The Jim Jefferies Show (2017)
Each week, Jefferies tackles the week’s top stories from behind his desk and travels the globe to far-off locations to provide an eye opening look at hypocrisy around the world. Featuring interviews, international field pieces, and man on the ground investigations, Jim tackles the news of the day with no-bulls**t candor, piercing insight and a uniquely Aussie viewpoint.
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Episode 1 - The Rise of White Nationalism
Release Date: 2019-03-19Jim explains how the internet radicalizes white nationalists like the shooter in New Zealand, visits Australia's anti-immigration border fence and examines public shaming.
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Episode 2 - The Hidden Dangers of Vast Nuclear Arsenals
Release Date: 2019-03-26Jim examines the many flaws in America's nuclear weapon stockpile, takes a critical look at doomsday-prepping advice and sits down with North Korean defectors.
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Episode 3 - How Chicago Became Central to the Gun Debate
Release Date: 2019-04-02Jim looks at the rise of the NRA as a lobbying group, visits Chicago to see how the city became a proxy in the gun-control debate and tries to save after-school programs.
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Episode 4 - The Extra Hurdles for Trans Athletes
Release Date: 2019-04-09Jim looks at the discriminatory barriers trans athletes face, sits down with a transgender scientist and marathoner, and examines the state of LGBTQ rights in Thailand.
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Episode 5 - Jim Goes on an Anti-Poaching Safari
Release Date: 2019-04-16Jim explains why zoos are a good thing, goes on patrol with an anti-poaching task force and sticks up for an underappreciated member of the animal kingdom.
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Episode 6 - Jim's Guide to Growing Old and Dying
Release Date: 2019-04-23Jim explains why the funeral industry is exploitative and wasteful, seeks happiness by attending his own mock funeral in South Korea, and devises a new model of retirement.
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Episode 7 - Addicted to Everything
Release Date: 2019-04-30Jim looks at how gamification gets people addicted to tech, tries to figure out if Australia has a gambling problem and explains why strict laws don't curb addiction.
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Episode 8 - Giving Kids in Foster Care a Leg Up
Release Date: 2019-05-07Jim weighs in on ancestry testing, chats with Ty Burrell about giving opportunities to kids in foster care and examines how kid influencers are vulnerable to exploitation.
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Episode 9 - Dividing the United States
Release Date: 2019-05-14Jim makes the case for universal basic income, takes a critical look at "poverty tourism" in South Africa and proposes splitting America up into different countries.
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Episode 10 - The Cost of Trading Away Freedom
Release Date: 2019-05-21Jim examines the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, visits Singapore to weigh the pros and cons of living in a restrictive society, and criticizes recent abortion bans.
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Episode 11 - Americans Stopped Caring About Privacy
Release Date: 2019-09-17Jim gives his take on some unpopular opinions, visits Hong Kong to learn about "citizen scores" and scrutinizes America's nonchalant attitude about data security.
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Episode 12 - Jim Gives Socialism an Overhaul
Release Date: 2019-09-24Jim explains why free college for everyone might not be a good idea after all, finds a compromise between socialism and capitalism, and celebrates the Emmy Awards.
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Episode 13 - Jim Takes on Cancel Culture
Release Date: 2019-10-01Jim discusses the consequences of "cancel culture," shares how inclusion is changing the toy industry and laments a hairy situation.
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Episode 14 - The Decline of Sex in Japan
Release Date: 2019-10-08Jim discusses the spate of recent deaths linked to vaping, visits Japan to examine the decline of sex among young people and looks at the disappearing stigma around STDs.
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Episode 15 - Diving Into the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Release Date: 2019-10-15Jim unpacks the Trump impeachment inquiry, visits South Africa to learn about traditional medicine techniques and weighs in on how U.S. culture tackles mental health.
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Episode 16 - Jim's Ride-Along with His Cop Brother
Release Date: 2019-10-22Jim explains why people love conspiracy theories, looks at why policing is safer in Australia and shares the latest news about how humans have doomed their own planet.
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Episode 17 - Legal Prostitution vs Sex Trafficking
Release Date: 2019-10-29Jim breaks down the latest Halloween trends, finds out whether sex trafficking is linked to legal prostitution, and compares American and British chocolate manufacturing.
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Episode 18 - Why Americans Fear the Wrong Things
Release Date: 2019-11-05Jim looks at recent Facebook controversies, enlists Rep. Madeleine Dean to help him run for office, and talks to author Barry Glassner about America's "Culture of Fear."
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Episode 19 - Are Japanese B-Stylers Racist?
Release Date: 2019-11-12Jim examines the decline of religion in America, investigates the Japanese trend of appropriating African-American culture and asks panelists to identify racist scenarios.
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Episode 20 - There Are Too Many Choices
Release Date: 2019-11-19On Jim's final episode, he discusses the world's first penis transplant, exposes the brutal practice of shark finning and explains why too many choices can be a bad thing.