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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
Sun, Apr 27, 201430 mins
John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful, and talks with the former NSA director General Keith Alexander.
Episode 2
Capital Punishment
Sun, May 4, 201429 mins
John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande, and the rising issues happening in Brunei.
Episode 3
Climate Change Denial
Sun, May 11, 201429 mins
John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations, and invites Bill Nye to a statistically representative climate change debate.
Episode 4
The Right to Be Forgotten
Sun, May 18, 201429 mins
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.
Episode 5
Net Neutrality
Sun, Jun 1, 201429 mins
This week's topics include 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 6
FIFA and the World Cup
Sun, Jun 8, 201429 mins
John Oliver discusses the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square rebellion and the FIFA World Cup and invites Right Said Fred to send a message to Bashar al-Assad.
Episode 7
Immigration Reform
Sun, Jun 15, 201429 mins
John discusses immigration, the Washington Redskins and Iraq and talks to Stephen Hawking.
Episode 8
Dr. Oz
Sun, Jun 22, 201429 mins
John highlights recent news such as the problems of tourism in Antarctica, discusses international royalty as a service to Game of Thrones fans and panders to the audience in response to allegations against Dr. Oz.
Episode 9
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Sun, Jun 29, 201429 mins
John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist Pepe Julian Onziema.
Episode 10
Income Inequality and Wealth Inequality
Sun, Jul 13, 201429 mins
John revisits news of a change in Japan's foreign policy, the love letters of Warren G. Harding and CIA's social media activity, and discusses the issues of income inequality in America.
Episode 11
Incarceration in the United States
Sun, Jul 20, 201429 mins
John talks about Gaza (but mostly Anderson Cooper) and about Malaysia Airlines flight 17, then discusses prison incarcerations in America and sings with Muppet-like puppets, similar to those from Sesame Street.
Episode 12
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Sun, Jul 27, 201429 mins
John addresses the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, revisits the subject of international royalty, discusses the safety of nuclear weapons and campaigns to save geckos in space.
Episode 13
Native Advertising
Sun, Aug 3, 201429 mins
John discusses native advertising and Argentine debt restructuring.
Episode 14
Payday Loans
Sun, Aug 10, 201428 mins
John discusses payday loans and Russia's import embargo on U.S. chicken and soybean.
Episode 15
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Sun, Aug 17, 201429 mins
Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.
Episode 16
Student Debt
Sun, Sep 7, 201429 mins
John provides a eulogy for the mating space geckos, and talks about student debt.
Episode 17
Scottish Independence Referendum
Sun, Sep 14, 201429 mins
John discusses the Scottish independence referendum and corporations using Twitter.
Episode 18
United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
Sun, Sep 21, 201429 mins
John focuses on the Miss America 2015 pageant with special guest Kathy Griffin.
Episode 19
Drones
Sun, Sep 28, 201429 mins
John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall.
Episode 20
Civil Forfeiture
Sun, Oct 5, 201429 mins
John Oliver shows us how desperate the American law enforcement are to make money out of everyone.
Episode 21
Military Translators
Sun, Oct 19, 201429 mins
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.
Episode 22
Sugar
Sun, Oct 26, 201429 mins
John Oliver is back to discuss how the sugar industry rules the world!
Episode 23
State Legislatures and ALEC
Sun, Nov 2, 201429 mins
John disusses robot sales associates at Lowe's, U.S legislatures in elections, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Episode 24
The Lottery
Sun, Nov 9, 201429 mins
Last Week Tonight features in-depth and critical look at state lotteries. It also looks at the Turkish Prime Minister's Grand Palace and a Salmon shooting cannon.
