Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Season 7: Episode 8
Essential Workers
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Air Date:
2025-12-06
Release Date
2014
End Date
2025
Episode Description
John explains how the Trump administration failed to protect the unemployed, small businesses and essential workers during the pandemic, the peeps make their unholy return, and 90s rat erotica makes John's day once again.
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Episode 1
POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
Episode 2
Capital Punishment
Episode 3
Climate Change Denial
Episode 4
The Right to Be Forgotten
Episode 5
Net Neutrality
Episode 6
FIFA and the World Cup
Episode 7
Immigration Reform
Episode 8
Dr. Oz
Episode 9
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Episode 10
Income and Wealth Inequality
Episode 11
Incarceration in the United States
Episode 12
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Episode 13
Native Advertising
Episode 14
Payday Loans
Episode 15
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Episode 16
Student Debt
Episode 17
Scottish Independence Referendum
Episode 18
United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
Episode 19
Drones
Episode 20
Civil Forfeiture
Episode 21
Military Translators
Episode 22
Sugar
Episode 23
State Legislatures and ALEC
Episode 24
The Lottery
Episode 1
Marketing to Doctors
Episode 2
Tobacco
Episode 3
Elected Judges
Episode 4
Infrastructure
Episode 5
U.S. Territories
Episode 6
The NCAA
Episode 7
Municipal Violations
Episode 8
Government Surveillance
Episode 9
The IRS
Episode 10
Patents
Episode 11
Fashion
Episode 12
Standardized Testing
Episode 13
Paid Family Leave
Episode 14
Chickens
Episode 15
FIFA II
Episode 16
Bail
Episode 17
Torture
Episode 18
The Internet
Episode 19
Transgender Rights
Episode 20
Stadiums
Episode 21
Food Waste
Episode 22
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws
Episode 23
District of Columbia
Episode 24
Sex Education
Episode 25
Church
Episode 26
LGBT Discrimination
Episode 27
Public Defenders
Episode 28
Migrants and Refugees
Episode 29
Mental Health
Episode 30
North Dakota
Episode 31
Canada
Episode 32
Medicaid Gap
Episode 33
Prisoner Re-entry
Episode 34
Daily Fantasy Sports
Episode 35
Refugees & Pennies
Episode 1
Voting
Episode 2
Abortion Laws
Episode 3
Donald Trump
Episode 4
Special Districts
Episode 5
Encryption
Episode 6
Border Wall
Episode 7
Congressional Fundraising
Episode 8
Credit Reports
Episode 9
Lead
Episode 10
Puerto Rico
Episode 11
Scientific Studies
Episode 12
911
Episode 13
Primaries and Caucuses
Episode 14
Debt Buyers
Episode 15
Retirement Plans
Episode 16
Brexit
Episode 17
Doping
Episode 18
Republican National Convention
Episode 19
Democratic National Convention
Episode 20
Journalism
Episode 21
Auto Lending
Episode 22
Charter Schools
Episode 23
Scandals
Episode 24
Police Accountability
Episode 25
Guantánamo
Episode 26
Third Parties
Episode 27
Opioids
Episode 28
School Segregation
Episode 29
Multilevel Marketing
Episode 30
President-Elect Trump
Episode 1
Trump vs. Truth
Episode 2
Putin
Episode 3
Obamacare
Episode 4
Dalai Lama
Episode 5
American Health Care Act
Episode 6
Federal Budget
Episode 7
Marijuana
Episode 8
Gerrymandering
Episode 9
French Elections
Episode 10
Ivanka & Jared
Episode 11
Net Neutrality II
Episode 12
Dialysis
Episode 13
Stupid Watergate
Episode 14
Paris Agreement
Episode 15
Brexit II
Episode 16
Coal
Episode 17
Vaccines
Episode 18
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Episode 19
Alex Jones
Episode 20
Border Patrol
Episode 21
North Korea
Episode 22
Nuclear Waste
Episode 23
Joe Arpaio
Episode 24
Corporate Consolidation
Episode 25
Forensic Science
Episode 26
Confederacy
Episode 27
Equifax
Episode 28
Floods
Episode 29
Economic Development
Episode 30
The Trump Presidency
Episode 1
Trump vs. The World
Episode 2
Italian Election
Episode 3
NRA TV
Episode 4
Cryptocurrencies
Episode 5
Mike Pence
Episode 6
Immigration Courts
Episode 7
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Episode 8
Corporate Taxes
Episode 9
Iran Deal
Episode 10
Rudy Giuliani
Episode 11
Venezuela
Episode 12
Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
Episode 13
Guardianship
Episode 14
Stupid Watergate II
Episode 15
Xi Jinping
Episode 16
Mexican Elections
Episode 17
Gene Editing
Episode 18
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Episode 19
Prosecutors
Episode 20
Astroturfing
Episode 21
Trade
Episode 22
Felony Disenfranchisement
Episode 23
Facebook
Episode 24
Brett Kavanaugh
Episode 25
Brazilian Elections
Episode 26
Saudi Arabia
Episode 27
State Attorneys General
Episode 28
Family Separation
Episode 29
Drain the Swamp
Episode 30
Authoritarianism
Episode 1
Brexit III
Episode 2
Psychics
Episode 3
Automation
Episode 4
Robocalls
Episode 5
Public Shaming
Episode 6
WWE
Episode 7
Mobile Homes
Episode 8
Opioids II
Episode 9
Mueller Report
Episode 10
Lethal Injections
Episode 11
Green New Deal
Episode 12
Death Investigations
Episode 13
Medical Devices
Episode 14
Equal Rights Amendment
Episode 15
Impeachment
Episode 16
Everest
Episode 17
Warehouses
Episode 18
Boris Johnson
Episode 19
Prison Labor
Episode 20
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
Episode 21
Bias in Medicine
Episode 22
Filibuster
Episode 23
Legal Immigration
Episode 24
Compounding Pharmacies
Episode 25
One Child Policy
Episode 26
Weather
Episode 27
Trump & Syria
Episode 28
Voting Machines
Episode 29
SLAPP Suits
Episode 30
The Census
Episode 1
Medicare for All
Episode 2
Modi
Episode 3
Coronavirus
Episode 4
Sheriffs
Episode 5
Coronavirus II
Episode 6
Coronavirus III
Episode 7
One America News Network
Episode 8
Essential Workers
Episode 9
Coronavirus Misinformation
Episode 10
COVID-19 Testing
Episode 11
United States Postal Service
Episode 12
Coronavirus Impact on Sports
Episode 13
Postal Voting
Episode 14
Police
Episode 15
Facial Recognition
Episode 16
Prisons & Jails
Episode 17
Coronavirus IX: Evictions
Episode 18
Conspiracy Theories
Episode 19
Uighurs
Episode 20
U.S. History
Episode 21
Juries
Episode 22
Border Wall
Episode 23
RNC 2020 & Kenosha
Episode 25
Election 2020
Episode 26
The World Health Organization
Episode 27
Asylum
Episode 28
Trump & the Coronavirus and William Barr
Episode 29
Election Results 2020
Episode 30
Trump & Election Results
Episode 1
Episode 210: The Next Pandemic
Episode 2
Episode 211: Meatpacking
Episode 3
Episode 212: Raids
Episode 4
Episode 213: Unemployment
Episode 5
Episode 214: Tucker Carlson
Episode 6
Episode 215: Plastics
Episode 7
Episode 216: The National Debt
Episode 8
Episode 217: Long-Term Care
Episode 9
Episode 218: Bankruptcy
Episode 10
Episode 219: Vaccine
Episode 11
Episode 220: Hair
Episode 12
Episode 221: Stand Your Ground
Episode 13
Episode 222: Sponcon
Episode 14
Episode 223: Asian Americans
Episode 15
Episode 224: Prison Heat
Episode 16
Episode 225: PACE
Episode 17
Episode 226: Health Care Sharing Ministries
Episode 18
Episode 227: Housing Discrimination
Episode 19
Episode 228: Emergency Medical Services
Episode 20
Episode 229: Opioids III – The Sacklers
Episode 21
Episode 230: Ransomware
Episode 22
Episode 231: Afghanistan
Episode 23
Episode 232: Lukashenko
Episode 24
Episode 233: Voting Rights
Episode 25
Episode 234: PFAS
Episode 26
Episode 235
Episode 27
Episode 236
Episode 28
Episode 237
Episode 29
Episode 238
Episode 30
Episode 239
Episode 1
February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory
Episode 2
February 27, 2022: Sex Work
Episode 3
March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions
Episode 4
March 13, 2022: Tickets
Episode 5
March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
Episode 6
April 3, 2022: Trucks
Episode 7
April 10, 2022: Data Brokers
Episode 8
April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations
Episode 9
May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism
Episode 10
May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election
Episode 11
May 15, 2022: Utilities
Episode 12
May 22, 2022: Subway
Episode 13
June 5, 2022: School Police
Episode 14
June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies
Episode 15
June 19, 2022: Rent
Episode 16
June 26, 2022: Water
Episode 17
July 24, 2022: Inflation
Episode 18
July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care
Episode 19
August 7, 2022: Monkeypox
Episode 20
August 14, 2022: Afghanistan
Episode 21
August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
Episode 22
September 11, 2022: Law & Order
Episode 23
September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro
Episode 24
October 2, 2022: Museums
Episode 25
October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting
Episode 26
October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II
Episode 27
October 30, 2022: Bail Reform
Episode 28
November 6, 2022: Election Subversion
Episode 29
November 13, 2022: The Monarchy
Episode 30
November 20, 2022: Qatar World Cup
Episode 1
February 19, 2023: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Episode 2
February 26, 2023: Artificial Intelligence
Episode 3
March 5, 2023: Ron DeSantis
Episode 4
March 12, 2023: TANF
Episode 5
March 19, 2023: Timeshares
Episode 6
April 2, 2023: Solitary Confinement
Episode 7
April 9, 2023: Homeowners Associations
Episode 8
April 16, 2023: Farmworkers
Episode 9
April 23, 2023: Cryptocurrencies II
Episode 10
April 30, 2023: Biden and the Border
Episode 11
October 1, 2023: Prison Health Care
Episode 12
October 8, 2023: Homeschooling
Episode 13
October 15, 2023: Food Safety
Episode 14
October 22, 2023: McKinsey
Episode 15
October 29, 2023: Chocolate
Episode 16
November 5, 2023: Abortion Rights
Episode 17
November 12, 2023: Israel-Hamas War
Episode 18
November 19, 2023: Dollar Stores
Episode 19
December 3, 2023: Organ & Body Donations
Episode 20
December 10, 2023: Freight Trains
Episode 21
December 17, 2023: Elon Musk
Episode 1
February 18, 2024: Supreme Court
Episode 2
February 25, 2024: Pig Butchering
Episode 3
March 3, 2024: Airplanes
Episode 4
March 10, 2024: State Medical Boards
Episode 5
March 17, 2024: Student Loan Debt
Episode 6
March 31, 2024: Food Delivery Apps
Episode 7
April 7, 2024: Death Penalty
Episode 9
April 21, 2024: UFOs
Episode 10
May 5, 2024: Public Libraries
Episode 11
May 12, 2024: Opioid Settlements
Episode 12
May 19, 2024: Corn Production
Episode 13
June 2, 2024: India Elections
Episode 14
June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining
Episode 15
June 16, 2024: Trump's Second Term
Episode 16
June 23, 2024: UK Elections
Episode 17
July 21, 2024: Migrant Crime
Episode 18
July 28, 2024: The West Bank Settlements
Episode 19
August 4, 2024: RFK Jr.
Episode 20
August 11, 2024: Hawaii
Episode 21
August 18, 2024: Hospice Care
Episode 22
September 8, 2024: School Lunch Programs
Episode 23
September 22, 2024: Disability Benefits
Episode 24
September 29, 2024: Federal Courts
Episode 25
October 6, 2024: Traffic Stops
Episode 26
October 13, 2024: Election Subversion
Episode 27
October 27, 2024: Mass Deportations
Episode 28
November 3, 2024: Trump's Businesses
Episode 29
November 10, 2024: 2024 Election Results
Episode 30
November 17, 2024: TikTok Ban
Episode 1
February 16, 2025: Trump 2.0
Episode 2
February 23, 2025: Facebook
Episode 3
March 2, 2025: Tipping
Episode 4
March 9, 2025: ICE Detention Facilities
Episode 5
March 16, 2025: Sports Betting
Episode 6
March 30, 2025: Tasers
Episode 7
April 6, 2025: Trans Athletes
Episode 8
April 13, 2025: Trump & Tariffs
Episode 9
April 27, 2025: Health Agency Cuts
Episode 10
May 4, 2025: Deportations
Episode 11
May 11, 2025: Alliance Defending Freedom
Episode 12
May 18, 2025: Trump in the Press
Episode 13
June 1, 2025: Air Traffic Controllers
Episode 14
June 8, 2025: Med Spas
Episode 15
June 15, 2025: Child Incarceration
Episode 16
June 22, 2025: AI Content
Episode 17
June 29, 2025: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
Episode 18
July 27, 2025: Gang Databases
Episode 19
August 3, 2025: Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Episode 20
August 10, 2025: Deportation Promise
Episode 21
August 17, 2025: Make America Healthy Again
Episode 22
September 7, 2025: Higher Education
Episode 23
September 21, 2025: Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
Episode 25
October 5, 2025: Presidential Libraries
Episode 26
October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger
Episode 27
October 26, 2025: Medicare Advantage
Episode 28
November 2, 2025: Police Chases
Episode 29
November 9, 2025: Felony Murder
Episode 30
November 16, 2025: Public Media
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