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Better Know a District - California's 12th - Jackie Speier

Season 5 • 11/17/2009

Representative Jackie Speier and Stephen ride a skateboard together for a YouTube video.

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Joe Perry has always been the face of Aerosmith -- you just might not know it because his hair is often in the way.
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Intro - 11/16/09
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Aerosmith breaks up to pursue separate nursing homes, and Paul Goldberger discusses Stephen's favorite architect, Mike Brady.
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The Word - Skeletons in the Closet
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Kid Gloves - Marc Kielburger
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
11/17/2009
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Intro - 11/17/09
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Congress cracks down on child labor, Stephen profiles California's 12th district, and Malcolm Gladwell talks about his new book.
11/17/2009
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Malcolm Gladwell tries to get people to see connections between their own worlds and worlds outside of theirs.
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Better Know a District - California's 12th - Jackie Speier
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Representative Jackie Speier defends gay rights and shoots a viral skateboarding video for YouTube with Stephen.
11/17/2009
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The Word - Grand Old Pity Party
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Eggo Waffles Shortage Alert
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Stephen puts America on Waff-Con Four and calls on President Obama to open the strategic waffle reserves.
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ThreatDown - Quetzalcoatl, Santa Claus & Canadian Groin Kickers
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Stephen refuses to apologize to Quetzalcoatl, Santa Claus could make you sick, and a Canadian woman kicks strangers in the balls.
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Norah Jones
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Intro - 11/18/09
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Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, "2012" takes the world by storm, and Norah Jones talks about her famous father, Indiana.
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Sign Off - Thanks, Elvis Costello
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Tip/Wag - U.S. Speedskating Team, NY Lottery & William Phillips
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The U.S. Speedskating team wins at the World Cup, the New York Lottery goes upscale, and a fifth grader refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Stephen liquidates his investments and injects them into his ass after the Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery.
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Intro - 11/30/09
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Copenhagen hosts an environmental summit, Stephen talks to an advocate for nuclear disarmament, and Cevin Soling says schools have turned into prisons.
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