"Profiles in Public Service" takes a comedic turn with guests Jon Wolf and Jon Cohen, partners at Fair Point Productions, who discuss their work as the executive producers of “The G Word with Adam Conover,” a new comedy docuseries on Netflix. “The G Word” explores the many ways our government works behind the scenes— from monitoring our food production and predicting the weather to treating serious diseases and more. Wolf and Cohen shared what they learned about how individuals can make an impact on government and in their communities, the benefits and challenges of using comedy to amplify messages about our government, and what it was like to work with President Barack Obama, who is featured in the show. Fair Point Productions produced “The G Word” in partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama’s company, Higher Ground Productions.
A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.
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