Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 1

April. 27,2014
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 24 - The Lottery
First Aired: November. 09,2014

The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon over dams. It’s awesome. Check it out.

Episode 23 - State Legislatures and ALEC
First Aired: November. 02,2014

While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!

Episode 21 - Military Translators
First Aired: October. 19,2014

Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews FNU Mohammad, one translator who made it out. Plus, since cameras aren’t allowed in the Supreme Court discussions, most coverage of the important cases looks like garbage. John fixes that problem with real animals and fake paws.

Episode 20 - Civil Forfeiture
First Aired: October. 05,2014

Main story: how desperate the American law enforcement is to make money out of everyone by using the process called the "civil asset forfeiture," and how it would make for a weird episode of "Law and Order." Plus, John wants to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and how is Columbus Day still a thing.

Episode 19 - Drones
First Aired: September. 28,2014

John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall. Also, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minster of India visited New York and did some classic New York things.

Episode 18 - United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
First Aired: September. 21,2014

John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.

Episode 17 - Scottish Independence Referendum
First Aired: September. 14,2014

John talks about the NFL's decision on Ray Rice's contract, the international response to ISIS, Scotland's separation from the United Kingdom and Twitter hashtags that are being misused by corporations.

Episode 15 - Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Episode 14 - Payday Loans
First Aired: August. 10,2014

John talks about the return of US military actions in Iraq, replacing all passwords due to a global security breach and the terrible practices of the Payday Loan industry.

Episode 13 - Native Advertising
Episode 12 - Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Episode 5 - Net Neutrality
First Aired: June. 01,2014

John talks about the rise of the far-right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghanistan, Net Neutrality, Australia's hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Episode 4 - The Right to Be Forgotten
First Aired: May. 18,2014

John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be Forgotten" ruling and updates us on how the Indian election is going with help from Fareed Zakaria.

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