1. Supreme Court
Air date: 2024-02-18 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the Supreme Court, the ethically questionable gifts some of the justices receive, and an offer for Clarence Thomas that could ruin John's life. Genuinely. You'll see.
Open episode 1 ↗2. Pig Butchering Scams
Air date: 2024-02-25 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses a massive new internet scam, West Virginia's attempt to ban books in schools, and the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that frozen embryos are people.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Boeing
Air date: 2024-03-03 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the decline of Boeing's reputation, the latest in Gaza, a conflict of interest for Clarence Thomas, and what dolphins do when you give them a mirror. All equally important information.
Open episode 3 ↗4. State Medical Boards
Air date: 2024-03-10 · 30 min
This week's main story is about state medical boards, how they often fail to protect patients from bad doctors, and why 9-1-1: Lone Star owes Melrose Place a debt of gratitude.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Student Loans
Air date: 2024-03-17 · 30 min
This week's main story is about student loan debt. Why it's gone up, why it's so hard to pay off, and what it all has to do with frog dick. Ya, you heard us. Frog dick.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Food Delivery Apps
Air date: 2024-03-31 · 30 min
This week's main story is about food delivery apps. How they function, why they're not as profitable as you may think, and one thing about them that could definitely keep you from getting into heaven.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Lethal Injections
Air date: 2024-04-07 · 30 min
This week's main story is an update on lethal injections, who is supplying the government with the newest drugs used to carry out executions, why those drugs sales may violate drug laws, and what we think The Property Brothers do behind closed doors.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Medicaid
Air date: 2024-04-14 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses why millions of people have been kicked off of Medicaid, and an 1864 law which is set to ban abortion in Arizona.
Open episode 8 ↗9. UFOs
Air date: 2024-04-21 · 30 min
John Oliver explains why we need honest inquiry into UFO sightings, covers the week's protests in the US over the war in Gaza, and recaps Adeel Mangi's confirmation hearing.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Public Libraries
Air date: 2024-05-05 · 30 min
This week's main story is about libraries, why so many books are being challenged, and how you really spell "Berenstain." Trust us, it's not how you think.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Opioid Settlements
Air date: 2024-05-12 · 30 min
This week's main story is about how governments are spending opioid settlements, why there's still time to make sure they're spent in better ways, and which invention is the greatest in human history. Undeniably, the greatest.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Corn
Air date: 2024-05-19 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the financial and environmental impact of corn in the U.S., recent commencement ceremony mishaps, and the rise of the far-right AfD party in Germany.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Indian Elections
Air date: 2024-06-02 · 30 min
This week's main story is about the Indian elections, how to eat a mango, and what the exact opposite of a snake would look like.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Deep Sea Mining
Air date: 2024-06-09 · 30 min
This week's main story is about deep-sea mining, whether it's worth doing, and what John has in common with Henry Kissinger (unrelated, but still important to note).
Open episode 14 ↗15. Trump's Second Term
Air date: 2024-06-16 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the plans for Donald Trump's second term, an interesting campaign choice from a conservative congressional candidate in Michigan, and the bakery that has very successfully turned John into a cake bear.
Open episode 15 ↗16. UK Elections
Air date: 2024-06-23 · 30 min
This week's main story is about the UK elections – who's running, who's recently stepped down, and why the Tories don't seem to have even one charismatic candidate. We don't have an answer for that last part, just plenty of proof that it's true.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Migrant Crime
Air date: 2024-07-21 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the wave of conservatives claiming there is a wave of "migrant crime", covers highlights from the RNC, and encourages us all to make suggestions for next year's World Games.
Open episode 17 ↗18. The West Bank
Air date: 2024-07-28 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses how The West Bank settlements came to be, a rumor about J.D. Vance that we cannot prove is false, and whether or not Jake Tapper is Brat.
Open episode 18 ↗19. RFK Jr.
Air date: 2024-08-04 · 40 min
John Oliver discusses RFK Jr.'s potential to sway the 2024 U.S. presidential election, controversies at the Olympics, and Donald Trump's recent puzzling comments about Kamala Harris.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Hawai'i
Air date: 2024-08-11 · 40 min
This week's main story is about Hawaii, the various groups making it harder and harder to live there, and why we all have to stop mailing them rocks. Seriously. You'll see.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Hospice
Air date: 2024-08-18 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses hospice scams, the Trump campaign's attempt to appear "not weird," and the Republican primary candidates who are making the party seem stranger and stranger.
Open episode 21 ↗22. School Lunch
Air date: 2024-09-08 · 39 min
Open episode 22 ↗23. Disability Benefits
Air date: 2024-09-22 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the obstacles in the way of Americans receiving disability benefits, last week's US presidential debate, and the misinformation being spread about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.
Open episode 23 ↗24. Federal Courts
Air date: 2024-09-29 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the impact Donald Trump had on the federal courts, how New York City's mayor was indicted for allegedly taking bribes from foreign sources, and why it's unforgivable that NYC's Rat Czar is not a rat in a top hat.
Open episode 24 ↗25. Traffic Stops
Air date: 2024-10-06 · 30 min
This week's main story is about traffic stops, the amount of power given to police during those stops and, of course, what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce talk about at dinner. We're happy for them, just admit you have no idea what they talk about. We're all happy for them! Just, please, admit it.
Open episode 25 ↗26. Election Subversion 2024
Air date: 2024-10-13 · 30 min
This week's main story is about the attempts made by Donald Trump and his supporters to undermine the upcoming election, why those attempts might seem valid to someone you know, love or are related to – all different – and what we can expect after election night.
Open episode 26 ↗27. Mass Deportation/Lee Greenwood
Air date: 2024-10-27 · 30 min
This week we did something a bit different. We covered two main stories, both related to immigration. One is about mass deportations, and the other is about the man behind one of America's most popular anthems, "God Bless the USA," but they're both — at their core — about Mountain Dew Baja Blast. Because any story about America is sort of a story about Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
Open episode 27 ↗28. Trump's Businesses
Air date: 2024-11-03 · 30 min
This week's main story is about how Donald Trump's businesses have changed since his term as president, what could happen if he's reelected, and how badly we want Reba McEntire to go on Hot Ones. Please, Reba. We need this.
Open episode 28 ↗29. Trump's Reelection
Air date: 2024-11-10 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses Donald Trump's reelection, what happens next, and why the whole thing is – arguably – Katy Perry's fault.
Open episode 29 ↗30. TikTok Ban
Air date: 2024-11-17 · 30 min
John Oliver discusses the looming TikTok ban in the US, Donald Trump's controversial nomination of Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General, and how to bring 2024 to a close.
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