reynolds foundation, hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by claire and carl stuart. - i'm evan smith, he's a two-term united states senator from minnesota and the author of several best-selling books, including his latest memoir, al franken, giant of the senate. he's al franken, this is overheard. (bright music) (audience applauding) let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? you could say that he made his own bed but you caused him to sleep in it. no, you sought a problem and over time, took it on and let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak: are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an f from you, actually. (audience laughing) this is overheard. (audience applauding) al franken, welcome. - thank you, evan. - thank you very much for being here, congratulations on the book. - thank you, thank you. - i have to say i was little surprised to learn about the book and to read it. it's a funny book, that's not

reynolds foundation, hillco partners at texas government affairs consultancy, and by claire and carl stuart. - i'm evan smith, he's a four-time grammy winning singer and songwriter, and actor, a photographer, a horse-enthusiast, a style icon, and after all these years, still the most texan texan of the modern era. he's lyle lovett, this is overheard. let's be honest, is this about the ability learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa, you can say he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you know, you saw a problem, and over time, took it on, and let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president? i think i just got an f from you, actually. this is overheard. lyle lovett, welcome. - evan, thanks for having me. - nice to be back with you. - congratulations on 16 years of the show! - well, thanks very much. can't believe it, time goes fast. - it was first season that we first spoke. - yeah, that's right, you came back again one more time, and now he

provided in part by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by claire and carl stuart. - i'm evan smith, he's the publisher of the federalist, a conservative online magazine, and the host of its popular podcast, the federalist radio hour. he's ben domenech, this is overheard. [montage opener] let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa... you could say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you know, you saw a problem, and over time, took it on... let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president? i think i just got an f from you actually. [upbeat music] ben domenech, welcome. - good to be with you. - thank you for being here. - happy to be here. - we spend a lot of time, in the era of donald trump, asking the broad question, "is donald trump good for the media business?" let me be specific and ask you, if donald trump is good for the conservative media business? - you

and by claire and carl stuart. (ethereal music) steves: pause at any street corner to enjoy a vivid slice of neapolitan life. and don't forget to look up. with no yards, families make full use of their tiny balconies. this is basso living. basso living. what does that mean? it can mean "low." so, literally, low? this is like a small apartment -- two, three bedrooms for five, six, seven, eight, nine people to a family. the traditional, sort of romantic life in the streets. life in the streets, yeah. many people might have money to go away from here, but they still stay here. steves: no taste of naples is complete without a pizza. antica pizzeria da michele is a favorite. baking in just the right combination of fresh dough, mozzarella, and tomatoes in traditional woodburning ovens, this restaurant is considered by many the birthplace of pizza. they brag it takes several years of practice to get the dough just right. catering to pizza purists, the menu is brief -- just two kinds. marinara comes with tomato sauce, oreg

carl's junior. you put us in risky ads in your time. run those ads. >> please. you have to be very careful not to offend your base. this is the second that. stuartis one of the ads you put out. >> it is not racist. stuart: you didn't offend your customer base. trade for some women got mad about it? >> or demographic target was young, hungry guys come 18 to 34 year-old males and it didn't offend them at all. this was really very commit very positive. transfer how did this get to market? how come nobody caught it? >> is effective social media. [inaudible conversations] >> yeah, exactly. stuart: sound the trumpet. all-time high for microsoft. i do on a few microsoft shares. just a tiny sliver. we are up to 76114. retirement territory is $100 per share. the producer is like come on. stuart: thank you. according to a recent fed survey, 46% of us don't have enough money to cover $400 emerges be. i don't believe that. i'm sorry. half the population of america can't get together 400 bucks? are you kidding? >> it is true. it's a deep concern. maybe when you look at consumer debt versus let's say the pre-financial crisis in some ways has come down. studen

stuart: the president hopes hillary runs again in 2020, i'm sure he does. he was all smiles with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell talking tax reform andy puzder is here, ceo of hardy's and carl's, are you buying unity on tax measure? >> absolute i am. ic it was very clear yesterday that mitch mcconnell and the president are both on board, they know they have to get tax cuts, everybody knows they have to get tax cuts done this year if they have any chance of retaining the senate in 2018. so, look, the market believes it, if the market didn't believe it you wouldn't be up at 23,000. stuart: some negative comments, though, from some republicans in the senate, they are holding back on gun hoe for tax cuts, that doesn't worry you? >> not at all. i think strategically some people chose to hold back because of the last minute they want their vote to be the one where they get their point negotiated, where they can retain a little more negotiating power. i don't think -- even john mccain has to know that this has to get done. so i'm with the market. i think this is -- i think things look very good. stuart: all right, you're on board with unitity members of the -- message. the dow is go