Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 1, Episode 18: United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
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John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.
All Episodes - Season 1
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