The Colbert Report

Tim Harford

Season 4 E 16 • 01/31/2008

Tim Harford discusses how we make decisions about smoking and having sex.

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The Colbert ReportS4 E14
Alex Ross

Alex Ross tells Stephen how music and politics intersect throughout history.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E15
Carl Hiaasen

Stephen asks Carl Hiaasen, author and native Floridian, what is wrong with Florida.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E15
Florida Primary

McCain used his victory speech to send a subtle coded message to Republican voters.
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Better Know a District - South Carolina's 4th - Bob Inglis

Representative Bob Inglis and Stephen share a couple of good high-fives.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E15
Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal, author of Our Inner Ape, tells Stephen that he has a large monkey brain.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E16
Timetables

Why would a war hero like John McCain use a buzzword like "timetables"?
01/31/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E16
Andrew Napolitano

Judge Andrew Napolitano slips up and calls Stephen the wrong name.
01/31/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E16
Ron Paul Sounds Alarm

Stephen digs through some crazy old Ron Paul video highlights.
01/31/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E16
People Who Are Destroying America - Pick-up Trucks

Lowell Kuvin is destroying America by parking his pick-up truck overnight in Coral Gables, FL.
01/31/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E16
Tim Harford

Tim Harford explains how rational decision-making influences our choices about unprotected sex and soft drinks.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E17
Tony Campolo

Tony Campolo reminds Stephen that Jesus wants him to love his enemy, Conan O'Brien.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E17
Jacob Weisberg

Jacob Weisberg compares the Bush family to Shakespeare's Henry IV.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E17
Conan and Jon

Conan warned both Jon and Stephen and now they will have to pay.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E17
Post-Show Ass Kicking

Jon and Stephen must wait for Conan to do his show before they can fight.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E18
Happy Super Tuesday!

Stephen has a way to figure out which Republican candidate is most like Reagan.
02/05/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E18
Mukasey on Torture

Waterboarding is torture when it's done to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E18
Angelo Falcon

Angelo Falcon tells Stephen that the Republicans have been chucking the Latino vote out the window.
02/05/2008
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The Colbert ReportS4 E18
Hillary Is a Target

Hillary is the perfect candidate on whom to pin our fragile hopes and dreams.
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The Colbert ReportS4 E18
Bob Dole

Stephen asks Senator Bob Dole to sign his letter of recommendation.
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Richard Brookhiser

Richard Brookhiser tells Stephen that John McCain is the likely candidate for the Republicans.
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