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Season 6

Season 6

7.8·17 février 2019·30 épisodes·15h
Épisodes · 30
Brexit III
E1

Brexit III

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences.

30min·17 févr. 2019
Psychics
E2

Psychics

Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people.

30min·24 févr. 2019
Automation
E3

Automation

Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.

30min·3 mars 2019
Robocalls
E4

Robocalls

Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it.

30min·10 mars 2019
Public Shaming
E5

Public Shaming

John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad.

30min·17 mars 2019
WWE
E6

WWE

John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.

30min·31 mars 2019
Mobile Homes
E7

Mobile Homes

Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so.

30min·7 avr. 2019
Opioids II
E8

Opioids II

Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.

30min·14 avr. 2019
Mueller Report
E9

Mueller Report

Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.

30min·21 avr. 2019
Lethal Injections
E10

Lethal Injections

John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking frog.

30min·5 mai 2019
Green New Deal
E11

Green New Deal

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.

30min·12 mai 2019
Death Investigations
E12

Death Investigations

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.

30min·19 mai 2019
Medical Devices
E13

Medical Devices

John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation.

30min·2 juin 2019
Equal Rights Amendment
E14

Equal Rights Amendment

There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.

30min·9 juin 2019
Impeachment
E15

Impeachment

With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks.

30min·16 juin 2019
Everest
E16

Everest

Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.

30min·23 juin 2019
Warehouses
E17

Warehouses

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.”

30min·30 juin 2019
Boris Johnson
E18

Boris Johnson

John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.

30min·28 juil. 2019
Prison Labor
E19

Prison Labor

John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families.

30min·4 août 2019
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
E20

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.

30min·11 août 2019
Bias in Medicine
E21

Bias in Medicine

John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment.

30min·18 août 2019
Filibuster
E22

Filibuster

John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat.

30min·8 sept. 2019
Legal Immigration
E23

Legal Immigration

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).

30min·15 sept. 2019
Compounding Pharmacies
E24

Compounding Pharmacies

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.

30min·29 sept. 2019
One Child Policy
E25

One Child Policy

John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not.

30min·6 oct. 2019
Weather
E26

Weather

John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service

30min·13 oct. 2019
Trump & Syria
E27

Trump & Syria

John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.

30min·27 oct. 2019
Voting Machines
E28

Voting Machines

John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them.

30min·3 nov. 2019
SLAPP Suits
E29

SLAPP Suits

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.

30min·10 nov. 2019
The Census
E30

The Census

Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.

30min·17 nov. 2019