The Colbert Report

Jane McGonigal

Season 7 • 02/03/2011

Jane McGonigal explains how playing video games can make the world a better place.

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03:29

Crisis in Egypt
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Christiane Aman-purr must decide whether Egypt's revolution is a democratic uprising or an Islamic power grab.
02/02/2011
00:07

Sign Off - Christiane Aman-purr & Big Flats Beer
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Stephen signs off with Christiane Aman-purr and a can of Big Flats beer.
02/02/2011
06:47

Sean Dorrance Kelly
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Sean Dorrance Kelly believes that we've lost the notion of what's sacred in our existence.
02/02/2011
02:22

Bing Gets Served
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The tech world is rocked as Google catches Bing in the act of copying its search results.
02/02/2011
01:53

Cairo Turns Into the Jersey Shore
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Cairo turns into the "Jersey Shore" as pro-Mubarak supporters punch Anderson Cooper in the head.
02/02/2011
03:27

Sport Report - Super Bowl Edition
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Stephen will not be satisfied unless the Reagan tribute at the Super Bowl takes up the full halftime show and the third quarter.
02/03/2011
00:34

Intro - 2/3/11
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Stephen has a strong feeling about which two teams are going to play in the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
02/03/2011
05:54

Crisis in Egypt - Anderson Cooper & Bill O'Reilly
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The Egyptian people ask Anderson Cooper to step down, and Bill O'Reilly believes God is the answer to everything.
02/03/2011
00:19

Sign Off - Newest Member of the Colbert Nation
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Matthew Arthur Long is a bouncing baby boy, or he will be when he gets that infant bungee cord Stephen sent over.
02/03/2011
05:00

Affirmative Reaction
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Governor John Kasich stirs the passions of Ohio's black community by appointing an all-white cabinet.
02/03/2011
05:21

Jane McGonigal
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Jane McGonigal says 10 years of scientific research show that playing video games is actually the most productive thing we can do.
02/03/2011
03:05

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem
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James Murphy explains why he's walking away from fame in his last TV appearance as LCD Soundsystem.
02/14/2011
00:37

Intro - 2/14/11
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Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, Stephen profiles a new Enemy Within, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
02/14/2011
05:36

The Enemy Within - Toddler Edition
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By allowing a four-year-old to be sued, a New York judge breaks new ground in the fight against tiny tot tyranny.
02/14/2011
01:13

Sign Off - Scoops of Americone Dream
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Eating scoops of Americone Dream at Ben & Jerry's will be a great way to make Stephen look like he's giving money to charity.
02/14/2011
05:33

Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown - Egyptian Coincidence
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Stephen believes the same shadowy forces behind the uprising in Egypt are also responsible for the disappearance of King Tut's penis.
02/14/2011
00:37

Intro - 2/15/11
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President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, Rex Paul becomes the next GOP star, and David Albright talks about the computer virus that shut down Iran's reactors.
02/15/2011
05:25

David Albright
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David Albright explains why no one will take credit for setting back the Iranian nuclear program with Stuxnet.
02/15/2011
05:27

Italian Bunga-Bunga Parties & Egyptian Democracy
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Silvio Berlusconi is accused of bringing young girls to bunga-bunga parties, and the Muslim Brotherhood plans to make Egypt an enemy of America.
02/15/2011
03:06

Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature, Then Later Possibly Washington - Ron Gould
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Ron Gould's bill would allow Arizonans to carry concealed firearms without a permit into all government-run facilities.
02/15/2011
05:49

Egyptian Democracy - Christiane Amanpour
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Christiane Amanpour brings a gift for Christiane Aman-purr and believes Egypt's democratic uprising will last.
02/15/2011
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