Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: February 19, 2023: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Overview
John Oliver discusses psychedelic assisted therapy: its history, its potential, and what it has to do with A$AP Rocky’s relationship to rainbows. Plus, the Fox News lawsuit and the Ohio train derailment.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2023-02-19
- Runtime
- 35 min
Episode context
February 19, 2023: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy is Episode 1 in Season 10 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2023-02-19. The runtime is 35 min.
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