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Germs of Engagement

Season 20 • 10/01/2014

The first confirmed case of Ebola in the U.S. has the media in a panic.

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Chatty Chatty Bomb Bomb
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British Parliament and the United States Congress take drastically different approaches to debating the decision to start a war against ISIS.
09/29/2014
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Hadi al-Bahra
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The president of the Syrian National Coalition, Hadi al-Bahra, discusses the opposition movement's fight to defeat ISIS and gain liberation from Bashar al-Assad.
09/29/2014
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America's Next Top Modi
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a superstar welcome in the U.S. as he addresses a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden.
09/30/2014
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Moment of Zen - Reload with Truth
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Sarah Palin mistakes the address of the White House while making a speech to fellow conservatives.
09/30/2014
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Ben Affleck
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Ben Affleck chats about his role in "Gone Girl" and points out that Jon copied him by making a movie about Iran.
09/30/2014
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How a Bill Becomes an Ad
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The classic "Schoolhouse Rock!" song "I'm Just a Bill" is updated to more closely reflect Congress's sluggish legislative process.
09/30/2014
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The Shoddyguard
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The Secret Service blunders the handling of an intruder in the White House, leading to several creative recommendations for how to improve security.
10/01/2014
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Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham shares her approach to handling Internet critics and discusses the creative process behind her memoir, "Not That Kind of Girl," and her television show, "Girls."
10/01/2014
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Moment of Zen - A White House Briefing Supercut
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The White House's faith in Secret Service Director Julia Pierson takes a sharp turn during three days of successive press conferences.
10/01/2014
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The Shoddyguard - The White House's New Security System
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In the wake of an unsettling break-in, the White House draws inspiration from the movie "Home Alone" to update its security.
10/01/2014
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Germs of Engagement
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The media adopts an inappropriately ominous tone in its coverage of the first confirmed case of Ebola within the United States.
10/01/2014
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Ben Steele
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Documentarian Ben Steele discusses the increase in violence against Russia's LGBT community and describes his experiences filming "Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia."
10/02/2014
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Moment of Zen - Unveil the "D"
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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk writes a cryptic tweet about unveiling the "D."
10/02/2014
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A Million Ways to Die in the U.S.
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Conservatives fear that Ebola and ISIS are putting Americans in danger, but the leading causes of death in the U.S. originate much closer to home.
10/02/2014
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Jessica's Feminized Atmosphere
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Jessica Williams sits down with the women of New York City and asks them to share their experiences with street harassment.
10/02/2014
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Moment of Zen - Somebody's Gotta Sing It
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Mike Rowe, host of CNN's "Somebody's Gotta Do It," serenades Brooke Baldwin with an operatic aria.
10/06/2014
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Atul Gawande
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Dr. Atul Gawande endeavors to start a compassionate and well-reasoned dialogue about the end of life with his book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End."
10/06/2014
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Protested Development & Dude, Where's My Kim?
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Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution becomes more laid-back, a Chinese celebutante brags about her lavish taxpayer-funded purchases, and Kim Jong-un disappears from the spotlight.
10/06/2014
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World Buddies!
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Jordan Klepper visits the U.N. General Assembly to determine which countries are responsible for the messy state of the world.
10/06/2014
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A Shot in the Dark
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Samantha Bee attempts to uncover statistics about the excessive use of lethal force by the police, only to discover that this data is mysteriously nonexistent.
10/07/2014
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Moment of Zen - "O Canada"
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Singer Mark Donnelly takes a tumble while performing the Canadian national anthem before a Vancouver Canucks game.
10/07/2014
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