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Hamster Study Links Late Night TV with Depression

Season 8 • 07/24/2012

Researchers at Ohio State University find that watching late night TV can cause depression.

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05:15

Partisan Speculation Over Colorado Shooter
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The Aurora shooting tragedy may have prompted foolish reassessment of something as settled as gun control law.
07/23/2012
00:35

Intro - 7/23/12
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Fox News takes it to the next level, partisanship goes too far, and filmmaker Vikram Gandhi gets people to believe he is a prophet.
07/23/2012
06:15

Vikram Gandhi
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Documentary filmmaker Vikram Gandhi discusses his fake spiritual movement, Mirror philosophy and leader Kumare's second coming.
07/23/2012
02:29

Interview No-Show, Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson forfeits an interview challenge because he is too scared to face Stephen's one good ear.
07/23/2012
02:24

U.S. Agriculture & Drought Disaster
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God installs a window unit, and farmers seek crops that can withstand the heat,like sun-dried tomatoes or raisins.
07/24/2012
04:03

U.S. Agriculture & Drought Disaster - Bruce Babcock
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Iowa farmers prepare to face death panels thanks to federal crop insurance, or Obamacare for corn.
07/24/2012
04:27

Cold War Update - Kim Jong-un's Mystery Woman & NASA's Mars Mission Menu
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North Korea develops celebrity-couple technology, and NASA's rocket scientists should have considered Slim Jim.
07/24/2012
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
07/24/2012
00:36

Intro - 7/24/12
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The summer heat stifles America, NASA aims for Mars, and James Fallows shares his book, "China Airborne."
07/24/2012
06:02

James Fallows
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Award-winning journalist James Fallows examines the growth of China's aircraft business and what it means for U.S. aerospace exports.
07/24/2012
02:22

Hamster Study Links Late Night TV with Depression
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The Report was designed to depress hamsters, especially its long-running segments "Elusive Water Bottle" and "That Wheel Is Getting You Nowhere."
07/24/2012
03:14

The Word - 1 Man Show
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The Report's credit-sucking vampires take a permanent break, and Stephen avoids sharing success with the wind.
07/25/2012
03:38

Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama on Small Business Owners
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Barack Obama insults pizza innovator Papa John, and far-left kooks like Mitt Romney defend Obama's sentiments.
07/25/2012
04:07

Bibles Swapped for "Fifty Shades of Grey"
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Travelers need a 500-page book about an inexperienced 22-year-old getting worked over good by a sociopathic businessman with a shvantz like a kielbasa.
07/25/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
07/25/2012
05:08

Dan Gross
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The Brady Campaign's President, Dan Gross, talks about the Colorado shooting tragedy, everyday gun violence, and the prospect of Second Amendment regulations.
07/25/2012
04:19

Mitt Romney's Anglo-Saxon Connection
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An aide claims that Mitt Romney values America's "special" Anglo-Saxon ties more than Barack Obama does.
07/25/2012
00:34

Intro - 7/26/12
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The Olympic games get closer, fast food enlists in the culture wars, and Sir Peter Westmacott is Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States.
07/26/2012
02:14

Mitt Romney's London Olympics Blunder
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Mitt Romney uses the same Romney charm on England that he used to woo his wife, and Prime Minister David Cameron needs geography lessons.
07/26/2012
00:42

Sign Off - Colbert Nation Twins
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Stephen welcomes Clover and July Werner to the Colbert Nation.
07/26/2012
07:19

Peter Westmacott
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Senior British diplomat Peter Westmacott talks about London's Olympic planning, royal etiquette and England's shared values with America.
07/26/2012
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