Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Native Advertising
Overview
John talks about Uganda's anti-gay laws, the CIA's recent report on their use of torture, the New York Port Authority, Argentina's default on debt and native advertising.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2014-08-03
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Native Advertising is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2014-08-03. The runtime is 30 min.
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