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Future main topics on the show
  • Joe Biden.
  • Kamala Harris.
  • Bernie Sanders.
  • Krysten Sinema.
  • Joe Manchin.
  • AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
  • Collab with other Late-Night talk show hosts (Seth Meyer, Stephen Colbert, etc.)
  • The Democratic Party.
  • Democratic socialism and leftists.
  • Myanmar's military junta.
  • Anti-Asian racism
    • Confirmed.
  • Police II (A revisit on episode Police for 1 year anniversary to see how it changed).
  • Black Lives Matter & ANTIFA
  • Mental health & Suicide.
  • War crimes.
  • The danger of social media.
    • Has covered some aspects of that topic.
  • Any topics regarding War Is Hell.
  • The Equality Act.
  • Guantanamo Bay
    • Already covered in 2016, but a followup is possible.
  • Virtue Signaling.
  • The Keystone Pipeline System.
  • Global Warming.
    • Already covered in his segment on the Green New Deal
  • UK Royal Family drama.
    • Somewhat confirmed. His November 13, 2022 episode was centered on the British monarchy and its relationship with British imperialism.
  • Animal extinction.
  • Illegal animal hunting.
  • Possibly blowing up 2021 (Depending on his view on how the year went).
    • Jossed
  • Post pandemic recovery.
  • A 2024 Donald Trump presidential campaign.
  • A 2024 Ron DeSantis presidential campaign.
  • A 2024 Nikki Haley presidential campaign.
  • A 2024 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. presidential campaign.
  • Veteran's treatment in America.
  • Bipartisanship.
  • Islamophobia.
  • The War on Terror.
  • Guardianship II (specifically pertaining to Britney Spears).
  • The NFL.
  • Cryptocurrencies II (specifically about Nonfungible Tokens, in part because of how it's spreading like wildfire online, and how harmful it is for the environment).
  • Spotify (regarding their lack of compensation for musicians, and controversies regarding Joe Rogan).
  • The Russia-Ukraine crisis.
  • Issues pertaining to Native Americans.
    • Oliver explaining Native reservations, their history, and the issues that Native nations have encountered regarding reservations.
    • Oliver explaining the "Land Back" movement (which refers to advocacy for land and sovereignty to be returned to Indigenous peoples), and debunking misconceptions about it.
  • Third Parties II, particularly during the 2024 election.
  • Universal Basic Income.
  • Banking regulation laws (e.g., Glass-Steagall), especially in light of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
  • The Depp-Heard trial.

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