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Intro - 2/26/13

Season 9 • 02/26/2013

Change comes to Texas, U.S. drones shape the war on terror, and Michio Kaku talks about asteroids.

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03:54

Popewatch 2013 - Vatican Sex Parties
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Media jackals take advantage of Pope Benedict's exit by spreading rumors about a secret network of gay priests and male prostitutes.
02/25/2013
05:37

Simon Garfield
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Simon Garfield talks about Christopher Columbus' map fiasco and the biggest badass in the history of mapmaking, Claudius Ptolemy.
02/25/2013
06:38

The Word - Silent but Deadly
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President Obama wants the Centers for Disease Control to study guns again, so America faces its old enemy from the 90s: any actual knowledge about guns.
02/25/2013
00:34

Intro - 2/25/13
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The Vatican sorts out a scandal, America reduces its number of guns, and Simon Garfield discusses his book about world maps.
02/25/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/25/2013
04:20

Drone Ducking Tips
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The Obama administration continues its extrajudicial robo-assassin spree, so Al Qaeda circulates pointers on how to dodge drone strikes.
02/26/2013
05:54

Michio Kaku
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"Physics of the Future" author Michio Kaku talks about the Apophis asteroid, set to skim by Earth in 2029 and possibly hit in 2036.
02/26/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen zooms out of his chair.
02/26/2013
04:14

Popewatch Indeschism 2013 - One Pope over the Line
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After he retires, Pope Benedict XVI will answer to "pope emeritus," wear white papal robes and live in the Vatican alongside the new pope.
02/26/2013
05:42

Battleground Texas - Jeremy Bird
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Jeremy Bird describes his Texas initiative to get African Americans, Hispanics, women and young people out to the polls.
02/26/2013
00:35

Intro - 2/26/13
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Texas endures big changes, America's drone program alters the war on terror, and physicist Michio Kaku believes an asteroid could destroy the planet.
02/26/2013
03:28

John Kerry's Dumb Talk
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Secretary of State John Kerry travels to nine nations, champions free speech and invents the country "Kyrzakhstan," a mix between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
02/27/2013
03:49

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo - Neal Katyal
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The former Acting Solicitor General talks about the U.S. justice system, courtroom bugging and the future of Guantanamo Bay.
02/27/2013
04:08

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo
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Guantanamo Bay hosts a one-of-a-kind military tribunal, designed by President Bush, implemented by President Obama, and inspired by President Kafka.
02/27/2013
03:15

Halls Mentho-Lyptus Cough Drops
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Stephen files paperwork to change Jay the Intern's name to "Halls Mentho-Lyptus with Triple Soothing Action Presents Jay the Intern."
02/27/2013
00:36

Intro - 2/27/13
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A Gitmo inmate goes on trial, John Kerry replaces Hillary Clinton, and MoMA curator Paola Antonelli joins Stephen.
02/27/2013
05:36

Budget Sequestration
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Because Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement over the debt ceiling, Obama's sequester will cripple programs that both sides love.
02/28/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/28/2013
00:32

Intro - 2/28/13
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Pope Benedict XVI fulfills his last day in office, the sequester hangs over America, and speechwriter Jon Favreau discusses working for Barack Obama.
02/28/2013
04:45

Pope TBD & Souvenir Sales
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Tailors make three different vestments to fit any incoming papal body shape, and Pope Benedict XVI memorabilia sales skyrocket in Vatican City.
02/28/2013
06:15

Jon Favreau
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President Obama's former speechwriter talks about his collaborative writing process and the importance of storytelling versus sound bites.
02/28/2013
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