Season 12
(2025)
Cast
as Self - Host
Episodes
February 16, 2025: Trump 2.0 5.5
February 16, 2025
John Oliver discusses the first four weeks of Donald Trump's second term as president, the strategy behind some of the …
February 23, 2025: Facebook 5.6
February 23, 2025
John Oliver discusses Facebook's controversial new plans for content moderation and DOGE's continued firing of governme…
March 2, 2025: Tipping 5.7
March 2, 2025
John Oliver discusses the right-wing personalities who are now in charge of the FBI, the White House's disastrous meeti…
March 9, 2025: ICE Detention Facilities 5.9
March 9, 2025
John Oliver discusses Donald Trump's address to Congress, why Republicans have been having a rough time at town halls, …
March 16, 2025: Sports Betting 5.9
March 16, 2025
John Oliver discusses the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the continued firing of federal workers, the world of sports bettin…
March 30, 2025: Tasers 5.9
March 30, 2025
John Oliver discusses whether Tasers are as safe and effective as the company that makes them claims, the broader effec…
April 6, 2025: Trans Athletes 5.7
April 6, 2025
John Oliver discusses Donald Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs and why trans athletes seem to be at the center of U.S…
April 13, 2025: Trump & Tariffs 5.7
April 13, 2025
John Oliver discusses the ongoing chaos surrounding Donald Trump and tariffs, and why it's important to understand exac…
April 27, 2025: Health Agency Cuts 5.6
April 27, 2025
John Oliver discusses the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.'s lea…
May 4, 2025: Deportations 5.9
May 4, 2025
John Oliver discusses the recent deportations by the Trump administration.
May 11, 2025: Alliance Defending Freedom 6.1
May 11, 2025
John Oliver takes a look at the Alliance Defending Freedom – the legal organization behind several landmark Supreme Cou…
May 18, 2025: Trump in the Press 5.5
May 18, 2025
John Oliver discusses how Donald Trump is becoming an increasing threat to the press, reveals which Minor League Baseba…
June 1, 2025: Air Traffic Controllers 5.5
June 1, 2025
John Oliver discusses the working conditions of air traffic controllers, why those conditions are impacting us all, and…
June 8, 2025: Med Spas 5.2
June 8, 2025
John Oliver discusses the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Mike Lindell's trial, the lack of regulation at med …
June 15, 2025: Child Incarceration 5.5
June 15, 2025
John Oliver discusses the past week's protests against ICE's escalating deportation strategies, how the U.S. is incarce…
June 22, 2025: AI Content 5.9
June 22, 2025
John Oliver discusses the U.S.'s involvement in the war between Israel and Iran, the recent influx of AI-generated onli…
June 29, 2025: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill 6.0
June 29, 2025
John Oliver discusses the race for mayor in New York City and what could happen if Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" …
July 27, 2025: Gang Databases 5.9
July 27, 2025
John Oliver discusses why Donald Trump spent the past week deflecting from developments concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the…
August 3, 2025: Deferred Prosecution Agreements 5.7
August 3, 2025
John Oliver discusses how Israel is starving civilians in Gaza by blocking vital aid, how deferred prosecution agreemen…
August 10, 2025: Deportation Promise 6.1
August 10, 2025
John Oliver discusses the Trump administration's promise to deport one million immigrants, what the follow through on t…
August 17, 2025: Make America Healthy Again 5.7
August 17, 2025
John Oliver discusses why Donald Trump seized control of the police in Washington, D.C., where the "Make America Health…
September 7, 2025: Higher Education 5.8
September 7, 2025
John Oliver discusses Florida's move to end vaccine mandates, Trump's war on higher education, and why universities sho…
September 21, 2025: Jimmy Kimmel Suspension 5.9
September 21, 2025
John Oliver discusses ABC's move to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air, what it has to do with Brendan Carr and the FCC, and…
September 28, 2025: Benjamin Netanyahu 5.9
September 28, 2025
John Oliver discusses Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power in Israel, why he's allied with some of the most extreme voice…
October 5, 2025: Presidential Libraries 5.0
October 5, 2025
John Oliver discusses what presidential libraries are exactly, how presidents use them to fundraise in office, how Dona…
October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger 6.3
October 12, 2025
John Oliver discusses the Paramount Skydance merger, and how they've named Bari Weiss the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS Ne…
October 26, 2025: Medicare Advantage 5.7
October 26, 2025
John Oliver details what Medicare Advantage is, and why it basically has all the pitfalls of private insurance.
November 2, 2025: Police Chases 5.2
November 2, 2025
John Oliver discusses the prevalence of police chases, and why the risks involved can massively outweigh the benefits.
November 9, 2025: Felony Murder 8.3
November 9, 2025
John Oliver discusses felony murder, a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone, and wh…
November 16, 2025 0.0
November 16, 2025