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Germany's NSA Outrage

Season 10 • 10/28/2013

Chancellor Merkel reacts to NSA spying revelations, and the U.S. struggles to contain the fallout.

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Stephen Fry
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The multi-talented Stephen Fry talks about atheism, activism and his Broadway debut in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
10/24/2013
03:15

Girly Hats for the Marines
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The Defense Department spends millions of dollars on hats that threaten to emasculate the Marine Corps.
10/24/2013
06:21

The Word - Philantrophy
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The Dallas Safari Club provides an incentive to save the black rhino by offering a chance to shoot one.
10/24/2013
02:12

Craziest F#?King Thing I've Ever Heard - TomTatoes
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Mad botanists defy nature by creating a plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes.
10/24/2013
00:30

Intro - 10/24/13
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Stephen saves endangered species, scientists improve agriculture, and Stephen Fry is a Renaissance man.
10/24/2013
03:03

HealthCare.gov's Missing Woman
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Stephen laments the loss of the vaguely ethnic smiling woman on the home page of HealthCare.gov.
10/28/2013
05:46

Orlando Bloom
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Orlando Bloom talks about his Broadway debut in "Romeo and Juliet," his love of the theater and his preference for iambic pentameter.
10/28/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
10/28/2013
03:16

Lifetime of Furfillment
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A travel company in Tokyo offers vacation packages for stuffed animals, inspiring Stephen to take this service to the next level.
10/28/2013
04:39

Germany's NSA Outrage - Mark Mazzetti
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"The Way of the Knife" author Mark Mazzetti weighs in on the NSA spying revelations, from their effect on diplomatic relations to their impact on journalism.
10/28/2013
03:57

Germany's NSA Outrage
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German officials fume over revelations that the NSA listened to Chancellor Merkel's phone conversations.
10/28/2013
03:23

Rand Paul's Plagiarism Problem
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In an effort to help Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, Rand Paul delivers a speech containing lines seemingly lifted from Wikipedia's "Gattaca" entry.
10/29/2013
06:06

The Word - On Your Feet
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As the wealthiest one percent prospers, a growing number of Americans resort to selling their body parts.
10/29/2013
07:18

Billy Collins
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Billy Collins talks about his writing persona and the responsibilities of a poet laureate before joining Stephen in a joint reading from "Aimless Love."
10/29/2013
00:06

Sign Off - "Aimless Love"
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Stephen says goodnight while reading Billy Collins' book of poetry.
10/29/2013
00:34

Intro - 10/29/13
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Americans discover a creative way to make ends meet, Stephen ponders plagiarism, and "Aimless Love" author Billy Collins talks poetry.
10/29/2013
00:30

Intro - 10/30/13
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Marriage faces a new foe, technology changes TV news, and 16-year-old guest Jack Andraka invents an early test for cancer.
10/30/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
10/30/2013
02:53

The GOP's Self-Disapproval
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In an effort to recover from record-low approval ratings, Senate Republicans call backsies on their own votes.
10/30/2013
07:08

ThreatDown - Divorce, Undocumented Network Jumpers & Global Warming
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Divorce spreads like a disease, Good Morning America embraces Hispanic culture, and climate change threatens the McDonald's Dollar Menu.
10/30/2013
04:30

Shepard Smith's Digital Dependency
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The hyper-technological Fox News Deck provides new insight into the mind of Shepard Smith.
10/30/2013
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