Episode #08100

One of the hottest pop culture paintings portrays Barack Obama burning the Constitution, and Stephen explicates its complicated, multi-level message. (05:16)

Tags:  art,  portrait,  socialism,  Constitution,  fires,  Barack Obama,  Utah,  Sean Hannity,  culture,  patriotism,  history,  Bo Dietl,  Fox News,  collectibles,  mongering,  conservative,  liberal,  religion,  Jesus,  Shepard Fairey,  Steve Martin,  impressions,  founding fathers,  Jimmy,  America

Episode #08100

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discusses The Met's Costume Institute exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." (06:22)

Tags:  Anna Wintour,  interviews,  museums,  culture,  art,  fashion,  history,  lookin' good,  Vogue,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  Tad,  lookin' good,  feminism,  civil rights,  sexual advances,  movies

Episode #08099

In tribute to the late Maurice Sendak, Stephen revisits his Colberty Tales and releases his Sendak-approved "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" children's book. (05:36)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  exclusives,  uncensored,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  flags,  kids,  kids,  gifts & presents,  holidays,  supernatural,  Mozart,  art,  culture,  music,  Donald Trump,  animals,  pets,  dogs,  death,  mental health,  parenting,  celebrities,  growing up,  on location,  literary references,  sports,  skateboarding

Episode #08098

Eric McCormack and Stephen rehearse "Pussy Hound," a heterosexual sitcom about two straight guys named Will and Grayson. (06:46)

Tags:  Eric McCormack,  appearances,  gay/homosexual,  performances,  TV,  Joe Biden,  Will and Grace,  same-sex marriage,  discrimination,  sex,  marriage,  men/women,  high five,  under the desk,  mental health,  theme songs,  crying,  breaking up,  friends,  morality,  celebrities,  Broadway,  animals,  culture,  simulations

Episode #08098

Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen discusses his book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture." (05:48)

Tags:  interviews,  Andy Cohen,  books,  Bravo,  TV,  lookin' good,  reality shows,  kids,  school,  Academy Awards,  family,  sexual advances,  Dan Rather,  culture,  friend of the show,  CBS News,  Morning Joe,  growing up

Episode #08087

Jonah Lehrer examines dangerous creativity myths and the history of innovation. (06:48)

Tags:  Jonah Lehrer,  interviews,  books,  inventions,  technology,  philosophy,  culture,  kids,  statistics,  history,  Steve Jobs,  William Shakespeare,  Google,  alcohol,  mental health,  growing up,  dreams,  crime,  literary references,  art,  teens

Episode #08083

Higher education consultant Richard Hersh believes in challenging college students to develop their highest intellectual and emotional capabilities. (06:44)

Tags:  Richard Hersh,  interviews,  college,  books,  education,  liberal,  conservative,  work/office,  MIT,  history,  culture,  business,  religion,  literary references

Episode #08075

Charles Murray talks about his book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960 to 2010," and suggests a way to address the growing division between the classes. (07:24)

Tags:  Charles Murray,  interviews,  ethnic,  culture,  wealth,  poverty,  America,  don't see color,  books,  controversies,  racism,  Colbert Bump,  marriage,  stereotypes,  African American,  blogs/podcasts,  blue collar

Episode #08070

Dave "Mudcat" Saunders explains the Southern culture of "fight, sing, drink, pray" and the Southern values of "God, guns and gays." (05:09)

Tags:  Dave Saunders,  appearances,  primaries,  blue collar,  the South,  Republicans,  South Carolina,  guns,  culture,  Mitt Romney,  under the desk,  food,  mental health,  Jimmy,  Richard Nixon,  Florida,  history,  80s,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  friends,  simulations,  gay/homosexual

Episode #08069

Don Fleming, Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris discuss the the folk music legacy of Alan Lomax. (06:44)

Tags:  Don Fleming,  Elvis Costello,  Emmylou Harris,  interviews,  Bob Dylan,  performances,  songs,  music,  friend of the show,  culture,  history,  poverty,  Internet,  demonstrations

Episode #08068

As war tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran, Stephen fears a covert hipster plot. (03:50)

Tags:  Iran,  Middle East,  wars,  hipsters,  appearances,  Toby Keith,  culture,  international affairs,  mongering,  axis of evil,  military,  Israel,  fashion,  coffee,  nuclear,  weapons,  audience interaction,  America,  music,  conspiracies

Episode #08067

Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his book "The New American Haggadah" and explains the Jewish Passover tradition of retelling stories. (05:25)

Tags:  Jonathan Safran Foer,  interviews,  books,  Jewish,  religion,  holidays,  Passover,  history,  Bible,  balls,  birth control,  culture,  literary references,  Koran

Episode #08062

Peggielene Bartels describes the Ghanaian libation ritual and discusses her achievements as the king of Otuam. (05:21)

Tags:  Peggielene Bartels,  interviews,  books,  royalty,  Africa,  fundraising,  health,  alcohol,  movies,  Queen Latifah,  elections,  international affairs,  culture

Episode #08061

While Wheat Thins is a snack for anyone actively seeking experiences, those experiences should not include eating 17 crackers in one sitting. (06:49)

Tags:  food,  advertising,  mail/e-mail,  under the desk,  Technical Difficulties,  apologies,  appearances,  lawyers,  business,  audience interaction,  demonstrations,  Syria,  diversity,  philosophy,  partying,  culture

Hugo Vickers prepares Stephen for the royal wedding with etiquette advice on high tea and queen re-inflation. See the exclusive In the Field report. (03:53)

Tags:  exclusives,  In the Field,  mashups,  Hugo Vickers,  royalty,  culture,  Queen Elizabeth II,  Prince William,  Prince Philip,  U.K.,  British,  fashion,  on location,  New York City

Episode #08053

The Tennessee Tea Party demands that textbooks remove references to the Founding Fathers' slave ownership and violence against Native Americans. (04:27)

Tags:  The Word,  founding fathers,  Thomas Jefferson,  Benjamin Franklin,  George Washington,  James Madison,  Andrew Jackson,  Tea Party,  Tennessee,  America,  history,  education,  kids,  slavery,  ethnic,  African American,  Native American,  liberal,  smoking,  prostitution,  French,  culture,  lying,  sex,  patriotism

Episode #08047

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Carrie Rebora Barratt provides an analysis of Emanuel Leutze's masterpiece "Washington Crossing the Delaware." (05:19)

Tags:  Carrie Rebora Barratt,  interviews,  museums,  art,  culture,  history,  George Washington,  America,  Jimmy,  money,  Revolutionary War,  balls,  simulations,  German,  international affairs

Episode #08040

Author Melissa Harris-Perry deconstructs stereotypes of African-American women and considers the consequences of a white-male-centered perspective on the American story. (05:40)

Tags:  Melissa Harris-Perry,  interviews,  books,  African American,  stereotypes,  racism,  movies,  history,  culture,  Republicans,  America,  ethnic,  don't see color,  men/women,  Michelle Obama,  Barack Obama

Stephen worries about the fate of his over-the-counter man-seed and responds to non-factual statements by Senator Jon Kyl. (04:41)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  government,  Glenn Beck,  Fox News,  James Franco,  Hugo Vickers,  British,  Marilyn Monroe,  Jon Kyl,  Twitter,  gay/homosexual,  Morgan Spurlock,  Jesus,  Bible,  Donald Trump,  African American,  masturbation,  Ron Paul,  Charles Manson,  global warming,  CNN,  gardening,  culture,  Formula 401,  Ice-T,  Joe Scarborough,  same-sex marriage,  parenting,  marijuana,  Easter,  Jeff Greenfield

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