John Oliver Recruits Stars to Make Infrastructure ‘Sexy’ in Hopes You’ll Give a Damn
The "Last Week Tonight" host knows maintaining "roads, bridges, dams, levees basically anything that can be destroyed in an action movie" isn't exactly the most exciting topic, but it sure is important .The “Last Week Tonight” host knows maintaining “roads, bridges, dams, levees … basically anything that can be destroyed in an action movie” isn’t exactly the most exciting topic, but it sure is important.
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