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The Word - Thrift Justice

Season 10 • 01/20/2014

A drug shortage forces states to ponder budget-friendly ways to administer the death penalty.

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04:29

NSA Software Implants
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Allegations surface that the NSA inserted spying software into over 100,000 personal computers.
01/16/2014
00:59

Sign Off - cOlbert's Book Club
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"Curious George" was tragically cancelled, so the next installment of cOlbert's Book Club will be Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms."
01/16/2014
05:15

Stephen's Grammy Nomination - Carol Burnett
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As the Grammy Awards approach, Stephen has a conversation with lifelong hero and recent enemy, Carol Burnett.
01/16/2014
03:35

Colbert Platinum - Diamond Pacifiers & Financial Domination
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A jewelry company prepares babies for the platinum lifestyle, and wealthy fetishists get aroused by throwing their money away.
01/16/2014
06:31

Naquasia LeGrand
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"Fast Food Forward" member Naquasia LeGrand discusses organizing strikes for her fellow fast-food workers and argues for increasing the minimum wage.
01/16/2014
06:47

Scott Stossel
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"My Age of Anxiety" author Scott Stossel shares his idiosyncratic phobias and discusses the origins of human anxiety.
01/20/2014
03:51

Peyton Manning's "Omaha" Chant & Marijuana's Effects on Football
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Peyton Manning gives a charitable boost to Omaha, and pot and football don't mix.
01/20/2014
00:11

Sign Off - cOlbert's Book Club Reminder
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Stephen calls on The Colbert Nation to read Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms."
01/20/2014
00:37

Intro - 1/20/13
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Capital punishment is improved, Stephen outlines the path to sainthood, and guest Scott Stossel embraces anxiety.
01/20/2014
03:10

Pope Francis's Breastfeeding Support & Affordable Sainthood
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Pope Francis encourages women to nurse their babies in the Sistine Chapel and moves to slash the cost of sainthood.
01/20/2014
06:14

The Word - Thrift Justice
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A ban on a lethal injection drug has state officials thinking outside of the box for new ways to put people in a box.
01/20/2014
07:30

cOlbert's Book Club - Michael Chabon & "A Farewell to Arms"
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"Telegraph Avenue" author Michael Chabon discusses Hemingway's innovative writing style and ponders the lack of sexy-time in "A Farewell to Arms."
01/21/2014
02:58

cOlbert's Book Club - Ernest Hemingway
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Stephen flaunts his gifts from Oprah before kicking off a thoughtful literary discussion on Ernest Hemingway.
01/21/2014
00:26

Sign Off - cOlbert's Book Club - Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"
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This installment of cOlbert's Book Club was very educational for Stephen.
01/21/2014
04:03

cOlbert's Book Club - Better Know a Hemingway
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Ernest Hemingway was a rugged man's man and legendary sportsman, but he spent the first six years of his life dressed as a girl.
01/21/2014
05:55

cOlbert's Book Club - Mariel Hemingway on Ernest Hemingway
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"Running With Nature" author Mariel Hemingway discusses the "Hemingway curse" and describes her grandfather's often-overlooked romantic side.
01/21/2014
06:01

Charles Duhigg
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"The Power of Habit" author Charles Duhigg explains how habits play a constant role in human behavior.
01/22/2014
03:29

Tikker Death Watch
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The Tikker wristwatch allows people to get a constant reminder that they're going to die.
01/22/2014
00:35

Intro - 1/22/14
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America's nukes are in questionable hands, there's a new way to lead a fuller life, and Charles Duhigg discusses habits and human behavior.
01/22/2014
00:07

Sign Off - Mutt
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Stephen and his friend say goodnight.
01/22/2014
04:04

Mystery Doughnut on Mars
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An image from NASA's Opportunity rover reveals that Mars has doughnuts.
01/22/2014
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