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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Trump vs Truth
Sun, Feb 12, 201730 mins
John Oliver talks about Donald Trump's activities since becoming the President.
Episode 2
Putin
Sun, Feb 19, 201730 mins
John Oliver talks more about the President Trump's activities specially his statements about having a nicer relationship with Russia. He also talks about Russian President Putin.
Episode 3
Obamacare Replacement
Sun, Feb 26, 201730 mins
John Oliver continues to talk about ventures of US President's office. He also talks about the pros and cons of Obamacare, and the upcoming Obamacare replacement plan.
Episode 4
Dalai Lama
Sun, Mar 5, 201729 mins
John Oliver talks about President Trump, Jeff Sessions and Tibet. He also conducts an interview of Dalai Lama.
Episode 5
American Health Care Act
Sun, Mar 12, 201729 mins
John Oliver talks about American Health Care Act in detail. He also talks about International Women's Day and CIA Wikileaks.
Episode 6
Federal Budget
Sun, Mar 19, 201730 mins
The main story looks at the Trump White House's proposal for the next US budget. Oliver ends with a look at Bolivia's uses of youths costumed as zebras to make crosswalks safer and more fun.
Episode 7
Cannabis in the United States
Sun, Apr 2, 201730 mins
Under federal law, even legal marijuana is illegal. John Oliver explains why conflicting drug laws pose serious problems.
Episode 8
Gerrymandering
Sun, Apr 9, 201735 mins
John discusses Trump's military response in Syria, Bill O' Reilly's harassment claims and the issue of Gerrymandering.
Episode 9
French Elections
Sun, Apr 16, 201729 mins
The presidential election in France could determine the political future of Europe. John Oliver visits an excessively French bistro to deliver an urgent message to voters.
Episode 10
Ivanka & Jared
Sun, Apr 23, 201735 mins
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner hold an incredible amount of political power. That's troubling considering their incredibly small amount of political experience.
Episode 11
Net Neutrality 2
Sun, May 7, 201730 mins
John Oliver points out that Net neutrality is under serious threat again and that all concerned should raise their concern to the respective authorities at all platforms.
Episode 12
Dialysis
Sun, May 14, 201740 mins
John Oliver highlights the opportunities for improvement of the for-profit dialysis industry.
Episode 13
Stupid Watergate
Sun, May 21, 201729 mins
Stupid Watergate is a reference to Nixon presidency's scandals which led him to resign and Oliver contrasts it with current series of scandals of Trump and how they've led to talks of impeachment just within 4 months of his presidency.
Episode 14
Paris Agreement
Sun, Jun 4, 201730 mins
The U.S. pull out from the Paris agreement. Plus the London terror attacks and this week in Putin.
Episode 15
Brexit II
Sun, Jun 11, 201729 mins
In the wake of a divisive election, the UK will begin the process of leaving the European Union. John Oliver and an intergalactic space lord propose a plan.
Episode 16
Coal
Sun, Jun 18, 201731 mins
Donald Trump won coal country in the 2016 election in part by promising to do away with Obama era job killing regulations. But what is it that's really killing coal jobs and where is the most promising growth in the region.
Episode 17
Vaccines
Sun, Jun 25, 201740 mins
John discusses people that are afraid to vaccinate their children out of fear.
Episode 18
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sun, Jul 2, 201735 mins
John Oliver takes on The Sinclair Broadcast Group, detainer of the majority of local news channel. He also tackles past president's of the United States with a focus on Warren G. Harding, and POTUS Donald Trump
Episode 19
Alex Jones
Sun, Jul 30, 201732 mins
In response to Alex Jones' claims that the media cherry picks negatives from his "Info Wars" program, Oliver devotes a full show to Jones' popular right wing rant show.
Episode 20
Border Patrol
Sun, Aug 6, 201730 mins
Oliver warns that Donald Trump's desire to have a surge in border patrol agent numbers was also tried by G.W. Bush's White House with disastrous results in the quality of agents added to the force.
Episode 21
North Korea
Sun, Aug 13, 201735 mins
Oliver does his best to work out the thinking behind Kim Jong Un's continued push to make his nation a nuclear power regardless of the on going cost to his people.
Episode 22
Nuclear Waste
Sun, Aug 20, 201728 mins
John Oliver discusses both the imminent and long-term dangers of nuclear waste deposits in the United States, and the unresolved need for governmental solutions to a now decades old problem.
Episode 23
Presidential Pardons
Sun, Sep 10, 201729 mins
John Oliver talks about presidential pardons, and specifically President Trumps first pardon of Joe Arpaio. He discusses the crimes Arpaio is convicted for, and the message Trumps sends by pardoning him.
Episode 24
Corporate Consolidation
Sun, Sep 24, 201729 mins
John Oliver talks about Corporate Consolidation and Anti-Trust laws, Megyn Kelly's new daytime talk show, Donald Trump vs. Black Athletes, Tim Price and Steve Mnuchin's plane scandals and the fate of the Scranton Train.
Episode 25
Forensic Science
Sun, Oct 1, 201729 mins
John Oliver talks President Trump's inability to organize Puerto Rican disaster relief, the proposed Republican tax reform, and the shortcomings of forensic science - offering a glimpse at how CSI shows might be made more realistic.
Episode 26
Confederacy
Sun, Oct 8, 201730 mins
John Oliver discusses why forensic science used in criminal trials can be surprisingly unscientific, Donald Trump reacts to the hurricane in Puerto Rico, and we fact-check Trump's claims about tax reform.
Episode 27
Equifax Security Breach
Sun, Oct 15, 201729 mins
John Oliver discusses the impact of the massive cybersecurity breach at Equifax and their misguided attempts to mitigate the damage, and Donald Trump's position on the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Episode 28
National Flood Insurance Program
Sun, Oct 29, 201737 mins
John Oliver explains why our federal system for financing flood recovery perpetuates a pattern of destruction, Trump gives his thoughts on the opioid crisis, and Alabama holds a special election with controversial frontrunner Roy Moore.
Episode 29
Economic Development Incentives
Sun, Nov 5, 201739 mins
John Oliver explains why local governments give fiscal incentives to attract employers, why people don't always benefit from them, why you haven't heard of the USPS-funded TV show, and why there's more to say about Stupid Watergate.
Episode 30
Presidency of Donald Trump
Sun, Nov 12, 201730 mins
John Oliver recaps the first year of the Trump presidency and gives a warning about the three techniques he uses to undercut criticisms without addressing the related issues.
