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 7 Episodes
E1
Main story: The pros and cons of Medicare for All; plus, Bill Barr does Trump's personal bidding; and Flyers mascot Grit…
E2
Main story: John Oliver talks about India's controversial Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his government's Hindu nati…
E3
John covers the Covid-19 pandemic, how each country, including the US, is handling it, and why the Phillie Phanatic is i…
E4
Main story: A look at how much power and how little accountability local sheriffs have; plus, Trump's coronavirus incomp…
E5
Main story: 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, governmental response in the US, and the prevention of COVID-19. This episode …
E6
In the first show from his makeshift home studio, John covers the horrible way COVID-19 pandemic is going and how Trump …
E7
John criticizes the Republican governors' response to the pandemic, showcases how everyone filming from home gets asked …
E8
John explains how the Trump administration failed to protect the unemployed, small businesses and essential workers duri…
E9
John analyzes the right wing media's protests, conspiracy theories and misinformation spreading about the pandemic, spot…
E10
John points out the failure of The FDA and federal government when experts encourage widespread coronavirus testing for …
E11
John discusses the United States Postal Service which is in dire need of economic assistance from the government. He exa…
E12
John discusses the sudden disappearance of sports due to coronavirus, how their absence is impacting people emotionally …
E13
John explains the importance of voting by mail. Also, mass protests against police brutality erupt in Minneapolis, TV ho…
E14
This episode tackles the hard truth about the history of Police in the United States and the many problems that are face…
E15
Facial recognition is no longer an issue of a thriller movie. It has become a part of our life. John Oliver talks about …
E16
In the latest episode on coronavirus John talks about US prisons and jails. These confined spaces have frightening numbe…
E17
Like coronavirus and unemployment issues evictions is something that USA could prepared for. While people are choosing b…
E18
Conspiracy theories are the hotcakes of the internet. John talks about why people like these conspiracy theories and why…
E19
The Uighur people are facing human rights abuses in China; plus, Trump’s authoritarian show of force in Portland; Martha…
E20
A look at how the history of race is taught in schools; plus, Trump pushes bad medicine; Louie Gohmert tests positive; a…
E21
John Oliver takes a look at why people of color are routinely excluded from becoming jurors, who their absence impacts, …
E22
Nearing the 2020 election, John Oliver checks in on one of the key promises of President Trump’s 2016 campaign: the bord…
E23
John Oliver discusses a week that saw the Republican National Convention, a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wis…
E24
In the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, John Oliver discusses the future of the Supreme Court, why the government do…
E25
Weeks out from the 2020 presidential election, John Oliver takes a look at various efforts to destabilize the vote, how …
E26
John Oliver talks about the functions of World Health Organization and why it is a vital part of the upcoming US electio…
E27
John Oliver talks about the situation of asylum seekers in USA under Trump administration. He points out the three major…
E28
John Oliver takes a look at how the Trump administration has handled the coronavirus outbreak in the US, from lack of pr…
E29
John Oliver discusses the long week of US presidential election results, including Donald Trump’s various attempts to ma…
E30
A week after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s various attempts to o…
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