The Colbert Report

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Season 3 • 05/08/2007

Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes we create stories to convince ourselves that the future is predictable.

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04:27

Cheating Death - Vaxadrin
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Vaxadrin is the only weight loss pill recommended by Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA.
05/07/2007
00:27

Intro - 5/7/07
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Democrats widen the definition of hate crime, Stephen introduces a new segment on health, and Richard Preston tells Stephen about people having sex in trees.
05/07/2007
03:34

The Word - The Intolerant
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Stephen suggests a love crimes bill, which would prohibit intolerance of anyone who loves God so much that he cannot tolerate his fellow man.
05/07/2007
03:20

Republican Debate - Diversity
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Last week's Republican presidential debate featured all the big hitters in the big tent.
05/07/2007
02:06

Bonjour, Mon Frere
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Stephen thinks he had something to do with the election of new French President Nicolas Sarkozy since he doesn't pronounce the "T" in his last name.
05/07/2007
06:01

Richard Preston
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Richard Preston tells Stephen about people who have sex in hammocks in giant tress.
05/07/2007
03:49

The Word - Rendered Moot
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Hillary Clinton's refusal to admit a mistake is her most presidential attribute.
05/08/2007
06:30

ThreatDown - Oprah
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Current threats include Oprah, publicists, Austrian animal rights activists, spiders and Knut, the abandoned polar bear.
05/08/2007
00:30

Intro - 5/8/07
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Tonight, Stephen reports on Hillary Clinton's repeal, details Oprah's presidential candidate pick and interviews author Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
05/08/2007
03:14

Shout Out! - USS Rhode Island
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Stephen Colbert names the USS Rhode Island the official ballistic missile submarine of The Colbert Report.
05/08/2007
05:56

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, "The Black Swan," is about the power of randomness. Coincidentally, he was also the winner of Stephen's Pull a Guest Out of a Hat Sweepstakes.
05/08/2007
01:03

Kiss the Host
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Stephen's interview with Jane Fonda is going to be all business. Just the same, he should look his best.
05/09/2007
05:06

Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie comes out of hiding to tell Stephen about the importance of literary criticism.
05/09/2007
00:49

Mother's Day
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Stephen reminds us that Sunday is Mother's Day.
05/09/2007
00:28

Sign Off - Bedtime Recipe
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If you are having trouble sleeping soundly, Stephen has a recipe for bedtime.
05/09/2007
00:30

Intro - 5/9/07
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Newspapers stop running book reviews, Fred Thompson's acting career may hurt his chances for a presidential run, and Stephen asks Jane Fonda about "The Flying Nun" years.
05/09/2007
04:31

Jane Fonda
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Jane Fonda sits in Stephen's lap and tells him she's been dreaming about his lips ever since she was on the first time.
05/09/2007
03:29

Thompson Fuss
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Stephen takes a closer look at Fred Thompson's acting career to help gauge his prospects for 2008.
05/09/2007
02:38

Formal Request
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To all you governors who might find themselves knee deep in wreckage, Stephen knows the proper way to formally request federal aid.
05/09/2007
05:26

Jann Wenner
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Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone, predicts that Foghat will be hot in 40 years.
05/10/2007
00:15

Sign Off - Time Capsule
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Stephen buries a DVD of tonight's show to be dug up and aired in 100 years.
05/10/2007
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