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Food Safety: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Oliver: Food Safety

October 18, 2023

John Oliver discusses the groups in charge of keeping our food safe – from the FDA, to the USDA, to, most crucially, the Association for Dressings and Sauces.

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Colbert: Meanwhile… Stevie Nicks Barbie | Gen Z Dropping Southern Accents | Monkey on the Lam

October 6, 2023

Meanwhile… Stevie Nicks loves her namesake Barbie doll, Southern drawls are falling out of fashion, and Stephen brings back a beloved primate-focused segment from the past.