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Lawrence Krauss
Season 8 E 116 • 06/21/2012
Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses his book "A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing."
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05:02
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S8 E115
Daniel Klaidman
Newsweek correspondent Daniel Klaidman discusses his book "Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency."
06/20/2012
03:05
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S8 E115
Joe the Plumber's Controversial Gun Control Ad
Ohio congressional hopeful Samuel Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Candidate the Plumber," releases a powerful gun control ad.
06/20/2012
02:58
The Colbert Report
S8 E115
Unraveling the Operation Fast & Furious Scandal
The Fast and Furious gun-tracking program was an unconscionable waste of money to promote senseless acts of violence, just like the movies for which it was named.
06/20/2012
00:37
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S8 E115
Intro - 6/20/12
Scandal strikes the Department of Justice, Taco Bell launches a fast food novelty, and Daniel Klaidman shares his book "Kill or Capture."
06/20/2012
05:44
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S8 E115
Thought for Food - Doritos Tacos & Flavorlopes
Taco Bell creates a miracle product, and Flavorlopes replace bland envelope glue with five fruit flavors.
06/20/2012
00:05
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S8 E115
Sign Off - Goodnight
Stephen says goodnight and shoots off a WristStrong bracelet.
06/20/2012
04:29
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S8 E116
ThreatDown - Sicko Penguins, Stoner Babies & Terrorist Furniture
Children look up to erotic flightless freaks, baby soaps contain THC, and America's furnishings partner with fundamentalists.
06/21/2012
00:09
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S8 E116
Sign Off - "A Universe from Nothing"
Stephen touts Lawrence Krauss' book, "A Universe from Nothing."
06/21/2012
03:21
The Colbert Report
S8 E116
Egypt's Presidential Election & Hosni Mubarak's Health
No one knows who's in charge of Egypt, even after checking the Nile for babies in baskets.
06/21/2012
05:11
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S8 E116
Operation Artificial Swedener - C'mon Sweden, Take a Chance on Stephen
Only one obstacle stands between Stephen and the Swedish tweeting supremacy, so Stephen makes a poetic last appeal.
06/21/2012
07:20
The Colbert Report
S8 E116
Lawrence Krauss
Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses his book "A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing."
06/21/2012
00:33
The Colbert Report
S8 E117
Intro - 6/25/12
The Romney campaign hopes for bad news, the latest on education comes out, and Frank Deford details his life in sports journalism.
06/25/2012
00:06
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S8 E117
Sign Off - Five Finger Fillet
Stephen stabs a dagger back and forth between his fingers.
06/25/2012
03:16
The Colbert Report
S8 E117
Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling - Richard Mourdock's Responses
Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock puts his balls on the felt and enjoys one of the briefest moments of celebration ever seen.
06/25/2012
02:00
The Colbert Report
S8 E117
Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling
Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney reports zero information on the Obamacare legal battle.
06/25/2012
05:54
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S8 E117
Frank Deford
Frank Deford talks about his long sports writing career, his face-off with the Harlem Globetrotters, and the establishment of Title IX.
06/25/2012
05:18
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S8 E117
The Word - Silver Maligning
Bad economic news is great news for Mitt Romney, so conservatives must drag everyone down in the dumps to get America back on track.
06/25/2012
03:46
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S8 E117
I's on Edjukashun - Study Drugs
Everyone is looking for that edge to help them spend a quarter of a million dollars on a worthless philosophy degree.
06/25/2012
00:16
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S8 E118
Sign Off - Goodnight
Stephen sips water and says goodnight.
06/26/2012
07:26
The Colbert Report
S8 E118
Richard Ford
Award-winning American novelist Richard Ford shares his inspiration for "Canada," aversion to criticism, and logic behind storing manuscripts in the freezer.
06/26/2012
03:36
The Colbert Report
S8 E118
Dish Network's AutoHop Service
Dish Network could force hardworking TV folk to do more integrated product placement just to put food on the table -- and not just any food.
06/26/2012
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