Seasons & episodes
S5 · E1John King 2009-01-05
Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
S5 · E2Matt Miller 2009-01-06
Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
S5 · E3Benicio Del Toro 2009-01-07
Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
S5 · E4Lawrence Lessig 2009-01-08
Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
S5 · E5Anthony Romero 2009-01-12
Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
S5 · E6Niall Ferguson 2009-01-13
Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
S5 · E7Alan Khazei 2009-01-14
Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
S5 · E8David Gregory, Shepard Fairey 2009-01-15
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.
S5 · E9Frank Rich 2009-01-19
Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
S5 · E10Jabari Asim 2009-01-20
Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.
S5 · E11Elizabeth Alexander 2009-01-21
Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
S5 · E12Jon Meacham 2009-01-22
Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.
S5 · E13Chris Mooney, Ed Young 2009-01-26
Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.
S5 · E14Philippe Petit 2009-01-27
Documentary, "Man on Wire"
S5 · E15Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton 2009-01-28
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S5 · E16John Podesta 2009-01-29
President and CEO, Center for American Progress
S5 · E17Dan Zaccagnino 2009-02-02
The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
S5 · E18Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2009-02-03
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
S5 · E19Steve Martin 2009-02-04
Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"
S5 · E20James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer 2009-02-05
Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.
S5 · E21TV on the Radio 2009-02-09
Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.
S5 · E22Robert Ballard 2009-02-10
It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.
S5 · E23Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker 2009-02-11
New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
S5 · E24David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik 2009-02-12
Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.