#1
S2E129
George Lucas
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#2
S4E24
Leonard Nimoy
Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian Oliver Pocher on notice for stealing his pose that he used on the front cover of GQ magazine. He then talks about the Roger Clemens hearing, defending Brian McNamee collecting used medical waste by claiming that he does it also. He then interviews John Feinstein about the use of steroids in sport. In "People Destroying America", Stephen talks about Susan Pagan, who refused to give his daughter a free Happy Meal for getting good grades. He then interviews Leonard Nimoy about a book featuring nude photos of overweight women.
#3
S5E3
Benicio Del Toro
#4
Steve Martin
S5E19
#5
Steve Carell
S6E90
#6
Michelle Obama
S8E84
#7
Pete Seeger
S8E133
#8
Jann Wenner
S3E64
#9
Shepard Fairey
S5E8
#10
Jonah Lehrer/James Surowiecki
S5E20
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Mitt Romney's Benghazi accusations backfire, two-parent households fix gun problems, Congressman Scott DesJarlais flip-flops on abortion, and Tyler Perry talks "Madea.
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Sting
S10E90
#1122
Caitlin Flanagan
S10E71
#1121
Al Sharpton
S6E46
#1120
Fareed Zakaria/Wynton Marsalis
S4E134
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