Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: December 10, 2023: Freight Trains
Overview
John Oliver discusses freight trains and railroads, how they've put profits over safety, and, crucially, what shows he watched as a child that explain … everything.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2023-12-10
- Runtime
- 39 min
Episode context
December 10, 2023: Freight Trains is Episode 20 in Season 10 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2023-12-10. The runtime is 39 min.
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