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Here we go again. - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 3
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Title: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Overview: A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

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Average Vote: 7.884 (679 votes)

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  • Self - Host: John Oliver
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Voting (Season 3 - Episode 1)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Abortion Laws (Season 3 - Episode 2)

    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?

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Donald Trump (Season 3 - Episode 3)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Special Districts (Season 3 - Episode 4)

    Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Encryption (Season 3 - Episode 5)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Border Wall (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Congressional Fundraising (Season 3 - Episode 7)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Credit Reports (Season 3 - Episode 8)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Lead (Season 3 - Episode 9)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Puerto Rico (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Scientific Studies (Season 3 - Episode 11)

    John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - 911 (Season 3 - Episode 12)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Primaries and Caucuses (Season 3 - Episode 13)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Debt Buyers (Season 3 - Episode 14)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Retirement Plans (Season 3 - Episode 15)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Brexit (Season 3 - Episode 16)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Doping (Season 3 - Episode 17)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Republican National Convention (Season 3 - Episode 18)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Democratic National Convention (Season 3 - Episode 19)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Journalism (Season 3 - Episode 20)

    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.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Auto Lending (Season 3 - Episode 21)

    Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Charter Schools (Season 3 - Episode 22)

    Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Scandals (Season 3 - Episode 23)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Police Accountability (Season 3 - Episode 24)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Guantánamo (Season 3 - Episode 25)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Third Parties (Season 3 - Episode 26)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Opioids (Season 3 - Episode 27)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - School Segregation (Season 3 - Episode 28)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Multilevel Marketing (Season 3 - Episode 29)

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

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - President-Elect Trump (Season 3 - Episode 30)

    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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