Episode
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Oil
Overview
A massive but little-known oil spill off the U.S. Gulf Coast prompts Hasan to examine the serious consequences of expanding American oil production.
Details
- Series
- Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-11-11
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Oil is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. It aired on 2018-11-11. The runtime is 22 min.
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