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Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown - Yo Mama Jokes

Season 8 • 03/01/2012

Researchers translate ancient Sumerian side-splitters on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet.

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03:31

Countdown to Loving Mitt
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Mitt Romney wins his home state of Michigan by a whopping 3.2%, causing Republicans to be even more Mittbivalent.
02/29/2012
00:33

Intro - 2/29/12
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A new way to help the poor emerges, the contraceptive debate heats up, and William Shatner eradicates the Colbert Report's tribbles.
02/29/2012
06:13

William Shatner
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William Shatner discusses love, life, horses and his Broadway show "Shatner's World."
02/29/2012
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/29/2012
05:08

The Word - Change We Can Believe In
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Barack Obama's plan to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy pits rich against poor, but luckily, the poor aren't buying it.
02/29/2012
05:12

Tip/Wag - Kansas' Male Birth Control Pill & New York's Babyccino
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The spermicidal maniacs at the University of Kansas develop a male birth control pill, and Brooklyn coffee shops hook babies on the foam dragon.
02/29/2012
06:00

Claire Danes
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Claire Danes talks about her role as a bipolar CIA agent in her TV show "Homeland."
03/01/2012
02:21

Countdown to Loving Mitt - Jeb Bush
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As the countdown to Super Tuesday continues, Republicans consider Jeb Bush a possible last-ditch candidate.
03/01/2012
07:13

People Who Are Destroying America - Teachers
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Dawn Quarles, a Florida high school teacher, faces voter fraud fines for registering her students to vote.
03/01/2012
00:10

Sign Off - Jeb Bush's Portrait
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Stephen lovingly admires a portrait of Jeb Bush.
03/01/2012
04:43

Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown - Yo Mama Jokes
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Researchers discover a Babylonian gut-buster thought to predate even the earliest biblical "Yo Mama" joke.
03/01/2012
02:29

Countdown to Loving Mitt - Super Tuesday
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From a purely mathematical standpoint, conservatives will eventually yield to the inevitability of Mitt Romney after Super Tuesday.
03/05/2012
04:50

Sport Report - Pete Weber, Danica Patrick & the New Orleans Saints
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Professional bowler Pete Weber wins the U.S. Open, Fox 5's Ross Shimabuku insults Danica Patrick, and the New Orleans Saints allegedly paid players to injure competitors.
03/05/2012
04:45

Audra McDonald
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Audra McDonald gives some historical background on "Porgy and Bess" and explains why it's not a musical about Stephen.
03/05/2012
06:24

Rush Limbaugh Apologizes to Sandra Fluke
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The lamestream media jumps down Rush Limbaugh's throat for calling one woman he never met a "slut" and a "prostitute," and 12 advertisers pull support from his show.
03/05/2012
04:36

Thought for Food - Responsible Snacking & Second Breakfast
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Stephen mourns the end of King-Size Snickers bars and celebrates the rising popularity of "second breakfast."
03/06/2012
04:21

The Word - Due or Die
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Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war.
03/06/2012
05:25

Jonathan Safran Foer
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Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his book "The New American Haggadah" and explains the Jewish Passover tradition of retelling stories.
03/06/2012
00:05

Sign Off - Good Catch
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Stephen makes a catch and says goodnight.
03/06/2012
05:41

Super Tuesday Party, Putin's Win & India's State Assembly
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While the GOP candidates go all average to connect with blue collar voters for America's Super Tuesday, other election results stream in from Russia and India.
03/06/2012
04:27

Countdown to Loving Mitt - Super Tuesday Results
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Now that Super Tuesday results are in, Stephen prepares to finally realize his long-standing love and support for Mitt Romney.
03/07/2012
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