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160 this season · 2902 totals2011e01 Ed Rendell 2011-01-04 04:30
Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell explains that America is wussing out by not doing anything about China and canceling football games because of weather.
s2011e02 Ron Paul, David Leonhardt, Geoffrey Canada 2011-01-05 04:30
Ron Paul, David Leonhardt, Geoffrey Canada
Ron Paul wants to return to the gold standard, while David Leonhardt explains why Americans don't need to worry about inflation. Geoffrey Canada works to educate kids and teach them how to grow up without using violence.
s2011e03 Atul Gawande 2011-01-06 04:30
Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande explains how checklists make flying, surgery and Van Halen shows safer.
s2011e04 Dr. Ronald DePinho 2011-01-07 04:30
Dr. Ronald DePinho
Ronald DePinho wants to reverse the aging process and increase years of healthy living so that older people can continue to work.
s2011e05 Fen Montaigne 2011-01-11 04:30
Fen Montaigne
Fen Montaigne explains how global warming affects Antarctic penguins and rising sea levels.
s2011e06 Chris Hughes 2011-01-12 04:30
Chris Hughes
Chris Hughes talks about working for the Obama campaign and helping people connect to a non-profit through Jumo.
s2011e07 Bernard-Henri Levy 2011-01-13 04:30
Bernard-Henri Levy
Stephen informs Bernard-Henri Levy that Americans think of public intellectualizing the same as public urination.
s2011e08 Kevin Spacey 2011-01-14 04:30
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey explains that Jack Abramoff went to prison for overcharging Native Americans, but Stephen thinks that makes him a patriot.
s2011e09 Sherry Turkle 2011-01-18 04:30
Sherry Turkle
Sherry Turkle doesn't want to get rid of technology, but she thinks it's time to put it in its place.
s2011e10 Cornel West 2011-01-19 04:30
Cornel West
Cornel West wants the love to flow so that poor people will have the same dignity as investment bankers.
s2011e11 Ron Reagan Jr. 2011-01-20 04:30
Ron Reagan Jr.
Ron Reagan helps Stephen remember that his father raised taxes and provided amnesty to illegal immigrants.
s2011e12 Chris Matthews 2011-01-21 04:30
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews remembers John F. Kennedy as a war hero who was the first president to stand up for civil rights.
s2011e13 Charlie Rose 2011-01-25 04:30
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose admits that he rarely sits down for interviews himself because he has nothing to say.
s2011e14 Amy Chua 2011-01-26 04:30
Amy Chua
Amy Chua explains how she tried to raise her two daughters the same way her strict Chinese immigrant parents raised her.
s2011e15 Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis 2011-01-27 04:30
Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis
Stephen answers Obama's call to entrepreneurs and reviews the State of the Union address with Michael Waldman. Christine Yvette Lewis is a working nanny who advocates for fair labor standards for domestic workers.
s2011e16 Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene 2011-01-28 04:30
Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene
Stephen uses the power of time-traveling porn to predict the 2012 presidential election, and Daryl Bem discusses his theory of extrasensory pornception. Brian Greene says math is the gateway to reality and calls Stephen a bag of particles governed by the laws of physics.
s2011e17 Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit 2011-02-01 04:30
Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit
Samer Shehata believes the U.S. can push for a stable Middle East by supporting the 83 million Egyptians rising up. Paul Offit believes the visibility of the smallpox vaccination scar during swimsuit season is a small price to pay for better health.
s2011e18 Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis 2011-02-02 04:30
Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis
Leslie Dach confirms the ugly rumors that Wal-Mart is collaborating with the Obama administration to sell fruits and vegetables at a lower price. Michael Lewis explains how Wall Street got so good at disguising bad loans that they bought some for themselves.
s2011e19 Sean Dorrance Kelly 2011-02-03 04:30
Sean Dorrance Kelly
Sean Dorrance Kelly believes that we've lost the notion of what's sacred in our existence.
s2011e20 Jane McGonigal 2011-02-04 04:30
Jane McGonigal
Jane McGonigal says 10 years of scientific research show that playing video games is actually the most productive thing we can do.
s2011e21 LCD Soundsystem 2011-02-15 04:30
LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy explains why he's walking away from fame in his last TV appearance as LCD Soundsystem.
s2011e22 Christiane Amanpour, David Albright 2011-02-16 04:30
Christiane Amanpour, David Albright
Christiane Amanpour brings a gift for Christiane Aman-purr and believes Egypt's democratic uprising will last. David Albright explains why no one will take credit for setting back the Iranian nuclear program with Stuxnet.
s2011e23 Eric Foner 2011-02-17 04:30
Eric Foner
Eric Foner says Abraham Lincoln didn't see slavery as a fundamental problem confronting America until well into his career.
s2011e24 Jeffrey Leonard 2011-02-18 04:30
Jeffrey Leonard
H. Jeffrey Leonard explains the impact of big companies' late payment policies on small business.
s2011e25 Eugene Jarecki 2011-02-22 04:30
Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki reveals that Ronald Reagan raised taxes and was the first president to have a gay sleepover in the White House.
s2011e26 Randi Weingarten, Bing West 2011-02-23 04:30
Randi Weingarten, Bing West
Randi Weingarten says state workers in Wisconsin are willing to do their part with budget cuts, but they don't want to lose their voice. Bing West believes America diverted itself from the war by trying to make a modern nation out of Afghanistan.
s2011e27 Stephanie Coontz 2011-02-24 04:30
Stephanie Coontz
Stephanie Coontz says that women in the 1960s who wanted more in life than to be a housewife were diagnosed with penis envy.
s2011e28 Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee 2011-02-25 04:30
Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee
Glenn Greenwald praises WikiLeaks for shining a light on what government and corporations do in secret. Mike Huckabee believes there aren't nearly enough potential presidential candidates working for Fox News.
s2011e29 Michael Scheuer 2011-03-01 04:30
Michael Scheuer
Michael Scheuer believes the war on terror has barely begun because the American people don't have a clue about why they're being attacked.
s2011e30 Evan Osnos 2011-03-02 04:30
Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos believes America needs to be working as hard as China if it wants to come up with the next big technological idea.
s2011e31 Harry Connick Jr. 2011-03-03 04:30
Harry Connick Jr.
Stephen hopes he's not the surprise on the obituary page, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.
s2011e32 Mark W. Moffett 2011-03-04 04:30
Mark W. Moffett
Mark Moffett says plants need an animal intermediary to carry the pollen to the next plant and do the deed.
s2011e33 Joshua Foer 2011-03-08 04:30
Joshua Foer
Joshua Foer explains that having a European coach was like bringing a gun to a knife fight at the U.S. Memory Championship.
s2011e34 Dan Sinker 2011-03-09 04:30
Dan Sinker
Dan Sinker questions the sanity of anyone who actually thought he was Rahm Emanuel on Twitter.
s2011e35 David Brooks 2011-03-10 04:30
David Brooks
David Brooks describes the way unconscious emotions affect people's decisions and values.
s2011e36 Reza Aslan 2011-03-11 04:30
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan thinks Peter King's hearings to investigate Muslim radicalization are a useless enterprise.
s2011e37 Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers 2011-03-22 03:30
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
The escalating conflict in Libya means good news for troops, Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.
s2011e38 Ayman Mohyeldin 2011-03-23 03:30
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin says the American cable companies that refuse to carry Al Jazeera help contribute to the misinformation about the Middle East.
s2011e39 Nathan Myhrvold 2011-03-24 03:30
Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook 72-hour pastrami and pistachio ice cream without cream.
s2011e40 Jody Williams 2011-03-25 03:30
Jody Williams
Jody Williams doesn't believe she's better than men, but she thinks she's smarter than a lot of them.
s2011e41 Michael Moore 2011-03-29 03:30
Michael Moore
Michael Moore says labor unions are on the ropes because wealthy people have done everything they can to destroy them.
s2011e42 Dr. Anthony Fauci 2011-03-30 03:30
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci explains to Stephen why AIDS is still a big problem, even with abstinence education.
s2011e43 Tim Shriver 2011-03-31 03:30
Tim Shriver
Tim Shriver asks Stephen to lead a campaign to get people to stop using the r-word.
s2011e44 Piers Gibbon 2011-04-01 03:30
Piers Gibbon
Piers Gibbon was oddly offended when he learned that cannibals in New Guinea had never eaten a white man.
s2011e45 Andrew Chaikin 2011-04-05 03:30
Andrew Chaikin
Andrew Chaikin explains why humans need to follow in the footsteps of their robotic emissaries and travel to Mars.
s2011e46 James Franco 2011-04-06 03:30
James Franco
James Franco addresses his pop culture critics and believes Stephen would win a Renaissance man-off.
s2011e47 Sir David Tang 2011-04-07 03:30
Sir David Tang
David Tang provides celebrities the platform to correct lies and misinformation for much less than the cost of a lawyer.
s2011e48 Jeff Greenfield 2011-04-08 03:30
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield writes alternate American histories to prove that the flip of a coin can produce powerful political results.
s2011e49 Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage 2011-04-12 03:30
Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage
Stephen wants Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage to bust the myths of evolution and throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
s2011e50 Ray Kurzweil 2011-04-13 03:30
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil predicts that people will merge with technology and become a billion times smarter by 2045.
s2011e51 Morgan Spurlock 2011-04-14 03:30
Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Spurlock pulls the curtain back on product placement and advertising in "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."
s2011e52 Caroline Kennedy 2011-04-15 03:30
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy and Stephen read poetry by W.H. Auden and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
s2011e53 Rep. Ron Paul 2011-04-26 03:30
Rep. Ron Paul
Ron Paul defines liberty, criticizes the Federal Reserve and doesn't believe in the income tax.
s2011e54 A.C. Grayling 2011-04-27 03:30
A.C. Grayling
A.C. Grayling's humanist Bible, "The Good Book," is a collection of great wisdom, but it's nothing Stephen would kill somebody else over.
s2011e55 Ice-T 2011-04-28 03:30
Ice-T
Even though Ice-T has never done drugs, Stephen wants to know where to score some pure, uncut street cred.
s2011e56 Wade Graham 2011-04-29 03:30
Wade Graham
Wade Graham reveals what American gardens in closets with grow lights say about the culture.
s2011e57 Francis Fukuyama 2011-05-03 03:30
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama believes Osama bin Laden's death weakens the argument for American troops staying in Afghanistan.
s2011e58 Rex Ryan 2011-05-04 03:30
Rex Ryan
It would take real courage for Rex Ryan to announce that the New York Jets will be the first team to play touch football.
s2011e59 Amy Farrell 2011-05-05 03:30
Amy Farrell
Amy Farrell says America's diet industry reinforces the culture of fat shame.
s2011e60 Bill James 2011-05-06 03:30
Bill James
Bill James discusses Lizzie Borden's innocence, Winnie Judd's murderous phase and John Wayne Gacy's valuable paintings.
s2011e61 Lupe Fiasco 2011-05-10 03:30
Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco wears his smart glasses to speak out against Obama, the war on terror and segregation in Chicago.
s2011e62 Geoffrey Rush 2011-05-11 03:30
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush talks about method acting, mentoring Ryan Reynolds but playing a feral eight-year-old.
s2011e63 Eric Greitens 2011-05-12 03:30
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens recalls his difficult Navy SEAL training and refuses to trash-talk the other services.
s2011e64 John Bradshaw 2011-05-13 03:30
John Bradshaw
John Bradshaw discusses the new science of understanding that dogs really want to be with people.
s2011e65 Alison Klayman 2011-05-17 03:30
Alison Klayman
Alison Klayman explains the Chinese government's possible reasons for beating and imprisoning artist Ai Weiwei.
s2011e66 Amy Kremer 2011-05-18 03:30
Amy Kremer
Stephen asks Amy Kremer if she'd raise taxes to save 8 million lives from a ticking nuclear bomb.
s2011e67 Austan Goolsbee 2011-05-19 03:30
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee wants to focus on the budget by cutting spending and raising high-income tax rates.
s2011e68 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2011-05-20 03:30
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens and his missing statue in front of the Lakers stadium.
s2011e69 James Stewart 2011-06-01 03:30
James Stewart
James Stewart describes the corrosive effect lying has on society and the short-term harm that comes with telling the truth.
s2011e70 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2011-06-02 03:30
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says mountaintop mining is not a good thing for American democracy.
s2011e71 Salman Khan 2011-06-03 03:30
Salman Khan
Salman Khan hopes that anyone with an Internet connection will use his YouTube lessons to learn.
s2011e72 Werner Herzog 2011-06-07 03:30
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog explains why he added radioactive albino crocodiles to his documentary about cave paintings.
s2011e73 Sugar Ray Leonard 2011-06-08 03:30
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard describes what he thinks of boxing today and thumb wrestles Stephen.
s2011e74 Bre Pettis 2011-06-09 03:30
Bre Pettis
Bre Pettis uses the MakerBot to print a three-dimensional copy of Stephen's head.
s2011e75 Tom Ridge 2011-06-10 03:30
Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge believes natural gas is a matter of economic and national security.
s2011e76 Henry Kissinger 2011-06-14 03:30
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger will negotiate with Mao Zedong but has cut off relationships with an eight-year-old.
s2011e77 Janny Scott 2011-06-15 03:30
Janny Scott
Janny Scott thinks the real story of Barack Obama's mother is far more interesting than the oversimplified version.
s2011e78 Keith Olbermann 2011-06-16 03:30
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann refuses to acknowledge Bill O'Reilly's victory and doesn't miss having to shave every day.
s2011e79 Bon Iver 2011-06-21 03:30
Bon Iver
Florence and the Machine will join Stephen for day two of StePhest Colbchella '011.
s2011e80 Florence and the Machine 2011-06-22 03:30
Florence and the Machine
Florence Welch recalls being discovered while singing drunkenly in a girl's bathroom.
s2011e81 Talib Kweli 2011-06-23 03:30
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli thinks his conscious rapper label is a limitation and a compliment.
s2011e82 Jack White, The Black Belles 2011-06-24 03:30
Jack White, The Black Belles
Jack White brings out Stephen's record, "Charlene II (I'm Over You)."
s2011e83 Grover Norquist 2011-06-28 03:30
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist, lobbyist for Americans for Tax Reform, must choose between terrorized grandmothers and higher taxes.
s2011e84 Alexandra Pelosi 2011-06-29 03:30
Alexandra Pelosi
Emmy-winning filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary, "Citizen U.S.A," about citizenship ceremonies throughout the 50 states.
s2011e85 Gary Sinise 2011-06-30 03:30
Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise discusses his documentary, "Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good," and the importance of supporting America's troops.
s2011e86 Timothy Garton Ash 2011-07-01 03:30
Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash talks about his book "Facts Are Subversive" and discusses the decline of the Western world in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
s2011e87 Michael Shermer 2011-07-12 03:30
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer discusses his book "The Believing Brain," which explains how people form beliefs first, then filter data to reinforce them.
s2011e88 Dan Savage 2011-07-13 03:30
Dan Savage
Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
s2011e89 David McCullough 2011-07-14 03:30
David McCullough
David McCullough explains why 19th century Americans moved to Paris rather than stay in the states and appreciate American mayonnaise.
s2011e90 Jose Antonio Vargas 2011-07-15 03:30
Jose Antonio Vargas
Jose Antonio Vargas explains which is more difficult: coming out of the closet as a gay man or as a border gay.
s2011e91 John Prendergast 2011-07-19 03:30
John Prendergast
John Prendergast talks about the birth of South Sudan, the creation of its flag and the oil curse that might plague its future.
s2011e92 David Carr 2011-07-20 03:30
David Carr
David Carr of the New York Times admits that papers sell based on the misery of others, but that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sells misery best.
s2011e93 Michael Sandel 2011-07-21 03:30
Michael Sandel
Michael Sandel uses real-world examples to test big philosophical concepts and ethical questions about justice and cannibalism.
s2011e94 David Eagleman 2011-07-22 03:30
David Eagleman
Neuroscientist David Eagleman likens the brain to a neural Parliament with different political parties that are battling it out to steer the ship of state.
s2011e95 Brian Cox 2011-07-26 03:30
Brian Cox
Particle physicist Brian Cox talks about the future of the universe and the possibility of the Higgs boson particle.
s2011e96 Brooke Gladstone 2011-07-27 03:30
Brooke Gladstone
NPR host Brooke Gladstone explains why her graphic novel is similar to radio and fights the popular notion that the media control minds.
s2011e97 Missy Cummings 2011-07-28 03:30
Missy Cummings
Missy Cummings wants to replace the military's cumbersome battlefield surveillance technology with lightweight, smartphone-operated drones.
s2011e98 Buddy Roemer 2011-07-29 03:30
Buddy Roemer
Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer takes no PAC money and wants to kick the special-interest hogs off the trough.
s2011e99 Tony Hsieh 2011-08-02 03:30
Tony Hsieh
Barack Obama makes a deal with Republicans, a new technology honors the dead, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh always does free returns.
s2011e100 Al Hunt 2011-08-03 03:30
Al Hunt
Bloomberg News' Al Hunt believes Barack Obama lost the debt ceiling negotiation, but he doesn't think the Republicans won.
s2011e101 Robert Wittman 2011-08-04 03:30
Robert Wittman
Art crime investigator Robert Wittman recovers stolen paintings around the world and explains the challenges of museum security.
s2011e102 Anthony Bourdain 2011-08-05 03:30
Anthony Bourdain
Chef Anthony Bourdain worries about the ballooning of Americans and occasionally eats endangered birds with a hood over his head.
s2011e103 Nassir Ghaemi 2011-08-09 03:30
Nassir Ghaemi
Psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi believes that mental illness can foster great leadership, but the Republican presidential candidates are too "normal."
s2011e104 The Cars 2011-08-10 03:30
The Cars
The Cars' Ric Ocasek remembers the '80s music scene and promises Stephen any future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards.
s2011e105 Elliott Ackerman 2011-08-11 03:30
Elliott Ackerman
AmericansElect.org CEO Elliot Ackerman believes that individuals should have the power and tools to draft and directly nominate their own presidential candidate.
s2011e106 Gloria Steinem 2011-08-12 03:30
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem believes Americans know that women can do what men can do, but they don't know that men can do what women can do.
s2011e107 Amb. Susan Rice 2011-08-16 03:30
Amb. Susan Rice
Ambassador Susan Rice explains U.S. involvement in Syria and Libya, and tells Colbert Nation what they can do to help with Somalia's humanitarian tragedy.
s2011e108 STS-135 astronauts 2011-08-17 03:30
STS-135 astronauts
Space shuttle Atlantis crewmembers -- Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus -- discuss their final mission and the future of American space travel.
s2011e109 Jeff Bridges 2011-08-18 03:30
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges talks about winning an Oscar, playing The Dude, keeping it real for his bluesy music.
s2011e110 Kevin Mitnick 2011-08-19 03:30
Kevin Mitnick
Once the world's most wanted hacker, Kevin Mitnick talks about his start as a phone prankster and his years as a government fugitive.
s2011e111 Gov. Tim Pawlenty 2011-09-07 03:30
Gov. Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty discusses his reasons for dropping out of the presidential race and endorses Stephen in the 2012 election.
s2011e112 Robin Wright 2011-09-08 03:30
Robin Wright
Robin Wright believes that, by rejecting extremism, Muslims have created the most important political turning point of the early 21st century.
s2011e113 Tom Brokaw 2011-09-09 03:30
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw recalls the experience of reporting on the 9/11 attacks and explores how Americans have been shaped by the tragedy.
s2011e114 Diane Sawyer 2011-09-13 03:30
Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer discusses the unedited recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, released 50 years after John F. Kennedy's inauguration.
s2011e115 Al Gore 2011-09-14 03:30
Al Gore
Al Gore talks about his work on the Climate Reality Project and marvels at the sophistication of Stephen's global warming metaphor.
s2011e116 Michael Moore 2011-09-15 03:30
Michael Moore
Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic.
s2011e117 David Copperfield 2011-09-16 03:30
David Copperfield
David Copperfield explores the art and science of illusion and talks about "gut magic."
s2011e118 Jeffrey Kluger 2011-09-21 03:30
Jeffrey Kluger
Author Jeffrey Kluger discusses the effect of sibling dynamics on people's lives and explains why Stephen is such a charmer.
s2011e119 Daniel Yergin 2011-09-22 03:30
Daniel Yergin
Author Daniel Yergin discusses hydrofracking, alternative energy sources and America's decreasing demand for oil.
s2011e120 Jeremy Ben-Ami 2011-09-23 03:30
Jeremy Ben-Ami
Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership.
s2011e121 Radiohead 2011-09-27 03:30
Radiohead
Radiohead discuss their British invasion, their anti-corporate beliefs and the benefits of their self-distribution model.
s2011e122 Melinda Gates 2011-09-28 03:30
Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates believes employing effective teachers is the single most important thing that can be done to fix America's public school system.
s2011e123 Ken Burns 2011-09-29 03:30
Ken Burns
Ken Burns discusses the unforeseen consequences of Prohibition and the political and economic shifts that led to its end.
s2011e124 Mark Cuban 2011-09-30 03:30
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thinks that billionaires are nice people, but that people think of them as checkbooks.
s2011e125 Jerome Groopman 2011-10-04 03:30
Jerome Groopman
Dr. Jerome Groopman helps patients understand the risks and benefits of possible treatments so they can make informed health decisions.
s2011e126 John Lithgow 2011-10-05 03:30
John Lithgow
John Lithgow talks about growing up in a theater family and getting hooked on acting in spite of himself.
s2011e127 Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey (A.K.A. Mos Def) 2011-10-06 03:30
Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey (A.K.A. Mos Def)
Black Star's Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (A.K.A. Mos Def) discuss their musical partnership and working outside the major record label structure.
s2011e128 Jason Amerine 2011-10-07 03:30
Jason Amerine
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Amerine talks about fighting alongside Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan War and remembers the troops who lost their lives there.
s2011e129 Harry Belafonte 2011-10-18 03:30
Harry Belafonte
In this unedited, extended interview, Harry Belafonte talks about his widely successful musical career and what drove him to become a civil rights activist.
s2011e130 Steven Pinker 2011-10-19 03:30
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker believes the world is increasingly nonviolent and that this may be the most peaceful time in human existence.
s2011e131 Ali Soufan 2011-10-20 03:30
Ali Soufan
Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan discusses the interrogation techniques he used to obtain intelligence from Al Qaeda operatives.
s2011e132 Chris Martin 2011-10-21 03:30
Chris Martin
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin weighs Stephen's single Grammy Award against his seven and admits to stealing America's Gwyneth.
s2011e133 Jon Huntsman 2011-10-25 03:30
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman addresses the controversy surrounding his faith and talks about serving as the U.S. Ambassador to China during Barack Obama's presidency.
s2011e134 Susan Saladoff 2011-10-26 03:30
Susan Saladoff
Documentarian Susan Saladoff explores how the media and corporate America manipulated the public into believing the civil justice system is broken.
s2011e135 Taylor Branch 2011-10-27 03:30
Taylor Branch
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch describes the NCAA as a cartel that hoards the billions of dollars generated by unpaid college athletes.
s2011e136 Toby Keith 2011-10-28 03:30
Toby Keith
Country music star Toby Keith takes on globalization and helps Stephen get the "ho"s out of America.
s2011e137 Neil MacGregor 2011-11-01 03:30
Neil MacGregor
Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor explores the significance of historical objects.
s2011e138 Yo-Yo Ma 2011-11-02 03:30
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile explain goat rodeos and discuss their totally American, genre-proof music.
s2011e139 Michael Pollan 2011-11-03 03:30
Michael Pollan
Author Michael Pollan tries to cut through the confusion of food advertising claims with commonsense guidelines in his book "Food Rules."
s2011e140 Nathan Wolfe 2011-11-04 03:30
Nathan Wolfe
Dr. Nathan Wolfe discusses the emergence of new viruses and their potential effect on people around the world.
s2011e141 Niall Ferguson 2011-11-08 04:30
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson explains that the U.S. economy has been the biggest in the world, since 1872, but will be overtaken by China in 2016.
s2011e142 Seth Meyers 2011-11-09 04:30
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers believes that "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update provides an alternative for Americans unfulfilled by mainstream news options.
s2011e143 Father Jim Martin 2011-11-10 04:30
Father Jim Martin
Father Jim Martin believes that Jesus had a great sense of humor, but most people in the 21st century just don't get his jokes.
s2011e144 Brian Eno 2011-11-11 04:30
Brian Eno
Brian Eno explains why he walked away from rock superstardom in the 70s and discusses his generative video art project, "77 Million Paintings."
s2011e145 Thomas Thwaites 2011-11-15 04:30
Thomas Thwaites
Designer Thomas Thwaites explains the process of building a toaster from scratch and shares his final product.
s2011e146 Elijah Wood 2011-11-16 04:30
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood talks about the extensive Antarctic training he endured to play a penguin in "Happy Feet Two."
s2011e147 Chris Matthews 2011-11-17 04:30
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews talks about John F. Kennedy's World War II heroism and critical health issues.
s2011e148 Susan Orlean 2011-11-18 04:30
Susan Orlean
Author Susan Orlean recounts Rin Tin Tin's journey from stray puppy on a World War I battlefield to silent film star.
s2011e149 Siddhartha Mukherjee 2011-11-29 04:30
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses the history and science of cancer.
s2011e150 Tinariwen 2011-11-30 04:30
Tinariwen
Eyadou ag Leche of Tinariwen discusses his band's Western musical influences and the band members' days in Muammar al-Gaddafi's rebel training camps.
s2011e151 Stephen Sondheim 2011-12-01 04:30
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim discusses the complexity of his characters and rates Stephen's performance in "Company."
s2011e152 Richard Branson 2011-12-02 04:30
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson believes that business leaders have a responsibility to try to solve some of the world's biggest problems.
s2011e153 Jimmie Johnson 2011-12-06 04:30
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson explores the team dynamics involved in NASCAR racing and discusses the inspiration behind his Wii game.
s2011e154 The Black Keys 2011-12-07 04:30
The Black Keys
The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney contemplate the pressures of stardom.
s2011e155 David Hallberg 2011-12-08 04:30
David Hallberg
The Bolshoi Ballet's David Hallberg describes Fred Astaire as his main artistic inspiration and explains that dance has always been his calling.
s2011e156 Jack Abramoff 2011-12-09 04:30
Jack Abramoff
Jack Abramoff describes the controversial activities he engaged in as a Washington lobbyist and discusses the corrupting influence of campaign contributions.
s2011e157 Samuel L. Jackson 2011-12-13 04:30
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s tremendous personal sacrifice and the pressures and dangers he dealt with on a daily basis.
s2011e158 Mark Whitaker 2011-12-14 04:30
Mark Whitaker
Managing Editor of CNN Worldwide Mark Whitaker discusses growing up in a biracial family at a time when interracial marriage was illegal in most states.
s2011e159 Gen. Raymond Odierno 2011-12-15 04:30
Gen. Raymond Odierno
General Ray Odierno enumerates the reasons why America's employers should hire homecoming Iraq war veterans.
s2011e160 Daniel Craig 2011-12-16 04:30
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig reveals his technique for staying sexy and arm-wrestles Stephen.