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The G Word with Adam Conover

If we don't believe in it, it drops dead

If we don't believe in it, it drops dead

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If we don't believe in it, it drops dead.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:49
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 • 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.
S01 • E05 And dramatized with a couple of incredibly hunky actors. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
And dramatized with a couple of incredibly hunky actors.
S01 • E05 It's a lot harder for us as a society to do in the real world. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
It's a lot harder for us as a society to do in the real...
S01 • E06 And, just like Soylent Green, it's made of people. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
And, just like Soylent Green, it's made of people.
S01 • E05 How exactly do we reverse this tide? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
How exactly do we reverse this tide?