The Colbert Report
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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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 ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 E115
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight and shoots off a WristStrong bracelet.
06/20/2012
04:29

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 E116
Sign Off - "A Universe from Nothing"

Stephen touts Lawrence Krauss' book, "A Universe from Nothing."
06/21/2012
03:21

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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 ReportS8 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 ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 E117
Sign Off - Five Finger Fillet

Stephen stabs a dagger back and forth between his fingers.
06/25/2012
03:16

The Colbert ReportS8 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 ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 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

The Colbert ReportS8 E118
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen sips water and says goodnight.
06/26/2012
07:26

The Colbert ReportS8 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 ReportS8 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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