Seasons & episodes

S5 · E76General Raymond Odierno 2009-06-08＋

General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.

S5 · E77Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom 2009-06-09＋

Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his international desk of wisdom and truthiness.

S5 · E78Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby 2009-06-10＋

Tom Hanks and Stephen prepare a care package, and Charles H. Jacoby Jr. picks his favorite soldier.

S5 · E79Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe 2009-06-11＋

George W. Bush praises the troops, and Frank A. Grippe orders his officers to sing the Army song.

Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.

According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.

Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.

Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul Muldoon.

Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America.

David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guerrilla movements.

The Jonas Brothers don't abstain from making awesome rock, and Matthew Crawford believes in working with his hands.

ABC turns their network over to Barack Obama, and Jim Fouratt meets the leader of the gay shame movement.

Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to make science accessible to whomever wants to reach out and touch it.

Stephen questions whether America should embrace soccer, and Kevin Mattson thinks Jimmy Carter was underappreciated.

The Supreme Court takes its recess, and Nicholas Kristof discusses "It's Time to Learn From Frogs" after crossing five lanes of busy traffic.

Congress passes a renewable energy bill, and climber Ed Viesturs scales Stephen's ego.

The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman knows a lot about money.

Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is.

There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushkoff lets Jews and Freemasons off the hook.

S5 · E95Edmund Andrews 2009-07-16＋

Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen vampires if he wants to get out of debt.

S5 · E96Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park 2009-07-20＋

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.

S5 · E97Dr. Aaron Carroll 2009-07-21＋

Stephen will be the mighty oak when he investigates Acorn, and Aaron Carroll believes America should have a single-payer system.

S5 · E98Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson 2009-07-22＋

The truth behind the CIA's secret assassination squad is revealed, and Chris Anderson talks about a future economy where everything is free.

The British announce plans to cut and run, Tom Vilsack drops out of the presidential race, and Zev Chafets angles for a Christmas present.