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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Trump vs. The World
Sun, Feb 18, 201830 mins
John Oliver depicts how the world see America now in the era of Trump presidency. America's image is being compromised by its very own president. Not only comedians but also the world leaders are making fun of him and distancing themselves from America. Americas control over soft power is decreasing because of the vacancies in key diplomatic positions.
Episode 2
Italian Election
Sun, Feb 25, 201833 mins
Italian election; plus, Trump's idea to arm teachers; Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump Jr. in India.
Episode 3
NRA TV
Sun, Mar 4, 201828 mins
John Oliver talks about the NRA TV and how NRA TV is terrifying people and suggesting them to arm themselves with deadly weapons. He also talks about different programs like: Media Lab, Love At First Shot etc. which runs on NRA TV and their ridiculousness.
Episode 4
Cryptocurrencies
Sun, Mar 11, 201834 mins
Tonight's main topic is 'Cryptocurrencies'. These digital currencies are creating a lot of noise nowadays. John Oliver explains the volatility of the concept, along with its perks and suggests everyone to gamble on Cryptocurrencies in a very cautious manner.
Episode 5
Mike Pence
Sun, Mar 18, 201829 mins
John Oliver creates his own children's book about a bunny to compete with Mike Pence's .
Episode 6
Immigration Courts
Sun, Apr 1, 201829 mins
Immigration courts is the main story of today's episode. John Oliver points out the ginormous number of pending cases and the ridiculousness of the various process of these courts. But these courts are responsible many peoples' entire life and the messiness of these courts doesn't help those people at all.
Episode 7
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Sun, Apr 8, 201835 mins
Crisis pregnancy center is an institute which talks women away from abortion by any means possible. They can practically state wrong information and misleading data to confuse women. Which is more shocking is that they are not breaking any law with these wrong advises. It's quite easy to open a crisis pregnancy center, and John Oliver did that from New York. Behold the 'Vanned Parenthood'.
Episode 8
Corporate Taxes
Sun, Apr 15, 201829 mins
John Oliver talks about the Corporate Taxes. He gives examples of how big corporation always tries to evade taxes. They are using the loop holes in American tax system. He also expressed his doubts about the promises were made by the new tax plan. He used the unfruitful past experience of tax holiday to support his claim.
Episode 9
Iran Deal
Sun, Apr 22, 201829 mins
'Iran Deal' is the worst deal of all time in Donald Trump's Eyes. But John Oliver Explains Why It Is Better Than No Deal. Because this deal strictly forbade Iran to develop any sort of nuclear weapons. And all of their declared nuclear sites have close monitoring, as well as any suspected site could be monitored within 24 days of the request. The sad part is, top advisers of Trump administration are also against the deal. That is why John prepared a new ad with catheter cowboy to explain the matter to Trump and scheduled it on his favorite Sean Hannity's show.
Episode 10
Rudy Giuliani
Sun, May 6, 201829 mins
Rudy Giuliani is the newest addition to the Trump's lawyers. He revealed some pretty damaging stuff about the Stormy Daniels story, which contradicts his employer's statement. But it is not a new thing for Rudy Giuliani because he was doing it throughout his career and was always eager to appear in television or limelight even if it is the lamest way possible.
Episode 11
Venezuela
Sun, May 13, 201829 mins
Venezuela is in deep economic crisis. People in Venezuela are suffering immensely for the epic management from Nicolás Maduro's government. That is why people are now taking desperate measures like violent protests, food riots etc. Despite the extreme conditions Maduro failed to content the situation, instead he made the inflation unbearable. As well as Maduro changed Venezuela's democratic process to stay in power and eventually dominated the election where there was virtually no actual opponents.
Episode 12
Rehab
Sun, May 20, 201829 mins
Rehab is a billion dollar industry of USA. But this enormous addiction treatment industry is not regulated enough. That is why they can claim a high success rate of their facility without any hard evidence. Not only that they have a practice of using urine of addicts to make money. Which is known as the liquid gold in recovery industry.
Episode 13
Guardianship
Sun, Jun 3, 201830 mins
Guardianship is a good way to support the elderly people who cannot take responsible decision about their life and estates. But for the lack of specific regulations and constructive monitoring, guardians has the opportunity to take unfair advantages from the ward's estates. Because under guardianship wards have very limited rights while the guardians have huge access over ward's financial and health issues. So various elderly celebrity recorded a warning message so that everyone select a responsible person who will look after one's personal affairs when he/she grows old.
Episode 14
Stupid Watergate II
Sun, Jun 10, 201829 mins
This was the second installment 'Stupid Watergate'. As it is not possible to indict a sitting president according the law the only way left is the impeachment and Trump knows that very well. So his team and allies are trying to undermine the Muller Investigation by denying facts, spreading lies and creating baseless conspiracy theories. Because if the public have enough doubts in their mind about any wrongdoings by Trump administration, Trump will not be impeached as public opinion matters a lot in this matter. Therefore Trump will remain immune to any possible indictment. John Oliver dissect the tricks they are using to confuse the American people.
Episode 15
Xi Jinping
Sun, Jun 17, 201829 mins
Chinese president Xi Jinping is putting China into the world map. Previously China had a lay low international strategy which is known as 'hide your strength and bide your time'. But Xi Jinping is choosing a different path, he wants to let the world to know more about china and vice versa. And he is extremely popular among Chinese people because of their lasting economical growth and crackdown of corrupt government officials. As his influence is growing in the world with massive economy and infrastructure plans there is a growing concern also, as he is becoming more authoritarian and less accountable day by day. He is censoring anything or anyone who even tries to show some sort of dissent. As well as the government has a list of untrustworthy people which relies on a pretty weird rating system for its citizen, and they are targeting the people with different religious beliefs like: Christians, Muslims. Bottom line is Xi Jinping wants the world to know about China but only the good China, not the real China.
Episode 16
Mexican Elections
Sun, Jun 24, 201829 mins
Biggest Mexican election in history is underway. In present times, the sitting president Enrique Peña Nieto is hugely disliked by the Mexican mango people for the vast corruption of his administration. There is even a 'Corrupt Tour' where visitors and tourists can learn about the places and city landmarks where allegedly corruptions with public money occurred. As Mexico has one term rule for presidents so Mexico will replace him soon with one of these potential candidates: Andrés Manuel López Obrador or Ricardo Anaya Cortés. John Oliver then explains these candidates election strategies to win the heart of Mexican peoples.
Episode 17
Gene Editing
Sun, Jul 1, 201828 mins
'Gene Editing' is a very fascinating field. It has enormous potential to improve the human life. While many scientists are extremely cautious about their experiments, there are also some who handles the matters about gene editing quite lightly. John Oliver explains the different risks, possible rewards of gene editing.
Episode 18
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Sun, Jul 29, 201838 mins
After tackling "Stupid Watergate," Oliver talks about the subject of workplace sexual harassment and hosts a special interview.
Episode 19
Prosecutors
Sun, Aug 5, 201829 mins
John Oliver talks about an important but less widely known element of America's criminal justice system: 'Prosecutors'. Prosecutors hold a powerful influence over cases, but they do not have much accountability regarding their decisions. As nearly 95 percent of the cases that prosecutors decide to prosecute end up with the defendant pleading guilty without going to trial, prosecutors can easily abuse their power by withholding important evidence which may lead to wrongful convictions.
Episode 20
Astroturfing
Sun, Aug 12, 201828 mins
After discussing racists, John talks about astroturfing.
Episode 21
Trade
Sun, Aug 19, 201829 mins
Donald Trump is waging a trade war that hurts a lot of American workers.
Episode 22
Felony Disenfranchisement
Sun, Sep 9, 201829 mins
Felony Disenfranchisement is what Jon Oliver talks about. Many people who had felony convictions are unfairly restricted from voting rights even long after of serving his/her conviction. And there is no clear instruction or process to regain the voting status. People have to rely on the whims of a clemency board which is absurd.
Episode 23
Sun, Sep 23, 201830 mins
After commenting the recent allegation of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, John Oliver looks at the troubling impact Facebook is making internationally, such as on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar.
Episode 24
Kavanaugh
Sun, Sep 30, 201831 mins
John Oliver discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the sexual assault allegations against him, his Supreme Court nomination, and what that could all mean for the highest (mostly-dog) court in the land.
Episode 25
Brazilian Elections
Sun, Oct 7, 201829 mins
Brazil is going to have its 2018 Brazilian general election. John Oliver introduces the candidates who might have the chance to win the election. He then talks about the growing unrest regarding this election among general people as all the candidates are worse than each other. Among all the candidates Bolsonaro is the worst and he is also compared as the Brazilan Trump. Sadly he is doing well in the election, that is why a new movement emerged opposing him which is called #EleNao (#NotHim). Finally John Oliver requested all Brazilian to save themselves by voting practically anyone else other than him.
Episode 26
Saudi Arabia
Sun, Oct 14, 201833 mins
Saudi Arabia, despite their numerous human right violations is a long standing close ally of United States of America. John Oliver states the reasons behind the unconventional camaraderie between these two nations. Past few presidents of America also turned a blind eye to all the wrongdoings of Saudi Arabia.Then he talks about how Trump is boosting the confidence of autocratic Saudi regime more than ever by showing unconditional support because of the billion dollar business promises. Renowned journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi royal family might be the latest victim of this morally compromised affiliation between United States of America and Saudi Arabia.
Episode 27
State Attorneys General
Sun, Oct 28, 201829 mins
John Oliver briefly catches up with last week's events: deadliest attack on Synagogue, Saudi's lamest explanation of Jamal Khashoggi murder. Then he talks about the State Attorneys General. He explains the importance of role and contribution State AGs. State AGs are very powerful as they sue the federal government. So the races to elect these influential peoples are worth voters' attention.
Episode 28
Family Separation
Sun, Nov 4, 201829 mins
John Oliver gives a quick recap about the USA's midterm election activities. Then he talks about the main story of the night: Family Separation. He discussed the absurdity of the policy and the toll it takes on the families of the immigrants. He also stated his sincere concern about the fact that it could very possibly happen again.
Episode 29
Drain the Swamp
Sun, Nov 11, 201838 mins
Firstly, John Oliver addresses the firing/resignation of Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions and his successor. Then he starts talking about the catch phrase Trump used in his campaign 'Drain the swamp'. John illustrates that how little Trump had done to drain the swamp, rather he is nurturing him and appointing them in key positions to make favorable decisions for the lobbyists. Finally he closes with the fact how celebrities earning millions of dollars by promoting products in social media without proper declaration of an ad post.
Episode 30
Authoritarianism
Sun, Nov 18, 201838 mins
A look at the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world. Plus, the fate of Russell Crowe's jockstrap.