The Colbert Report

Rebecca Skloot

Season 6 • 03/16/2010

Rebecca Skloot talks about an African-American tobacco farmer whose cells never died.

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The Colbert ReportS6
Intro - 3/15/10

Stephen gets to the bottom of the media's focus on sex scandals and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.
03/15/2010
00:05

The Colbert ReportS6
Sign Off - Goodnight With Balloon

Stephen says goodnight with his balloon.
03/15/2010
01:26

The Colbert ReportS6
Daylight Savings Time

If the time totalitarians don't turn the clocks back to where they belong by the first Sunday in November, there will be hell to pay.
03/15/2010
05:25

The Colbert ReportS6
The Word - Afghanistan

The media ignores the war in Afghanistan to cover a much more important story -- Patrick Kennedy's meltdown on Capitol Hill.
03/15/2010
06:23

The Colbert ReportS6
I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha - Raj Patel

The power of the Colbert Bump exceeds even Stephen's expectations when rumors speculate that Raj Patel might be the messiah.
03/15/2010
06:47

The Colbert ReportS6
I's on Edjukashun - Texas School Board

Eric Foner disagrees with the Texas school board's decision to give students a completely misleading view of history.
03/16/2010
04:36

The Colbert ReportS6
Thought for Food - Donna Simpson, Le Whif & Cat Litter

A New Jersey resident strives to be the heaviest woman alive, Le Whif makes inhalable food, and a company turns corn into cat litter.
03/16/2010
00:12

The Colbert ReportS6
Sign Off - Remember to Wear Green

Don't forget to wear green for St. Patrick's Day -- it really helps hides the vomit.
03/16/2010
02:09

The Colbert ReportS6
Barack Joe-Bama

Barack Obama shows he's an average Joe ready to get down to the hard work of passing health care by rolling up his sleeves.
03/16/2010
00:32

The Colbert ReportS6
Intro - 3/16/10

Stephen finds out what's in children's textbooks and discusses the ethics of science with Rebecca Skloot.
03/16/2010
05:47

The Colbert ReportS6
Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot discusses Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were the first to be immortal and commercialized.
03/16/2010
05:01

The Colbert ReportS6
Nell Irvin Painter

Nell Irvin Painter debates the meaning of white people and arm-wrestles Stephen over the Scots-Irish.
03/17/2010
04:47

The Colbert ReportS6
Sport Report - Vasectomies, Chess Boxing & Golf

Doctors offer March Madness vasectomy deals, chess players punch opponents in the face, and Tiger Woods hires Ari Fleischer.
03/17/2010
00:05

The Colbert ReportS6
Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/17/2010
06:40

The Colbert ReportS6
United States Census 2010

Stephen reluctantly fills out his census form so the military won't target a Predator drone missile at his house.
03/17/2010
03:14

The Colbert ReportS6
Ireland's Shamrock Shortage

Stephen finds a shamrock replacement under some grow lights in his neighbor's backyard shed.
03/17/2010
00:03

The Colbert ReportS6
Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/18/2010
07:03

The Colbert ReportS6
Glenn Beck Attacks Social Justice - James Martin

James Martin works with the poor because he believes in capitalism, but he knows it doesn't provide for everyone.
03/18/2010
02:22

The Colbert ReportS6
Middle Eastern Dogs

Fundamentalist Fidos have infiltrated our borders and are lifting their legs on Lady Liberty.
03/18/2010
05:32

The Colbert ReportS6
Cheating Death - Clenched Fingers & Pill Reminder

An enzyme derived from gangrene treats clenched fingers, and an Internet-connected cap reminds you to take your pills.
03/18/2010
05:15

The Colbert ReportS6
Mary Matalin

Mary Matalin attempts to explain the Republican position on health care without using talking points.
03/18/2010
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