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Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts

Season 8 • 05/01/2012

Catholic Congressman Paul Ryan proposes cutting $3.3 trillion from low-income programs.

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Stephen shows off his gun's matching suit and tie.
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Intro - 4/30/12

Adults dodge sexuality education, gun owners find the latest convenience, and Diane Keaton joins Stephen.
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The Word - Don't Ask, Don't Show & Tell

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it.
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Diane Keaton

Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton skirts Stephen's questions and misinterprets a backstage hug.
04/30/2012
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Barack Obama & the Anniversary of Bin Laden's Assassination

Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney.
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Carne Ross

Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century."
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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
05/01/2012
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Intro - 5/1/12

Election advertising gets ugly, God sanctions cuts to the poor, and Carne Ross believes democracy is defective.
05/01/2012
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Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts - Thomas Reese

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry.
05/01/2012
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Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts

Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget.
05/01/2012
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Kermit the Frog's German TV Offense - Hans Beinholtz

Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz.
05/02/2012
03:27

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Richard Branson-Shaped Ice Cubes

Sir Richard Branson commissions four skilled designers to create an ice cube mold in the shape of his head.
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Jonathan Haidt

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
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Sign Off - Stephen Colbert's 6000K Norway Norwalkathon

Stephen cancels his 6000K walkathon from Bangor, ME, to Oslo, Norway.
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Intro - 5/2/12

America's health care crisis finds a solution, a beloved children's character meets adversity, and Jonathan Haidt explores social psychology.
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The Word - Debt Panels

One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment.
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Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham discusses "Girls," her popular HBO show about young women navigating work, love and friendship in New York City.
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Who's Honoring Me Now? - National Space Society & Buzz Aldrin

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