The Colbert Report

Garry Wills

Season 9 • 02/11/2013

Garry Wills shares his book, "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition."

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08:00

Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature - Stacey Campfield
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Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield goes after sexuality in schools and the freeloadiest of all American freeloaders.
02/07/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/07/2013
02:59

Winter Storm Nemo
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People in the Northeast prepare for a historic blizzard by salting their driveways, meats and loved ones.
02/07/2013
06:12

Benh Zeitlin
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The Oscar-nominated director discusses his film collective, Court 13, and Louisiana communities that sit on the wrong side of the levee.
02/07/2013
00:41

Intro - 2/7/13
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A new plan helps students succeed in school, social media enjoys a breakthrough, and director Benh Zeitlin talks about his Oscar-nominated film.
02/07/2013
02:53

"Bang with Friends" App
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What happened to the old days of wooing someone by waiting for last call and shambling into a cab with any nonresistant warm body?
02/07/2013
03:13

Bush Family Email Hack
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Hackers have no right to spread George W. Bush's personal information all over the Internet -- that's Facebook's job.
02/11/2013
04:24

Pope's Resignation & Papal Speculatron 7500 - James Martin
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Father Jim Martin explains the papal election process, ex-pope etiquette and the unlikelihood of getting an American pope.
02/11/2013
07:48

Pope's Resignation & Papal Speculatron 7500
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Pope Benedict XVI considers a greeter job at Walmart, and early pope race favorites include candidates from Canada, Italy, Ghana and America.
02/11/2013
00:04

Sign Off - "Why Priests?"
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Stephen dips into Garry Wills's book, "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition."
02/11/2013
05:27

Garry Wills
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Gary Willis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talks about transubstantiation, Catholic priesthood and all the trouble that comes from the book of Hebrews.
02/11/2013
04:30

RNC Autopsy
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Republicans hold a conference to assess election losses, but RNC Chair Reince Priebus thinks the GOP just needs to smile more.
02/12/2013
00:39

Intro - 2/12/13
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Republicans take sides, Hollywood tackles gun safety, and The Oxford American's Roger Hodge stops by The Report.
02/12/2013
04:46

Arizona's Gun Posse
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Volunteer school guards perform weapons drills with Steven Seagal, but history proves that many have already had extensive experience with police.
02/12/2013
05:33

Roger Hodge
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Roger Hodge talks about his quarterly, The Oxford American, slow-smoked pig and the music of Louisiana.
02/12/2013
05:04

Conservative Victory Project
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The Tea Party isn't going to take Karl Rove's Stab-You-in-the-Back Super PAC lying down; they will charge ahead with even more conservative positions.
02/12/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
02/12/2013
05:34

Dave Grohl
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Dave Grohl talks about Nirvana, L.A.'s legendary Sound City Studios and his touring super group, the Sound City Players.
02/13/2013
00:08

Sign Off - Dry Mouth
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Stephen reaches for a vital sip of water.
02/13/2013
06:28

Obama's State of the Union
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President Fidel Handout raises the federal minimum wage to nine dollars an hour, but he says nothing about raising the maximum wage.
02/13/2013
04:13

Spanish State of the Rubio
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Marco Rubio's Spanish speech runs four minutes longer than the English version, but ABC News botches the translation.
02/13/2013
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