The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.
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- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes aired
- 1.447
- Latest aired
- S11E40
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 2005 – December 2005 32 episodes
- Season 2 January 2006 – December 2006 161 episodes
- Season 3 January 2007 – November 2007 138 episodes
- Season 4 January 2008 – December 2008 160 episodes
- Season 5 January 2009 – December 2009 161 episodes
- Season 6 January 2010 – December 2010 161 episodes
- Season 7 January 2011 – September 2011 124 episodes
- Season 8 October 2011 – September 2012 155 episodes
- Season 9 October 2012 – September 2013 155 episodes
- Season 10 September 2013 – September 2014 160 episodes
- Season 11 September 2014 – December 2014 40 episodes
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S05E01 John King
January 5 find the promo
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Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
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S05E02 Matt Miller
January 6 find the promo
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Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
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S05E03 Benicio Del Toro
January 7 find the promo
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Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
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S05E04 Lawrence Lessig
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Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
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S05E05 Anthony Romero
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Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
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S05E06 Niall Ferguson
January 13 find the promo
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Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
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S05E07 Alan Khazei
January 14 find the promo
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Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
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S05E08 David Gregory, Shepard Fairey
January 15 find the promo
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A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.
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S05E09 Frank Rich
January 19 find the promo
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Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
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S05E10 Jabari Asim
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Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.
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S05E11 Elizabeth Alexander
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Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
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S05E12 Jon Meacham
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Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.
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S05E13 Chris Mooney, Ed Young
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Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.
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S05E15 Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton
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S05E16 John Podesta
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President and CEO, Center for American Progress
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S05E17 Dan Zaccagnino
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The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
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S05E18 Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
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S05E20 James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer
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Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.
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S05E21 TV on the Radio
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Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.
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S05E22 Robert Ballard
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It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.
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S05E23 Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker
February 11 find the promo
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New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
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S05E24 David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik
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Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
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S05E25 Father James Martin, Helen Fisher
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher.
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S05E26 Cliff Sloan
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Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
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S05E27 John Fetterman
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Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.
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S05E28 Kris Kristofferson
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Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time.
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S05E29 David Byrne
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Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is?
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S05E30 Mark Bittman
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President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Carolina may finally end gun prostitution.
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S05E31 Carl Wilson
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Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk About Love" and will NASA name part of the space station after Stephen if he changes his name to Stephen Urine Filtration System?
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S05E32 Steven Johnson
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Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.
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S05E33 Lisa Hannigan
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Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."
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S05E34 William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling
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Tonight Stephen welcomes microbiologist and member of the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Dr. Jay Keasling. Also Stephen talks with NASA's associate administrator for space operations Bill Gerstenmaier about the Kepler Probe and other space exploration.
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S05E35 Howard Fineman
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Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country', Howard Fineman.
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S05E36 Simon Johnson, Peter Singer
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Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.
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S05E37 Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'.
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S05E38 David Grann
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon'.
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S05E39 Juan Cole
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'.
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S05E40 John McCardell
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility.
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S05E41 Derrick Pitts
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The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute.
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S05E42 David Plotz
March 31 find the promo
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David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight.
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S05E43 Dambisa Moyo
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Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show.
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S05E44 Biz Stone
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One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show.
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S05E45 Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry.
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S05E46 Queen Noor
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Tonight Stephen welcomes Jordan's Queen Noor.
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S05E47 Phil Bronstein
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein.
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S05E48 Bart Ehrman
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Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible expert and author of Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them), Bart Ehrman.
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S05E49 Sunita L. Williams, Susie Orbach
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Tonight Stephen welcomes psychotherapist and author of Bodies, Susie Orbach. Also, Stephen talks with NASA's Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center, Sunita Williams about the naming of the new node on the International Space Station.
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S05E50 Jim Lehrer
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny, Jim Lehrer.
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S05E51 Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the former head of the Office of Legal Council for both President Reagan and George Bush Sr., and author of Can a Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Questions about Barack Obama, Doug Kmiec. Also, Stephen talks with the associate editor for opendemocracy.net, Kanishk Tharoor.
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S05E52 Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio
April 20 find the promo
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio denies that he focuses too much on illegal immigration.
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S05E53 Coach Mike Kryzewski
April 21 find the promo
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Tonight Stephen talks with Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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S05E54 Ira Glass
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Tonight Stephen talks with host of This American Life, Ira Glass.
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S05E55 Elizabeth Bintliff
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the West Africa Program Officer for Heifer International, Elizabeth Bintliff.
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S05E56 The Decemberists
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Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group The Decemberists.
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S05E57 David Gross
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Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of 'Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation', Daniel Gross. Also, Stephen talks with war correspondent Richard Engel.
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S05E58 David Kessler
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Tonight Stephen welcomes former FDA commissioner and author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, David Kessler.
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S05E59 Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadlemann.
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S05E60 J.J. Abrams
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The Prescott Group needs a bailout, and J.J. Abrams reveals clues to Stephen's Persian Gulf mystery.
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S05E61 Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff
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Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law and Paul Rieckhoff wants to make sure returning veterans get education, employment and health care support.
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S05E62 Laurie Garrett
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President Obama's approval numbers are at 67%, and public health expert Laurie Garrett is here to shed some light on the swine flu.
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S05E63 Mitchell Joachim
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It's Bring Your Savior to Work Day, and Mitchell Joachim wants to build carbon-neutral cities.
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S05E64 Jeff Daniels
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Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Daniels Also, Stephen talks with the vice president of policy at Demos.org, Tamara Draut about credit cart reform.
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S05E65 Ron Howard
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the producer & director of Angels & Demons, Ron Howard. Also, Stephen talks with the head of Latin American Division of the Council on Foreign Relations, Julia Sweig about Cuba.
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S05E66 Michael Pollan
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Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan.
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S05E67 Yusuf Islam
May 14 find the promo
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Donald Trump allows Miss California to keep her crown, the DonorsChoose competition continues, and Yusuf performs.
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S05E68 Meghan McCain
May 18 find the promo
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Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people trying to make it more extreme.
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S05E69 Walter Kirn
May 19 find the promo
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Republicans find a way to make us love them again, and a Difference Maker stands up to the government.
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S05E70 Seth Shostak
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Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says the CIA lied to her.
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S05E71 Green Day
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Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks about their album, "21st Century Breakdown."
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S05E72 Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan
June 1 find the promo
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Republicans could lose their Latino voter, and you can see Stephen's Persian Gulf destination from Sarah Palin's house.
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S05E73 Katty Kay
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The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects kids from erectile dysfunction advertising.
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S05E74 Eric Schlosser
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California allows some gay couples to stay married, and Obama invites Iran to celebrate 4th of July.
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S05E75 Dag Soderberg, David Byrne
June 4 find the promo
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Wikipedia takes on the Church of Scientology, and the latest on abstinence-only education will be worth the wait.
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S05E76 General Raymond Odierno
June 8 find the promo
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General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.
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S05E77 Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom
June 9 find the promo
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Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his international desk of wisdom and truthiness.
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S05E78 Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby
June 10 find the promo
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Tom Hanks and Stephen prepare a care package, and Charles H. Jacoby Jr. picks his favorite soldier.
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S05E79 Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe
June 11 find the promo
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George W. Bush praises the troops, and Frank A. Grippe orders his officers to sing the Army song.
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S05E80 Austan Goolsbee
June 15 find the promo
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Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.
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S05E81 Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers
June 16 find the promo
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According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.
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S05E82 Joshua Micah Marshall
June 17 find the promo
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Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.
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S05E83 Paul Muldoon
June 18 find the promo
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Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul Muldoon.
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S05E84 Simon Schama
June 22 find the promo
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Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America.
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S05E85 Howard Dean, David Kilcullen
June 23 find the promo
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David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guerrilla movements.
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S05E86 Matthew Crawford
June 24 find the promo
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The Jonas Brothers don't abstain from making awesome rock, and Matthew Crawford believes in working with his hands.
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S05E87 Jim Fouratt
June 25 find the promo
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ABC turns their network over to Barack Obama, and Jim Fouratt meets the leader of the gay shame movement.
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S05E88 Neil DeGrasse Tyson
June 29 find the promo
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Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to make science accessible to whomever wants to reach out and touch it.
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S05E89 Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson
June 30 find the promo
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Stephen questions whether America should embrace soccer, and Kevin Mattson thinks Jimmy Carter was underappreciated.
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S05E90 Nicholas Kristof
July 1 find the promo
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The Supreme Court takes its recess, and Nicholas Kristof discusses "It's Time to Learn From Frogs" after crossing five lanes of busy traffic.
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S05E91 Ed Viesturs
July 2 find the promo
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Congress passes a renewable energy bill, and climber Ed Viesturs scales Stephen's ego.
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S05E92 Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman
July 13 find the promo
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The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman knows a lot about money.
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S05E93 Leymah Gbowee
July 14 find the promo
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Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is.
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S05E94 Douglas Rushkoff
July 15 find the promo
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There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushkoff lets Jews and Freemasons off the hook.
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S05E95 Edmund Andrews
July 16 find the promo
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Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen vampires if he wants to get out of debt.
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S05E96 Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park
July 20 find the promo
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Geoffrey Canada can't find any area where white men are being disproportionately victimized and Bob Park doesn't understand why humans need go to space when robots can do a better job.
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S05E97 Dr. Aaron Carroll
July 21 find the promo
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Stephen will be the mighty oak when he investigates Acorn, and Aaron Carroll believes America should have a single-payer system.
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S05E98 Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson
July 22 find the promo
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The truth behind the CIA's secret assassination squad is revealed, and Chris Anderson talks about a future economy where everything is free.
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S05E99 Zev Chafets
July 23 find the promo
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The British announce plans to cut and run, Tom Vilsack drops out of the presidential race, and Zev Chafets angles for a Christmas present.
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S05E100 Movits!
July 27 find the promo
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A report on tasers may shock you, and Swedish band Movits! helps Stephen put his Ikea futon together
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S05E101 Arianna Huffington
July 28 find the promo
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Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accent to give herself an air of being an ethnic minority.
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S05E102 Kevin Baker
July 29 find the promo
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Lance Armstrong comes in third in the Tour de France, and Kevin Baker says Obama is the new Hoover.
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S05E103 Kathryn Bigelow
July 30 find the promo
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Kathryn Bigelow's war movie, "The Hurt Locker," is getting great reviews, despite not having explosions and ear-splitting sound effects.
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S05E104 General Anthony Zinni
August 3 find the promo
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President Obama finds a way to pay for health care, and General Anthony Zinni will wax Stephen's chest.
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S05E105 Kurt Andersen
August 4 find the promo
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According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.
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S05E106 Kris Kobach
August 5 find the promo
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Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward the people willing to come to this country legally.
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S05E107 Meryl Streep
August 6 find the promo
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Stephen reviews the movies that are destroying America and talks to Meryl Streep about her role as Julia Child.
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S05E108 Sen. Barbara Boxer
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Vladimir Putin returns to the spotlight, and Stephen interviews Barbara Boxer with deaf suspicion.
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S05E109 Jonathan Cohn
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Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan Cohn explains why America's having a health care crisis.
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S05E110 Mark Johnson
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Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spreads peace through music.
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S05E111 Mark Devlin
August 13 find the promo
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Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life telescopes to the edge of space.
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S05E112 Bill McKibben
August 17 find the promo
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Reporters get so desperate they'll even work for a newspaper, and Bill McKibben lowers carbon dioxide levels by not exhaling when he talks.
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S05E113 Robert Wright
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S05E114 Ang Lee
August 19 find the promo
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Ang Lee captures the hope and optimism of tired, dirty kids in his movie, "Taking Woodstock."
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S05E115 Chris Matthews
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The Earth's population nears 7 billion, and Chris Matthews discusses his documentary, "The Kennedy Brothers."
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S05E116 Cory Booker
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The health care debate rages on, MTV's VMAs deliver a shock, and Cory Booker admits he is the mayor of Newark.
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S05E117 Christiane Amanpour
September 15 find the promo
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Christiane Amanpour is going to make Americans care about the rest of the world with her CNN show "Amanpour."
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S05E118 Tony Danza
September 16 find the promo
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Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and The Flaming Lips perform.
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S05E119 Frank Bruni
September 17 find the promo
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Stephen resurrects the U.S. military technique of staring at a goats and Frank Bruni talks about mastering his addiction to compulsive eating as a food critic for the New York Times.
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S05E120 Tue, Sep 22, 2009
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The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to drive electric cars.
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S05E121 AJ Jacobs
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AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, trying to be the most rational person alive and radical honesty.
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S05E122 Ken Burns
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The Republican Party is accused of racism, another holiday is under attack, and Ken Burns makes a documentary about national parks.
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S05E123 Sheryl WuDunn
September 28 find the promo
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Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to lift developing nations out of poverty.
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S05E124 Matt Latimer / Out Of The Closet
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An exciting new tobacco product hits the market, and Matt Latimer recalls his Bush speechwriting days.
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S05E125 Wed, Sep 30, 2009
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Stephen has an update on his space treadmill, and he'll evolve Richard Dawkins' book into tiny shreds of paper.
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S05E126 Francis Collins
October 1 find the promo
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Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell research to give him crab claws.
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S05E127 Arne Duncan
October 5 find the promo
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President Obama proposes a longer school year, and Arne Duncan could only get a job as a secretary.
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S05E128 The Mountain Goats
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The Mountain Goats perform "Psalms 40:2" from their album, "The Life of the World to Come."
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S05E129 Alison Gopnik
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Doctors invent a radical new surgery, and Alison Gopnik says babies can help us understand deep philosophical questions.
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S05E130 Thu, Oct 8, 2009
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The media attacks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh may buy a football team, and Colin Beavan makes no environmental impact.
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S05E131 Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Stephen takes on Norwegians for giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, plays tennis with James Blake and talks zombies with Sanjay Gupta.
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S05E132 David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle
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Stephen posts Twitter updates on Miley Cyrus, talks fetuses with David Javerbaum and asks Sylvia Earle why he should care about the ocean.
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S05E133 Amy Farrell, The RZA
October 14 find the promo
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Stephen gets angry over health care reform, discusses obesity with Amy Farrell, and talks wisdom with the RZA.
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S05E134 Jerry Mitchell
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Stephen proves that mayo is the illest condiment, asks Jerry Mitchell what a newspaper reporter is and unveils his new portrait.
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S05E135 Cornel West
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Stephen criticizes Washington State, endorses your job application and disagrees with everything Cornel West stands for.
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S05E136 Tue, Oct 27, 2009
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The Catholic Church reaches out to former members, and Gail Collins talks about the modern American woman.
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S05E137 Brian Cox
October 28 find the promo
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Stephen finds out what broke the largest particle accelerator and preps for his interview with Brian Cox by watching "Baby Einstein" tapes.
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S05E138 Bill Simmons
October 29 find the promo
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Stephen talks to Rosanne Cash about torturing detainees with music and discusses "Teen Wolf" with Bill Simmons.
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S05E139 Nicholas Thompson
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Stephen sponsors the U.S. speedskating team, analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakfast and disputes the end of the Cold War with Nicholas Thompson.
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S05E140 Andrew Sullivan
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Stephen makes history with the U.S. Speedskating team, covers a gay couple's arrest on Mormon Church property and wants Andrew Sullivan to admit he's wrong.
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S05E141 Harold Evans
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Stephen declares Barack Obama the loser, gets dunked in water by Al Gore and asks Harold Evans if he's going to be a chimney sweep.
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S05E142 Thu, Nov 5, 2009
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Stephen puts Canada on notice with Joey Cheek, introduces Vaxaconda and talks to William Bratton about McGruff the Crime Dog.
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S05E143 Mon, Nov 9, 2009
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Stephen asks Mike Castle why he can't marry a chicken, helps Katherine Reutter win a gold medal, and talks art with Thomas Campbell.
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S05E144 Maria Shriver
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Stephen defends Barney Frank for not recognizing marijuana, enjoys a Taser XREP ad and feeds ice cream to Maria Shriver.
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S05E145 Christopher Caldwell
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Stephen believes bankers are God's representatives, criticizes "Sesame Street" and asks Christopher Caldwell where the Muslim pope is.
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S05E146 Woody Harrelson
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Stephen uses Miracle Whip money to buy mayo, claims Lou Dobbs' audience and shaves Woody Harrelson's head.
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S05E147 Mon, Nov 16, 2009
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Stephen shows Barack Obama how to greet foreign leaders, offers to sing in Aerosmith, and discusses architecture with Paul Goldberger.
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S05E148 Malcolm Gladwell
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Stephen talks to Marc Kielburger about child labor, skateboards with Jackie Speier and asks Malcolm Gladwell to explain a New Yorker cartoon.
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S05E149 Norah Jones
November 18 find the promo
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Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, "2012" takes the world by storm, and Norah Jones talks about her famous father, Indiana.
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S05E150 Thu, Nov 19, 2009
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The Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery, and Elvis Costello plays "Cheap Reward" with Stephen.
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S05E151 Dan Esty, Cevin Soling
November 30 find the promo
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Stephen talks to Dan Esty about global warming, forces Joseph Cirincione to play "Sanction, Bomb, Marry?" and compares school to prison with Cevin Soling
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S05E152 Tue, Dec 1, 2009
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Stephen profiles a made-up district, discusses alien Jesus with Guy Consolmagno and helps Sherman Alexie save part of white culture
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S05E153 Wed, Dec 2, 2009
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Stephen critiques President Obama's speech, presents a device that lets him poop whenever he wants, and questions Craig Watson's innocence
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S05E154 Thu, Dec 3, 2009
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Stephen covers Tiger Woods' car crash, tries out for the U.S. skeleton team and talks to Janet Napolitano about the color-coded threat level.
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S05E155 Mon, Dec 7, 2009
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Bill T. Jones describes how Fela Kuti fought against the Nigerian government with his music.
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S05E156 Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly
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Stephen gives Bernie Sanders a chance to address the vicious socialist rumors and discusses the best of the public with Andy Schlafly.
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S05E157 Wed, Dec 9, 2009
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Stephen appeals to the monkey demographic, gets a visit from Krampus and calls out Goldman Sachs with Matt Taibbi.
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S05E158 Thu, Dec 10, 2009
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Stephen details Russia's battle plan for Afghanistan, tries out for the U.S. bobsled team and puts words in Lara Logan's mouth.
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S05E159 Snoop Dogg
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Stephen interviews President Obama's cardboard cutout, signs Katherine Reutter's thigh and pre-censors Snoop Dogg.
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S05E160 Alicia Keys
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John Slattery sells gold, Stephen relays the story of Treesus, and Alicia Keys performs her hit song.
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S05E161 Tom Brokaw
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Stephen encourages Tiger Woods, sees the ghost of Stephen King and remembers the wacky decade with Tom Brokaw.