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Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Speaks With The Daily Show's Jon Stewart

Wednesday October 26, 2011 12:58 PM PDT by Jordan Golson

Walter Isaacson continued his promotional tour of his Steve Jobs biography yesterday, appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. In the seven minute interview, Isaacson "talks about becoming emotionally invested in his subject throughout the course of writing Steve Jobs' biography."

It was Isaacson's fifth appearance on The Daily Show.

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rcappo

187 months ago

I am finally reading a book that was promoted on The Daily Show. And it is pretty good.

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Mad Mac Maniac

187 months ago

Video link (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-25-2011/walter-isaacson)

Flash required? Lame

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jlgolson

187 months ago

This was Isaacson's fifth appearance on the Daily Show? Does anyone know what his other appearances were about?

Here are all his appearances:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-4-2003/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-22-2003/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-10-2007/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-9-2009/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-25-2011/walter-isaacson

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the8thark

187 months ago

Flash required? Lame

Steve would crying in his grave seeing the only way to see interviews about his book is via flash.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

iRobby

187 months ago

"Both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are great guys but Bill made the Zune and Steve made the iPod" - Walter Isaacson

Cracked me up!

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FrankieTDouglas

187 months ago

Flash required? Lame

Yep, so either install it on your computer and watch it, or if you have a device that doesn't have that basic functionality, find one that does if you want to see it.

Score: -9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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