The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

An American in Rio

Season 2 • 08/08/2016

American sports fan Tank Mancusso gives his patriotic take on the games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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03:58

Pardon the Integration - Bill O'Reilly Looks on the Bright Side of Slavery
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Pundits Mike Yard and Rory Albanese square off about Bill O'Reilly's ongoing effort to find the silver lining in slavery.
07/28/2016
07:07

Panel - Do Americans Want a Well-Qualified Presidential Candidate?
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Cass Sunstein, Ricky Velez and Grace Parra discuss the effectiveness of President Obama's praise for Hillary Clinton as America's most qualified presidential candidate ever.
07/28/2016
05:43

Blacklash 2016: The Unblackening - Protests and Praise at the Democratic National Convention
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Progressive protesters interrupt Leon Panetta's DNC speech, and President Obama declares Hillary Clinton to be the most qualified presidential candidate in U.S. history.
07/28/2016
03:48

Outrage over Tim Kaine's Spanish-Laden DNC Speech
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Conservative critics lash out at vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine for speaking Spanish at the Democratic National Convention, and Grace Parra comes to his defense.
07/28/2016
07:40

Blacklash 2016: The Unblackening - Hillary Clinton's Historic Night at the DNC
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Hillary Clinton makes history by accepting the Democratic nomination for president, and Fox News pundits engage in sexist criticism of the candidate's voice.
07/29/2016
04:09

Politics and Pole Dancing in Philadelphia
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Grace Parra finds out how the Democratic National Convention is affecting business at a nearby strip club in Philadelphia.
07/29/2016
07:26

Gary Johnson Shares His Libertarian Vision
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson discusses his third-party bid for the White House and weighs in on the candidacies of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
07/29/2016
01:38

Keep It 100 - Gary Johnson on Presidential Candidates' Drug Use
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speculates about the recreational drug use of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
07/29/2016
08:50

Blacklash 2016: The Unblackening - Trump Dump
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After a historically awful week for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP candidate's surrogates scramble to talk about anything else.
08/08/2016
06:26

Panel - Death Rattle for the Trump Campaign?
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DJ Drama, Mike Yard and Robin Thede debate whether Donald Trump's latest series of political gaffes mark the beginning of the end for his presidential campaign.
08/08/2016
05:18

An American in Rio
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An obnoxious American drums up support for U.S. athletes and discusses the significance of weird white guys in Rio de Janeiro's bathrooms.
08/08/2016
07:06

Panel - Fallout from Fox News's Sexual Harassment Scandal
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Abdullah Saeed, Holly Walker and Franchesca Ramsey talk about the possible ramifications of the many sexual harassment allegations against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.
08/09/2016
07:45

The Larry People vs. Flint - Checking In on Michigan's Water Crisis
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The lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, MI, continues without relief, thanks in part to congressional inaction and public apathy.
08/09/2016
05:31

Another Scandal for Fox News's Roger Ailes
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Disgraced Fox News founder Roger Ailes's growing sexual harassment scandal is compounded by charges that he aggressively spied on his journalistic critics.
08/09/2016
09:10

Blacklash 2016: The Unblackening - Donald Trump's Dangerous Second Amendment Talk
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GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump darkly suggests that his rival Hillary Clinton could be thwarted by "the Second Amendment people."
08/10/2016
03:44

Mike Yard's The Y Files - President Obama Commutes Prison Sentences
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President Obama's decision to shorten the sentences of 214 federal inmates doesn't sit well with paranoid conspiracy theorist Mike Yard.
08/10/2016
07:27

Panel - Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence Against Hillary Clinton?
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Deshauna Barber, Jordan Carlos and Grace Parra examine Donald Trump's suggestion that "Second Amendment people" could circumvent Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions.
08/10/2016
04:16

#HashItOut with Franchesca Ramsey - Gabby Douglas's National Anthem Backlash
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The Twitterverse has a meltdown after American gymnast Gabby Douglas neglects to put her hand over her heart during the National Anthem at the games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
08/11/2016
07:09

Panel - More Email Woes for Hillary Clinton
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Ana Marie Cox, Ricky Velez and Rory Albanese discuss the implications of Hillary Clinton's email scandal and weigh her perceived shortcomings against those of Donald Trump.
08/11/2016
06:32

Racism in the Baltimore Police Department
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A Department of Justice investigation sheds light on the widespread pattern of blatant police discrimination against black citizens in Baltimore, MD.
08/11/2016
02:42

Bad Optics on the Campaign Trail
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Donald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton for associating with a controversial figure despite standing in close proximity to supporter and disgraced ex-Congressman Mark Foley.
08/11/2016
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