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Patti Smith

Season 6 • 12/13/2010

Patti Smith recalls sleeping in the streets and sitting on the warmest toilet ever.

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02:34

Israel Shark Conspiracy
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Stephen tries not to spread international Zionist conspiracies, but Israel working with sharks just makes too much sense.
12/09/2010
00:12

Sign Off - Christmas Party
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Stephen can't wait to find out which part of his body he'll photocopy at the Christmas party.
12/09/2010
02:56

Art Stephen Up Challenge - William Wegman
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William Wegman kicks off the Art Stephen Up Challenge by adding his own artistic interpretation to Stephen's portrait.
12/09/2010
08:26

International Manhunt for Julian Assange - Daniel Ellsberg
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Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, says Julian Assange is definitely not a criminal.
12/09/2010
06:23

Julie Taymor
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Julie Taymor agrees that her version of "The Tempest" is "Lost" meets Harry Potter.
12/09/2010
00:32

Sign Off - Remembering Richard Holbrooke
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Stephen remembers singing with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Willie Nelson.
12/13/2010
00:34

Intro - 12/13/10
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Stephen wants to feed the economy that Jamie Lee Curtis yogurt, sharpens his candy cane into a candy shiv and talks to Patti Smith about her memoir.
12/13/2010
03:23

Found Goldman Sachs MasterCard
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Each night that Goldman Sachs partner Buckley T. Ratchford doesn't come on the show, Stephen will reveal one digit of his credit card number.
12/13/2010
04:41

The Word - Swift Payment
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Poor people who sell their reproduction rights won't know the joy of raising a child, but they'll be able to buy a 52-inch flat screen.
12/13/2010
04:12

Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude - Gretchen Carlson & Christian Nation CHRIST-mas Tree
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Gretchen Carlson trusts an anonymous slurring woman hanging around a school at night, and the Christian Nation CHRIST-mas Tree declares independence from taste.
12/13/2010
07:00

Patti Smith
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Patti Smith gives advice to young people who decide to throw away their lives and become artists.
12/13/2010
02:45

Goldman Sachs Lawyers Want Buckley T. Ratchford's Card Back
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Stephen will send Buckley T. Ratchford his Goldman Sachs credit card back because he doesn't really need it anymore.
12/14/2010
07:15

Prop 8 Challenge - David Boies
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David Boies supports the Prop 8 challenge because marriage is one of the most important rights in America.
12/14/2010
06:48

Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen asks Stephen Sondheim if there really is a place for an illegal immigrant like Maria and finishes "Send in the Clowns" with his own lyrics.
12/14/2010
00:08

Sign Off - Closing Credits
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Stay tuned for the long-running Colbert Report spin-off: Closing Credits.
12/14/2010
03:44

Stephen Wins Twitter - Biz Stone
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Stephen refuses to exploit his 1.9 million Twitter followers to plug Water.org for Matt Damon and receives the first-ever Golden Tweet Award from Biz Stone.
12/14/2010
02:36

Tiny Triumphs - Lethal Drug Shortage
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Arizona lends California a rare lethal drug so it can carry out the state's first execution in five years.
12/15/2010
00:14

Sign Off - Winter Fashion Tip
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A scarf is a great way to add a little color to your ensemble.
12/15/2010
07:52

World War 3.0 - Omar Wasow
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While Stephen waits for his Prodigy account to open, Omar Wasow discusses what is at stake in the cyberwar.
12/15/2010
04:59

Laird Hamilton
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Laird Hamilton discusses the most dangerous thing in the ocean and the plus side of global warming.
12/15/2010
00:31

Intro - 12/15/10
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There aren't enough drugs to kill death row inmates, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.
12/15/2010
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