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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3

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Season 3 Episodes

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1. Voting

February 14th, 201630 min

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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2. Abortion Laws

February 21st, 201630 min

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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3. Donald Trump

February 28th, 201630 min

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

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4. Special Districts

March 6th, 201630 min

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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5. Encryption

March 13th, 201629 min

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

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6. Border Wall

March 20th, 201630 min

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

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7. Congressional Fundraising

April 3rd, 201630 min

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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8. Credit Reports

April 10th, 201630 min

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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9. Lead

April 17th, 201630 min

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

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10. Puerto Rico

April 24th, 201630 min

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

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11. Scientific Studies

May 8th, 201630 min

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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12. 911

May 15th, 201630 min

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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13. Primaries and Caucuses

May 22nd, 201630 min

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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14. Debt Buyers

June 5th, 201635 min

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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15. Retirement Plans

June 12th, 201632 min

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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16. Brexit

June 19th, 201630 min

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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17. Doping

June 26th, 201630 min

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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18. Republican National Convention

July 24th, 201630 min

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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19. Democratic National Convention

July 31st, 201630 min

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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20. Journalism

August 7th, 201630 min

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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21. Auto Lending

August 14th, 201630 min

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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22. Charter Schools

August 21st, 201635 min

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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23. Scandals

September 25th, 201630 min

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

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24. Police Accountability

October 2nd, 201630 min

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

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25. Guantánamo

October 9th, 201630 min

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

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26. Third Parties

October 16th, 201630 min

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

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27. Opioids

October 23rd, 201635 min

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

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28. School Segregation

October 30th, 201630 min

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

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29. Multilevel Marketing

November 6th, 201640 min

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

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30. President-Elect Trump

November 13th, 201630 min

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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Feb 19, 2023
Season 9

Season 9

Feb 20, 2022
Season 8

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Feb 14, 2021
Season 7

Season 7

Feb 16, 2020
Season 6

Season 6

Feb 17, 2019
Season 5

Season 5

Feb 18, 2018
Season 4

Season 4

Feb 12, 2017
Season 3

Season 3

Feb 14, 2016
Season 2

Season 2

Feb 8, 2015
Season 1

Season 1

Apr 27, 2014
Specials

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Apr 27, 2014