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The G Word with Adam Conover

Did our government's greatest inventions have to be bornout of the barrel of a gun?

Did our government's greatest inventions have to be born
out of the barrel of a gun?

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Did our government's greatest inventions
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have to be born out of the barrel of a gun?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:17
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E05 For much of the 20th century, there was a consensus in America - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:14
For much of the 20th century, there was a consensus in Ameri...
S01 • E06 Cause it wasn't just that we won, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
Cause it wasn't just that we won,
S01 • E03 But the rest of us can't issue bonds, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
But the rest of us can't issue bonds,
S01 • E04 You know, it was our tax dollars that put the GPS satellites in the sky, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:09
You know, it was our tax dollars that put the GPS satellites...
S01 • E06 We beat them up and that was so powerful for us because it meant like, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
We beat them up and that was so powerful for us because it m...
S01 • E03 My restaurant has been really struggling since the shutdown. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
My restaurant has been really struggling since the shutdown.
S01 • E04 Hell, even Tesla got its start with a half-billion-dollar loan from the public. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Hell, even Tesla got its start with a half-billion-dollar lo...
S01 • E06 - Yeah. - Like it is mind-blowing, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
- Yeah. - Like it is mind-blowing,
S01 • E05 Marvel as your government stabilizes the banking system. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Marvel as your government stabilizes the banking system.
S01 • E04 What? No! I'm completely self-made, I swear. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
What? No! I'm completely self-made, I swear.
S01 • E06 We are clear with the work that's required - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:10
We are clear with the work that's required
S01 • E04 This is... It's not... even for me. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
This is... It's not... even for me.
S01 • E03 Actually, economy's too nice. It's more like flying standby on Christmas Eve. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
Actually, economy's too nice. It's more like flyin...
S01 • E05 Boggle, as he sanitizes the food supply! - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Boggle, as he sanitizes the food supply!
S01 • E04 Billionaires in turtlenecks don't decide what the future holds. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Billionaires in turtlenecks don't decide what the futur...
S01 • E05 That's right, a healthy government needs a healthy society. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
That's right, a healthy government needs a healthy soci...
S01 • E03 The federal agency that distributed COVID-19 relief funds to small businesses - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
The federal agency that distributed COVID-19 relief funds to...
S01 • E04 So if you were to imagine the ideal future for yourself - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
So if you were to imagine the ideal future for yourself
S01 • E05 But in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:10
But in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement,
S01 • E03 But they themselves are so small, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
But they themselves are so small,