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Season 6

Season 6

Season 6

Season 6

Season 6

Season 6

  • Air date:2019-02-17
  • User score:
    7.6
  • Number of episodes:30

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List of Episodes

Brexit III
S6E1
8.4

Air date: 2019-02-17

Runtime: 30 min

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

Psychics
S6E2
8.4

Air date: 2019-02-24

Runtime: 30 min

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

Automation
S6E3
8.2

Air date: 2019-03-03

Runtime: 30 min

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

Robocalls
S6E4
7.8

Air date: 2019-03-10

Runtime: 30 min

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

Public Shaming
S6E5
8.2

Air date: 2019-03-17

Runtime: 30 min

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

WWE
S6E6
7.6

Air date: 2019-03-31

Runtime: 30 min

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

Mobile Homes
S6E7
7.6

Air date: 2019-04-07

Runtime: 30 min

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

Opioids II
S6E8
7.8

Air date: 2019-04-14

Runtime: 30 min

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

Mueller Report
S6E9
7.6

Air date: 2019-04-21

Runtime: 30 min

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

Lethal Injections
S6E10
7.6

Air date: 2019-05-05

Runtime: 30 min

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

Green New Deal
S6E11
7.3

Air date: 2019-05-12

Runtime: 30 min

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.

Death Investigations
S6E12
6.8

Air date: 2019-05-19

Runtime: 30 min

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.

Medical Devices
S6E13
7.8

Air date: 2019-06-02

Runtime: 30 min

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

Equal Rights Amendment
S6E14
7.6

Air date: 2019-06-09

Runtime: 30 min

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

Impeachment
S6E15
7.2

Air date: 2019-06-16

Runtime: 30 min

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

Everest
S6E16
7.5

Air date: 2019-06-23

Runtime: 30 min

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

Warehouses
S6E17
7.3

Air date: 2019-06-30

Runtime: 30 min

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.”

Boris Johnson
S6E18
7.4

Air date: 2019-07-28

Runtime: 30 min

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

Prison Labor
S6E19
7.6

Air date: 2019-08-04

Runtime: 30 min

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

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
S6E20
7.2

Air date: 2019-08-11

Runtime: 30 min

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

Bias in Medicine
S6E21
7.0

Air date: 2019-08-18

Runtime: 30 min

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

Filibuster
S6E22
7.6

Air date: 2019-09-08

Runtime: 30 min

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

Legal Immigration
S6E23
7.8

Air date: 2019-09-15

Runtime: 30 min

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).

Compounding Pharmacies
S6E24
7.3

Air date: 2019-09-29

Runtime: 30 min

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.

One Child Policy
S6E25
7.3

Air date: 2019-10-06

Runtime: 30 min

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

Weather
S6E26
7.2

Air date: 2019-10-13

Runtime: 30 min

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

Trump & Syria
S6E27
8.0

Air date: 2019-10-27

Runtime: 30 min

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

Voting Machines
S6E28
7.8

Air date: 2019-11-03

Runtime: 30 min

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

SLAPP Suits
S6E29
8.3

Air date: 2019-11-10

Runtime: 30 min

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.

The Census
S6E30
8.0

Air date: 2019-11-17

Runtime: 30 min

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

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