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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 6
February 17, 2019
30 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
30
1
Brexit III
Feb 17, 2019
30 min
4.2/5
The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences.
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2
Psychics
Feb 24, 2019
30 min
4.2/5
Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people.
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3
Automation
Mar 3, 2019
30 min
4.1/5
Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.
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4
Robocalls
Mar 10, 2019
30 min
3.9/5
Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it.
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5
Public Shaming
Mar 17, 2019
30 min
4.1/5
John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad.
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6
WWE
Mar 31, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.
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7
Mobile Homes
Apr 7, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so.
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8
Opioids II
Apr 14, 2019
30 min
3.9/5
Following 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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9
Mueller Report
Apr 21, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.
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10
Lethal Injections
May 5, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking frog.
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11
Green New Deal
May 12, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
With 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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12
Death Investigations
May 19, 2019
30 min
3.4/5
America’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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13
Medical Devices
Jun 2, 2019
30 min
3.9/5
John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation.
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14
Equal Rights Amendment
Jun 9, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.
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15
Impeachment
Jun 16, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks.
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16
Everest
Jun 23, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.
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17
Warehouses
Jun 30, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
It’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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18
Boris Johnson
Jul 28, 2019
30 min
3.7/5
John 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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19
Prison Labor
Aug 4, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families.
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20
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
Aug 11, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.
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21
Bias in Medicine
Aug 18, 2019
30 min
3.5/5
John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment.
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22
Filibuster
Sep 8, 2019
30 min
3.8/5
John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat.
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23
Legal Immigration
Sep 15, 2019
30 min
3.9/5
Legal 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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24
Compounding Pharmacies
Sep 29, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
Compounding 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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25
One Child Policy
Oct 6, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not.
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26
Weather
Oct 13, 2019
30 min
3.6/5
John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service
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27
Trump & Syria
Oct 27, 2019
30 min
4.0/5
John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.
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28
Voting Machines
Nov 3, 2019
30 min
3.9/5
John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them.
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29
SLAPP Suits
Nov 10, 2019
30 min
4.2/5
After 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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30
The Census
Nov 17, 2019
30 min
4.0/5
Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.
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