Synopsis
Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives. Adam Conover explores its triumphs, failures and how we might be able to change it.
Episodes
Season 11
FoodAdam unpacks the origins of the USDA, the ways in which it keeps food safe, its challenges, and how it's directly responsible for stuffed-crust pizza.26m2
WeatherHow's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.30m3
MoneyFrom bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.30m4
Future"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."26m5
DiseaseAdam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.31m6
ChangeA disillusioned Adam visits Barack Obama to see if the man who made “hope and change” a thing can explain how to make an actual impact in government.33m
FoodAdam unpacks the origins of the USDA, the ways in which it keeps food safe, its challenges, and how it's directly responsible for stuffed-crust pizza.26m2WeatherHow's the weather? The answer could mean life or death. Adam meets with those tasked with predicting the weather and handling its fallout.30m3MoneyFrom bank bailouts to stimulus checks: Adam digs into the ways in which the government keeps people in the black — or shortchanges them.30m4Future"Hey, Siri. Who created GPS, drones, Roomba and you?" "A military defense agency responsible for some amazing — and awful — advancements in tech."26m5DiseaseAdam examines the US government's helpful and harmful approaches to sickness and finds that incompetence and indifference are all too contagious.31m6ChangeA disillusioned Adam visits Barack Obama to see if the man who made “hope and change” a thing can explain how to make an actual impact in government.33mCast
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