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Brexit III

Episode number: 1

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

Psychics

Episode number: 2

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

Automation

Episode number: 3

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

Robocalls

Episode number: 4

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

Public Shaming

Episode number: 5

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

WWE

Episode number: 6

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

Mobile Homes

Episode number: 7

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

Opioids II

Episode number: 8

Overview: 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

Episode number: 9

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

Lethal Injections

Episode number: 10

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

Green New Deal

Episode number: 11

Overview: 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

Episode number: 12

Overview: 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

Episode number: 13

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

Equal Rights Amendment

Episode number: 14

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

Impeachment

Episode number: 15

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

Everest

Episode number: 16

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

Warehouses

Episode number: 17

Overview: 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

Episode number: 18

Overview: 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

Episode number: 19

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

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

Episode number: 20

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

Bias in Medicine

Episode number: 21

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

Filibuster

Episode number: 22

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

Legal Immigration

Episode number: 23

Overview: 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

Episode number: 24

Overview: 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

Episode number: 25

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

Weather

Episode number: 26

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

Trump & Syria

Episode number: 27

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

Voting Machines

Episode number: 28

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

SLAPP Suits

Episode number: 29

Overview: 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

Episode number: 30

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