Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
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Bankruptcy
John Oliver details why people file for bankruptcy, how needlessly difficult the process can be, and the ways we can better serve people struggling with debt.
Season 1
27 Apr. 2014
POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful, and talks with the former NSA director General Keith Alexander.
4 May 2014
Capital Punishment
John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande, and the rising issues happening in Brunei.
11 May 2014
Climate Change Denial
John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations, and invites Bill Nye to a statistically representative climate change debate.
18 May 2014
The Right to Be Forgotten
John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be Forgotten" ruling, and updates us on how the Indian election is going, with help from Fareed Zakaria.
1 Jun. 2014
Net Neutrality
This week's topics include the rise of the far right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghanistan, Net Neutrality, Australia's hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
8 Jun. 2014
FIFA and the World Cup
John Oliver discusses the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square rebellion and the FIFA World Cup and invites Right Said Fred to send a message to Bashar al-Assad.
15 Jun. 2014
Immigration Reform
John discusses immigration, the Washington Redskins and Iraq and talks to Stephen Hawking.
22 Jun. 2014
Dr. Oz
John highlights recent news such as the problems of tourism in Antarctica, discusses international royalty as a service to Game of Thrones fans and panders to the audience in response to allegations against Dr. Oz.
29 Jun. 2014
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist Pepe Julian Onziema.
13 Jul. 2014
Income Inequality and Wealth Inequality
John revisits news of a change in Japan's foreign policy, the love letters of Warren G. Harding and CIA's social media activity, and discusses the issues of income inequality in America.
20 Jul. 2014
Incarceration in the United States
John talks about Gaza (but mostly Anderson Cooper) and about Malaysia Airlines flight 17, then discusses prison incarcerations in America and sings with muppets from Sesame Street.
27 Jul. 2014
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
John addresses the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, revisits the subject of international royalty, discusses the safety of nuclear weapons and campaigns to save geckos in space.
10 Aug. 2014
Payday Loans
John discusses payday loans and Russia's import embargo on U.S. chicken and soybean.
17 Aug. 2014
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.
7 Sep. 2014
Student Debt
John provides a eulogy for the mating space geckos, and talks about student debt.
14 Sep. 2014
Scottish Independence Referendum
John discusses the Scottish independence referendum and corporations using Twitter.
21 Sep. 2014
United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
John focuses on the Miss America 2015 pageant with special guest Kathy Griffin.
5 Oct. 2014
Civil Forfeiture
John Oliver shows us how desperate the American law enforcement are to make money out of everyone.
19 Oct. 2014
Military Translators
Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave.
2 Nov. 2014
State Legislatures and ALEC
John disusses robot sales associates at Lowe's, U.S legislatures in elections, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
9 Nov. 2014
The Lottery
Last Week Tonight features in-depth and critical look at state lotteries. It also looks at the Turkish Prime Minister's Grand Palace and a Salmon shooting cannon.
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