Episode 1
Aired Feb 20, 2009
Tina Brown; Chrystia Freeland; Maxine Waters; Brigitte Gabriel; Ron Paul
Journalist Tina Brown; editor Chrystia Freeland; Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.); author Brigitte Gabriel; Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 27, 2009
Alan Cumming; Gavin Newsom; P.J. O'Rourke; George Stephanopoulos; Robin Wright
Actor Alan Cumming; San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; journalist P.J. O'Rourke; journalist George Stephanopoulos; journalist Robin Wright.
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Episode 3
Aired Mar 6, 2009
Cory Booker; Erin Burnett; T. Boone Pickens; Peter Singer
Newark Mayor Cory Booker; journalist Erin Burnett; entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens; author Peter Singer.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 13, 2009
Andrew Breitbart; Michael Eric Dyson; Steven Pearlstein; Sarah Silverman
Political commentator Andrew Breitbart; professor Michael Eric Dyson; columnist Steven Pearlstein; comic Sarah Silverman.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 20, 2009
Bernie Sanders; Andrew Ross Sorkin; Kerry Washington; Madeleine Albright; Keith Olbermann
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin; actress Kerry Washington; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; TV host Keith Olbermann.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 27, 2009
Mos Def; Salman Rushdie; Bill Bradley; Christopher Hitchens
Actor Mos Def; author Salman Rushdie; former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley; journalist Christopher Hitchens.
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Episode 7
Aired Apr 3, 2009
Sam Donaldson; David Frum; Reihan Salam; Carol Leifer; Joe Wurzelbacher
Journalist Sam Donaldson; journalist David Frum; journalist Reihan Salam; writer Carol Leifer; plumber Joe Wurzelbacher.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 10, 2009
Ron Howard; Gore Vidal
Filmmaker Ron Howard; author Gore Vidal.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 24, 2009
Howard Dean; Dana Gould; Bethany McLean; Randy Cohen; Robert Baer
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean; comic/writer Dana Gould; journalist Bethany McLean; writer Randy Cohen; author Robert Baer.
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Episode 10
Aired May 1, 2009
Barney Frank; Fareed Zakaria; Richard Engel; David Kessler
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.); journalist Fareed Zakaria; journalist Richard Engel; former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David Kessler.
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Episode 11
Aired May 8, 2009
Reza Aslan; Naomi Klein; Matt Taibbi; James Carville; Seth MacFarlane
Author Reza Aslan; author Naomi Klein; journalist Matt Taibbi; political strategist James Carville; "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane.
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Episode 12
Aired May 15, 2009
Richard Brookhiser; Amy Holmes; Dan Savage; David Simon; Elizabeth Warren
Author Richard Brookhiser; political strategist Amy Holmes; author Dan Savage; creator of "The Wire," David Simon; Elizabeth Warren, overseer of the Troubled Assets Relief Program.
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Episode 13
Aired May 22, 2009
Simon Johnson; Jon Meacham; Muhammad Yunus; M.I.A.
Professor Simon Johnson; author Jon Meacham; economist Muhammad Yunus; musician M.I.A.
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Episode 14
Aired May 29, 2009
John Bolton; Heather Wilson; Hill Harper; Michael Pollan
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton; former New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson; actor Hill Harper; author Michael Pollan.
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Episode 15
Aired Jun 5, 2009
Paula Froelich; Matt Miller; Jeremy Scahill; Richard Haass; D.L. Hughley
Author Paula Froelich; journalist Matt Miller; journalist Jeremy Scahill; president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass; comic D.L. Hughley.
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Episode 16
Aired Jun 12, 2009
Larry King; Chris Matthews; Frances Townsend; Benjamin Jealous; P. J. O'Rourke
Larry King; Chris Matthews; Frances Townsend; Benjamin Jealous; P. J. O'Rourke.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 19, 2009
Paul Begala; Katty Kay; Joel Stein; Hooman Majd; Meghan McCain
Political strategist Paul Begala; journalist Katty Kay; journalist Joel Stein; author Hooman Majd; journalist Meghan McCain.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 26, 2009
Cameron Diaz; Oliver Stone; Billy Bob Thornton
Actress Cameron Diaz; director Oliver Stone; actor Billy Bob Thornton.
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Episode 19
Aired Jul 17, 2009
Markos Moulitsas; Brian Schweitzer; Anna Deavere Smith; Jason Alexander; Joe Scarborough
"Daily Kos" founder Markos Moulitsas; Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.); actress Anna Deavere Smith; actor Jason Alexander; journalist Joe Scarborough.
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Episode 20
Aired Jul 24, 2009
Susan Eisenhower; John Heilemann; Rob Thomas; Janet Napolitano; Matt Taibbi
International affairs expert Susan Eisenhower; journalist John Heilemann; singer Rob Thomas; Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano; journalist Matt Taibbi.
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Episode 21
Aired Jul 31, 2009
Joe Queenan; Rachel Maddow; Niall Ferguson; Michael Ware; Jeff Sharlet
Author Joe Queenan; TV host Rachel Maddow; historian Niall Ferguson; journalist Michael Ware; journalist Jeff Sharlet.
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Episode 22
Aired Aug 7, 2009
Darrell Issa; Jack Kingston; Arianna Huffington; Dr. David Scheiner
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.); Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.); journalist Arianna Huffington; Dr. David Scheiner.
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Episode 23
Aired Aug 14, 2009
Ross Douthat; Ashton Kutcher; Anthony Zinni; Dana Gould; Brad Pitt
Journalist Ross Douthat; actor Ashton Kutcher; Gen. Anthony Zinni; comic Dana Gould; actor Brad Pitt.
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Episode 24
Aired Aug 21, 2009
Jay Leno; Jan Schakowsky; Chuck Todd; Sam Harris; Jeremy Scahill
TV host Jay Leno; Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.); journalist Chuck Todd; author Sam Harris; journalist Jeremy Scahill.
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Episode 25
Aired Aug 28, 2009
Jay-Z; Bill Moyers
Rapper Jay-Z; journalist Bill Moyers.
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Episode 26
Aired Sep 11, 2009
Rajiv Chandrasekaran; Richard Clarke; Paul Rieckhoff; Kathy Griffin; Anthony Weiner
Journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran; national security expert Richard Clarke; Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; comic Kathy Griffin; Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.).
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Episode 27
Aired Sep 18, 2009
Matthew Continetti; Annette Gordon-Reed; Jeffrey Toobin; Wendell Potter; David Cross
Journalist Matthew Continetti; historian Annette Gordon-Reed; author Jeffrey Toobin; former health insurance executive Wendell Potter; comic David Cross.
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Episode 28
Aired Sep 25, 2009
Paul Krugman; Eliot Spitzer; Michael Moore; John Waters
Economist Paul Krugman; former N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer; filmmaker Michael Moore; filmmaker John Waters.
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Episode 29
Aired Oct 2, 2009
Thomas Friedman; Janeane Garofalo; Marcy Kaptur; Richard Dawkins; Lisa Jackson
Journalist Thomas Friedman; comic Janeane Garofalo; Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio); evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins; Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Episode 30
Aired Oct 9, 2009
Richard Belzer; Lincoln Chafee; Cornel West; Bill Frist; Sarah Silverman
Actor Richard Belzer; former R.I. Sen. Lincoln Chafee; professor Cornel West; former Tenn. Sen. Bill Frist; comic Sarah Silverman.
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Episode 31
Aired Oct 16, 2009
Alec Baldwin; Chris Matthews; Martin O'Malley; Alan Grayson; Garry Shandling
Actor Alec Baldwin; TV host Chris Matthews; Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.); Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.); comic Garry Shandling.
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