I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up as the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind

your favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On this special bonus, we're going to hear an

episode of Factually with Adam Conover as Adam talks about his new Netflix series

The G Word. Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives.

Adam explores its triumphs, failures, and how we might be able to change it.

In this podcast, the fifth risk author Michael Lewis turns the

tables on Adam, interviewing him about how he made the show. In the second half, they explore Michael's own reporting on how the

CDC bungled COVID-19 and how Michael goes about writing his best-selling works of

journalism. Let's listen to the G word

on factually with Adam Conover.

I don't know the truth.

I don't know the truth.

I don't know the way. I don't know what to think. I don't know what to say.

I don't know what to say.

Yeah, the devil not so bad. Yeah, that's okay.

I don't know anything.

Hello and welcome to Factually, I'm Adam Conover.

Thank you for joining me on the show once again.

I am so excited this week because this episode is dropping on May 18th,

and that means that if you're listening to it

on the day of release, tomorrow.

May 19th is when my new show,

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