About this season
Each week, Jefferies tackles the week’s top stories from behind his desk and travels the globe to far-off locations to provide an eye opening look at hypocrisy around the world. Featuring interviews, international field pieces, and man on the ground investigations, Jim tackles the news of the day with no-bulls**t candor, piercing insight and a uniquely Aussie viewpoint.
Episodes (20)
1. Worldwide Racism
Aired 6 June 2017 • 22 min
Jim kicks off his first show by highlighting President Trump's affection for dictators, tackling racism in the U.S. and investigating Holland's Black Pete tradition.
2. Unpacking Impeachment
Aired 13 June 2017 • 22 min
Jim gives his take on Qatar's sudden isolation in the Middle East, examines the process of impeachment in the U.S. and pays a visit to Melania Trump's hometown in Slovenia.
3. Criminal Injustice
Aired 20 June 2017 • 22 min
Jim reacts to Bill Cosby's mistrial, chats with Azerbaijan Ambassador Elin Suleymanov and weighs in on the prevalence of capital punishment in the U.S.
4. Health Care Unhinged
Aired 27 June 2017 • 22 min
Jim digs into the high costs and low benefits of the Senate Republicans' health care bill, then pays a visit to right-wing Australian Senator Pauline Hanson.
5. Understanding the First Amendment
Aired 11 July 2017 • 22 min
Jim highlights major vacancies in U.S. government agencies, chats with a group of conspiracy theorists and explores dicey First Amendment issues.
6. America's Age of Unenlightenment
Aired 18 July 2017 • 22 min
Jim reacts to Kid Rock's possible Senate run, learns about the problems plaguing Australia's Great Barrier Reef and examines the politicized climate change debate.
7. Trophy Hunter Takedown
Aired 25 July 2017 • 22 min
The GOP brings dead debates back to life, Comic-Con cosplayers weigh in on political issues, and the death of Cecil the Lion's son sends Jim into a fury about trophy hunting.
8. The Fight for LGBTQ Military Rights
Aired 1 August 2017 • 22 min
Jim offers much-needed advice to the Democratic Party, describes the history of anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the U.S. military and chats with former CIA officer Evan McMullin.
9. The Threat of Nuclear War
Aired 8 August 2017 • 22 min
Jim breaks down the possibility of a nuclear war with North Korea, examines the arguments against euthanasia and chats with fellow comedian Bill Burr.
10. Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally
Aired 15 August 2017 • 22 min
Jim addresses the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA, explores the Confederate monument debate and unpacks President Trump's new immigration policy.
11. Jim's Police Ride-Along
Aired 19 September 2017 • 22 min
Jim goes on a ride-along with police in the U.K., takes aim at Hurricane Harvey's wannabe vigilantes and sits down with the mayor who created Anti-Jim Jefferies Day.
12. Trump's Anti-NFL Freak Out
Aired 26 September 2017 • 22 min
Jim examines President Trump's beef with protesting athletes, highlights the scourge of traumatic brain injuries among NFL players and discusses health care with Andy Slavitt.
13. Trump's Bungled Puerto Rico Response
Aired 3 October 2017 • 22 min
Jim highlights Trump's tone-deaf reaction to Hurricane Maria, breaks down the administration's spate of travel scandals, and talks free speech with the Insane Clown Posse.
14. Hawaii's One-Party System
Aired 10 October 2017 • 22 min
Jim looks at ISIS's desperate attempt to take credit for the Las Vegas shooting, the Hawaiian GOP's internal divide and America's laughably outdated banking system.
15. Trump's Congressional Twitter Troll
Aired 17 October 2017 • 22 min
Jim challenges men to do better after the Harvey Weinstein scandal, chats with a congressman popular for taunting the president, and examines Russia's two-way propaganda.
16. America's Opioid Epidemic
Aired 24 October 2017 • 22 min
Jim highlights the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S., examines binge-drinking on college campuses and sits down with "The Death of Expertise" author Tom Nichols.
17. After School Satan Club
Aired 31 October 2017 • 22 min
Jim delves into the Mueller indictments, tries to help a struggling after-school club run by Satanist, and rips the GOP's too-late response to Donald Trump.
18. Mark Cuban vs. Donald Trump
Aired 7 November 2017 • 22 min
Jim updates some conveniently forgotten news stories, examines the Trump administration's discriminatory religious liberty guidelines and pitches an invention to Mark Cuban.
19. Roy Moore's Sexual Assault Allegations
Aired 14 November 2017 • 22 min
Jim examines the GOP's reluctance to drop accused child molester Roy Moore from the Senate ballot and talks with Rob Reiner about sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond.
20. Let's Talk About Guns
Aired 21 November 2017 • 22 min
Jim discusses gun control with the former Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, then joins him at a shooting range to figure out why Americans love firearms so much.