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Season 8 • 11/03/2011

Stephen rubs Purell on his hands.

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05:17

The Word - Bite the Hand That Feeds You
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The pets of wealthy Americans have more disposable income than most poor people, suggesting a simple answer for closing the income gap.
11/02/2011
00:09

Sign Off - White Castle & Beer
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Stephen says goodnight with a pint of Michael Pollan's home-brewed beer and a White Castle Crave Crate.
11/02/2011
07:08

Michael Pollan
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Author Michael Pollan tries to cut through the confusion of food advertising claims with commonsense guidelines in his book "Food Rules."
11/02/2011
03:21

Muffingate
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The Department of Justice releases a full-color, 151-page cost report proving no government money was wasted on muffins.
11/02/2011
00:32

Intro - 11/2/11
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America's income gap worsens, the government investigates federal waste, and Michael Pollan discusses his book "Food Rules."
11/02/2011
02:22

Ghost Sex
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An Ohio family photographs what they purport to be ghosts having sex in their house.
11/03/2011
05:45

Nathan Wolfe
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Dr. Nathan Wolfe discusses the emergence of new viruses and their potential effect on people around the world.
11/03/2011
05:15

European Investment Prospectus
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China won't bite on Europe's turd panini, so Stephen enlists the help of Hans Beinholtz to tempt possible investors.
11/03/2011
00:35

Intro - 11/3/11
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Europe tries to save the Greek economy, media coverage of Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal continues, and Nathan Wolfe discusses pandemics.
11/03/2011
05:45

Colbert Super PAC - Herman Cain's Fundraising & Rush Limbaugh's Stereotypes
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Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal doesn't hurt his campaign fundraising, and Rush Limbaugh shares his racial stereotype expertise.
11/03/2011
00:07

Sign Off - Purell
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Stephen pumps Purell into his hands and says goodnight.
11/03/2011
05:34

Niall Ferguson
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Niall Ferguson explains that the U.S. economy has been the biggest in the world, since 1872, but will be overtaken by China in 2016.
11/07/2011
05:22

Colbert Super PAC - Issue Ads
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Make Us Great Again creates a Rick Perry ad, and the Nebraska Democratic Party skirts campaign finance limits with Ben Nelson's issue ads.
11/07/2011
05:01

Colbert Super PAC - Issue Ads - Trevor Potter
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Trevor Potter explains how the Colbert Super PAC can adopt Karl Rove's tactic of adopting Ben Nelson's issue ad tactic.
11/07/2011
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen looks over American Crossroads' FEC request to make issue ads and says goodnight.
11/07/2011
04:56

Blood in the Water - Larry Taylor's Anti-Semitic Slur
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Stephen turns to the Bigot-O-Tron 9000 to analyze the physiological phenomenon that caused Representative Larry Taylor to use an anti-Semitic slur.
11/07/2011
06:42

Colbert Platinum - Wealth Under Siege
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Hargrave markets yachts as a necessity for escape, and Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel funds a network of artificial Libertarian islands.
11/08/2011
05:41

Seth Meyers
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Seth Meyers believes that "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update provides an alternative for Americans unfulfilled by mainstream news options.
11/08/2011
04:24

Herman Cain Won't Be Stopped
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Herman Cain appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" shortly after a fourth woman steps forward with graphic sexual harassment accusations.
11/08/2011
00:12

Sign Off - Custom Escape Yacht
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Stephen asks Hargrave Custom Yachts for his boat.
11/08/2011
03:26

The Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude - Fired Santa Claus & Colbert Super PAC Christmas
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New York bureaucrats stick their budget-cutting knives right into Santa's bowlful of jelly, but the Colbert Super PAC makes things right.
11/08/2011
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