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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 3

February 14, 2016 30 episodes

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Voting
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E1. Voting

30m Feb 14, 2016

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.

Abortion Laws
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E2. Abortion Laws

30m Feb 21, 2016

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?

Donald Trump
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E3. Donald Trump

30m Feb 28, 2016

John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.

Special Districts
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E4. Special Districts

30m Mar 6, 2016

Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.

Encryption
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E5. Encryption

29m Mar 13, 2016

Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It's…complicated.

Border Wall
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E6. Border Wall

30m Mar 20, 2016

Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?

Congressional Fundraising
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E7. Congressional Fundraising

30m Apr 3, 2016

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.

Credit Reports
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E8. Credit Reports

30m Apr 10, 2016

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.

Lead
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E9. Lead

30m Apr 17, 2016

Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.

Puerto Rico
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E10. Puerto Rico

30m Apr 24, 2016

Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.

Scientific Studies
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E11. Scientific Studies

30m May 8, 2016

John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

911
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E12. 911

30m May 15, 2016

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.

Primaries and Caucuses
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E13. Primaries and Caucuses

30m May 22, 2016

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.

Debt Buyers
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E14. Debt Buyers

35m Jun 5, 2016

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.

Retirement Plans
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E15. Retirement Plans

32m Jun 12, 2016

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.

Brexit
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E16. Brexit

30m Jun 19, 2016

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.

Doping
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E17. Doping

30m Jun 26, 2016

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.

Republican National Convention
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E18. Republican National Convention

30m Jul 24, 2016

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.

Democratic National Convention
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E19. Democratic National Convention

30m Jul 31, 2016

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.

Journalism
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E20. Journalism

30m Aug 7, 2016

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.

Auto Lending
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E21. Auto Lending

30m Aug 14, 2016

Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

Charter Schools
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E22. Charter Schools

35m Aug 21, 2016

Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

Scandals
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E23. Scandals

30m Sep 25, 2016

Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.

Police Accountability
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E24. Police Accountability

30m Oct 2, 2016

John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

Guantánamo
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E25. Guantánamo

30m Oct 9, 2016

John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

Third Parties
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E26. Third Parties

30m Oct 16, 2016

Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.

Opioids
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E27. Opioids

35m Oct 23, 2016

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.

School Segregation
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E28. School Segregation

30m Oct 30, 2016

Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.

Multilevel Marketing
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E29. Multilevel Marketing

40m Nov 6, 2016

Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.

President-Elect Trump
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E30. President-Elect Trump

30m Nov 13, 2016

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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