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Jack Hitt

Season 8 • 05/31/2012

Jack Hitt discusses his book "Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character."

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The U.N. makes a shocking announcement, Alan Alda gives scientists an easy task, and Facebook stock continues to fall.
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Stephen strikes a match and inspects the flame.
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Barack Obama's Righteous Drone Strikes

The government takes out Al Qaeda's "number two," and Barack Obama finds an alternative to shutting down Guantanamo Bay.
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The Word - Two Birds With One Drone

The Obama administration reasons that anyone in a strike zone is likely Al Qaeda, so no one has to feel guilty about civilian casualties.
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Michael Bloomberg's Super-Sized Soda Scheme

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to ban super-sized sodas, even though America hasn't achieved type-3 diabetes yet.
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Sign Off - Welcome Baby Gwinn!

Stephen suspects that one of his writers has broken the strict, company abstinence pledge.
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Jack Hitt

Author Jack Hitt explores America's self-made history, job creators and the cyclical nature of amateurism.
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The Word - Sink or Swim

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Juvenile Speeches from Congress & President Sparkle-Talk

America's leaders speak the high school language of "angry glares at the dinner table," while Barack Obama talks like an eighth-grader.
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John Lewis

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
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CDC Zombie Apocalypse Statement

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Self-Marriage Problems

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
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