Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
Season 3 Episodes
E1
John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter IDs…
E2
John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is l…
E3
John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.
E4
Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't kn…
E5
Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It's…complicated.
E6
Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?
E7
Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. Jo…
E8
Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical …
E9
Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.
E10
Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
E11
John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are …
E12
John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call…
E13
Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is …
E14
John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week …
E15
John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of hig…
E16
John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight la…
E17
John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olympi…
E18
John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking about…
E19
John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its aftermat…
E20
John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening …
E21
Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show ex…
E22
Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at a…
E23
Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.
E24
John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.
E25
John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
E26
Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.
E27
John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
E28
Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school rese…
E29
Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a pr…
E30
The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.
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