Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 6

Tập 1 2019-02-17 | 30 min The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences. Tập 2 2019-02-24 | 30 min Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people. Tập 3 2019-03-03 | 30 min Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new. Tập 4 2019-03-10 | 30 min Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it. Tập 5 2019-03-17 | 30 min John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad. Tập 6 2019-03-31 | 30 min John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t. Tập 7 2019-04-07 | 30 min Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so. Tập 8 2019-04-14 | 30 min Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis. Tập 9 2019-04-21 | 30 min Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned. Tập 10 2019-05-05 | 30 min John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking frog. Tập 11 2019-05-12 | 30 min With the Green New Deal sparking a national conversation about all the ways to combat climate change, John Oliver looks at a few potential solutions. Tập 12 2019-05-19 | 30 min America’s system for conducting death investigations is a mess. John Oliver explains why we should all be a little more concerned about fixing it. Tập 13 2019-06-02 | 30 min John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation. Tập 14 2019-06-09 | 30 min There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that. Tập 15 2019-06-16 | 30 min With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks. Tập 16 2019-06-23 | 30 min Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why. Tập 17 2019-06-30 | 30 min It’s easy to buy things online, and even easier not to think about how they get to you. John Oliver discusses what happens when you click “buy now.” Tập 18 2019-07-28 | 30 min John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it. Tập 19 2019-08-04 | 30 min John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families. Tập 20 2019-08-11 | 30 min John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions. Tập 21 2019-08-18 | 30 min John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment. Tập 22 2019-09-08 | 30 min John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat. Tập 23 2019-09-15 | 30 min Legal immigration is a term which was repeated throughout the Trump presidency. But John Oliver explains its absurdity as well as why people resort to illegal means to enter the country. He breaks down all the four ways a person can enter USA legally: Family, Employment, Good Luck (Visa Lottery), Bad Luck (Refugee). Tập 24 2019-09-29 | 30 min Compounding pharmacies create medication tailored to the specific needs of individual patients. John Oliver explains why this small corner of the drug market can cause big problems. Tập 25 2019-10-06 | 30 min John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not. Tập 26 2019-10-13 | 30 min John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service Tập 27 2019-10-27 | 30 min John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria. Tập 28 2019-11-03 | 30 min John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them. Tập 29 2019-11-10 | 30 min After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are designed to stifle public dissent. Tập 30 2019-11-17 | 30 min Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.