John Oliver lambasted psychic “mediums” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, exploring the techniques they utilize to prey on people’s grief—and the shameful role pop culture plays in promoting their gambit as credible.
Early in the segment, the comedian cited an October 2018 poll from the Pew Research Center that found 40 percent of Americans believe in psychics, helping fuel a $2.2 billion industry. Despite that shockingly high number, Oliver was unwilling to bend in his dismissal. “I’m not going to be litigating whether psychics are real in this piece,...
Early in the segment, the comedian cited an October 2018 poll from the Pew Research Center that found 40 percent of Americans believe in psychics, helping fuel a $2.2 billion industry. Despite that shockingly high number, Oliver was unwilling to bend in his dismissal. “I’m not going to be litigating whether psychics are real in this piece,...
- 2/25/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
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