Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Season 6

Season 6

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Season 6

30 episodes

  • Brexit III
    S6·E1

    Brexit III

    February 17, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Psychics
    S6·E2

    Psychics

    February 24, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Automation
    S6·E3

    Automation

    March 3, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Robocalls
    S6·E4

    Robocalls

    March 10, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Public Shaming
    S6·E5

    Public Shaming

    March 17, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • WWE
    S6·E6

    WWE

    March 31, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Mobile Homes
    S6·E7

    Mobile Homes

    April 7, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Opioids II
    S6·E8

    Opioids II

    April 14, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E9

    Mueller Report

    April 21, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Lethal Injections
    S6·E10

    Lethal Injections

    May 5, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Green New Deal
    S6·E11

    Green New Deal

    May 12, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E12

    Death Investigations

    May 19, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E13

    Medical Devices

    June 2, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Equal Rights Amendment
    S6·E14

    Equal Rights Amendment

    June 9, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Impeachment
    S6·E15

    Impeachment

    June 16, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Everest
    S6·E16

    Everest

    June 23, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Warehouses
    S6·E17

    Warehouses

    June 30, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E18

    Boris Johnson

    July 28, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E19

    Prison Labor

    August 4, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
    S6·E20

    Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

    August 11, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Bias in Medicine
    S6·E21

    Bias in Medicine

    August 18, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Filibuster
    S6·E22

    Filibuster

    September 8, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Legal Immigration
    S6·E23

    Legal Immigration

    September 15, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E24

    Compounding Pharmacies

    September 29, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E25

    One Child Policy

    October 6, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Weather
    S6·E26

    Weather

    October 13, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Trump & Syria
    S6·E27

    Trump & Syria

    October 27, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • Voting Machines
    S6·E28

    Voting Machines

    November 3, 2019 · 30 min

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

  • SLAPP Suits
    S6·E29

    SLAPP Suits

    November 10, 2019 · 30 min

    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
    S6·E30

    The Census

    November 17, 2019 · 30 min

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

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