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Tony Kushner Pt. 1

Season 9 • 11/14/2012

The playwright shares Doris Kearns Goodwin's belief that Abraham Lincoln was sexy.

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2072: Race to the White Orb
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The 2016 presidential election is really pre-heating up, but America needs to know the favorites for 2020 and 2072.
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
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Tip/Wag - Pranab Mukherjee, Brazilian Scientists, Sonia Sotomayor
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The Hindu festival of lights follows liberal orders, Brazil researchers cure erectile dysfunction in rats, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor knocks princesses.
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Newt Gingrich Pt. 1
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The former presidential candidate explores historical fiction, George Washington's leadership and America's future moon base.
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Intro - 11/13/12
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Government officials become role models, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses his novel, "Victory at Yorktown."
11/13/2012
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Newt Gingrich Pt. 2
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The former House Speaker discusses Mitt Romney's campaign, the Latino vote and the dangers of Super PACs.
11/13/2012
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High-Frequency Trading
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Much like Maroon 5, computer traders make money just by churning out the same formula over and over again.
11/14/2012
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Tony Kushner Pt. 2
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Tony Kushner introduces a clip from "Lincoln" and explains how Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln are similar.
11/14/2012
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
11/14/2012
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High-Frequency Trading - Christopher Steiner
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The journalist examines the Flash Crash of 2010, nanosecond trading, and the algorithms behind Wall Street.
11/14/2012
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Tony Kushner Pt. 1
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Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner describes how "Lincoln" is a bit like a state basketball tournament movie.
11/14/2012
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Cheating Death - Flu-Fighting Meth
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Science determines that other than brain damage, heart disease, severe weight loss, psychosis and destroying people's lives, meth is beneficial.
11/15/2012
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Chris Stringer
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Paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer shares his book, "Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth."
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Millennial Generation Soup Campaign
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Music and edgy online graphics capture the rebellious spirit of America's hottest liquid food trend, Campbell's "Go" soups.
11/15/2012
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General's Hospital
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David Petraeus's affair is all anybody in Washington can talk about, which might be why the country is in financial ruin.
11/15/2012
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Sign Off - The Colbert Report's Seventh Anniversary
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America was thoughtlessly holding its presidential campaign during the show's seven-year anniversary.
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Intro - 11/15/12
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The CIA combats a scandal, meth doubles as medicine, and paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer reveals that all humans came from Africa.
11/15/2012
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Jake Tapper
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Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper explores the fiscal cliff, the war in Afghanistan, and the Taliban's assault on Combat Outpost Keating.
11/26/2012
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Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude - Pope Benedict XVI
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In his book "Jesus of Nazareth," Pope Benedict XVI proves that he has not read the Gospel of the Little Drummer Boy.
11/26/2012
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
11/26/2012
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Stephen's Thanksgiving & Holy Black Friday
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Thanksgiving is just a preamble to the holiest day of the year, Black Friday, when Americans come together to bow before their lord, the Walmart rollback guy.
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