The Colbert Report

Stephanie Coontz

Season 7 • 02/23/2011

Stephanie Coontz discusses housewife's syndrome, the hottie mystique and chore-nography.

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05:46

Bing West
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Bing West believes America diverted itself from the war by trying to make a modern nation out of Afghanistan.
02/22/2011
05:30

Wisco Inferno - Jon Erpenbach
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Stephen uses his patented Democrat call to smoke Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach out of hiding.
02/22/2011
00:28

Intro - 2/22/11
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Stephen takes on the greedy unions, Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West shows the way out of Afghanistan.
02/22/2011
04:41

A Less Perfect Union
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The Wisconsin state workers' request to keep collective bargaining rights may sound reasonable, but that's just the accent.
02/22/2011
00:08

Sign Off - Democrat Call
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Stephen signs off with his Democrat call.
02/22/2011
00:37

Sign Off - Rebroadcasts
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If you are watching the 1:30 p.m. rebroadcast, clearly you called in sick to work.
02/23/2011
05:03

Nailed 'Em - Mark Burdett
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Anarchist Mark Burdett is thrown to the ground by police at a San Francisco protest and charged with jaywalking.
02/23/2011
00:31

Intro - 2/23/11
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Stephen brings a criminal to a biker bar down the street, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.
02/23/2011
04:53

Bust in Show
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Since government workers refuse to live up to the greedy goon stereotype, the Tea Party must do it for them.
02/23/2011
02:35

USA Today Infographic Sells Out
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Now that USA Today's infographic is in the pocket of Big Suit, Stephen will have to get his news from Snapple caps.
02/23/2011
05:49

Stephanie Coontz
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Stephanie Coontz says that women in the 1960s who wanted more in life than to be a housewife were diagnosed with penis envy.
02/23/2011
03:27

Corporate Hacker Tries to Take Down WikiLeaks
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A corporate hacker tries to take down WikiLeaks by faking documents and blackmailing American journalists.
02/24/2011
04:14

Republicans Flirt With Presidential Candidacy
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For unattached voters like Stephen, the Republican field has so many caucus teases, and they're all playing hard to get.
02/24/2011
05:08

Mike Huckabee
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Mike Huckabee believes there aren't nearly enough potential presidential candidates working for Fox News.
02/24/2011
03:54

Corporate Hacker Tries to Take Down WikiLeaks - Glenn Greenwald
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Glenn Greenwald praises WikiLeaks for shining a light on what government and corporations do in secret.
02/24/2011
03:24

Era of American Dental Exceptionalism Is Over
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The plummeting number of toothpaste varieties infringes on Stephen's right to brush each of his 32 teeth with its own individual toothpaste.
02/24/2011
00:05

Sign Off - Elephant Beat
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Stephen signs off with Elephant Beat.
02/24/2011
00:13

Sign Off - Tomorrow's Goodnight Preview
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Join Stephen this same time tomorrow for another goodnight.
02/28/2011
04:19

Tip/Wag - Joe Reed & Levi's Ex-Girlfriend Jeans
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Montana Representative Joe Reed legislates scientific fact on global warming, and Levi's introduces ex-girlfriend jeans.
02/28/2011
04:00

Art Stephen Up Challenge - Phillips de Pury Auction
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Stephen announces the Phillips de Pury auction and unveils a new artistic interpretation of his portrait in which he appears to be part duck.
02/28/2011
00:37

Intro - 2/28/11
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Stephen deals with climate change by staying inside, and Michael Scheuer has no trouble finding a publisher for his book about Osama bin Laden.
02/28/2011
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