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Season 3

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Season released 14th Feb, 2016.

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Season 3 Episodes

S03 Episode 1

Voting

John talks about Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's avian mascot, and how Voter ID laws should be applied to those who write them.

30 mins · Sun, 14 Feb 2016

S03 Episode 2

Abortion Laws

Abortion is theoretically legal, but some states make it practically inaccessible. And how is Hollywood whitewashing still a thing?

30 mins · Sun, 21 Feb 2016

S03 Episode 3

Donald Trump

Our main story was about Donald Trump. We can't believe we're saying that either.

30 mins · Sun, 28 Feb 2016

S03 Episode 4

Special Districts

Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.

30 mins · Sun, 6 Mar 2016

S03 Episode 5

Encryption

Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It’s…complicated.

30 mins · Sun, 13 Mar 2016

S03 Episode 6

Border Wall

Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?

30 mins · Sun, 20 Mar 2016

S03 Episode 7

Congressional Fundraising

Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the costs of political spending.

30 mins · Sun, 3 Apr 2016

S03 Episode 8

Credit Reports

Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is a problem.

30 mins · Sun, 10 Apr 2016

S03 Episode 9

Lead

Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.

30 mins · Sun, 17 Apr 2016

S03 Episode 10

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.

30 mins · Sun, 24 Apr 2016

S03 Episode 11

Scientific Studies

John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

30 mins · Sun, 8 May 2016

S03 Episode 12

911

John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new technology, so “no guarantees” is the unfortunate reality.

30 mins · Sun, 15 May 2016

S03 Episode 13

Primaries and Caucuses

Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted — to say the least. Nevertheless, John Oliver reminds Americans that the "middle of the game" is the worst possible time to change the rules.

30 mins · Sun, 22 May 2016

S03 Episode 14

Debt Buyers

John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week Tonight’ took a hands-on approach to addressing this issue.

30 mins · Sun, 5 Jun 2016

S03 Episode 15

Retirement Plans

John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice - Last Week Tonight is here to help.

30 mins · Sun, 12 Jun 2016

S03 Episode 16

Brexit

John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight lays out exactly why it’s a mistake to leave the EU.

30 mins · Sun, 19 Jun 2016

S03 Episode 17

Doping

Main segment: 2016 Summer Olympics and doping in sports. Segments: Aftermath of the United Kingdom EU membership referendum.

30 mins · Sun, 26 Jun 2016

S03 Episode 18

Republican National Convention

Main segment: Republican National Convention. Segments: Hillary Clinton's VP Pick; Boris Johnson as Britain's Foreign Secretary; Roger Ailes Resignation; Unauthorised use of music by politicians

30 mins · Sun, 24 Jul 2016

S03 Episode 19

Democratic National Convention

Main segment: Democratic National Convention. Segments: Voter ID Laws, 2016 Turkish Purges

30 mins · Sun, 31 Jul 2016

S03 Episode 20

Journalism

John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news.

30 mins · Sun, 7 Aug 2016

S03 Episode 21

Auto Lending

Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

30 mins · Sun, 14 Aug 2016

S03 Episode 22

Charter Schools

Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

30 mins · Sun, 21 Aug 2016

S03 Episode 23

Scandals

Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.

30 mins · Sun, 25 Sep 2016

S03 Episode 24

Police Accountability

John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

30 mins · Sun, 2 Oct 2016

S03 Episode 25

Guantánamo

John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

30 mins · Sun, 9 Oct 2016

S03 Episode 26

Third Parties

Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.

30 mins · Sun, 16 Oct 2016

S03 Episode 27

Opioids

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.

30 mins · Sun, 23 Oct 2016

S03 Episode 28

School Segregation

Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.

30 mins · Sun, 30 Oct 2016

S03 Episode 29

Multilevel Marketing

Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.

30 mins · Sun, 6 Nov 2016

S03 Episode 30

President-Elect Trump

The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.

30 mins · Sun, 13 Nov 2016

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