Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining
Overview
John Oliver discusses the environmental risks of deep-sea mining, France's preparation for the Olympics, and an update on Red Lobster.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2024-06-09
- Runtime
- 39 min
Episode context
June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining is Episode 14 in Season 11 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2024-06-09. The runtime is 39 min.
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