''The G Word with Adam Conover'' is a 2022 American documentary comedy show on Netflix created by

Adam Conover Adam Conover (born March 2) is an American comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host. He created and hosted the half-hour truTV show ''Adam Ruins Everything'', based on the CollegeHumor series of the same name. He was also the host of t ...

. The show discusses topics and their connection to the

federal government of the United States The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a fede ...

, with "the g word" referring to '

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

.' The show is produced by

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

, the 44th president of the United States, and his wife,

Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married t ...

. Each episode examines a different aspect of the government, loosely based on the book ''

The Fifth Risk ''The Fifth Risk'' is a 2018 non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that examines the Presidential transition of Donald Trump, transition and Political appointments by Donald Trump, political appointments of the Donald Trump presidency, especially wit ...

'' by

Michael Lewis Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) Gale Biography In Context. is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to '' Vanity Fair'' since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. H ...

. Writing for the show had started a week before

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, before being moved online.

Episodes

Reception

On review aggregator

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, ''The G Word'' has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews. Melissa Camacho wrote for

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

that "There's a lot to be learned here, and it's a lot more entertaining than your average civics class." Nell Minow wrote in RogerEbert.com that "If we don’t believe in government, it dies. We cannot believe in it if we do not understand it, and The G Word's depictions of the best and worst of government are a welcome first step." Some critics questioned the show's association with Barack and Michelle Obama: Sonia Rao of ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' wrote in an article titled 'Why it’s hard to trust an Obama-produced show to critique the government', that 'The G Word' was characterized by a, "...somewhat disingenuous take on what is required for the government to truly serve its people — perhaps the most obvious indicator of its producers’ bias."

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political pundit

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criticized the show, writing in ''

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'' that the show was "...big government propaganda..." and that "...it sneers at what it calls this philosophy that the free market should be trusted over the government."

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External links

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