Season 9 (2022)

February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory
8.0

February 20, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver explains what critical race theory is, what it isn't, and why we can expect to hear more about it in the coming months...Read more

February 27, 2022: Sex Work
7.9

February 27, 2022 • 40m

As long as sex work has existed, so have efforts to end it. John Oliver explains why criminalizing the trade hasn’t helped the mos...Read more

March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions
8.0

March 6, 2022 • 29m

John Oliver talks about the current practices of overturning wrongful convictions and how it is quite unsupportive of even apparen...Read more

March 13, 2022: Tickets
8.1

March 13, 2022 • 30m

John Oliver explains why concert tickets are so expensive, who’s making money off of them, and which One Direction is his favorite...Read more

March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
7.6

March 27, 2022 • 40m

John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn't, be doing to prevent them....Read more

April 3, 2022: Trucks
7.7

April 3, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver explains how truck drivers get paid, how they often don’t, and how companies exploit them to increase profits. Plus, R...Read more

April 10, 2022: Data Brokers
8.7

April 10, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one unusual way t...Read more

April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations
8.0

April 17, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging, particularly to the innocent. Plus, a look at D...Read more

May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism
8.2

May 1, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color and how zoning is manipul...Read more

May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election
8.0

May 8, 2022 • 42m

John Oliver discusses the current presidential election in The Philippines and why Bongbong Marcos is - albeit in a very limited a...Read more

May 15, 2022: Utilities
8.0

May 15, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are, and why th...Read more

May 22, 2022: Subway
8.2

May 22, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses one of the largest franchises in the U.S., how their business model doesn’t always serve franchisees, and wh...Read more

June 5, 2022: School Police
8.0

June 5, 2022 • 35m

In the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, John Oliver discusses the push for more police in schools and whether they are the ans...Read more

June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies
8.0

June 12, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses tech monopolies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and how to address the hidden harm they can do....Read more

June 19, 2022: Rent
7.7

June 19, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses why rent has become increasingly unaffordable, what we can do to combat a system that is stacked against ten...Read more

June 26, 2022: Water
7.8

June 26, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the water shortage in the American west; plus, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

July 24, 2022: Inflation
7.9

July 24, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the causes of inflation and what we've done about it; plus, updates on the beach dolls and the banana sculpture.

July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care
7.8

July 31, 2022 • 34m

John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system; plus, a look at who's running to become the UK's prime minister.

August 7, 2022: Monkeypox
7.9

August 7, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how the authorities have fumbled the response to it, and some asp...Read more

August 14, 2022: Afghanistan
8.1

August 14, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses what’s happened since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, how their ongoing crisis has even more to do with ...Read more

August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
8.0

August 21, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver explains what carbon offsets are, what they claim to do, how they might be making climate change even worse, and, of c...Read more

September 11, 2022: Law & Order
8.1

September 11, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the wildly popular television franchise, what it’s been teaching us about law enforcement, and how it differ...Read more

September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro
7.9

September 25, 2022 • 33m

John Oliver discusses Jair Bolsonaro, how he's run Brazil as president and how far he might go to maintain power after the upcomin...Read more

October 2, 2022: Museums
8.0

October 2, 2022 • 40m

John Oliver discusses some of the world's most prestigious museums, why they contain so many stolen goods, the market that continu...Read more

October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting
8.2

October 9, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alte...Read more

October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II
7.2

October 16, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the latest round of attacks on transgender rights, what’s at stake, and how kids are schooling the ignorant ...Read more

October 30, 2022: Bail Reform
7.9

October 30, 2022 • 35m

With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses the issue at the core of many republican attack ads: bail refor...Read more

November 6, 2022: Election Subversion
8.1

November 6, 2022 • 35m

With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses what happens after the votes are in, how some elected officials...Read more

November 13, 2022: The Monarchy
8.3

November 13, 2022 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the future of the British monarchy, what they have and have not acknowledged about their past, and how Winst...Read more

November 20, 2022: Qatar World Cup
7.6

November 20, 2022 • 40m

John Oliver discusses the Qatar World Cup, the human-rights violations happening in the sporting event’s host country, and what pe...Read more