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Frank Deford

Season 8 • 06/25/2012

Author Frank Deford discusses his memoir, "Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter."

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Stephen touts Lawrence Krauss' book, "A Universe from Nothing."
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Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses his book "A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing."
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Egypt's Presidential Election & Hosni Mubarak's Health
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No one knows who's in charge of Egypt, even after checking the Nile for babies in baskets.
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Only one obstacle stands between Stephen and the Swedish tweeting supremacy, so Stephen makes a poetic last appeal.
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Intro - 6/25/12
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The Romney campaign hopes for bad news, the latest on education comes out, and Frank Deford details his life in sports journalism.
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Sign Off - Five Finger Fillet
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Stephen stabs a dagger back and forth between his fingers.
06/25/2012
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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling - Richard Mourdock's Responses
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Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock puts his balls on the felt and enjoys one of the briefest moments of celebration ever seen.
06/25/2012
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Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling
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Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney reports zero information on the Obamacare legal battle.
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The Word - Silver Maligning
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Bad economic news is great news for Mitt Romney, so conservatives must drag everyone down in the dumps to get America back on track.
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I's on Edjukashun - Study Drugs
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Everyone is looking for that edge to help them spend a quarter of a million dollars on a worthless philosophy degree.
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Frank Deford
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Frank Deford talks about his long sports writing career, his face-off with the Harlem Globetrotters, and the establishment of Title IX.
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen sips water and says goodnight.
06/26/2012
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Richard Ford
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Award-winning American novelist Richard Ford shares his inspiration for "Canada," aversion to criticism, and logic behind storing manuscripts in the freezer.
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Dish Network's AutoHop Service
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Dish Network could force hardworking TV folk to do more integrated product placement just to put food on the table -- and not just any food.
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Intro - 6/26/12
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A Pixar movie sparks controversy, advertising forges new frontiers, and writer Richard Ford discusses his book "Canada."
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Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Policy
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America must return to the founders' dream of every state deciding who it could turn away at its border.
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Tip/Wag - Pixar's Gay Agenda, America's Obesity & Adidas Shackle Sneakers
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Any 15-year-old girl who resists an arranged marriage must be gay, America has 41 pounds on skinny countries, and civil rights leaders knock athletic shackles.
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Republican state legislatures fight nonexistent fraud with voter ID laws, but the lamestream media calls it a scheme to disenfranchise low-income and elderly voters.
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National Geographic Poll on Alien Invasion Management
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The Obama campaign invites wedding registry donations, and America finds out what its presidential candidates would never have to do in situations that will never occur.
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While things are sunny with a chance of cash for the GOP, Democrats' financial forecast is partly cloudy with a chance of fighting a seagull for half a hotdog bun.
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