S08E19: Episode 228: Emergency Medical Services
John Oliver explains how emergency medical services function in the U.S., why they can be so expensive, and what we can do to fix things.
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Coal
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S7E15 / 14 Jun 2020
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Coronavirus IX: Evictions
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Uighurs
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Border Wall
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RNC 2020 & Kenosha
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Election 2020
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Asylum
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Trump & the Coronavirus and William Barr
S7E28 / 01 Nov 2020
Election Results 2020
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Trump & Election Results
S7E30 / 15 Nov 2020
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Episode 210: The Next Pandemic
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Episode 211: Meatpacking
S8E2 / 21 Feb 2021
Episode 212: Raids
S8E3 / 28 Feb 2021
Episode 213: Unemployment
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Episode 214: Tucker Carlson
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Episode 215: Plastics
S8E6 / 21 Mar 2021
Episode 216: The National Debt
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Episode 217: Long-Term Care
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Episode 218: Bankruptcy
S8E9 / 18 Apr 2021
Episode 219: Vaccine
S8E10 / 02 May 2021
Episode 220: Hair
S8E11 / 09 May 2021
Episode 221: Stand Your Ground
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Episode 222: Sponcon
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Episode 223: Asian Americans
S8E14 / 06 Jun 2021
Episode 224: Prison Heat
S8E15 / 13 Jun 2021
Episode 225: PACE
S8E16 / 20 Jun 2021
Episode 226: Health Care Sharing Ministries
S8E17 / 27 Jun 2021
Episode 227: Housing Discrimination
S8E18 / 25 Jul 2021
Episode 228: Emergency Medical Services
S8E19 / 01 Aug 2021
Episode 229: Opioids III – The Sacklers
S8E20 / 08 Aug 2021
Episode 230: Ransomware
S8E21 / 15 Aug 2021
August 22, 2021: Afghanistan
S8E22 / 22 Aug 2021
September 12, 2021: Lukashenko
S8E23 / 12 Sep 2021
September 26, 2021: Voting Rights
S8E24 / 26 Sep 2021
October 3, 2021: PFAS
S8E25 / 03 Oct 2021
Episode 235
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Episode 236
S8E27 / 24 Oct 2021
Episode 237
S8E28 / 31 Oct 2021
Episode 238
S8E29 / 07 Nov 2021
Episode 239
S8E30 / 14 Nov 2021
Season 9
February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory
S9E1 / 20 Feb 2022
February 27, 2022: Sex Work
S9E2 / 27 Feb 2022
March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions
S9E3 / 06 Mar 2022
March 13, 2022: Tickets
S9E4 / 13 Mar 2022
March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
S9E5 / 27 Mar 2022
April 3, 2022: Trucks
S9E6 / 03 Apr 2022
April 10, 2022: Data Brokers
S9E7 / 10 Apr 2022
April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations
S9E8 / 17 Apr 2022
May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism
S9E9 / 01 May 2022
May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election
S9E10 / 08 May 2022
May 15, 2022: Utilities
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May 22, 2022: Subway
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June 5, 2022: School Police
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June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies
S9E14 / 12 Jun 2022
June 19, 2022: Rent
S9E15 / 19 Jun 2022
June 26, 2022: Water
S9E16 / 26 Jun 2022
July 24, 2022: Inflation
S9E17 / 24 Jul 2022
July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care
S9E18 / 31 Jul 2022
August 7, 2022: Monkeypox
S9E19 / 07 Aug 2022
August 14, 2022: Afghanistan
S9E20 / 14 Aug 2022
August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
S9E21 / 21 Aug 2022
September 11, 2022: Law & Order
S9E22 / 11 Sep 2022
September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro
S9E23 / 25 Sep 2022
October 2, 2022: Museums
S9E24 / 02 Oct 2022
October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting
S9E25 / 09 Oct 2022
October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II
S9E26 / 16 Oct 2022
October 30, 2022: Bail Reform
S9E27 / 30 Oct 2022
November 6, 2022: Election Subversion
S9E28 / 06 Nov 2022
November 13, 2022: The Monarchy
S9E29 / 13 Nov 2022
November 20, 2022: Qatar World Cup
S9E30 / 20 Nov 2022
Season 10
February 19, 2023: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
S10E1 / 19 Feb 2023
February 26, 2023: Artificial Intelligence
S10E2 / 26 Feb 2023
March 5, 2023: Ron DeSantis
S10E3 / 05 Mar 2023
March 12, 2023: TANF
S10E4 / 12 Mar 2023
March 19, 2023: Timeshares
S10E5 / 19 Mar 2023
April 2, 2023: Solitary Confinement
S10E6 / 02 Apr 2023
April 9, 2023: Homeowners Associations
S10E7 / 09 Apr 2023
April 16, 2023: Farmworkers
S10E8 / 16 Apr 2023
April 23, 2023: Cryptocurrencies II
S10E9 / 23 Apr 2023
April 30, 2023: Biden and the Border
S10E10 / 30 Apr 2023
October 1, 2023: Prison Health Care
S10E11 / 01 Oct 2023
October 8, 2023: Homeschooling
S10E12 / 08 Oct 2023
October 15, 2023: Food Safety
S10E13 / 15 Oct 2023
October 22, 2023: McKinsey
S10E14 / 22 Oct 2023
October 29, 2023: Chocolate
S10E15 / 29 Oct 2023
November 5, 2023: Abortion Rights
S10E16 / 05 Nov 2023
November 12, 2023: Israel-Hamas War
S10E17 / 12 Nov 2023
November 19, 2023: Dollar Stores
S10E18 / 19 Nov 2023
December 3, 2023: Organ & Body Donations
S10E19 / 03 Dec 2023
December 10, 2023: Freight Trains
S10E20 / 10 Dec 2023
December 17, 2023: Elon Musk
S10E21 / 17 Dec 2023
Season 11
February 18, 2024: Supreme Court
S11E1 / 18 Feb 2024
February 25, 2024: Pig Butchering
S11E2 / 25 Feb 2024
March 3, 2024: Airplanes
S11E3 / 03 Mar 2024
March 10, 2024: State Medical Boards
S11E4 / 10 Mar 2024
March 17, 2024: Student Loan Debt
S11E5 / 17 Mar 2024
March 31, 2024: Food Delivery Apps
S11E6 / 31 Mar 2024
April 7, 2024: Death Penalty
S11E7 / 07 Apr 2024
April 14, 2024: Medicaid
S11E8 / 14 Apr 2024
April 21, 2024: UFOs
S11E9 / 21 Apr 2024
May 5, 2024: Public Libraries
S11E10 / 05 May 2024
May 12, 2024: Opioid Settlements
S11E11 / 12 May 2024
May 19, 2024: Corn Production
S11E12 / 19 May 2024
June 2, 2024: India Elections
S11E13 / 02 Jun 2024
June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining
S11E14 / 09 Jun 2024
June 16, 2024: Trump's Second Term
S11E15 / 16 Jun 2024
June 23, 2024: UK Elections
S11E16 / 23 Jun 2024
July 21, 2024: Migrant Crime
S11E17 / 21 Jul 2024
July 28, 2024: The West Bank Settlements
S11E18 / 28 Jul 2024
August 4, 2024: RFK Jr.
S11E19 / 04 Aug 2024
August 11, 2024: Hawaii
S11E20 / 11 Aug 2024
August 18, 2024: Hospice Care
S11E21 / 18 Aug 2024
September 8, 2024: School Lunch Programs
S11E22 / 08 Sep 2024
September 22, 2024: Disability Benefits
S11E23 / 22 Sep 2024
September 29, 2024: Federal Courts
S11E24 / 29 Sep 2024
October 6, 2024: Traffic Stops
S11E25 / 06 Oct 2024
October 13, 2024: Election Subversion
S11E26 / 13 Oct 2024
October 27, 2024: Mass Deportations
S11E27 / 27 Oct 2024
November 3, 2024: Trump's Businesses
S11E28 / 03 Nov 2024
November 10, 2024: 2024 Election Results
S11E29 / 10 Nov 2024
November 17, 2024: TikTok Ban
S11E30 / 17 Nov 2024
Season 12
February 16, 2025: Trump 2.0
S12E1 / 16 Feb 2025
February 23, 2025: Facebook
S12E2 / 23 Feb 2025
March 2, 2025: Tipping
S12E3 / 02 Mar 2025
March 9, 2025: ICE Detention Facilities
S12E4 / 09 Mar 2025
March 16, 2025: Sports Betting
S12E5 / 16 Mar 2025
March 30, 2025: Tasers
S12E6 / 30 Mar 2025
April 6, 2025: Trans Athletes
S12E7 / 06 Apr 2025
April 13, 2025: Trump & Tariffs
S12E8 / 13 Apr 2025
April 27, 2025: Health Agency Cuts
S12E9 / 27 Apr 2025
May 4, 2025: Deportations
S12E10 / 04 May 2025
May 11, 2025: Alliance Defending Freedom
S12E11 / 11 May 2025
May 18, 2025: Trump in the Press
S12E12 / 18 May 2025
June 1, 2025: Air Traffic Controllers
S12E13 / 01 Jun 2025
June 8, 2025: Med Spas
S12E14 / 08 Jun 2025
June 15, 2025: Child Incarceration
S12E15 / 15 Jun 2025
June 22, 2025: AI Content
S12E16 / 22 Jun 2025
June 29, 2025: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
S12E17 / 29 Jun 2025
July 27, 2025: Gang Databases
S12E18 / 27 Jul 2025
August 3, 2025: Deferred Prosecution Agreements
S12E19 / 03 Aug 2025
August 10, 2025: Deportation Promise
S12E20 / 10 Aug 2025
August 17, 2025: Make America Healthy Again
S12E21 / 17 Aug 2025
September 7, 2025: Higher Education
S12E22 / 07 Sep 2025
September 21, 2025: Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
S12E23 / 21 Sep 2025
September 28, 2025: Benjamin Netanyahu
S12E24 / 28 Sep 2025
October 5, 2025: Presidential Libraries
S12E25 / 05 Oct 2025
October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger
S12E26 / 12 Oct 2025
October 26, 2025: Medicare Advantage
S12E27 / 26 Oct 2025
November 2, 2025: Police Chases
S12E28 / 02 Nov 2025
November 9, 2025: Felony Murder
S12E29 / 09 Nov 2025
November 16, 2025: Public Media
S12E30 / 16 Nov 2025
Season 13
February 15, 2026: ICE
S13E1 / 15 Feb 2026
February 22, 2026: Twitter
S13E2 / 22 Feb 2026
March 1, 2026: Police Body Cameras
S13E3 / 01 Mar 2026
March 8, 2026: USAID
S13E4 / 08 Mar 2026
March 15, 2026: J.D. Vance
S13E5 / 15 Mar 2026
March 22, 2026: Police Stings
S13E6 / 22 Mar 2026
March 29, 2026: Hungary
S13E7 / 29 Mar 2026
April 19, 2026: Prediction Markets
S13E8 / 19 Apr 2026
April 26, 2026: AI Chatbots
S13E9 / 26 Apr 2026
May 3, 2026: Gas Station Drugs
S13E10 / 03 May 2026
May 10, 2026: Shadow Docket
S13E11 / 10 May 2026
May 17, 2026: Structured Settlements
S13E12 / 17 May 2026
May 31, 2026: Presidential Pardons
S13E13 / 31 May 2026
June 7, 2026: New College of Florida
S13E14 / 07 Jun 2026
June 14, 2026: UK Elections
S13E15 / 14 Jun 2026
