Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 3

30 episodes · Feb 14, 2016

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  • Voting
    S3E1

    Voting

    Feb 14, 201630m

    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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  • Abortion Laws
    S3E2

    Abortion Laws

    Feb 21, 201630m

    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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  • Donald Trump
    S3E3

    Donald Trump

    Feb 28, 201630m

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

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  • Special Districts
    S3E4

    Special Districts

    Mar 6, 201630m

    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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  • Encryption
    S3E5

    Encryption

    Mar 13, 201629m

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

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  • Border Wall
    S3E6

    Border Wall

    Mar 20, 201630m

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

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  • Congressional Fundraising
    S3E7

    Congressional Fundraising

    Apr 3, 201630m

    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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  • Credit Reports
    S3E8

    Credit Reports

    Apr 10, 201630m

    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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  • Lead
    S3E9

    Lead

    Apr 17, 201630m

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

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  • Puerto Rico
    S3E10

    Puerto Rico

    Apr 24, 201630m

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

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  • Scientific Studies
    S3E11

    Scientific Studies

    May 8, 201630m

    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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  • 911
    S3E12

    911

    May 15, 201630m

    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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  • Primaries and Caucuses
    S3E13

    Primaries and Caucuses

    May 22, 201630m

    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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  • Debt Buyers
    S3E14

    Debt Buyers

    Jun 5, 201635m

    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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  • Retirement Plans
    S3E15

    Retirement Plans

    Jun 12, 201632m

    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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  • Brexit
    S3E16

    Brexit

    Jun 19, 201630m

    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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  • Doping
    S3E17

    Doping

    Jun 26, 201630m

    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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  • Republican National Convention
    S3E18

    Republican National Convention

    Jul 24, 201630m

    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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  • Democratic National Convention
    S3E19

    Democratic National Convention

    Jul 31, 201630m

    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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  • Journalism
    S3E20

    Journalism

    Aug 7, 201630m

    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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  • Auto Lending
    S3E21

    Auto Lending

    Aug 14, 201630m

    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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  • Charter Schools
    S3E22

    Charter Schools

    Aug 21, 201635m

    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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  • Scandals
    S3E23

    Scandals

    Sep 25, 201630m

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

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  • Police Accountability
    S3E24

    Police Accountability

    Oct 2, 201630m

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

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  • Guantánamo
    S3E25

    Guantánamo

    Oct 9, 201630m

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

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  • Third Parties
    S3E26

    Third Parties

    Oct 16, 201630m

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

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  • Opioids
    S3E27

    Opioids

    Oct 23, 201635m

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

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  • School Segregation
    S3E28

    School Segregation

    Oct 30, 201630m

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

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  • Multilevel Marketing
    S3E29

    Multilevel Marketing

    Nov 6, 201640m

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

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  • President-Elect Trump
    S3E30

    President-Elect Trump

    Nov 13, 201630m

    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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