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11/17/2009
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1,018
Episode: #05148
Congress cracks down on child labor, Stephen profiles California's 12th district, and Malcolm Gladwell talks about his new book. (00:33)
November 17, 2009
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10/27/2009
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4,234
Episode: #05136
Gail Collins describes the last 50 years of progress made by American women and the new issues they face today. (04:57)
October 27, 2009
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10/14/2009
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29,171
Episode: #05133
Amy Farrell believes the American government is misguided when it focuses on the obesity epidemic. (07:39)

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10/13/2009
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13,495
Episode: #05132
One of the most interesting things David Javerbaum discovered while researching his book is that pregnancy often affects the mother. (04:19)

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10/07/2009
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11,628
Episode: #05129
Alison Gopnik says babies are already as smart as they can be and have incredibly powerful ways of learning about the world. (06:40)

Episode: #05118
Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and Tony Danza teaches high school. (06:18)

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08/03/2009
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13,767
Episode: #05104
Stephen cures Dominic Philip's reading habit by sending him an entire box of books and forcing him to read every last one of them. (02:56)

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07/27/2009
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57,044
Episode: #05100
The local library bans Dominic Philip after spotting a photo of him tooting a kazoo in their summer reading parade. (04:14)

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03/31/2009
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29,224
Episode: #05042
The Obamas' epic search for a dog inspired Stephen to write his own children's book. (01:28)
Tags: booksBarack ObamaanimalskidsdogsUSA Todaypets 

Episode: #05019
Al Gore has already won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Nobel Prize and the 2000 presidential election -- he doesn't need a Grammy. (04:39)

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04/24/2008
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45,335
Episode: #04055
If California's first lady, a member of a political dynasty and wealthy former news anchor, doesn't know who she is, what chance do the rest of us have? (5:55)

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04/24/2008
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60,555
Episode: #04055
The global food shortage reaches the U.S., a hero hits the streets and Maria Shriver writes an inspirational book for teens. (0:32)

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09/25/2007
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28,545
Episode: #03120
Stephen asks K. David Harrison, author of "When Languages Die," if he's translating his book into any dying languages. (5:38)

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06/27/2007
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56,996
Episode: #03087
Daniel Gilbert talks about his new book and tells Stephen that money doesn't buy happiness, kids are a pain in the ass and marriage and religion will make you happy. (5:55)

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03/21/2007
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37,264
Episode: #03039
Benjamin Barber explains why consumer culture is bad for humanity and Stephen inquires as to whether he's a Subway or a Quiznos man. (6:29)

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02/07/2007
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44,184
Episode: #03019
Stephen tells Steven Pinker that he doesn't fear evolution because he doesn't believe in it and that he has the kind of brain damage that prevents him from swearing. (6:38)
Tags: interviewbooksAuthorkidsevolutionHarvardSteven PinkerMIT 

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10/03/2006
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4,878
Episode: #02124
Stephen speaks with union leader Andy Stern about insurance and the growing gap between the rich and the poor, and suggests robots as a plan for America's future. (6:36)
Tags: interviewbooksmoneyAmericaeconomykidsExpertlaborrobotsfutureItalyAndy Stern 

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08/09/2006
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8,657
Episode: #02101
Stephen nails overachiever Alexandra Robbins for pulling up the ladder from the top of the tool shed. (6:47)

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06/08/2006
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5,788
Episode: #02071
Author Steve Johnson talks about how kids today are recreating history in video games instead of stealing their dads' beer. (5:26)

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04/20/2006
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3,370
Episode: #02051
Teaching kids Shakespeare will just make them more violent. (3:54)

 
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