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Fallback Position - James Blake

Season 5 • 10/12/2009

Stephen becomes a tennis champion after threatening James Blake with his ball bazooka.

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04:04

Sport Report - Rush Limbaugh & Ted Williams' Frozen Head
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Rush Limbaugh makes a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams, and cryogenics employees play baseball with Ted Williams' frozen head.
10/08/2009
04:34

Colin Beavan
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Colin Beavan spent a year making no environmental impact in the hope of finding a way to live that's better for the planet.
10/08/2009
06:58

Bend It Like Beck
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Stephen understands what Glenn Beck is going through when the media doubts his sincerity.
10/08/2009
00:35

Intro - 10/8/09
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The media attacks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh may buy a football team, and Colin Beavan makes no environmental impact.
10/08/2009
00:15

Sign Off - Buddy System
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Stephen wants you to pair up until he sees you again in 72 hours.
10/08/2009
00:34

Happy Columbus Day
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In exchange for spices from the West Indies, Christopher Columbus gave the natives discount mattresses and smallpox.
10/12/2009
07:17

War of Peace - Shashi Tharoor
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Shashi Tharoor believes President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for giving hope to people around the world.
10/12/2009
00:18

Sign Off - Thanks to the Guests
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Stephen thanks Shashi Tharoor, James Blake and Sanjay Gupta for being his guests.
10/12/2009
00:32

Intro - 10/12/09
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The world has a peace prize in its pocket for Barack Obama, Dr. Sanjay Gupta keeps Larry King "live," and Stephen looks for a backup job.
10/12/2009
05:36

Sanjay Gupta
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Sanjay Gupta wants to intervene in the process of death and possibly reverse it.
10/12/2009
05:59

Fallback Position - James Blake
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James Blake overcomes Stephen's total lack of athletic ability to transform him into a tennis champion.
10/12/2009
05:47

Sylvia Earle
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Sylvia Earle stresses the importance of doing everything we can to protect the ocean and restore health to the system that takes care of us.
10/13/2009
00:11

Sign Off - Gmail
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If you're watching on a computer, open up Gmail so Stephen can check some messages.
10/13/2009
04:47

The Word - Symbol-Minded
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The cross has nothing to do with Christianity -- it's just the normal symbol of the resting place of the dead. Download The Word NOW!
10/13/2009
00:32

Intro - 10/13/09
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Stephen tells babies to get a job, and Sylvia Earle prevents him from deep-frying a merman.
10/13/2009
04:19

The Born Supremacy - David Javerbaum
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One of the most interesting things David Javerbaum discovered while researching his book is that pregnancy often affects the mother.
10/13/2009
03:08

Jermaine Maine Tweets Miley Cyrus Facts
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Stephen's pop star alter ego, Jermaine Maine, posts Twitter updates about Miley Cyrus' life.
10/13/2009
00:09

Sign Off - Should Have Put a Ring On It
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If you liked tonight's show, then you should have put a ring on it.
10/14/2009
04:24

Yahweh or No Way - Legislation Prayers & Fake Shroud of Turin
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Special interest groups pray on issues like health care, and an Italian scientist makes a fake Shroud of Turin look like Cher with a mustache.
10/14/2009
04:50

The RZA
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The RZA wants everyone to know that the truth shall set you free from all things.
10/14/2009
02:23

Pat Roberts Warns Against Health Care Box Canyon
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Pat Roberts is concerned that health care reform is full of spending quicksand, cactus tax hikes and policy briar patches.
10/14/2009
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