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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 6

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 6

February 17, 2019 30 episodes

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Brexit III
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E1. Brexit III

30m Feb 17, 2019

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences.

Psychics
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E2. Psychics

30m Feb 24, 2019

Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people.

Automation
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E3. Automation

30m Mar 3, 2019

Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.

Robocalls
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E4. Robocalls

30m Mar 10, 2019

Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it.

Public Shaming
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E5. Public Shaming

30m Mar 17, 2019

John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad.

WWE
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E6. WWE

30m Mar 31, 2019

John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.

Mobile Homes
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E7. Mobile Homes

30m Apr 7, 2019

Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so.

Opioids II
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E8. Opioids II

30m Apr 14, 2019

Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.

Mueller Report
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E9. Mueller Report

30m Apr 21, 2019

Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.

Lethal Injections
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E10. Lethal Injections

30m May 5, 2019

John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking frog.

Green New Deal
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E11. Green New Deal

30m May 12, 2019

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.

Death Investigations
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E12. Death Investigations

30m May 19, 2019

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.

Medical Devices
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E13. Medical Devices

30m Jun 2, 2019

John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation.

Equal Rights Amendment
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E14. Equal Rights Amendment

30m Jun 9, 2019

There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.

Impeachment
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E15. Impeachment

30m Jun 16, 2019

With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks.

Everest
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E16. Everest

30m Jun 23, 2019

Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.

Warehouses
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E17. Warehouses

30m Jun 30, 2019

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.”

Boris Johnson
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E18. Boris Johnson

30m Jul 28, 2019

John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.

Prison Labor
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E19. Prison Labor

30m Aug 4, 2019

John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
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E20. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

30m Aug 11, 2019

John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.

Bias in Medicine
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E21. Bias in Medicine

30m Aug 18, 2019

John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment.

Filibuster
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E22. Filibuster

30m Sep 8, 2019

John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat.

Legal Immigration
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E23. Legal Immigration

30m Sep 15, 2019

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).

Compounding Pharmacies
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E24. Compounding Pharmacies

30m Sep 29, 2019

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.

One Child Policy
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E25. One Child Policy

30m Oct 6, 2019

John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not.

Weather
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E26. Weather

30m Oct 13, 2019

John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service

Trump & Syria
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E27. Trump & Syria

30m Oct 27, 2019

John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.

Voting Machines
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E28. Voting Machines

30m Nov 3, 2019

John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them.

SLAPP Suits
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E29. SLAPP Suits

30m Nov 10, 2019

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.

The Census
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E30. The Census

30m Nov 17, 2019

Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.

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