Tập
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Episode 13
Tóm tắt
Many American companies do not offer paid leave after the birth of a child, which means they probably shouldn’t run sappy Mother’s Day ads. Also, the Japanese have some unhealthy obsession with mascots and John proposes to adopt some of that culture in the U.S. government agencies as well.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Mùa
- Mùa 2
- Tập
- Tập 13
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2015-05-10
- Thời lượng
- 30 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 13 là tập 13 trong Season 2 của Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2015-05-10. Thời lượng là 30 min.
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American students face a ridiculous amount of testing. John Oliver explains how standardized tests impact school funding, the achievement gap and how often the kids are expected to throw up while taking one.
Tập 14
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Tập 18
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