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The G Word with Adam Conover

That's why despite our name we three Commissionersactually oversee Texas' enormous oil and...

That's why despite our name we three Commissioners
actually oversee Texas' enormous oil and natural gas industry

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That's why despite our name
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we three Commissioners actually oversee Texas' enormous oil
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and natural gas industry.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:06
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 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 • E05 So, what went wrong with COVID-19? - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
So, what went wrong with COVID-19?
S01 • E03 All that activity stops, - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:08
All that activity stops,
S01 • E04 Hello. I'm Danny Darpa. - The G Word with Adam Conover 00:04
Hello. I'm Danny Darpa.