Taking a break from his role as co-host of Discovery Channel's MythBusters, Adam Savage talks about inspiration with attendees of the 2011 Maker Faire Bay Area. What inspires you?

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Added: Mon Jun 20 21:51:08 UTC 2011
Air date: Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 1:01:05
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Following up on their New York Times bestseller From This Day Forward, an exploration of interfaith marriage, veteran news journalists Cokie and Steve Roberts offer Our Haggadah, a contemporary guide to conducting a Passover Seder open to all faiths

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Added: Sun May 01 17:56:09 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Apr 29 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 1:08:32

In an entertaining Q&A at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, Mike Rowe dishes the dirt on his six seasons at the helm of the popular Discovery Channel TV show Dirty Jobs.

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Added: Thu Jul 21 22:27:09 UTC 2011
Air date: Tue Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 38:27
Rating: 3.6 / 5.0

"Stuff White People Like" was blogger Christian Lander's hilarious and controversial satire of upper middle class liberalism. Now he's back with "Whiter Shades of Pale," a regional guide to "white people" from coast to coast.

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Added: Tue Mar 22 06:54:11 UTC 2011
Air date: Mon Mar 21 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 1:07:17
Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

Businesses of the 21st Century, prepare to meet the robotic warehouse. Mick Mountz, founder and CEO of Kiva Systems, explains how his company's legions of service robots are changing e-commerce as we know it.

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Added: Thu Jul 21 22:27:09 UTC 2011
Air date: Thu Mar 03 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 16:59
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of "The Four-Hour Workweek," returns with "The Four-Hour Body." In this choose-your-own-adventure guide to human health, Ferriss covers topics ranging from fat loss to sex, and he says it's all been tested.

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Added: Mon Feb 28 02:30:12 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 1:04:11
Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Bestselling author Reza Aslan headlines this panel of Muslim-American writers and artists to explore the question: Can culture lead to a greater understanding between America and the Middle East?

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Added: Wed Feb 16 06:54:11 UTC 2011
Air date: Thu Feb 17 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 1:07:24

Author Oliver Burkeman talks about his time spent turning a skeptical eye on the scams and shams of the international self-help industry. But after sorting through the snake oil, the question remains: How do you solve the problem of human happiness?

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Added: Sat Feb 05 21:12:11 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 29:29
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Children's lives are safer in nearly every respect than ever before. So why do we treat them with such "kid" gloves? Lenore Skenazy argues that in order for children to grow up to be well-rounded, creative and responsible people, we have to set them free.

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Added: Sun Jan 23 20:27:08 UTC 2011
Air date: Fri Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2011
Duration: 54:53
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

Science can tell us about the natural world, but shouldn't we leave moral questions to Religion? Not so fast, says Sam Harris. In his provocative new book, Harris explains how science already possesses all the tools we need to determine human values.

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Added: Mon Jan 03 05:03:08 UTC 2011
Air date: Thu Dec 30 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:40:20
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

Unlike recent authors who emphatically say No! or Yes! to God, award-winning radio host Michael Krasny joins the millions who know... They don't know. Krasny explores morality, mortality, and the idea of the divine in this insightful reflection on faith.

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Added: Mon Dec 06 19:57:08 UTC 2010
Air date: Fri Dec 03 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:08:03
Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless -- best-selling author, TV host, and winner of Season 1 of Bravo's Top Chef Masters -- dishes on culinary philosophy and sustainable cuisine in a lively conversation with food writer Joey Altman.

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Added: Fri Oct 15 04:32:08 UTC 2010
Air date: Fri Oct 08 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:05:29
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Dr. Ken Kamler recalls his harrowing experience as part of a climbing group stranded for two days in a lethal storm near the summit of Mount Everest. Kamler explores the effects of the disaster, the rescue, and the relentless drive of human survival.

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Added: Sun Sep 12 18:32:09 UTC 2010
Air date: Fri Sep 10 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 22:04
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

You have to understand hormonal balance, says author John Gray, to understand the differences between the sexes. Gray advises readers on how to harness the connection between stress, body fat, and behavior to create lifelong passion and better health.

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Added: Tue Aug 24 09:34:08 UTC 2010
Air date: Fri Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:13:51
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Actor Richard Dreyfuss explains his bold national initiative to enhance civic education in the classroom. By incorporating logic, history, and critical thinking with a national standard, Dreyfuss hopes to inspire a new way of teaching America's youth.

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Added: Sat Aug 14 20:57:10 UTC 2010
Air date: Sat Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:03:07
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

With the recent economic downturn, brides-to-be are increasingly looking to craft unique celebrations on a budget. Ariel Meadow Stallings' Offbeat Bride offers inspiration, encouragement, advice, and celebration of aisles less traveled.

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Added: Sun Jul 25 14:26:09 UTC 2010
Air date: Sat Jul 24 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 47:04
Rating: 3.6 / 5.0

Expressing concern at the "creeping ubiquity of hardcore pornography" in pop culture, Cindy Gallop explains the goals of her website, Make Love Not Porn. Gallop describes the site as a forum for young adults to learn and speak frankly about sexuality.

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Added: Mon Jul 19 17:23:10 UTC 2010
Air date: Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 09:57
Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry talks about I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood. Barry presents a brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood in hilarious, brand-new pieces.

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Added: Mon Jul 05 14:19:09 UTC 2010
Air date: Fri Jul 02 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 44:16
Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

MythBusters co-host Adam Savage outlines his approach to problem solving at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010, and dishes behind-the-scenes dirt about the hit Discovery Channel show during an audience Q&A.

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Added: Thu Jul 01 15:02:09 UTC 2010
Air date: Thu Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 54:36
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

According to author Stephen Batchelor, the outlook of the Buddha was far removed from the religiosity that has come to define much of Buddhism as we know it today. He argues that the Buddha was a man more focused on life in this world than the afterlife.

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Added: Thu Jul 01 15:02:09 UTC 2010
Air date: Thu Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2010
Duration: 1:03:53
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0