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s13e21 · 2026-08-17
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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30 this season · 371 totals11e01 Supreme Court 2024-02-19 04:00
Supreme Court
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.
s11e02 Pig Butchering Scams 2024-02-26 04:00
Pig Butchering Scams
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.
s11e03 Boeing 2024-03-04 04:00
Boeing
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.
s11e04 State Medical Boards 2024-03-11 03:00
State Medical Boards
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.
s11e05 Student Loans 2024-03-18 03:00
Student Loans
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.
s11e06 Food Delivery Apps 2024-04-01 03:00
Food Delivery Apps
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.
s11e07 Lethal Injections 2024-04-08 03:00
Lethal Injections
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.
s11e08 Medicaid 2024-04-15 03:00
Medicaid
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.
s11e09 UFOs 2024-04-22 03:00
UFOs
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.
s11e10 Public Libraries 2024-05-06 03:00
Public Libraries
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.
s11e11 Opioid Settlements 2024-05-13 03:00
Opioid Settlements
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.
s11e12 Corn 2024-05-20 03:00
Corn
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.
s11e13 Indian Elections 2024-06-03 03:00
Indian Elections
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.
s11e14 Deep Sea Mining 2024-06-10 03:00
Deep Sea Mining
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).
s11e15 Trump's Second Term 2024-06-17 03:00
Trump's Second Term
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.
s11e16 UK Elections 2024-06-24 03:00
UK Elections
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.
s11e17 Migrant Crime 2024-07-22 03:00
Migrant Crime
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.
s11e18 The West Bank 2024-07-29 03:00
The West Bank
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.
s11e19 RFK Jr. 2024-08-05 03:25
RFK Jr.
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.
s11e20 Hawai'i 2024-08-12 03:00
Hawai'i
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.
s11e21 Hospice 2024-08-19 03:00
Hospice
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.
s11e22 School Lunch 2024-09-09 03:00
School Lunch
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s11e23 Disability Benefits 2024-09-23 03:00
Disability Benefits
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.
s11e24 Federal Courts 2024-09-30 03:00
Federal Courts
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.
s11e25 Traffic Stops 2024-10-07 03:00
Traffic Stops
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.
s11e26 Election Subversion 2024 2024-10-14 03:00
Election Subversion 2024
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.
s11e27 Mass Deportation/Lee Greenwood 2024-10-28 03:00
Mass Deportation/Lee Greenwood
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.
s11e28 Trump's Businesses 2024-11-04 04:00
Trump's Businesses
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.
s11e29 Trump's Reelection 2024-11-11 04:00
Trump's Reelection
John Oliver discusses Donald Trump's reelection, what happens next, and why the whole thing is – arguably – Katy Perry's fault.
s11e30 TikTok Ban 2024-11-18 04:00
TikTok Ban
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.