Episode #08061

Placido Domingo and Stephen sing "La Donna E Mobile," from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto." (01:19)

Tags:  sign off,  Placido Domingo,  performances,  duets,  opera,  songs,  music,  costumes,  Italian

Episode #08054

Stephen briefly celebrates America's great black historical figures. (01:35)

Tags:  Black History Month,  African American,  ethnic,  history,  racism,  don't see color,  Italian,  stereotypes,  George Washington,  Abraham Lincoln,  slavery,  Lewis Black,  monsters,  vampires,  food

Episode #08052

Barack Obama plays the dirty political trick of being irresistibly appealing, the Navy trains dolphins to sweep for mines, and the U.N. receives 35 pounds of cocaine. (06:11)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  Barack Obama,  songs,  menstrual cycle,  Italian,  Wizard of Oz,  John McCain,  Sarah Palin,  photos,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  KISS,  animals,  Iran,  Osama bin Laden,  extremism,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  oil,  Navy,  United Nations,  cocaine,  diplomacy,  drugs,  impressions,  performances,  Jimmy,  sleep,  sexual advances,  Louisiana,  health,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08034

The Occupy movement faces another challenge, Stephen gets caught in a plagiarism scandal, and Mark Whitaker discusses his journalistic career. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  Occupy Wall Street,  protests,  Wall Street,  police business,  crime,  scandals,  literary references,  Mark Whitaker,  CNN,  Wolf Blitzer,  Italian,  death,  money,  wealth,  cats & cats,  pets

Episode #08019

The Herman Cain scandal continues to unfold, Stephen says goodbye to a classic dessert, and Father Jim Martin discusses the role of humor in a spiritual life. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Herman Cain,  scandals,  sexual advances,  food,  junk food,  James Martin,  religion,  miracles,  Jesus,  Catholic,  Italian,  debt,  economy,  European Union

Episode #04053

Pat's cheesesteaks are more experienced and Clintonian, while Geno's cheesesteaks are like Obama's fresh face. (2:11)

Tags:  food,  Philadelphia,  Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama,  competitions,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2006,  Italian,  ethnic,  Oprah Winfrey,  Chili-Delphia,  on location

Episode #02011

Representative Bill Pascrell introduced legislation to limit stereotypical portrayals of Italian-Americans; Stephen recuts "The Godfather" accordingly. (6:44)

Tags:  Better Know a District,  New Jersey,  Bill Pascrell,  appearances,  The Godfather,  Italian,  ethnic,  stereotypes,  Jack Abramoff,  on location,  movies,  flip-flopper,  George W. Bush,  Iraq War,  impressions,  diversity,  founding fathers,  James Madison,  business,  pollution,  guns,  corruption,  history,  photos,  BKAD