Last Week Tonight with John Oliver S09E13 · June 5, 2022: School Police

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In the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, John Oliver discusses the push for more police in schools and whether they are the answer to school safety issues, or a new problem altogether. Plus, John makes an offer for a banana sculpture in Australia.

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1. 1 1. February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory2022-02-20 · 35mJohn Oliver explains what critical race theory is, what it isn't, and why we can expect to hear more about it in the coming months. Plus, the Canadian trucker protests.
2. 2 2. February 27, 2022: Sex Work2022-02-27 · 40mAs long as sex work has existed, so have efforts to end it. John Oliver explains why criminalizing the trade hasn’t helped the most vulnerable people involved, and why we should st
3. 3 3. March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions2022-03-06 · 29mJohn Oliver talks about the current practices of overturning wrongful convictions and how it is quite unsupportive of even apparently innocent people. He advocates for urgent refor
4. 4 4. March 13, 2022: Tickets2022-03-13 · 30mJohn Oliver explains why concert tickets are so expensive, who’s making money off of them, and which One Direction is his favorite. Plus, the introduction of some appalling anti-LG
5. 5 5. March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction2022-03-27 · 40mJohn Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn't, be doing to prevent them. Plus, a rather odd yearly tradition in Nenana, Al
6. 6 6. April 3, 2022: Trucks2022-04-03 · 35mJohn Oliver explains how truck drivers get paid, how they often don’t, and how companies exploit them to increase profits. Plus, Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn's tales of
7. 7 7. April 10, 2022: Data Brokers2022-04-10 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one unusual way to change privacy laws. Plus, Russian State TV lies
8. 8 8. April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations2022-04-17 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging, particularly to the innocent. Plus, a look at Dr. Oz's campaign for U.S. Senate.
9. 9 9. May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism2022-05-01 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color and how zoning is manipulating the same people to live in adverse condition
10. 10 10. May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election2022-05-08 · 42mJohn Oliver discusses the current presidential election in The Philippines and why Bongbong Marcos is - albeit in a very limited and unflattering way - sort of like Ant-Man. Plus,
11. 11 11. May 15, 2022: Utilities2022-05-15 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are, and why they get such bad Yelp reviews. Plus, a look at Alab
12. 12 12. May 22, 2022: Subway2022-05-22 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses one of the largest franchises in the U.S., how their business model doesn’t always serve franchisees, and what it all has to do with Korean dramas.
13. 13 13. June 5, 2022: School Police2022-06-05 · 35mIn the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, John Oliver discusses the push for more police in schools and whether they are the answer to school safety issues, or a new problem alto
14. 14 14. June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies2022-06-12 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses tech monopolies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and how to address the hidden harm they can do. Plus, a look at the hotly contested U.S. Senate r
15. 15 15. June 19, 2022: Rent2022-06-19 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses why rent has become increasingly unaffordable, what we can do to combat a system that is stacked against tenants, and, of course, Dakota Johnson’s complex rel
16. 16 16. June 26, 2022: Water2022-06-26 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the water shortage in the American west; plus, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
17. 17 17. July 24, 2022: Inflation2022-07-24 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the causes of inflation and what we've done about it; plus, updates on the beach dolls and the banana sculpture.
18. 18 18. July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care2022-07-31 · 34mJohn Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system; plus, a look at who's running to become the UK's prime minister.
19. 19 19. August 7, 2022: Monkeypox2022-08-07 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how the authorities have fumbled the response to it, and some aspirations for this coming autumn. Plus, Walter from
20. 20 20. August 14, 2022: Afghanistan2022-08-14 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses what’s happened since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, how their ongoing crisis has even more to do with our decisions than you might think, and how to pro
21. 21 21. August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets2022-08-21 · 35mJohn Oliver explains what carbon offsets are, what they claim to do, how they might be making climate change even worse, and, of course, how Oscar Isaac is getting hotter.
22. 22 22. September 11, 2022: Law & Order2022-09-11 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the wildly popular television franchise, what it’s been teaching us about law enforcement, and how it differs from the reality. Plus, some important developme
23. 23 23. September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro2022-09-25 · 33mJohn Oliver discusses Jair Bolsonaro, how he's run Brazil as president and how far he might go to maintain power after the upcoming election. Plus, the absurd stunt by Florida's Go
24. 24 24. October 2, 2022: Museums2022-10-02 · 40mJohn Oliver discusses some of the world's most prestigious museums, why they contain so many stolen goods, the market that continues to illegally trade antiquities, and a pretty so
25. 25 25. October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting2022-10-09 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy. Plus, why teenage gir
26. 26 26. October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II2022-10-16 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the latest round of attacks on transgender rights, what’s at stake, and how kids are schooling the ignorant adults on this topic. Plus, why the Crimean Bridge
27. 27 27. October 30, 2022: Bail Reform2022-10-30 · 35mWith the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses the issue at the core of many republican attack ads: bail reform. Plus, the turmoil in British politics after the
28. 28 28. November 6, 2022: Election Subversion2022-11-06 · 35mWith the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses what happens after the votes are in, how some elected officials might try to negate legitimate election results,
29. 29 29. November 13, 2022: The Monarchy2022-11-13 · 35mJohn Oliver discusses the future of the British monarchy, what they have and have not acknowledged about their past, and how Winston Churchill preferred to go down waterslides. Plu
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