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The G Word with Adam Conover

So I open this episode by asking like, how do we make change in thegovernment when the...

So I open this episode by asking like, how do we make change in the
government when the government is so big and we're so small?

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So I open this episode by asking like,
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how do we make change in the government when the government is so big
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and we're so small?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:21
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 You know, when COVID-19 shut us down, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:12
You know, when COVID-19 shut us down,
S01 • E06 And of course, understandably, it's very consequential. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
And of course, understandably, it's very consequential.
S01 • E05 When President Clinton was elected, he cut welfare and financial regulations. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
When President Clinton was elected, he cut welfare and finan...
S01 • E06 But actually the things you can impact, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
But actually the things you can impact,
S01 • E05 "The era of big government is over." Pass me that scalpel Ronny. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
"The era of big government is over." Pass me that ...
S01 • E06 That government is smaller, it is us, it looks like this. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
That government is smaller, it is us, it looks like this.
S01 • E03 We got more help more quickly than she did - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
We got more help more quickly than she did
S01 • E05 And, despite its efforts to push back against this trend, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:11
And, despite its efforts to push back against this trend,
S01 • E06 And like all of these things ripple across the country, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
And like all of these things ripple across the country,
S01 • E05 "That's why our health care law relies on a reformed private market, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:17
"That's why our health care law relies on a reform...
S01 • E06 That's like, that is literally the definition of grassroots change. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
That's like, that is literally the definition of grassr...
S01 • E06 And so that allows us to think about - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:07
And so that allows us to think about
S01 • E03 Is it any wonder that so many Americans have stopped trusting it? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Is it any wonder that so many Americans have stopped trustin...
S01 • E06 Those are necessary ingredients for thinking about the large-scale picture. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
Those are necessary ingredients for thinking about the large...
S01 • E03 Oh, uh, Lemonade Kid, what happened? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
Oh, uh, Lemonade Kid, what happened?
S01 • E03 I'm getting out of the game old-timer. Never got my PPP loan - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
I'm getting out of the game old-timer. Never got my PPP...
S01 • E05 Less able to protect us in the ways only it can. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:10
Less able to protect us in the ways only it can.
S01 • E03 Guess I'll work for Amazon and get paid in gift cards. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Guess I'll work for Amazon and get paid in gift cards.
S01 • E06 Okay, obviously I didn't really hit that. It was an editing trick. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:05
Okay, obviously I didn't really hit that. It was an edi...
S01 • E03 Our financial system and our government depend on our trust. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:06
Our financial system and our government depend on our trust.