I think Steven Novella (of Science Based Medicine, fame) summed it up pretty well: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/john-oliver-and-the-nuclear-was

I think Steven Novella (of Science Based Medicine, fame) summed it up pretty well: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/john-oliver-and-the-nuclear-waste-hubbub/ http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/john-oliver-and... TL;DR: He did the anti bits quite well, but didn't explicitly state the pros explictitly. Which might me understandable, given the format, but he usually does state at least a few "however"'s or "but"'s, etc. I don't think that instantly makes him a shill, FWIW.