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J.K. Rowling

Season 18 • 10/15/2012

"The Casual Vacancy" author J.K. Rowling recalls her days on British welfare.

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00:25

Moment of Zen - Alex Karras Tribute
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The late Alex Karras punches a horse and philosophizes in the 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles."
10/10/2012
00:14

Moment of Zen - Space Voting
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Astronauts weightlessly weigh in on the 2012 election.
10/11/2012
05:32

You Magnificent Bastards - Down-Ballot Notables
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Down-ticket congressional races are dominated by talk of bar fights, the science of creationism, and the unintended benefits of slavery.
10/11/2012
07:09

Paul Thomas Anderson
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"The Master" director Paul Thomas Anderson discusses getting the best out of his actors and balancing his roles as writer and director.
10/11/2012
04:30

Our New Election Economy
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John Oliver explores the job-creating upside of the terrible, corrosive, democracy-destroying billions flowing into American politics.
10/11/2012
03:26

You Magnificent Bastards
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Missouri would-be Senator Todd Akin weathers criticism over controversial "legitimate rape" comments with support from Reverend Stoney Shaw.
10/11/2012
00:51

Moment of Zen - Arlen Specter Tribute
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The late Arlen Specter dodges a question about his birth certificate.
10/15/2012
05:21

Democalypse 2012 - V.P. Debate: Battle for the Historical Footnote
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Vice President Joe Biden steps up his game during his debate with Paul Ryan.
10/15/2012
03:52

Democalypse 2012 - V.P. Debate: Battle for the Historical Footnote - Joe Biden
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Following Joe Biden's forceful debate showing against Paul Ryan, Fox News delegitimizes it.
10/15/2012
05:18

Democalypse 2012 - V.P. Debate: Battle for the Historical Footnote - Martha Raddatz
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Martha Raddatz controls the vice-presidential debate while the media focuses on facial expressions and tweets.
10/15/2012
05:24

J.K. Rowling
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Author J.K. Rowling discusses her post-"Harry Potter" writing life and how her days on government assistance influenced her book, "The Casual Vacancy."
10/15/2012
06:11

Back in Black - Lance Armstrong, Butt Chugging & Farm Animal Sex
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Lewis Black wonders why everyone isn't doping, examines the "butt chugging" phenomenon and finds the one honest man in America.
10/16/2012
00:44

Moment of Zen - Tropical Storm John
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Weatherman Dan Pope describes how tropical storm John will turn into a depression.
10/16/2012
03:26

Herman Cain: An American Presidency - American Exceptionalism
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John Oliver asks would-be President Herman Cain to point out where on his body he feels that America is the world's greatest country.
10/16/2012
06:32

Eugene Jarecki
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Director Eugene Jarecki discusses the senselessness of American drug laws and how corporate interests perpetuate the prison-industrial complex.
10/16/2012
03:47

Democalypse 2012 - Please, For the Love of God, Make It Stop
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Paul Ryan stops at an Ohio homeless shelter to wash dishes specifically set aside for campaign snapshots of him selflessly washing them.
10/16/2012
05:25

Experts Critique the Presidential Debate
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John Oliver recruits his own diverse panel of experts to analyze the second presidential debate in real time.
10/17/2012
02:31

Democalypse 2012 - The Second Debate*: Now Including the President - Binders of Women
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Mitt Romney contradicts himself on contraception issues and recalls recruiting "binders full of women" for cabinet positions in Massachusetts.
10/17/2012
05:28

Nate Silver
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Statistician Nate Silver weighs in on the presidential race and discusses the limits of statistical predictability.
10/17/2012
02:51

Democalypse 2012 - The Second Debate*: Now Including the President
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President Obama decides to attend the second presidential debate, and the two candidates finally have a substantive discussion about how much they hate each other.
10/17/2012
04:09

Democalypse 2012 - The Second Debate*: Now Including the President - Benghazi
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While pressing President Obama on the Benghazi attacks, Mitt Romney walks into a nitpicky semantic trap that really hadn't even been set.
10/17/2012
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