Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 8
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Air Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.835 (739 votes)
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Episode 210: The Next Pandemic
Season 8 - Episode 1
Main story: What could cause the next pandemic, what we can do to avoid it, and why you shouldn’t kiss pigs; plus, Impeachment Part 2.
Episode 211: Meatpacking
Season 8 - Episode 2
Main story: Working conditions in the meatpacking industry; plus, the Texas power crisis in the wake of severe winter weather.
Episode 212: Raids
Season 8 - Episode 3
Main story: How few guardrails there are on the use of police raids; plus, New York governor Andrew Cuomo faces multiple scandals.
Episode 213: Unemployment
Season 8 - Episode 4
Main story: The many obstacles that impede access to unemployment benefits; plus, Fox News freaks out over Dr. Seuss.
Episode 214: Tucker Carlson
Season 8 - Episode 5
Main story: Where Tucker Carlson came from and why he's admired by white nationalists; plus, reaction to the Biden COVID-19 relief bill.
Episode 215: Plastics
Season 8 - Episode 6
Main story: How plastics are harming the planet, and why recycling isn’t the solution you think it is; plus, the Atlanta mass shootings and ...
Episode 216: The National Debt
Season 8 - Episode 7
Main story: How national debt works and why it might be more helpful than you'd think; plus, Giuliani freaks over Lil Nas X; Amazon's anti-u...
Episode 217: Long-Term Care
Season 8 - Episode 8
Main story: Why nursing homes and assisted living facilities need fixing; plus, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program; Matt Gaetz and Venmo; R...
Episode 218: Bankruptcy
Season 8 - Episode 9
John Oliver details why people file for bankruptcy, how needlessly difficult the process can be, and the ways we can better serve people str...
Episode 219: Vaccine
Season 8 - Episode 10
John Oliver explains why some people don't want to get the Covid-19 vaccine and how they might be reassured.
Episode 220: Hair
Season 8 - Episode 11
John Oliver discusses the importance of black hair, the ways it can be a target of discrimination, and some ideas to address that.
Episode 221: Stand Your Ground
Season 8 - Episode 12
Main Story: John Oliver takes a look at why “stand your ground” laws were created, who they protect, and, crucially, who they don’t. Plus, a...
Episode 222: Sponcon
Season 8 - Episode 13
John Oliver explains why the integrity of local news is so important, how sponsored content could damage that integrity, and why the Venus V...
Episode 223: Asian Americans
Season 8 - Episode 14
John Oliver discusses the large and diverse group of people who fall under the term "Asian American", the history of the model minority ster...
Episode 224: Prison Heat
Season 8 - Episode 15
John Oliver explains how the failure to air-condition prisons can cause both physical and mental health issues for incarcerated people, and ...
Episode 225: PACE
Season 8 - Episode 16
John Oliver explains how PACE, a program meant to pay for environmentally-friendly home renovations, is fundamentally flawed and can put peo...
Episode 226: Health Care Sharing Ministries
Season 8 - Episode 17
Health Care Sharing Ministries, or HCSMs, advertise themselves as a more affordable, faith-based alternative to health insurance. But John O...
Episode 227: Housing Discrimination
Season 8 - Episode 18
John Oliver breaks down the long history of housing discrimination in the U.S., the damage it's done, and, crucially, what we can do about i...
Episode 228: Emergency Medical Services
Season 8 - Episode 19
John Oliver explains how emergency medical services function in the U.S., why they can be so expensive, and what we can do to fix things.
Episode 229: Opioids III – The Sacklers
Season 8 - Episode 20
John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, how hard they've been fighting to defen...
Episode 230: Ransomware
Season 8 - Episode 21
John Oliver discusses ransomware attacks, why they’re on the rise, and what can be done about them.
Episode 231: Afghanistan
Season 8 - Episode 22
John Oliver discusses the end of America's war with Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis being left behind.
Episode 232: Lukashenko
Season 8 - Episode 23
John Oliver discusses the longtime leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and the many reasons his country's citizens have not to like him...
Episode 233: Voting Rights
Season 8 - Episode 24
John Oliver discusses the current attacks on voting rights, who's behind them, and what we can do about it. Plus, John enters several painti...
Episode 234: PFAS
Season 8 - Episode 25
John Oliver discusses PFAS - a class of chemicals linked to an array of health issues - and why their widespread use isn't as magical as it ...
Episode 235
Season 8 - Episode 26
John Oliver discusses how misinformation spreads among immigrant diaspora communities, how little some platforms have done to stop it, and, ...
Episode 236
Season 8 - Episode 27
John Oliver discusses Taiwan's history of being governed by other countries, its fraught present-day relationship with China, and what its c...
Episode 237
Season 8 - Episode 28
With homelessness increasing nationwide, John Oliver takes a look at the way we discuss the unhoused, what policy failures are making the pr...
Episode 238
Season 8 - Episode 29
John Oliver discusses the current state of the nation's power grid, why it needs fixing, and, of course, how fun the balloons are.
Episode 239
Season 8 - Episode 30
John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when yo...