Last night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight” was longer than normal due to John Oliver doing a special segment on government surveillance. The segment included a lengthy in person interview with Edward Snowden that John Oliver recorded in Moscow.
As he has done in the past, Oliver managed to put government surveillance into context in a way that probably resonates more clearly with people than some of the more traditional reporting.
Here’s the video – which has slightly mature content :
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@latterell the video is excellent – posted about it already here: http://t.co/aOFBoojqSe
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