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Austan Goolsbee

Season 5 • 06/15/2009

Austan Goolsbee is confident Barack Obama's policies will save the auto industry.

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03:47

Operation Iraqi Stephen - Tip/Wag - Jim Webb, Home Lasers & KBR
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Jim Webb's Marine background makes it difficult thank the Army, while Stephen tips his hat to a wrinkle-blasting laser and the contractors who built his set.
06/11/2009
03:05

Operation Iraqi Stephen - Golf Club & George W. Bush's Greeting
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Stephen pays homage to Bob Hope, and George W. Bush praises the troops for their courage and endurance.
06/11/2009
06:37

Operation Iraqi Stephen - Frank A. Grippe
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Command Sergeant Major Frank A. Grippe orders his NCOs to do the "Hokey Pokey" and sing the Army song.
06/11/2009
00:59

Operation Iraqi Stephen - Sign Off - Honey, I'm Coming Home
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Stephen thanks his staff and says what he hopes all the troops can say soon: "Honey, I'm coming home."
06/11/2009
06:27

Operation Iraqi Stephen - Fallback Position - Air Force Thunderbirds
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It's going to take more than a series of eight-point rolls with the Air Force Thunderbirds to make Stephen throw up.
06/11/2009
03:15

Warm Memories of Iraq
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Stephen used the time on his long flight back from Iraq to regrow his hair, and now it's as lustrous and thick as ever.
06/15/2009
05:14

Car Shout - GM & Chrysler
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On his radio show, "Car Shout," Stephen answers questions about Chrysler's merger with Fiat and the difference between cars and phones.
06/15/2009
00:34

Intro - 6/15/09
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Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.
06/15/2009
00:19

Sign Off - Driving for the Last 10 Minutes
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Stephen wants to know if he's been driving for the last 10 minutes and just not realized it.
06/15/2009
04:22

Stephen's Sound Advice - How to Be a Totalitarian Nutjob
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Stephen advises Kim Jong-un to kidnap random people, invent wacky mythology and be fashionable.
06/15/2009
05:45

Austan Goolsbee
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Austan Goolsbee believes Barack Obama's policies will fix the auto industry and put Americans in a very happy place.
06/15/2009
03:59

Balls for Kidz - Carnivals Encore
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The experts pass down their love of carnivals to the next generation by discussing food, puking and possible death or dismemberment.
06/16/2009
02:01

Croatia's Biggest Jeans World Record
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Stephen won't let these Slavs to fashion make off with the U.S.A.'s world record for biggest pair of jeans.
06/16/2009
05:57

Jim Rogers
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Jim Rogers aims to keep power affordable and reliable while cleaning up the coal industry's large carbon footprint.
06/16/2009
03:39

Teh-Runoff - Karim Sadjadpour
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Karim Sadjadpour believes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sees his victory as a gift from God and Ayatollah Khomeini.
06/16/2009
00:32

Intro - 6/16/09
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According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.
06/16/2009
00:04

Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
06/16/2009
03:27

Teh-Runoff
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Mir Hossein Mousavi could be the Martin Luther King of Iran -- or possibly the Vidal Sassoon.
06/16/2009
02:06

Stephen's Positive Obama Coverage
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Stephen proves he's fair and balanced by giving favorable news coverage of Barack Obama killing a fly.
06/17/2009
00:37

Intro - 6/17/09
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Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.
06/17/2009
05:28

The Word - Bohemian Grove
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A man has never asked to be considered for membership in Sonia Sotomayor's women's-only club -- until now.
06/17/2009
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