Warehouses

E1 17 février 2019 30 min 8,4

Brexit III

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

E2 24 février 2019 30 min 8,3

Psychics

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

E3 3 mars 2019 30 min 8,3

Automation

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

E4 10 mars 2019 30 min 8,0

Robocalls

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

E5 17 mars 2019 30 min 8,3

Public Shaming

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

E6 31 mars 2019 30 min 8,0

WWE

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

E7 7 avril 2019 30 min 7,7

Mobile Homes

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

E8 14 avril 2019 30 min 7,8

Opioids II

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

E9 21 avril 2019 30 min 7,6

Mueller Report

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

E10 5 mai 2019 30 min 7,9

Lethal Injections

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

E11 12 mai 2019 30 min 7,6

Green New Deal

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.

E12 19 mai 2019 30 min 7,0

Death Investigations

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.

E13 2 juin 2019 30 min 7,8

Medical Devices

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

E14 9 juin 2019 30 min 7,9

Equal Rights Amendment

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

E15 16 juin 2019 30 min 7,4

Impeachment

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

E16 23 juin 2019 30 min 7,6

Everest

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

E17 30 juin 2019 30 min 7,6

Warehouses

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.”

E18 28 juillet 2019 30 min 7,6

Boris Johnson

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

E19 4 août 2019 30 min 7,8

Prison Labor

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

E20 11 août 2019 30 min 7,4

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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

E21 18 août 2019 30 min 7,2

Bias in Medicine

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

E22 8 septembre 2019 30 min 7,7

Filibuster

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

E23 15 septembre 2019 30 min 8,0

Legal Immigration

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).

E24 29 septembre 2019 30 min 7,6

Compounding Pharmacies

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.

E25 6 octobre 2019 30 min 7,4

One Child Policy

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

E26 13 octobre 2019 30 min 7,3

Weather

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

E27 27 octobre 2019 30 min 8,2

Trump & Syria

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

E28 3 novembre 2019 30 min 8,0

Voting Machines

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

E29 10 novembre 2019 30 min 8,6

SLAPP Suits

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.

E30 17 novembre 2019 30 min 8,0

The Census

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