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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Intro - 3/15/10
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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
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Sign Off - Goodnight With Balloon
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Stephen says goodnight with his balloon.
03/15/2010
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Daylight Savings Time
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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
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The Word - Afghanistan
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The media ignores the war in Afghanistan to cover a much more important story -- Patrick Kennedy's meltdown on Capitol Hill.
03/15/2010
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I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha - Raj Patel
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The power of the Colbert Bump exceeds even Stephen's expectations when rumors speculate that Raj Patel might be the messiah.
03/15/2010
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I's on Edjukashun - Texas School Board
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Eric Foner disagrees with the Texas school board's decision to give students a completely misleading view of history.
03/16/2010
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Thought for Food - Donna Simpson, Le Whif & Cat Litter
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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
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Sign Off - Remember to Wear Green
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Don't forget to wear green for St. Patrick's Day -- it really helps hides the vomit.
03/16/2010
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Barack Joe-Bama
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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
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Intro - 3/16/10
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Stephen finds out what's in children's textbooks and discusses the ethics of science with Rebecca Skloot.
03/16/2010
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Rebecca Skloot
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Rebecca Skloot discusses Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were the first to be immortal and commercialized.
03/16/2010
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Nell Irvin Painter
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Nell Irvin Painter debates the meaning of white people and arm-wrestles Stephen over the Scots-Irish.
03/17/2010
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Sport Report - Vasectomies, Chess Boxing & Golf
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Doctors offer March Madness vasectomy deals, chess players punch opponents in the face, and Tiger Woods hires Ari Fleischer.
03/17/2010
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/17/2010
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United States Census 2010
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Stephen reluctantly fills out his census form so the military won't target a Predator drone missile at his house.
03/17/2010
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Ireland's Shamrock Shortage
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Stephen finds a shamrock replacement under some grow lights in his neighbor's backyard shed.
03/17/2010
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Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/18/2010
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Glenn Beck Attacks Social Justice - James Martin
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James Martin works with the poor because he believes in capitalism, but he knows it doesn't provide for everyone.
03/18/2010
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Middle Eastern Dogs
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Fundamentalist Fidos have infiltrated our borders and are lifting their legs on Lady Liberty.
03/18/2010
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Cheating Death - Clenched Fingers & Pill Reminder
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An enzyme derived from gangrene treats clenched fingers, and an Internet-connected cap reminds you to take your pills.
03/18/2010
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Mary Matalin
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Mary Matalin attempts to explain the Republican position on health care without using talking points.
03/18/2010
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