Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Coal
Overview
We’ve heard a lot of talk about coal miners in the last year, but what are the real issues surrounding coal? John Oliver and a giant squirrel look into it.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2017-06-18
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Coal is Episode 16 in Season 4 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2017-06-18. The runtime is 30 min.
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