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Sheldon Whitehouse

Season 9 • 08/12/2013

Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse explains why he's suited to pick America's virtuous quotes.

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The Ronald Wilson Reagan Economic Breathing Zone

Representative Darrell Issa proposes to name 3.4 million square miles of ocean after President Ronald Reagan.
08/08/2013
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Hollywood Heroes - Matt Damon

Matt Damon happens upon Stephen in the break room and chats about his futuristic film, "Elysium."
08/08/2013
00:07

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Sign Off - "Fifty Shades of Grey"

Stephen reads a great American novel.
08/08/2013
02:54

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Ganjay Supta

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta changes his opinion on pot legalization.
08/08/2013
05:43

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Colum McCann

"TransAtlantic" author Colum McCann talks about the great Irish novel, St. Patrick's Day and his cross-country bike ride.
08/08/2013
07:13

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Better Know a District - New Jersey's 12th - Rush Holt

New Jersey Congressman and Jeopardy winner Rush Holt discusses the importance of science education, excluding astrology.
08/12/2013
02:55

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Innocent Tourist Mistake

An American tourist snaps the finger off a 600-year-old Italian statue while trying to compare hand size.
08/12/2013
02:06

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Better Know a District - New Jersey's 12th

New Jersey's 12th congressional district is home to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, meaning that Clarence Thomas insists he's from there, too.
08/12/2013
03:08

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Badonkadonk Journalism

The Today Show gives Flo Rida a forum for discussing his love of big, juicy butts.
08/12/2013
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen gets down to business.
08/12/2013
05:22

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Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse shares his book, "On Virtues: Quotations and Insights to Live a Full, Honorable, and Truly American Life."
08/12/2013
00:07

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Sign Off - "The Better Angels of Our Nature"

Stephen reads Steven Pinker's book on how violence has declined.
08/13/2013
05:13

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John Lewis Pt. 1

Civil rights pioneer John Lewis remembers the March on Washington and the 1965 Selma march.
08/13/2013
04:26

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John Lewis Pt. 2

Thanks to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., Congressman John Lewis has been getting in trouble for more than 53 years.
08/13/2013
03:06

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TSA Expansion Program

Despite rises in agent misconduct, the TSA invades stadiums and passenger trains.
08/13/2013
04:45

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TSA Expansion Program - Steven Pinker

Neuroscientist Steven Pinker shares his book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined."
08/13/2013
02:59

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Stop-and-Frisk & Mandatory Minimums

An unelected activist judge rejects New York City's stop-and-frisk program on the bizarre theory that minorities have a constitutional right not to be manhandled.
08/13/2013
07:44

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People Who Are Destroying America - Johnny Cummings

Openly gay Mayor Johnny Cummings helps Vicco, KY, become the smallest U.S. town to pass an LGBT fairness ordinance.
08/14/2013
03:18

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Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee responds to Russia's anti-gay propaganda law by asking gay athletes to knock it off for a couple of weeks.
08/14/2013
05:41

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Kevin Spacey

"House of Cards" actor Kevin Spacey explains why he should get an award for TV even though his show is on the Internet.
08/14/2013
02:48

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Big Mother Government

The White House hires "nudge" experts to influence Americans' behavior and to get Joe Biden to stop drinking from the toilet.
08/14/2013
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