The Colbert Report

Intro - 8/14/13

Season 9 • 08/14/2013

Small town values take a hit, and Kevin Spacey talks about his role as a scheming congressman.

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Sign Off - "The Better Angels of Our Nature"
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Stephen reads Steven Pinker's book on how violence has declined.
08/13/2013
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05:13

John Lewis Pt. 1
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Civil rights pioneer John Lewis remembers the March on Washington and the 1965 Selma march.
08/13/2013
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04:26

John Lewis Pt. 2
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Thanks to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., Congressman John Lewis has been getting in trouble for more than 53 years.
08/13/2013
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03:06

TSA Expansion Program
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Despite rises in agent misconduct, the TSA invades stadiums and passenger trains.
08/13/2013
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04:45

TSA Expansion Program - Steven Pinker
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Neuroscientist Steven Pinker shares his book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined."
08/13/2013
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02:59

Stop-and-Frisk & Mandatory Minimums
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An unelected activist judge rejects New York City's stop-and-frisk program on the bizarre theory that minorities have a constitutional right not to be manhandled.
08/13/2013
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People Who Are Destroying America - Johnny Cummings
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Openly gay Mayor Johnny Cummings helps Vicco, KY, become the smallest U.S. town to pass an LGBT fairness ordinance.
08/14/2013
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03:18

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
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The International Olympic Committee responds to Russia's anti-gay propaganda law by asking gay athletes to knock it off for a couple of weeks.
08/14/2013
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05:41

Kevin Spacey
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"House of Cards" actor Kevin Spacey explains why he should get an award for TV even though his show is on the Internet.
08/14/2013
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02:48

Big Mother Government
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The White House hires "nudge" experts to influence Americans' behavior and to get Joe Biden to stop drinking from the toilet.
08/14/2013
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Intro - 8/14/13
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Small town values come under attack, the government tries to get inside people's heads, and Kevin Spacey discusses his political drama series, "House of Cards."
08/14/2013
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04:06

The Word - Gag Gift
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Range Resources pays a Pennsylvania family $750,000 to relocate and keep quiet about health problems they experienced near a fracking site.
08/15/2013
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04:56

NSA Press Conference on Domestic Spying
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Edward Snowden ruined President Obama's plan to throw a surprise transparency party.
08/15/2013
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03:27

Obama Rodeo Clown
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There is no higher honor than having a cowboy clown wear a grotesque mask of your face while the announcer asks, "Who wants to see this guy trampled?"
08/15/2013
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Richard Brodhead
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Duke University President Richard Brodhead talks about his report on the humanities, "The Heart of the Matter."
08/15/2013
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00:33

Sign Off - Second Installment of cOlbert's Book Club
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Stephen assigns anything other than "The Catcher in the Rye."
08/15/2013
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02:00

Golden Age of Flammability
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America tries to throw a fracking party, but some folks are ruining it with their health issues and flammable sink water.
08/15/2013
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00:47

Sign Off - Welcome Baby Rosta!
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Stephen congratulates his crack researcher, Jen, on the birth of her daughter.
09/03/2013
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03:06

Stephen's Science Project & Chemical Weapons in Syria
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Stephen researches the effects of black truffle fettuccine, and Bashar al-Assad kills more than 1,400 civilians with chemical weapons.
09/03/2013
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05:12

Timothy Dolan Pt. 1
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Timothy Cardinal Dolan discusses his e-book, "Praying in Rome: Reflections on the Conclave and Electing Pope Francis."
09/03/2013
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Intro - 9/3/13
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Stephen returns from vacation, preps for Better Know a District and welcomes the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan.
09/03/2013
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