Episode #08082

Auto executive Bob Lutz discusses the soul of the American car industry, Mitt Romney and the award-winning Chevy Volt. (06:22)

Tags:  Bob Lutz,  interviews,  books,  demonstrations,  cars/trucks,  business,  bailouts,  competitions,  Obama administration,  Mitt Romney,  hybrids,  elections,  General Motors,  exercise,  government,  capitalism,  America,  awards,  Rush Limbaugh,  aging,  conservative,  alternative energy,  Europe

Episode #08071

An aging Pat Robertson begins to find his mind, "Shahs of Sunset" seduces viewers with Iranian-American sass, and bears go metrosexual. (07:16)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  mongering,  Pat Robertson,  marijuana,  legalization,  religion,  Islamic,  reality shows,  bears,  exfoliating,  TV,  lookin' good,  drugs,  martial arts,  The Karate Kid,  economy,  bailouts,  aging,  Jesus,  wealth,  balls,  facial hair,  gay/homosexual,  costumes,  Iran,  Israel,  Middle East,  Andy Cohen,  The 700 Club

Episode #08069

Herman Cain pushes the boundaries of what can be called a political ad, just as he once pushed the boundaries of what can be called pizza. (05:24)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  friends,  advertising,  Colbert Super PAC,  parody,  stimulus package,  economy,  animals,  art,  Obama administration,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  Stephen's friends,  kids,  Republicans,  campaigns,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  Jimmy,  cats & cats,  birth control,  bailouts,  Van Jones,  immigration,  socialism,  senior citizens,  poop & pee,  apocalypse

Episode #08058

Mitt Romney attempts to connect to Michigan voters and brings out the biggest, tannest, most leathery gun of them all: Donald Trump. (06:53)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Donald Trump,  South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate,  Michigan,  primaries,  lookin' good,  impressions,  Rick Santorum,  polls,  bailouts,  Detroit,  wealth,  celebrities,  Animal Planet,  National Geographic,  Jimmy,  asses,  cars/trucks,  Stephen's friends,  dogs,  animals,  environment,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08045

Jennifer Granholm explains the fundamental differences between the Obama administration's intervention in the auto industry and Mitt Romney's work at Bain Capital. (06:14)

Tags:  Jennifer Granholm,  interviews,  books,  Michigan,  Mitt Romney,  Obama administration,  Bush administration,  economy,  debt,  business,  taxes,  cars/trucks,  liberal,  bailouts,  unemployment,  Canada,  immigration,  Republicans

Episode #08016

China won't bite on Europe's turd panini, so Stephen enlists the help of Hans Beinholtz to tempt possible investors. (05:15)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  Greece,  Germany,  China,  bailouts,  economy,  debt,  international affairs,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  advertising,  business,  food,  Angela Merkel,  George W. Bush,  money,  lookin' good,  photos,  David Hasselhoff,  animals,  gross-out,  poop & pee,  sex,  culture

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Episode #07018

Michael Lewis explains how Wall Street got so good at disguising bad loans that they bought some for themselves. (05:53)

Tags:  Michael Lewis,  interviews,  books,  Wall Street,  stocks,  money,  economy,  government,  bailouts,  scams

Episode #06138

According to Jonathan Alter, Barack Obama had a more productive first two years than any president since Lyndon Johnson, but the message didn't get out. (05:31)

Tags:  Jonathan Alter,  interviews,  Barack Obama,  John Boehner,  Democrats,  Republicans,  midterm elections,  Indecision 2010,  Indecision,  bailouts,  stimulus package,  taxes,  impeachments,  history,  pundits

Episode #06131

Brendan Steinhauser believes that the Tea Party movement is winning because it's staying on the message of reducing national debt. (07:14)

Tags:  Brendan Steinhauser,  interviews,  Tea Party,  bailouts,  housing,  real estate,  government,  debt,  Republicans,  Democrats,  midterm elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2010

Episode #06124

Steven Rattner talks about what would have happened if the Obama administration hadn't bailed out the auto industry. (06:21)

Tags:  interviews,  books,  bailouts,  cars/trucks,  business,  Obama administration,  economy,  unions,  debt,  government,  Steven Rattner,  capitalism

Episode #06120

President Obama bails out kids who lost their lunch money, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Barack Obama,  speeches,  school,  kids,  bailouts,  farming,  Internet,  TV,  American Idol,  Guillermo del Toro

Episode #06065

Scheherazade Rehman says the Germans did the right thing by bailing out Greece, but it was too little, too late. (07:07)

Tags:  Scheherazade Rehman,  interviews,  friend of the show,  Greece,  economy,  international affairs,  riots,  Europe,  Germany,  bailouts,  money,  Papa Bear,  Bill O'Reilly,  Jimmy

Episode #06061

Elizabeth Warren supports financial regulation that will put rules back in place and rein Wall Street in a little bit. (06:06)

Tags:  Elizabeth Warren,  interviews,  bailouts,  government,  business,  economy,  Wall Street,  laws,  Democrats,  Republicans,  money

Episode #06053

George Will talks about the history of baseball, debates health care reform and criticizes Ronald Reagan. (06:34)

Tags:  George Will,  interviews,  books,  baseball,  sports,  Wall Street,  laws,  Barack Obama,  health,  insurance,  government,  bailouts,  Ronald Reagan,  founding fathers

Episode #06042

Simon Johnson believes the Obama administration hasn't done enough to prevent another financial crisis. (06:25)

Tags:  Simon Johnson,  interviews,  books,  economy,  Wall Street,  money,  bailouts,  Obama administration,  business

Episode #06031

Scheherazade Rehman discusses the likelihood of Greece receiving a bailout from the European Union. (06:59)

Tags:  Scheherazade Rehman,  interviews,  Greece,  Goldman Sachs,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  economy,  money,  debt,  bailouts,  Jimmy

Episode #06018

Eliot Spitzer thinks Americans should be furious that the financial system is being rebuilt exactly as it was before the economic collapse. (06:09)

Tags:  Eliot Spitzer,  interviews,  Wall Street,  economy,  bailouts,  money,  Ben Bernanke,  sex,  scandals

Episode #06005

Eugene Jarecki uses "It's a Wonderful Life" to inspire Americans to pull their money out of large banks, while Stephen offers an alternate interpretation of the film. (07:46)

Tags:  Eugene Jarecki,  interviews,  Wall Street,  money,  Arianna Huffington,  blogs/podcasts,  Jimmy,  movies,  advertising,  bailouts

Episode #05157

The GOP can't decide whether it's white or translucent, and Matt Taibbi says Goldman Sachs controls the government. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  war on Christmas,  Republicans,  Christmas,  holidays,  Matt Taibbi,  Goldman Sachs,  government,  bailouts