Episode
The Daily Show: Walter Isaacson
Overview
Rick Perry and Herman Cain explain their jokes, Lewis Black examines the indoctrination of kids, and Walter Isaacson discusses his Steve Jobs biography.
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2011-10-25
Episode context
Walter Isaacson is Episode 10 in Season 17 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2011-10-25.
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