Season 7

2011/01/03

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.

2011/01/04

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.

2011/01/05

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.

2011/01/06

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.

2011/01/10

Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.

2011/01/11

Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.

2011/01/12

50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.

2011/01/13

Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.

2011/01/17

Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.

2011/01/18

Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.

2011/01/19

Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.

2011/01/20

Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.

2011/01/24

House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.

2011/01/25

Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.

2011/01/26

Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.

2011/01/27

Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.

2011/01/31

There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.

2011/02/01

Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.

2011/02/02

America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.

2011/02/03

Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

2011/02/14

Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.

2011/02/15

President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.

2011/02/16

Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.

2011/02/17

Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.

2011/02/21

Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.

2011/02/22

Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.

2011/02/23

Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.

2011/02/24

Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.

2011/02/28

Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.

2011/03/01

Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.

2011/03/02

There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.

2011/03/03

Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.

2011/03/07

Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.

2011/03/08

Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.

2011/03/09

Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."

2011/03/10

Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.

2011/03/21

Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.

2011/03/22

The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.

2011/03/23

Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.

2011/03/24

Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.

2011/03/28

Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.

2011/03/29

Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

2011/03/30

Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.

2011/03/31

The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.

2011/04/04

Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.

2011/04/05

Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

2011/04/06

Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.

2011/04/07

Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.

2011/04/11

Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.

2011/04/12

Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.