Episode #08094

Adults dodge sexuality education, gun owners find the latest convenience, and Diane Keaton joins Stephen. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  kids,  education,  gay/homosexual,  guns,  Diane Keaton,  baseball,  New York City,  wealth,  parenting,  weapons,  celebrities,  sports

Episode #08094

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it. (04:45)

Tags:  The Word,  gay/homosexual,  controversies,  education,  Missouri,  laws,  school,  kids,  growing up,  Republicans,  discrimination,  civil rights,  bestiality,  Neil Patrick Harris,  Craigslist,  sexual advances,  polls,  TV,  censorship,  same-sex marriage,  marriage

Episode #08092

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society. (07:02)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  money,  capitalism,  wealth,  ethics,  elitism,  morality,  democracy,  corruption,  America,  books,  education,  prison,  immigration,  housing,  citizenship,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  business,  Saudi Arabia,  elections,  Indecision 2012,  California,  debates,  international affairs

Episode #08090

Mitt Romney makes a picnic gaffe, and former Texas School Board Chairman Don McLeroy rejects evolution. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  Mitt Romney,  Amish,  Don McLeroy,  education,  evolution,  Neil Diamond,  marriage,  songs,  Indecision 2012,  aging,  science,  Texas,  Pennsylvania

Episode #08090

Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it. (04:33)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Steve Doocy,  lying,  media,  campaigns,  Mitt Romney,  wealth,  Republicans,  Fox News,  slogans,  print media,  sexual advances,  Washington Post,  New York Post,  speeches,  education,  college,  Indecision 2012,  Fox & Friends,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends

Episode #08090

Former Texas Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy discusses the documentary "The Revisionaries," science in textbooks and religious conservatism. (06:41)

Tags:  Don McLeroy,  interviews,  education,  creationism,  evolution,  documentaries,  Jimmy,  science,  religion,  Bible,  Satan,  Thomas Jefferson,  voting,  high five,  controversies,  Texas,  school,  God,  dinosaurs,  history,  Tea Party,  founding fathers,  conservative,  miracles,  truthiness,  Charles Darwin,  atheist,  censorship,  dreams

Episode #08088

Sex education comes under scrutiny, survivalists create survival lists, and guest Arianna Huffington might share her interview on The Huffington Post. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  sex,  education,  school,  apocalypse,  abstinence,  Huffington Post,  Arianna Huffington,  breasts,  London,  Olympics,  Queen Elizabeth II,  royalty,  sports,  mongering

Episode #08088

Kissing and hugging are the last stop before reaching Groin Central Station, so it's important to ban all the things that lead to the things that lead to sex. (05:03)

Tags:  The Word,  abstinence,  sex,  education,  sexual advances,  Tennessee,  teens,  school,  conservative,  health,  parenting,  growing up,  statistics,  laws,  local news team,  lookin' good,  nerd alert,  balls,  pregnancy,  kids,  visually impaired

Episode #08083

The Obama administration puts pressure on the coal industry, Stephen gets paid to explore the gender income gap, and Richard Hersh talks higher education. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Obama administration,  men/women,  discrimination,  Richard Hersh,  Internet,  porn,  education,  energy,  business,  government,  animals,  money,  work/office,  statistics,  print media,  sexism

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 #08079

Rick Santorum criticizes California universities after reading something from the state of California. (03:58)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  lying,  California,  college,  print media,  primaries,  dogs,  Washington DC,  history,  San Francisco,  elitism,  patriotism,  doctors,  health,  Benjamin Franklin,  STDs,  gay/homosexual,  education,  America

Episode #08071

The Seattle Pop Conference jams to a series of panel discussions and scholarly presentations, but not to Stephen's amazing paper. (02:20)

Tags:  Who's Honoring Me Now?,  dancing,  rock 'n' roll,  Seattle,  music,  gay/homosexual,  education,  awards,  Aerosmith

Episode #08071

While campaigning in the South, Rick Santorum scoffs at global warming while Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich mock Barack Obama's energy plan. (03:41)

Tags:  the South,  Republicans,  primaries,  energy,  cars/trucks,  gas prices,  global warming,  alternative energy,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  speeches,  American Samoa,  Barack Obama,  environment,  under the desk,  science,  gardening,  education,  dogs,  Exxon,  the moon,  STDs,  mental health,  candidates,  campaigns,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08065

Dawn Quarles, a Florida high school teacher, faces voter fraud fines for registering her students to vote. (07:13)

Tags:  People Who Are Destroying America,  Florida,  on location,  voting,  kids,  teens,  school,  education,  laws,  elections,  discrimination,  democracy,  mongering,  corruption,  parenting,  Rick Scott,  crime,  statistics,  sexism,  men/women

Episode #08064

Barack Obama's plan to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy pits rich against poor, but luckily, the poor aren't buying it. (05:08)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  taxes,  Florida,  economy,  poverty,  wealth,  Rick Scott,  money,  work/office,  labor,  laws,  business,  polls,  Charlie Gasparino,  restaurants,  senior citizens,  prostitution,  education,  Fox News,  pundits

Episode #08063

Ross Eisenbrey believes that everyone -- from interns to college athletes --should be paid for working for someone else's financial benefit. (06:04)

Tags:  Ross Eisenbrey,  interviews,  appearances,  labor,  business,  interns,  laws,  college,  education,  money,  work/office,  sports,  Olympics,  Abraham Lincoln,  slavery,  lawsuits

Episode #08062

Mitt Romney connects with empty seats, and Rick Santorum promotes the real American Dream of future generations having less opportunity. (06:57)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Michigan,  Detroit,  primaries,  Florida,  NASCAR,  auto racing,  Jimmy,  Barack Obama,  environment,  food,  photos,  college,  education,  religion,  elitism,  photos,  God,  hot dogs,  atheist,  left-wing,  appearances,  labor,  science,  statistics,  costumes,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  speeches,  wealth

Episode #08053

Newt Gingrich gains a powerful supporter, America gets a new look at its founding fathers, and Bjork performs a song. (00:33)

Tags:  intro,  Newt Gingrich,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  founding fathers,  history,  education,  Bjork,  The Muppet Show,  impressions,  songs,  performances,  zoos,  animals,  lookin' good,  visually impaired

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 #08052

Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe discusses the function of the Constitution and reveals his favorite amendment. (05:37)

Tags:  Laurence Tribe,  interviews,  Barack Obama,  education,  laws,  citizenship,  John Roberts,  lookin' good,  Constitution,  Harvard,  government,  business,  Supreme Court,  money,  fundraising,  campaigns,  elections,  voting,  inaugurations