Season 9
(2022)
Cast
as Self - Host
as Voice Over (voice)
Episodes
February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory 8.0
February 20, 2022
John Oliver explains what critical race theory is, what it isn't, and why we can expect to hear more about it in the co…
February 27, 2022: Sex Work 7.9
February 27, 2022
As long as sex work has existed, so have efforts to end it. John Oliver explains why criminalizing the trade hasn’t hel…
March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions 8.0
March 6, 2022
John Oliver talks about the current practices of overturning wrongful convictions and how it is quite unsupportive of e…
March 13, 2022: Tickets 8.1
March 13, 2022
John Oliver explains why concert tickets are so expensive, who’s making money off of them, and which One Direction is h…
March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction 7.6
March 27, 2022
John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn't, be doing to pr…
April 3, 2022: Trucks 7.7
April 3, 2022
John Oliver explains how truck drivers get paid, how they often don’t, and how companies exploit them to increase profi…
April 10, 2022: Data Brokers 8.7
April 10, 2022
John Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one un…
April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations 8.0
April 17, 2022
John Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging, particularly to the innocent. Plus, …
May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism 8.2
May 1, 2022
John Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color and how zoning…
May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election 8.0
May 8, 2022
John Oliver discusses the current presidential election in The Philippines and why Bongbong Marcos is - albeit in a ver…
May 15, 2022: Utilities 8.0
May 15, 2022
John Oliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are,…
May 22, 2022: Subway 8.2
May 22, 2022
John Oliver discusses one of the largest franchises in the U.S., how their business model doesn’t always serve franchis…
June 5, 2022: School Police 8.0
June 5, 2022
In the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, John Oliver discusses the push for more police in schools and whether they …
June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies 8.0
June 12, 2022
John Oliver discusses tech monopolies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and how to address the hidden harm t…
June 19, 2022: Rent 7.7
June 19, 2022
John Oliver discusses why rent has become increasingly unaffordable, what we can do to combat a system that is stacked …
June 26, 2022: Water 7.8
June 26, 2022
John Oliver discusses the water shortage in the American west; plus, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wa…
July 24, 2022: Inflation 7.9
July 24, 2022
John Oliver discusses the causes of inflation and what we've done about it; plus, updates on the beach dolls and the ba…
July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care 7.8
July 31, 2022
John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system; plus, a look at who's running to become the U…
August 7, 2022: Monkeypox 7.9
August 7, 2022
John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how the authorities have fumbled the response to it, a…
August 14, 2022: Afghanistan 8.1
August 14, 2022
John Oliver discusses what’s happened since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, how their ongoing crisis has even more …
August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets 8.0
August 21, 2022
John Oliver explains what carbon offsets are, what they claim to do, how they might be making climate change even worse…
September 11, 2022: Law & Order 8.1
September 11, 2022
John Oliver discusses the wildly popular television franchise, what it’s been teaching us about law enforcement, and ho…
September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro 7.9
September 25, 2022
John Oliver discusses Jair Bolsonaro, how he's run Brazil as president and how far he might go to maintain power after …
October 2, 2022: Museums 8.0
October 2, 2022
John Oliver discusses some of the world's most prestigious museums, why they contain so many stolen goods, the market t…
October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting 8.2
October 9, 2022
John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, …
October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II 7.2
October 16, 2022
John Oliver discusses the latest round of attacks on transgender rights, what’s at stake, and how kids are schooling th…
October 30, 2022: Bail Reform 7.9
October 30, 2022
With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses the issue at the core of many republican attack ads:…
November 6, 2022: Election Subversion 8.1
November 6, 2022
With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses what happens after the votes are in, how some electe…
November 13, 2022: The Monarchy 8.3
November 13, 2022
John Oliver discusses the future of the British monarchy, what they have and have not acknowledged about their past, an…
November 20, 2022: Qatar World Cup 7.6
November 20, 2022
John Oliver discusses the Qatar World Cup, the human-rights violations happening in the sporting event’s host country, …