Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Main story: John Oliver explains what critical race theory is, and what it isn’t; plus, the Canadian trucker protests.

Main Story: Sex Work; John Oliver explains why criminalizing sex work hasn't helped the most vulnerable people involved, and why we should start listening to those at the center of the conversation: sex workers.

Main Story: Wrongful Convictions; John Oliver explains why it's so difficult to be exonerated for a wrongful conviction, even when there's compelling evidence to prove your innocence, and how we can correct the state's mistakes.

Tickets; John Oliver explains why concert tickets are so expensive, who's making money off of them, and which One Direction is his favorite.

Harm Reduction; John 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.

Trucks; John Oliver explains how truck drivers get paid, how they often don't, and how companies exploit them to increase profits.

Data Brokers; John 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.

John Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging; plus, a look at Dr Oz's campaign for U.S. senate.

John Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color, and pandas.

Main Story: Abortion Ruling; John Oliver discusses the leaked draft opinion that looks set to overturn Roe v. Wade, how we got to this point, and where we may be headed.

Main Story: Utilities; John 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.

John 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.

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 our school safety issues, or a new problem altogether.

Oliver discusses the tech. monopolies and how to address the hidden harm they do.

Oliver dissects why rent has become increasingly unaffordable , and how the system is stacked against the tenants. Plus GOP primaries.

John Oliver discusses the water shortage in the American west, how it is already impacting the people who live there, and what God has to say about it.

John Oliver discusses what causes inflation, what we’ve done about the current round of it, and, of course, makes the smartest investment of all time.

John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system, some of the inadequate ways we’ve tried to fill them, and what it all has to do with the gallbladder.

John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how we’ve fumbled our response to it, and some aspirations for this coming autumn.

Afghanistan; John 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 properly modify the verb “feel.”

John 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.

John Oliver discusses the wildly popular television franchise , what it's been teaching us about law enforcement, and some tricks for how to get to sleep in two minutes flat.

John Oliver discusses Jair Bolsonaro, how he’s run Brazil as president, how far he might go to maintain power after the upcoming election, and, of course, nunchucks.

The late-night series sees the British comic review what happened the past seven days in news, politics and current events, all with a heavy dose of satire.

John 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.