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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 3
February 14, 2016
30 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
30
1
Voting
Feb 14, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
John 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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2
Abortion Laws
Feb 21, 2016
30 min
3.8/5
John 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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3
Donald Trump
Feb 28, 2016
30 min
3.6/5
John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.
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4
Special Districts
Mar 6, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
Special 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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5
Encryption
Mar 13, 2016
29 min
3.9/5
Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It's…complicated.
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6
Border Wall
Mar 20, 2016
30 min
3.8/5
Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?
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7
Congressional Fundraising
Apr 3, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
Lawmakers 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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8
Credit Reports
Apr 10, 2016
30 min
3.7/5
Credit 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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9
Lead
Apr 17, 2016
30 min
3.9/5
Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.
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10
Puerto Rico
Apr 24, 2016
30 min
4.1/5
Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
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11
Scientific Studies
May 8, 2016
30 min
3.9/5
John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?
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12
911
May 15, 2016
30 min
3.8/5
John 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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13
Primaries and Caucuses
May 22, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
Last 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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14
Debt Buyers
Jun 5, 2016
35 min
3.7/5
John 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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15
Retirement Plans
Jun 12, 2016
32 min
3.9/5
John 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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16
Brexit
Jun 19, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
John 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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17
Doping
Jun 26, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
John 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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18
Republican National Convention
Jul 24, 2016
30 min
3.8/5
John 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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19
Democratic National Convention
Jul 31, 2016
30 min
4.2/5
John 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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20
Journalism
Aug 7, 2016
30 min
4.2/5
John 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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21
Auto Lending
Aug 14, 2016
30 min
4.1/5
Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.
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22
Charter Schools
Aug 21, 2016
35 min
4.1/5
Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.
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23
Scandals
Sep 25, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.
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24
Police Accountability
Oct 2, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.
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25
Guantánamo
Oct 9, 2016
30 min
3.9/5
John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
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26
Third Parties
Oct 16, 2016
30 min
4.0/5
Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.
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27
Opioids
Oct 23, 2016
35 min
4.0/5
John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
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28
School Segregation
Oct 30, 2016
30 min
3.9/5
Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.
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29
Multilevel Marketing
Nov 6, 2016
40 min
3.8/5
Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.
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30
President-Elect Trump
Nov 13, 2016
30 min
4.2/5
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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