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Frank Bruni

Season 5 • 09/17/2009

Frank Bruni explains how he got his food addiction under control.

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02:43

World Record for Mexican Insults
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Stephen tries to set his own record for most insults to Mexico in a single nightly news broadcast.
09/15/2009
06:11

The Word - Let Freedom Ka-Ching
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Corporations do everything people do except breathe, die and go to jail for dumping 1.3 million pounds of PCBs in the Hudson River.
09/15/2009
06:18

I's on Edjukashun - Muslim Textbooks & Tony Danza
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Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and Tony Danza teaches high school.
09/16/2009
02:40

Figgy Moonpowder
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If David Bowie is going to muscle into Stephen's turf by having a spider named after him, Stephen will introduce his alter ego, Figgy Moonpowder.
09/16/2009
02:09

Body Worlds Plans Cadaver Sex Exhibit
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The Body Worlds exhibit devoted to cadaver sex makes being dead look like too much fun.
09/16/2009
00:33

Intro - 9/16/09
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Stephen takes an in-depth look at education, and The Flaming Lips' two-story plush hippo doesn't get through security.
09/16/2009
04:43

Wayne Coyne
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Stephen asks The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne how bad things must be in Oklahoma that "Do You Realize??" is its official rock song.
09/16/2009
03:35

Goat Lab
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Stephen resurrects the U.S. military technique of staring at a goat to make its heart explode.
09/17/2009
04:10

Sport Report - U.S. Open & NFL Wheel of Scandal
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Juan Martin del Potro wins the U.S. Open, and Stephen predicts which NFL player will get in trouble next with the Wheel of Scandal.
09/17/2009
04:24

Goat Lab - Jon Ronson
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Jon Ronson explains why the U.S. military trained soldiers to use sparkly eyes on the enemy and kill goats with their minds.
09/17/2009
05:15

Frank Bruni
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Frank Bruni talks about mastering his addiction to compulsive eating as a food critic for the New York Times.
09/17/2009
00:06

Sign Off - Shofar Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight with his shofar.
09/22/2009
04:58

Shai Agassi
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Shai Agassi explains his electric car network that's modeled after cell phone plans.
09/22/2009
06:42

Tip/Wag - Guns on Amtrak, Fake Lesbians & Battleship Audition
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The Senate allows guns on Amtrak trains, fake lesbians push products, and Stephen auditions for "Battleship" with Jeff Goldblum.
09/22/2009
01:57

Atone Phone - Jon Stewart Calls to Apologize
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Jon calls 1-888-MOSS-LEW to apologize for not having paid for his bed of moss yet.
09/22/2009
00:27

Intro - 9/22/09
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The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to drive electric cars.
09/22/2009
05:28

Atone Phone - Emmy Awards
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Stephen wants every Jewish member of the television academy to call and beg for forgiveness, which he will then deliver in the form of an acceptance speech.
09/22/2009
09:01

Capitalism's Enemy - Michael Moore
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Michael Moore fights capitalism and urges Senate Democrats to stand up for health care reform.
09/23/2009
01:35

Tom DeLay Dances With the Stars
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Tom DeLay looked so happy on the floor of "Dancing With the Stars" you'd think he'd just been arrested on charges of corruption.
09/23/2009
05:10

AJ Jacobs
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AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, trying to be the most rational person alive and radical honesty.
09/23/2009
03:09

Lunatic Dictator Accommodations
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Let's put Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Muammar el-Qaddafi in New York City's finest hotels and drain their national treasuries with mini-bar charges.
09/23/2009
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