:09
Seeing that I could have a real impact on the government of ...
S01 • E05 We could support its immune system by investing in public health again, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:11
We could support its immune system by investing in public he...
S01 • E06 We actually can create big change if we start small. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
We actually can create big change if we start small.
S01 • E05 Okay, the metaphor is breaking down a little bit, but, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:12
Okay, the metaphor is breaking down a little bit, but,
S01 • E06 You know what the problem is with the G word: Government? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
You know what the problem is with the G word: Government?
S01 • E06 It sounds so big. So monolithic, so far away. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
It sounds so big. So monolithic, so far away.
S01 • E06 When in reality, it's right here at home. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
When in reality, it's right here at home.
S01 • E05 But, that's easy for me to say, here on Netflix. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
But, that's easy for me to say, here on Netflix.