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The G Word with Adam Conover

Even the CDC was sidelined after it communicateda bit too loudly with the public

Even the CDC was sidelined after it communicated
a bit too loudly with the public

Full Transcript

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Even the CDC was sidelined
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after it communicated a bit too loudly with the public.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:03
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 Folks, my name is Penn Jillette, that's my partner Teller. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
Folks, my name is Penn Jillette, that's my partner Tell...
S01 • E06 That's why despite our name - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
That's why despite our name
S01 • E03 And you may feel stunned, confused, even bamboozled by government bailouts. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
And you may feel stunned, confused, even bamboozled by gover...
S01 • E04 Well, we looked into it, and the answer turns out to be... yeah. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
Well, we looked into it, and the answer turns out to be... y...
S01 • E06 Which accounts for about 5% of the entire world's crude oil production. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
Which accounts for about 5% of the entire world's crude...
S01 • E04 You may not have heard of DARPA, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
You may not have heard of DARPA,
S01 • E03 Teller here will be playing the part of the government, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:10
Teller here will be playing the part of the government,
S01 • E05 This happened across the entire federal government. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
This happened across the entire federal government.
S01 • E06 Now let's see, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
Now let's see,
S01 • E02 You're in clouds, you're in white clouds, and then suddenly you break through - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
You're in clouds, you're in white clouds, and then...
S01 • E05 By 2020, 80% of senior officials had left. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
By 2020, 80% of senior officials had left.
S01 • E04 It's a secretive agency within the US government - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
It's a secretive agency within the US government
S01 • E05 The administration hadn't even advanced - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
The administration hadn't even advanced
S01 • E03 Happy people buying groceries, taking out bank loans - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:09
Happy people buying groceries, taking out bank loans
S01 • E04 It's kind of like the government's version of, uh, Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
It's kind of like the government's version of, uh,...
S01 • E05 And much of the government's pandemic response structure - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
And much of the government's pandemic response structur...
S01 • E02 A lot of us live on the Gulf Coast or we have families that do, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:12
A lot of us live on the Gulf Coast or we have families that ...
S01 • E04 But, just like the movie, it has a serious dark side. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
But, just like the movie, it has a serious dark side.
S01 • E06 I mean, these are elected politicians who have massive power. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
I mean, these are elected politicians who have massive power...
S01 • E03 All that activity stops, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
All that activity stops,