Seasons & episodes
S6 · E59Gregg Easterbrook 2010-04-28
Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.
S6 · E60OK Go 2010-04-29
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.
S6 · E61Elizabeth Warren 2010-05-03
Tonight Stephen welcomes Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. Also, Stephen talks with the president of the Salt Institute Lori Roman and the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael Jacobson about salt intake regulation.
S6 · E62Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett 2010-05-04
Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.
S6 · E63David Isay 2010-05-05
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.
S6 · E64Stewart Brand 2010-05-06
Tonight Stephen welcomes environmentalist and author of Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, Stewart Brand. Also, Stephen talks with The Atlantic Monthly columnist Andrew Sullivan about the British elections.
S6 · E65Gary Johnson 2010-05-10
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Also, Stephen talks with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman about the Greek bailout.
S6 · E66Hampton Sides 2010-05-11
Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, Hampton Sides. Also, Stephen talks with Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about Elena Kagen's Supreme Court nomination.
S6 · E67Deepak Chopra 2010-05-12
Tonight Stephen welcomes self help guru and author of The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, Deepak Chopra.
S6 · E68The Hold Steady 2010-05-13
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.
S6 · E69Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010-06-01
Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.
S6 · E70Lisa Miller 2010-06-02
Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.
S6 · E71Vampire Weekend 2010-06-03
Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
S6 · E72James Carville, Jonathan Alter 2010-06-07
Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.
S6 · E73Mark Frauenfelder 2010-06-08
Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
S6 · E74Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn 2010-06-09
Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
S6 · E75Alan Bean 2010-06-10
Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
S6 · E76Stephen Prothero 2010-06-14
Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
S6 · E77Dr. Carl Safina 2010-06-15
Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
S6 · E78Devo 2010-06-16
Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
S6 · E79David Mamet 2010-06-17
Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.
S6 · E80Wes Moore 2010-06-21
Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
S6 · E81Gloria Steinem 2010-06-22
Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
S6 · E82Tim Westergren 2010-06-23
Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.