S1 E16: Student Debt, Gecko Update & ISIS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Season 1, Episode 16, September 7th, 2014. Revisit John Oliver's first segment on student debt, his second segment on Russian space geckos, and one of many segments on ISIS. Plus: Al Qaeda, a pool party for Libyan rebels, and a live performance in-studio.
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  • @josephtrevino8718
    @josephtrevino871823 күн бұрын

    Wasn’t sure how old this was until I heard “ice bucket challenge”

  • @Deathtothefalse

    @Deathtothefalse

    22 күн бұрын

    You're an ice bucket challenge!

  • @SquirefromtheShire

    @SquirefromtheShire

    22 күн бұрын

    It’s really strange that they don’t put the original air date on these uploads

  • @Banks4004

    @Banks4004

    21 күн бұрын

    I never stopped

  • @AltuveLJ

    @AltuveLJ

    21 күн бұрын

    @@SquirefromtheShire I differentiate the recently aired episodes from the decade old ones by checking out the title. If it contains “S1” or anything before season 8, it’s older than your mom.

  • @podemosurss8316

    @podemosurss8316

    21 күн бұрын

    I remember that Al Qaeda guy because he looks like the former Spanish President Mariano Rajoy.

  • @kiloftd
    @kiloftd23 күн бұрын

    ITT Tech was barred from using government loans two years after this episode. They immediately shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

  • @ginoclaves

    @ginoclaves

    16 күн бұрын

    Which they could file for, unlike those stuck with student loans. Fucking bastard broken system.

  • @brandonsteele2826

    @brandonsteele2826

    3 күн бұрын

    My wife had loans with ITT tech. They got forgiven thankfully.

  • @edwardgrimes7535
    @edwardgrimes753522 күн бұрын

    10 years and it’s still as raw as if it happened yesterday. But I take solace in the knowledge that those geckos are in heaven now, fucking angels.

  • @joeygibson6867

    @joeygibson6867

    20 күн бұрын

    Russian space geckos fucking in heaven definitely sounds like a hazbin hotel plot line

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant301223 күн бұрын

    S1 E16 (aired September 7, 2014)

  • @jessaminemanchester

    @jessaminemanchester

    19 күн бұрын

    Jfc, when this first aired I was in my first week of 6th grade, now I'm watching this in my senior year of college with my own pile of debt to deal with. Oh the passage of time.

  • @zippyelly

    @zippyelly

    13 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for doing this with every episode!

  • @robdavlin

    @robdavlin

    12 күн бұрын

    Commenting to help push this up to at least spot 2. Thank you.

  • @rootvalue

    @rootvalue

    8 күн бұрын

    THANK YOU this seems like a critical piece of information when re-airing a program about current news 😂

  • @mattjamison484

    @mattjamison484

    2 күн бұрын

    It's already in the description. Amazing how many people are leaping to conclusions. Almost as many as the people commenting "I was like what year is it?...then I saw or heard..."

  • @kr1stinabee
    @kr1stinabee23 күн бұрын

    and finally the "Libyan Pool Party" joke in the Student Loans segment makes sense

  • @stoodmuffinpersonal3144

    @stoodmuffinpersonal3144

    22 күн бұрын

    I read your comment before I saw that segment. Now that I have seen the rest of that segment, I have to agree! 😂

  • @dylancarter6375

    @dylancarter6375

    17 күн бұрын

    You nailed it. I felt the same. 😅

  • @lurdesoliveira
    @lurdesoliveira22 күн бұрын

    12:40 - The first appearance of Janice from accounting

  • @dmitrinatachu6022
    @dmitrinatachu602222 күн бұрын

    NOT THE GECKOS 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @turtleofpride4572
    @turtleofpride457223 күн бұрын

    I shed a tear for the horny space gekos. Come and gone in their prime

  • @tracykellison8682

    @tracykellison8682

    23 күн бұрын

    I knew they were goners when he first told us about them, they have already killed a dog & a cat, so I knew lizards didn't mean anything to them either! 😢

  • @queenbelle5903
    @queenbelle590318 күн бұрын

    I love how we're all just vibing watching the old episodes and realizing the world has been facked for awhile now

  • @abturska
    @abturska22 күн бұрын

    Thank you John and A Great Big World for that touching memorial.

  • @GioYoLOL

    @GioYoLOL

    14 сағат бұрын

    Gave me goosebumps. We all touched heaven in that moment.

  • @lenaeospeixinhos
    @lenaeospeixinhos22 күн бұрын

    Knowing how leaving Afghanistan went, this is prophetic...

  • @piedpiper1172

    @piedpiper1172

    12 күн бұрын

    It was quite the Libyan Pool Party

  • @ezioauditoredafirenze4571
    @ezioauditoredafirenze457114 күн бұрын

    As a current college sophomore who's been watching LWT since middle school, the "go enjoy yourselves" segment is more real than ever.

  • @galinuva1538
    @galinuva15389 күн бұрын

    These 10 year old episodes are the phrase: “The more things change the more they stay the same”

  • @Farzlepot

    @Farzlepot

    14 сағат бұрын

    New show title: Last Decade's Problems Got Worse

  • @whydoineedahandle1058
    @whydoineedahandle105820 күн бұрын

    SIX SEASONS AND A MOVIE

  • @larsdewit6521

    @larsdewit6521

    5 күн бұрын

    Rewatched recently and I forgot Oliver is actually in that show for multiple seasons

  • @chrissturm1375
    @chrissturm137522 күн бұрын

    6 Seasons & a Movie!

  • @stephenriggs8177
    @stephenriggs817722 күн бұрын

    John arm in arm with the gecko may be the cutest thing ever.

  • @brianwoo9963
    @brianwoo996313 күн бұрын

    Most ironically, youtube gives me an ad for a for profit school twice: before i started this episode and before the last segment. I have a masters degree, gtfoh for profit school ads 😂

  • @Kira_Mine
    @Kira_Mine21 күн бұрын

    Love that we might actually be getting that Movie soon. It only took ten years 😂

  • @TheMagicalSock
    @TheMagicalSock19 күн бұрын

    I love that John has pipes and a good ear, and he’s used them both from the beginning.

  • @nicholaswise5818
    @nicholaswise58187 күн бұрын

    John oliver being able to sing the harmony (tuning aside) is pretty good commitment

  • @kevinmcqueenie7420
    @kevinmcqueenie742018 күн бұрын

    Sadly Afghanistan did eventually turn into a Libyan pool party. Just took a minute.

  • @zoewood555
    @zoewood55521 күн бұрын

    22:50 - I was a sophmore in college when he gave this advice 😂😂

  • @jakec2229
    @jakec222923 күн бұрын

    Could you guys put in the description the original airdate of these older episodes?

  • @SanskarWagley

    @SanskarWagley

    23 күн бұрын

    Agreed. First season was all 2014

  • @Viviorkogaming

    @Viviorkogaming

    22 күн бұрын

    There is a guy that posts it in every video. Make sure to thank him.

  • @rMeSclan

    @rMeSclan

    20 күн бұрын

    Imdb probably has it

  • @SanskarWagley

    @SanskarWagley

    20 күн бұрын

    @@rMeSclan Wikipedia does too

  • @GoldieXBL

    @GoldieXBL

    8 күн бұрын

    It literally says that season and episode. Google it for yourself like a functional adult. Jfc

  • @joaoborges6851
    @joaoborges685121 күн бұрын

    Goodnight sweet geckos

  • @fireflyfox93
    @fireflyfox9322 күн бұрын

    I love how unhinged this show is sometimes and the shit they get to do for stupid reasons 😂

  • @birbluv9595

    @birbluv9595

    9 күн бұрын

    Same here!

  • @studiosandi
    @studiosandi13 күн бұрын

    John Oliver, I'm so glad you came to the United States. You are a national treasure.

  • @colemanjunior9773
    @colemanjunior977322 күн бұрын

    Thinking about how many emmys this show has during the Russian Space sex lizard tribute

  • @piedpiper1172

    @piedpiper1172

    12 күн бұрын

    It’s a clear sign of the hard work the team put in; earning Emmy’s ain’t easy.

  • @stevewindisch2882
    @stevewindisch288214 күн бұрын

    That belch in the LBJ recording gets me every time 🤣

  • @BoyAditya
    @BoyAditya8 күн бұрын

    I'm bingewatching all of these

  • @user-qm8ng7df4n
    @user-qm8ng7df4n23 күн бұрын

    I graduated with 100k student loan and I had 12.5 percent interest rate

  • @piedpiper1172

    @piedpiper1172

    12 күн бұрын

    This made me shiver and sent sweat beads down my back. 45k @ 8.11% doesn’t feel as bad anymore

  • @decencywarrior9598
    @decencywarrior959816 күн бұрын

    The writers on this show have their shit together - you have my approval.

  • @mehvishkhan
    @mehvishkhan22 күн бұрын

    #sixseasonsandamovie came true!

  • @studiosandi
    @studiosandi13 күн бұрын

    Love John Oliver ❤

  • @sondersighs
    @sondersighs15 күн бұрын

    Man, those geckos got some unpresidented love

  • @ariellwrf6844
    @ariellwrf684423 күн бұрын

    Reposting this reminded me of ITT Tech; I forgot it closed in 2016

  • @GioYoLOL

    @GioYoLOL

    14 сағат бұрын

    I almost went to an HVAC program there but couldn't make the commute after my current job there so decided not to enroll. I never became a tradesman but I didn't go to ITT so that makes me happy lmao

  • @devyysk
    @devyysk5 күн бұрын

    so nostalgic. thank you guys!

  • @jaymiller5669
    @jaymiller566915 күн бұрын

    Shout out to everyone that watched and loved Community

  • @adelaflores2027
    @adelaflores202721 күн бұрын

    Wonder how Janice in accounting is doing these days. Hopefully well.

  • @Jivolt
    @Jivolt2 күн бұрын

    28:38 Oliver with the mad skillz harmonies.

  • @aaditkamat4995
    @aaditkamat499513 күн бұрын

    Man, the first season is comedic gold. The punch lines come on one after the other, and there is no repetition just to let the jokes sink in. And the topics are so relevant even today, sigh.

  • @kisaragi-hiu
    @kisaragi-hiu21 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for the full episodes!

  • @MorbidGod391
    @MorbidGod39120 күн бұрын

    28:29 somehow this song needs to be on your grandma’s iPod track list 😅😅😅

  • @JackLalane-yt4iu
    @JackLalane-yt4iu17 күн бұрын

    It's time to play some Marco Fucking Polo 😂

  • @ItsmeLeslieee
    @ItsmeLeslieee21 күн бұрын

    10 years later and now I’m dealing with student debt 😅

  • @vanessawhitneypro
    @vanessawhitneypro23 күн бұрын

    SO appreciate you guys! Let's keep fighting the good fights! 🗳💙

  • @aribantala
    @aribantala6 күн бұрын

    19:20- 19:35 You can actually see his very real and raw anger right here when he said that these For Profit Institutions targets Veterans, knowing that his own spouse is one. Not even John can keep his composure knowing these ghouls are actively targeting his spouse's Comrades in Arms

  • @voodoochild24262
    @voodoochild2426220 күн бұрын

    these uploads taught me there's an intro lol

  • @laurachristianson1688
    @laurachristianson168818 күн бұрын

    I was incredibly lucky in hindsight……I supposedly attended an online university. From the outset, I thought things were fishy as the curriculum for IT was horribly outdated. But I fell for the Clinton push for you need to retrain yourself for these “new” jobs. I did get some FAFSA loans, but what I ended up with useless education and a huge debt, to the point I cashed in my meager retirement fund get the bloody thing half paid off. I took a hit for cashing out early and so forth. The good news is that dare I say it Biden did something helpful to help me (1) discharge the remainder of my loan after ten years (2) most importantly I got my retirement refunded to me.

  • @studiosandi
    @studiosandi13 күн бұрын

    Those 4 gecko's needed a bear instead of a boy.😂😂😂

  • @MorbidGod391
    @MorbidGod39120 күн бұрын

    12:58 not sure if this was relevant back then but ITT Tech is now gone and I’m sure that guy would change where he went to school 😮

  • @Nopadope
    @Nopadope21 күн бұрын

    Student debt is so dumb, what are they gonna do, give you a lobotomy 😂😂😂

  • @hockeymusicbooks
    @hockeymusicbooks7 күн бұрын

    Still waiting for that movie!!

  • @SnappyJCM800
    @SnappyJCM80022 күн бұрын

    It’s funny cause you can see in these old episodes that the show and the topics is already starting to slowly kill John

  • @tee_es_bee
    @tee_es_bee20 күн бұрын

    Thank you for releasing the entire first season from a current HBO subscriber! 🧡💛🧡

  • @Trickniner
    @Trickniner16 күн бұрын

    Is there a reason the original air date isn't listed in the description? It would be nice to have.

  • @gayahithwen
    @gayahithwen8 күн бұрын

    It is depressing how much of this is repeating. Or still ongoing, as the case might be. But at least once in a while, you get to see a bullet dodged.

  • @mikerotch7606
    @mikerotch76065 күн бұрын

    I’m legitimately sad about the geckos, little guys had no say in being sent into space and died not knowing what was going on. 😢

  • @tuckerbowen4626
    @tuckerbowen46263 күн бұрын

    ah man, remember Janice from Accounting?

  • @DrakonIL
    @DrakonIL5 күн бұрын

    I was in college in 2014, graduated in 2017 with about $55k in debt. Now I'm about $50k in debt. Really wish I'd gone ahead with the fireworks out of every possible orifice.

  • @rock-bottom2023
    @rock-bottom202322 күн бұрын

    Hilarious.

  • @callamastia
    @callamastia13 күн бұрын

    dang he totally called afghanistan and ukraine 🥸

  • @samuelrosander1048
    @samuelrosander104812 күн бұрын

    4:45 "Fun" fact, most of Europe and the United States cheerd-on the rise of fascism. The Nazis weren't the enemy, the Italian fascists weren't the enemy, the Japanese weren't the enemy, they were just the people who stepped on the wrong imperial toes. Fascism was more popular among Western leaders (especially economic and political, but also some cultural/religious) than people want to remember/acknowledge. It was especially popular among capitalists, because they knew what fascism was about back then, even if today they pretend like fascism (including Nazism) was all a leftist ideology "because socialism, and didn't you know Mussolini was a Marxist before he started fascism?" Fascism has only been a moral panic away because, given that the world's "normal" is right wing (if you don't understand how/why, you should take some time to learn/think about what it really means to be left/right. Hint: it's based on hierarchy, including political and economic). The lessons learned from WWII had nothing to do with atrocities or fascism, and everything to do with "America is #1 because we saved the world single-handedly from evil (that we actually sided with even DURING the war, because we both hated anyone who leaned even slightly left). Oh, and the other Allies helped, too, I guess."

  • @CorinneCrow
    @CorinneCrow7 күн бұрын

    lol except the English would get the sarcasm

  • @antowane
    @antowane15 күн бұрын

    How does this show exist? It's so dumb, it great.

  • @carsonmcarthur9718
    @carsonmcarthur97187 күн бұрын

    Why do we keep issuing debt if it keeps going up,the solution should be to cap tuition fees and force people to pay up front. I know this would be incred8bly difficult to implement but it's similar to the 2008 crash where everyone defaulted in their mortgages, if people can't repay its gonna to hurt the country when it comes to a head, which could be curbed if less debt is issued, there are more strict laws on debt lending and interest rates. I understand the need for fund but laws need to be made to limit debt to only those who can show the ability to repay. I'm no pro but if debt keeps growing and the gov doesn't care, why doesn't everyone just get into as much debt as humanly possible. If there's no consequence for not repaying debts then the whole system breaks

  • @stevedixon9734
    @stevedixon973422 күн бұрын

    Was student debt a problem before?

  • @smth.something
    @smth.something23 күн бұрын

    First comment! Thank you John Oliver for delivering these episodes for us! 😍

  • @chloecarpenter3635
    @chloecarpenter363523 күн бұрын

    Wait did they post ALL their reruns here..

  • @ultimatehawkeyefangirl

    @ultimatehawkeyefangirl

    22 күн бұрын

    Just season 1 for now. They said they’d upload a new season every time they didn’t have an episode, up until Season 8 I think?

  • @Deathtothefalse

    @Deathtothefalse

    22 күн бұрын

    Hahaha I love these guy's!

  • @carnelianfox5010
    @carnelianfox501020 күн бұрын

    #goodbyegeckos

  • @veggigoddess
    @veggigoddess20 күн бұрын

    I'm curious how much we spent on the completely pointless destruction of five animals, geckos or not, for absolutely zero benefit

  • @zachswaim1956

    @zachswaim1956

    20 күн бұрын

    I hate to tell you this...

  • @funtechu

    @funtechu

    19 күн бұрын

    We didn't spend anything. Russia on the other hand...

  • @tarab4617
    @tarab46178 сағат бұрын

    I went to Kaplan before this show was even a thing. They were so predatory and gross. Literally calling me to the office and threatening to kick me out if I didn’t give them all the money I had on me. Often taking my last $20 I needed to eat for the week. Just got my loans from them dismissed under the “bs lying ass school” defense not even a year ago.

  • @NeanderthalCovanentV-176
    @NeanderthalCovanentV-1769 күн бұрын

    *What is education?* In its most basic terms education amounts to time spent reading at a desk. A quality education amounts to quality time and quality materials and not necessarily quantity. A person does not need a university degree to become educated and any smart person can gather better resources than defined by a university by knowing how to use a bibliography. The American system wants you to believe that only by paying for expensive class time and chasing a dream of applied knowledge in a job one can claim the rights to being educated. This is not true. In fact, a better education can be had outside the classroom because the universities have a concept of most-valuable-assets where they don’t just give you the facts or quality books. If they were to do this everyone would amount to a vast aristocracy and there would be no reason for a profitable setting in the classroom.

  • @DANNYonPC
    @DANNYonPC20 күн бұрын

    I wonder how many gay experiences John had

  • @fugz
    @fugz23 күн бұрын

    I'm not first, but boy am I close enough 😂

  • @MogMovies
    @MogMovies20 күн бұрын

    Hearing that song in the end, all I could think of was Josh Wolf; he’s truly ruined that song for me. If you know, you know.

  • @kylewhiteman
    @kylewhiteman23 күн бұрын

    second

  • @DgurlSunshine
    @DgurlSunshine18 күн бұрын

    ISRAELS NGOs 1312

  • @qwerty11111122
    @qwerty1111112223 күн бұрын

    Bot posting in order? Hi, under 100 views!

  • @Dysiode
    @Dysiode23 күн бұрын

    39 minutes ago!!

  • @ht-qv8pc
    @ht-qv8pc17 күн бұрын

    I can't believe I used to enjoy this shit. I couldn't even watch past the video from libya fron 2014 that he claims is from more recent. booo. this sucks.

  • @ZedaZ80

    @ZedaZ80

    17 күн бұрын

    This is an episode from season 1, which aired in 2014 🙂

  • @touffedaviau8370

    @touffedaviau8370

    8 күн бұрын

    The title of the video says Season 1...this IS from 2014 🤦‍♂️

  • @marcelafugon8227
    @marcelafugon822716 күн бұрын

    The way “ we better be careful how we leave Afghanistan” aged 😂😂😂🫠

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