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Americans Sacrifice Their iPods

Season 5 • 08/12/2009

Stephen preloads songs on his iPod before donating it to a mountain snail.

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Stephen's Driving Tips via Twitter Service
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After Stephen learns how dangerous texting while driving is, he starts his new Driving Tips via Twitter service.
08/11/2009
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Alpha Dog of the Week - Betty Lichtenstein
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Betty Lichtenstein gives herself a fake award at a phony banquet for being the best pretend nurse.
08/11/2009
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Yes We Afghan - James Carville
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James Carville campaigns for Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election for the opportunity -- not for the money or opium.
08/11/2009
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Sign Off - Prevent Forest Fires
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Only you can prevent forest fires by getting rid of forests.
08/11/2009
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Intro - 8/11/09
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Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan Cohn explains why America's having a health care crisis.
08/11/2009
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Jonathan Cohn
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According to Jonathan Cohn, the health care crisis forces even middle class Americans, who play by the rules, to choose between bankruptcy and medical care.
08/11/2009
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Intro - 8/12/09
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Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spreads peace through music.
08/12/2009
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Who's Not Honoring Me Now? - Obama, NRA & Teen Choice Awards
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Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to Sidney Poitier, the NRA recognizes Sarah Palin for gun collecting, and Joe Jonas steals Stephen's idea at the "Teen Choice Awards."
08/12/2009
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Formidable Opponent - Health Care & Burger King
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Stephen denies ever saying Aetna is a bigger threat to America than Osama bin Laden, and Stephen heckles a Burger King commercial.
08/12/2009
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Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson explores the way music helps us persevere through struggles with his movement, "Playing for Change."
08/12/2009
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Americans Sacrifice Their iPods
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Stephen saves the environment by donating his old iPod to an endangered mountain snail.
08/12/2009
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00:20

Sign Off - Stephen's Online Information
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Stephen's online password is always "actionman4" and his MasterCard security code is 786.
08/13/2009
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Mark Devlin
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Mark Devlin sends giant weather balloons into space to learn about galaxies that are billions of light years away.
08/13/2009
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Sheila Jackson-Lee Takes a Phone Call
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Sheila Jackson-Lee interrupting a cancer survivor to answer her phone looks bad, but it was a very important call.
08/13/2009
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Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost
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Glenn Beck didn't call President Obama a racist, and he didn't compare his health care plan to Hitler's eugenics program.
08/13/2009
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Intro - 8/13/09
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Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life telescopes to the edge of space.
08/13/2009
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Cheating Death - Blue M&Ms, Vitamin D & Hormones
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Blue M&Ms heal spinal injuries in rats, kids spend too much time indoors, and all women need hormones.
08/13/2009
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Even Better-er Know a District - Colorado's 2nd - Jared Polis
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Jared Polis didn't announce that he was gay as a political ploy to get elected in a liberal district.
08/17/2009
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen will see you tomorrow.
08/17/2009
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Bill McKibben
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Bill McKibben urges international leaders to take steps to lower the world's carbon dioxide levels through his 350.org movement.
08/17/2009
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Intro - 8/17/09
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Reporters get so desperate they'll even work for a newspaper, and Bill McKibben lowers carbon dioxide levels by not exhaling when he talks.
08/17/2009
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