Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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Episode 1 - Voting
Release Date: 2016-02-14John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter IDs laws should be applied to those who write them, and New Zealand's economic development minister Steven Joyce.
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Episode 2 - Abortion Laws
Release Date: 2016-02-21John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is legal in the U.S., but some states make it practically inaccessible. Plus, how is Hollywood whitewashing still a thing?
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Episode 3 - Donald Trump
Release Date: 2016-02-28John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.
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Episode 4 - Special Districts
Release Date: 2016-03-06Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.
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Episode 5 - Encryption
Release Date: 2016-03-13Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It’s…complicated.
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Episode 6 - Border Wall
Release Date: 2016-03-20Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?
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Episode 7 - Congressional Fundraising
Release Date: 2016-04-03Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the costs of political spending.
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Episode 8 - Credit Reports
Release Date: 2016-04-10Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is a problem.
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Episode 9 - Lead
Release Date: 2016-04-17Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.
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Episode 10 - Puerto Rico
Release Date: 2016-04-24Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
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Episode 11 - Scientific Studies
Release Date: 2016-05-08John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?
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Episode 12 - 911
Release Date: 2016-05-15John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new technology, so “no guarantees” is the unfortunate reality.
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Episode 13 - Primaries and Caucuses
Release Date: 2016-05-22Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted — to say the least. Nevertheless, John Oliver reminds Americans that the "middle of the game" is the worst possible time to change the rules.
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Episode 14 - Debt Buyers
Release Date: 2016-06-05John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week Tonight’ took a hands-on approach to addressing this issue.
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Episode 15 - Retirement Plans
Release Date: 2016-06-12John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice - Last Week Tonight is here to help.
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Episode 16 - Brexit
Release Date: 2016-06-19John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight lays out exactly why it’s a mistake to leave the EU.
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Episode 17 - Doping
Release Date: 2016-06-26John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on the horizon.
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Episode 18 - Republican National Convention
Release Date: 2016-07-24John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking about their feelings equating them to facts. Plus, Hillary Clinton's VP pick, the appointment of Boris Johnson as Britain's Foreign Secretary, the resignation of Roger Ailes from FOX and the unauthorized use of songs in political campaigns.
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Episode 19 - Democratic National Convention
Release Date: 2016-07-31John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its aftermath, the voter ID laws targeting the minorities and how are tanning beds still a thing.
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Episode 20 - Journalism
Release Date: 2016-08-07John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening Ceremony of Rio Olympics.
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Episode 21 - Auto Lending
Release Date: 2016-08-14Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.
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Episode 22 - Charter Schools
Release Date: 2016-08-21Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.
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Episode 23 - Scandals
Release Date: 2016-09-25Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.
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Episode 24 - Police Accountability
Release Date: 2016-10-02John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.
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Episode 25 - Guantánamo
Release Date: 2016-10-09John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
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Episode 26 - Third Parties
Release Date: 2016-10-16Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.
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Episode 27 - Opioids
Release Date: 2016-10-23John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
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Episode 28 - School Segregation
Release Date: 2016-10-30Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.
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Episode 29 - Multilevel Marketing
Release Date: 2016-11-06Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.
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Episode 30 - President-Elect Trump
Release Date: 2016-11-13The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.