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 - Brexit III
Release Date: 2019-02-17The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences.
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Episode 2 - Psychics
Release Date: 2019-02-24Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people.
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Episode 3 - Automation
Release Date: 2019-03-03Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.
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Episode 4 - Robocalls
Release Date: 2019-03-10Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it.
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Episode 5 - Public Shaming
Release Date: 2019-03-17John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad.
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Episode 6 - WWE
Release Date: 2019-03-31John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.
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Episode 7 - Mobile Homes
Release Date: 2019-04-07Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so.
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Episode 8 - Opioids II
Release Date: 2019-04-14Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.
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Episode 9 - Mueller Report
Release Date: 2019-04-21Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.
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Episode 10 - Lethal Injections
Release Date: 2019-05-05John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking frog.
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Episode 11 - Green New Deal
Release Date: 2019-05-12With the Green New Deal sparking a national conversation about all the ways to combat climate change, John Oliver looks at a few potential solutions.
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Episode 12 - Death Investigations
Release Date: 2019-05-19America’s system for conducting death investigations is a mess. John Oliver explains why we should all be a little more concerned about fixing it.
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Episode 13 - Medical Devices
Release Date: 2019-06-02John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation.
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Episode 14 - Equal Rights Amendment
Release Date: 2019-06-09There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.
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Episode 15 - Impeachment
Release Date: 2019-06-16With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks.
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Episode 16 - Everest
Release Date: 2019-06-23Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.
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Episode 17 - Warehouses
Release Date: 2019-06-30It’s easy to buy things online, and even easier not to think about how they get to you. John Oliver discusses what happens when you click “buy now.”
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Episode 18 - Boris Johnson
Release Date: 2019-07-28John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.
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Episode 19 - Prison Labor
Release Date: 2019-08-04John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families.
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Episode 20 - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
Release Date: 2019-08-11John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.
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Episode 21 - Bias in Medicine
Release Date: 2019-08-18John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment.
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Episode 22 - Filibuster
Release Date: 2019-09-08John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat.
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Episode 23 - Legal Immigration
Release Date: 2019-09-15Legal immigration is a term which was repeated throughout the Trump presidency. But John Oliver explains its absurdity as well as why people resort to illegal means to enter the country. He breaks down all the four ways a person can enter USA legally: Family, Employment, Good Luck (Visa Lottery), Bad Luck (Refugee).
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Episode 24 - Compounding Pharmacies
Release Date: 2019-09-29Compounding pharmacies create medication tailored to the specific needs of individual patients. John Oliver explains why this small corner of the drug market can cause big problems.
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Episode 25 - One Child Policy
Release Date: 2019-10-06John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not.
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Episode 26 - Weather
Release Date: 2019-10-13John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service
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Episode 27 - Trump & Syria
Release Date: 2019-10-27John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.
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Episode 28 - Voting Machines
Release Date: 2019-11-03John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them.
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Episode 29 - SLAPP Suits
Release Date: 2019-11-10After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are designed to stifle public dissent.
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Episode 30 - The Census
Release Date: 2019-11-17Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.