Season 5

2009/01/05

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

2009/01/06

Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

2009/01/07

Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

2009/01/08

Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.

2009/01/12

Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.

2009/01/13

Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.

2009/01/14

Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.

2009/01/15

A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.

2009/01/19

Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.

2009/01/20

Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.

2009/01/21

Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.

2009/01/22

Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.

2009/01/26

Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.

2009/01/27

Documentary, "Man on Wire"

2009/01/28

2009/01/29

President and CEO, Center for American Progress

2009/02/02

The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.

2009/02/03

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.

2009/02/04

Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"

2009/02/05

Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.

2009/02/09

Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.

2009/02/10

It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.

2009/02/11

New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"

2009/02/12

Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

2009/02/23

Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher.

2009/02/24

Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.

2009/02/25

Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.

2009/02/26

Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time.

2009/03/02

Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is?

2009/03/03

President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Carolina may finally end gun prostitution.

2009/03/04

Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk About Love" and will NASA name part of the space station after Stephen if he changes his name to Stephen Urine Filtration System?

2009/03/05

Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.

2009/03/09

Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."

2009/03/10

Tonight Stephen welcomes microbiologist and member of the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Dr. Jay Keasling. Also Stephen talks with NASA's associate administrator for space operations Bill Gerstenmaier about the Kepler Probe and other space exploration.

2009/03/11

Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country', Howard Fineman.

2009/03/12

Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.

2009/03/16

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'.

2009/03/17

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon'.

2009/03/18

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'.

2009/03/19

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility.

2009/03/30

The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute.

2009/03/31

David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight.

2009/04/01

Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show.

2009/04/02

One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show.

2009/04/06

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry.

2009/04/07

Tonight Stephen welcomes Jordan's Queen Noor.

2009/04/08

Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein.

2009/04/09

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible expert and author of Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them), Bart Ehrman.

2009/04/14

Tonight Stephen welcomes psychotherapist and author of Bodies, Susie Orbach. Also, Stephen talks with NASA's Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center, Sunita Williams about the naming of the new node on the International Space Station.

2009/04/15

Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny, Jim Lehrer.