Episode #08078

"Holy Rollers" shows the sacred side of Sin City, Pope Benedict XVI believes Marxism no longer corresponds to reality, and a perfumer honors the pope with a signature cologne. (05:33)

Tags:  Yahweh or No Way,  Las Vegas,  Cuba,  Christian,  gambling,  Fidel Castro,  Raul Castro,  Catholic,  Pope Benedict XVI,  fashion,  lookin' good,  Pope John Paul II,  communism,  popes,  Jesus,  Bible,  Israel,  Ronald Reagan,  Cold War,  Jewish,  movies,  parody,  Jimmy,  religion,  God,  celebrities,  documentaries

Episode #08031

The Bolshoi Ballet's David Hallberg describes Fred Astaire as his main artistic inspiration and explains that dance has always been his calling. (04:04)

Tags:  David Hallberg,  interviews,  culture,  art,  dancing,  Russia,  Cold War,  food,  Fred Astaire,  mental health,  movies,  sex,  fires,  Vladimir Putin

Episode #08023

Chris Matthews talks about John F. Kennedy's World War II heroism and critical health issues. (05:55)

Tags:  Chris Matthews,  interviews,  John F. Kennedy,  books,  left-wing,  Democrats,  health,  history,  World War II,  wars,  military,  Catholic,  growing up,  Newt Gingrich,  NBC,  Cold War

Episode #07086

Timothy Garton Ash talks about his book "Facts Are Subversive" and discusses the decline of the Western world in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape. (05:39)

Tags:  Timothy Garton Ash,  interviews,  books,  Barack Obama,  wars,  history,  George W. Bush,  China,  Soviet Union,  mongering,  Europe,  Jon Stewart,  Cold War,  Iraq War,  Saddam Hussein,  international affairs

Episode #07076

Henry Kissinger will negotiate with Mao Zedong but has cut off relationships with an eight-year-old. (06:20)

Tags:  Henry Kissinger,  interviews,  books,  China,  Mao Zedong,  history,  diplomacy,  international affairs,  Nobel Prize,  security,  Cold War,  wars,  Better Know

Episode #07076

Henry Kissinger and Stephen have a difference of opinion regarding the Cold War. (04:18)

Tags:  Henry Kissinger,  interviews,  books,  China,  Mao Zedong,  Russia,  history,  diplomacy,  international affairs,  Nobel Prize,  security,  Cold War,  wars

Episode #05139

Nicholas Thompson describes the lives of two friends -- Paul Nitze and George Kennan -- battling over the U.S. approach to the Cold War. (05:32)

Tags:  Nicholas Thompson,  interviews,  books,  history,  wars,  Cold War,  Soviet Union,  international affairs,  military,  weapons

Episode #05044

Russia wants a new currency, Congress tries to lift the Cuba embargo, and Russian astronauts can't use American toilets in space. (06:26)

Tags:  Cold War Update,  G20 Summit,  Barack Obama,  Russia,  NATO,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Cuba,  North Korea,  Kim Jong-il,  international affairs,  space,  poop & pee,  Cold War,  impressions,  missiles,  Hawaii

Episode #05006

If we open up relations with Cuba, the allure of rum, mambo and spicy Latinas could prove irresistible. (05:44)

Tags:  Cold War,  Cold War Update,  Russia,  Cuba,  international affairs,  spying,  Barack Obama,  phone calls

Episode #04064

Belarus expels our diplomats, China surpasses us in pollution, and Vladimir Putin relinquishes power. (4:30)

Tags:  Cold War,  Russia,  China,  Vladimir Putin,  Jimmy

Episode #04027

Raul Castro will probably crush dissent with a PowerPoint presentation. (4:40)

Tags:  Cold War,  Russia,  Kosovo,  Fidel Castro,  Cuba,  Raul Castro

Episode #02105

Stephen celebrates Fidel Castro, looks back at the Cold War and interviews FX host Morgan Spurlock. (0:34)

Tags:  intro,  Morgan Spurlock,  Fidel Castro,  Germany,  wars,  Cold War

Episode #02105

The Berlin Wall provided career-defining moments for President Reagan and German metal band the Scorpions. (2:49)

Tags:  Was It Really That Bad?,  Germany,  Ronald Reagan,  Prescott Group,  wars,  Adolf Hitler,  Killer,  technology,  Cold War,  Berlin Wall