The Daily Show – Season 14 (2009)

Episode 1 January 5, 2009

David Gregory

Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

Episode 2 January 6, 2009

Michael Wolff

Author Michael Wolff.

Episode 3 January 7, 2009

Rachel Maddow

Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.

Episode 4 January 8, 2009

Dana Perino

Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

Episode 5 January 12, 2009

Maxwell Kennedy

Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

Episode 6 January 13, 2009

Daniel Craig

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Episode 7 January 14, 2009

Fareed Zakaria

Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

Episode 8 January 15, 2009

Bethany McLean

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Episode 9 January 19, 2009

Abderrahim Foukara

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Episode 10 January 20, 2009

Bishop Gene Robinson

A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.

Episode 11 January 21, 2009

David Sanger

Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

Episode 12 January 22, 2009

Liam Neeson

Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.

Episode 13 January 26, 2009

President Jimmy Carter

Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

Episode 14 January 27, 2009

Gwen Ifill

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Episode 15 January 28, 2009

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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Episode 16 January 29, 2009

P.W. Singer

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Episode 17 February 2, 2009

Lawrence Lindsey

The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

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Episode 18 February 3, 2009

Dev Patel

The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

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Episode 19 February 4, 2009

Karen Greenberg

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Episode 20 February 5, 2009

Randall Balmer

Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.

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Episode 21 February 9, 2009

Walter Isaacson

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Episode 22 February 10, 2009

Thomas Ricks

Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.

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Episode 23 February 11, 2009

Daniel Sperling

The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.

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Episode 24 February 12, 2009

John Sununu

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Episode 25 February 23, 2009

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

Episode 26 February 24, 2009

Ricky Gervais

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Episode 27 February 25, 2009

Tom Selleck

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Episode 28 February 26, 2009

Brian Williams

Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.

Episode 29 March 2, 2009

Harold Varmus

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.

Episode 30 March 3, 2009

Sandra Day O'Connor

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Episode 31 March 4, 2009

Joe Nocera

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Episode 32 March 5, 2009

Billy Crudup

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Episode 33 March 9, 2009

Nathaniel Frank

Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.

Episode 34 March 10, 2009

Craig Mullaney

West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.

Episode 35 March 11, 2009

Paul Rudd

Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.

Episode 36 March 12, 2009

Jim Cramer

Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.

Episode 37 March 16, 2009

Gen. Richard B. Myers

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.

Episode 38 March 17, 2009

Ian McShane

Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.

Episode 39 March 18, 2009

Nandan Nilekani

Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.

Episode 40 March 19, 2009

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.

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Episode 41 March 30, 2009

Jack Cafferty

Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.

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Episode 42 March 31, 2009

Seth Rogen

Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.

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Episode 43 April 1, 2009

Peter Orszag

Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.

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Episode 44 April 2, 2009

Tom Zoellner

Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.

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Episode 45 April 6, 2009

Michael J. Fox

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.

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Episode 46 April 7, 2009

Jehan Sadat

Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.

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Episode 47 April 8, 2009

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

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Episode 48 April 9, 2009

William Cohan

Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.

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Episode 49 April 14, 2009

Ron Darling

Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX. During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team. Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.

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Episode 50 April 15, 2009

Elizabeth Warren

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Episode 51 April 16, 2009

Ben Affleck

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".

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Episode 52 April 20, 2009

Reza Aslan

President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.

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Episode 53 April 21, 2009

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.

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Episode 54 April 22, 2009

Philip Alcabes

Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.

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Episode 55 April 23, 2009

Richard Beeman

Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.

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Episode 56 April 27, 2009

Christine Lagarde

France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.

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Episode 57 April 28, 2009

Clifford D. May

The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.

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Episode 58 April 29, 2009

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.

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Episode 59 April 30, 2009

Hugh Jackman

Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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Episode 60 May 4, 2009

Denis Leary

Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.

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Episode 61 May 5, 2009

Fareed Zakaria

Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

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Episode 62 May 6, 2009

George Stephanopoulos

The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

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Episode 63 May 7, 2009

Ken Salazar

The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.

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Episode 64 May 11, 2009

Frank Partnoy

Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.

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Episode 65 May 12, 2009

Tom Hanks

Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.

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Episode 66 May 13, 2009

Ambassador Husain Haqqani

Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.

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Episode 67 May 14, 2009

Lisa P. Jackson

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.

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Episode 68 May 18, 2009

Sarah Fisher

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Episode 69 May 19, 2009

Newt Gingrich

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Episode 70 May 20, 2009

Elizabeth Edwards

Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.

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Episode 71 May 21, 2009

Larry King

One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.

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Episode 72 June 1, 2009

Bob Woodruff

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Episode 73 June 2, 2009

P.J. O'Rourke

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Episode 74 June 3, 2009

Michael Lewis

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Episode 75 June 4, 2009

Will Ferrell

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Episode 76 June 8, 2009

Gretchen Peters

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Episode 77 June 9, 2009

Peter Schiff

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Episode 78 June 10, 2009

Saad Mohseni

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Episode 79 June 11, 2009

Katie Couric

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Episode 80 June 15, 2009

Ed Helms

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Episode 81 June 16, 2009

Tom Folsom

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Episode 82 June 17, 2009

Peter Laufer

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Episode 83 June 18, 2009

Mike Huckabee

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Episode 84 June 22, 2009

Bill Russell

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Episode 85 June 23, 2009

Larry David

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Episode 86 June 24, 2009

Reza Aslan

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Episode 87 June 25, 2009

Cameron Diaz

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Episode 88 June 29, 2009

Dr. Oliver Sacks

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Episode 89 June 30, 2009

Mike Kim

The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.

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Episode 90 July 1, 2009

Justin Fox

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Episode 91 July 2, 2009

Robert Kenner

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

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Episode 92 July 13, 2009

Rep. Barney Frank

The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.

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Episode 93 July 14, 2009

Peter Mancall

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Episode 94 July 15, 2009

Kathleen Sebelius

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Episode 95 July 16, 2009

Robert Glennon

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Episode 96 July 20, 2009

Brian Williams

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Episode 97 July 21, 2009

Steven Chu

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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Episode 98 July 22, 2009

Kevin Nealon

The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.

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Episode 99 July 23, 2009

Sally Jenkins

The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.

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Episode 100 July 27, 2009

Bill Kristol

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Episode 101 July 28, 2009

Spinal Tap

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Episode 102 July 29, 2009

John Bolton

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Episode 103 July 30, 2009

Judd Apatow

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Episode 104 August 3, 2009

Ronald Kessler

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Episode 105 August 4, 2009

Rep. Henry Waxman

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Episode 106 August 5, 2009

Paul Giamatti

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Episode 107 August 6, 2009

Dara Torres

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Episode 108 August 10, 2009

Douglas Brinkley

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Episode 109 August 11, 2009

Austan Goolsbee

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Episode 110 August 12, 2009

Jeff Sharlet

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Episode 111 August 13, 2009

Rachel McAdams

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Episode 112 August 17, 2009

David Cross

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Episode 113 August 18, 2009

Christopher McDougall

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Episode 114 August 19, 2009

Tim Gunn

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Episode 115 August 20, 2009

Betsy McCaughey

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Episode 116 September 14, 2009

LeBron James

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Episode 117 September 15, 2009

Matt Damon

The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.

Episode 118 September 16, 2009

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

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Episode 119 September 17, 2009

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

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Episode 120 September 22, 2009

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

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Episode 121 September 23, 2009

Wed, Sep 23, 2009

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Episode 122 September 24, 2009

Thu, Sep 24, 2009

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Episode 123 September 28, 2009

Mon, Sep 28, 2009

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Episode 124 September 29, 2009

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

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Episode 125 September 30, 2009

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

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Episode 126 October 1, 2009

Thu, Oct 1, 2009

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Episode 127 October 5, 2009

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

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Episode 128 October 6, 2009

Tue, Oct 6, 2009

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Episode 129 October 7, 2009

Wed, Oct 7, 2009

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Episode 130 October 8, 2009

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

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Episode 131 October 12, 2009

Mon, Oct 12, 2009

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Episode 132 October 13, 2009

Tue, Oct 13, 2009

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Episode 133 October 14, 2009

Wed, Oct 14, 2009

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Episode 134 October 15, 2009

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

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Episode 135 October 26, 2009

Mon, Oct 26, 2009

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Episode 136 October 27, 2009

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

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Episode 137 October 28, 2009

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

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Episode 138 October 29, 2009

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".

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Episode 139 November 2, 2009

Mon, Nov 2, 2009

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Episode 140 November 3, 2009

Tue, Nov 3, 2009

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Episode 141 November 4, 2009

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

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Episode 142 November 5, 2009

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

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Episode 143 November 9, 2009

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

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Episode 144 November 10, 2009

Tue, Nov 10, 2009

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Episode 145 November 11, 2009

Wed, Nov 11, 2009

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Episode 146 November 12, 2009

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

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Episode 147 November 16, 2009

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

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Episode 148 November 17, 2009

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

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Episode 149 November 18, 2009

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

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Episode 150 November 19, 2009

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

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Episode 151 November 30, 2009

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

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Episode 152 December 1, 2009

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

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Episode 153 December 2, 2009

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

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Episode 154 December 3, 2009

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

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Episode 155 December 7, 2009

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

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Episode 156 December 8, 2009

Tue, Dec 8, 2009

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Episode 157 December 9, 2009

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

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Episode 158 December 10, 2009

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

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Episode 159 December 14, 2009

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

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Episode 160 December 15, 2009

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

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Episode 161 December 16, 2009

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

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