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Election of Pope Francis

Season 9 • 03/25/2013

Newly-elected Pope Francis focuses on the poor and plans to wash the feet of inmates.

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03:56

Thought for Food - Bloomberg & The Nacho Bliss Point
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Michael Bloomberg bans two-liter sodas from pizza deliveries, and the Nacho Industrial Complex discovers flavor combinations that create the greatest amount of crave.
03/06/2013
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04:13

Voting Rights Act
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Thanks to Alabama, the law that banned the silencing of African Americans is finally coming before the Supreme Court.
03/06/2013
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Brendan O'Connell
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The contemporary artist explains why he paints Jif jars and classic American blondes shopping in Wal-Mart.
03/06/2013
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06:07

The Bachelor
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What girl wouldn't want to be with an eligible hunk who has a successful career as a contestant from last season's "Bachelorette?"
03/07/2013
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Sign Off - Land of Romance
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Stephen signs off with a glass of Chardonnay and a rose.
03/07/2013
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05:35

North Korea's Armistice Breach & "We Are the World" Propaganda Video
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North Korea threatens to end its 60-year ceasefire with South Korea, and the world's most disturbing karaoke video foreshadows a nuclear attack on New York.
03/07/2013
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00:06

Sign Off - "The Bible"
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Stephen reads through "A Story of God and All of Us: A Novel Based on the Epic TV Miniseries 'The Bible.'"
03/25/2013
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04:17

History Channel's "The Bible"
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Former "Touched by an Angel" star Roma Downey plays the Virgin Mary in "The Bible" miniseries, which she produced with her husband Mark Burnett.
03/25/2013
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06:28

Junot Diaz
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The MacArthur Fellow discusses path to citizenship, education for undocumented immigrants and the "Superman Question."
03/25/2013
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04:11

Colbert Super PAC - Ham Rove Memorial Conference Room
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A nonprofit salutes Stephen's dearly digested friend, Ham Rove, and Stephen gives tips to avoid any confusion between Karl Rove and Ham Rove at Easter dinner.
03/25/2013
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05:55

Election of Pope Francis
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There is no more thrilling TV than live footage of the Vatican chimney, and Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio becomes the first pope named after St. Francis of Assisi.
03/25/2013
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Eric Topol
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The cardiologist talks about his book, "The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care."
03/26/2013
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03:17

Stephen Colbert Is Watching Your Kids - Whale Bone Porn
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Thanks to the Vancouver Maritime Museum, youngsters are going to head to the wharves for porn instead of the Internet.
03/26/2013
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06:42

The Word - Narcicitizenship
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The Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage, but Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss avoids the gay trap that snared Rob Portman and Dick Cheney.
03/26/2013
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GOP Growth & Opportunity Project
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus reveals that Republicans need to do a better job of reaching out to black people, brown people, women people and young people.
03/26/2013
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Sign Off - Medical Smartphone
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Stephen examines his throat.
03/26/2013
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00:37

Intro - 3/27/13
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Facebook profiles contain secret data, people learn how to spot radical Muslims, and Carl Edgar Blake II wants to breed the perfect pig.
03/27/2013
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Facebook "Like" Button Science
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The University of Cambridge gives 60,000 Facebook users a series of psychological tests and finds that homosexual men tend to "like" musicals and Kathy Griffin.
03/27/2013
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Sharia Mops
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Despite Tennessee lawmakers' best efforts, Sharia law manages to work its way into the state building's men's room.
03/27/2013
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Sign Off - Hamlet
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Hamlet the pig signs off with Stephen.
03/27/2013
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05:09

Bill O'Reilly on Gay Marriage
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If Bill O'Reilly is now pro-gay marriage, then back when he said gay marriage was like marrying a goat, he was really saying that he's pro-goat marriage.
03/27/2013
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