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DIY Cold Medicine

Season 2 • 12/18/2006

Stephen reverse-engineered crystal meth to make Sudafed.

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Blood in the Water - Bruce Tinsley's DUI

Cartoonist Bruce Tinsley, who draws the comic strip "Mallard Fillmore," was arrested for DUI, and the left-wing media jumped all over it -- in that it was reported.
12/14/2006
03:33

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The Word - Clarity

The Kimberly Process tracks diamonds from mine to store to make sure that incoming diamonds are conflict free -- until they reach married couples.
12/14/2006
02:29

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The American People Are to Blame

Tom DeLay says the will of the American people is no longer behind the war in Iraq and Stephen agrees -- the public should be ready to chew what the president has bitten off.
12/14/2006
01:30

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Finger Strengthening

The Decemberists stole Stephen's Green Screen Challenge, he called them out, and they challenged him to a guitar solo contest -- so he's been practicing.
12/14/2006
01:22

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The Jingle-Terns

Stephen tried to get holiday song artists, the Jingle Dogs on his show but it didn't work out. So, he presents the Jingle-Terns, his caroling inters.
12/18/2006
00:31

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Intro - 12/18/06

Dick Cheney says goodbye to Donald Rumsfeld, Stephen takes some time to discus art and gets an idea from former head of General Electric Jack Welch.
12/18/2006
06:27

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Jack Welch

Stephen asks Jack Welch how he's making it on a fixed income and has him sign a copy of his book, "Winning," for his father-in-law.
12/18/2006
02:33

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Profiles in Balls

Dick Cheney had balls, but Nancy Pelosi doesn't -- although, she could.
12/18/2006
03:09

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The Word - The Draft

Stephen feels the draft should be reinstated so that America can go back to the days of Vietnam when they hated protesters more than the war.
12/18/2006
03:44

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Tip/Wag - Art Edition

Stephen tips his hat to the exhibition "Bodies" and wags his finger at Picasso, Rodin and Nazi gingerbread men.
12/18/2006
01:41

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DIY Cold Medicine

Stephen was sick all weekend and cold medicine wasn't doing the trick, so he reverse-engineered some crank and made some Sudafed which he snorted.
12/18/2006
07:07

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Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra talks to Stephen about life after death, maintaining a youthful biology and his book, which costs 24 dollars.
12/19/2006
06:22

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Stephen Goes to Harvard

The election on his mind, Stephen takes a trip to Harvard University, where he sets the students of the John F. Kennedy School of Government straight.
12/19/2006
02:47

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Person of the Year

With the power of the Internet in their hands, the Colbert Nation has become Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
12/19/2006
02:56

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The Word - Tit for Tat

An outraged Stephen speaks out against beauty queen Tara Conner for publicly exhibiting her sexuality, and proposes a change in the pageant scoring system.
12/19/2006
00:31

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Intro - 12/19/06

Miss USA gets in trouble for drinking, Stephen tries to live in the basement of Harvard and new age guru Deepak Chopra stops by.
12/19/2006
00:23

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Face-Off Preview

With the upcoming challenge against the Decemberists' guitarist, Chris Funk, Stephen does a little tapping on his electric guitar to hold us over.
12/19/2006
00:59

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Intro - 12/20/06

Morley Safer gets us revved up for tonight's guitar solo challenge, when The Decemberists and Stephen face off to determine who is the Socrates of Shred.
12/20/2006
05:08

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ShredDown - The Judgment

The results are in. The judges and audience cast their votes and Henry Kissinger announces the winner.
12/20/2006
03:05

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ShredDown

Stephen introduces a tough panel of ShredDown dispute judges: Eliot Spitzer, Anthony DeCurtis and Jim Anderson.
12/20/2006
02:12

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Chris Funk

Henry Kissinger provides the "starting gun" of the competition by declaring that "it is time to rock," and then Chris Funk offers his shredding solo.
12/20/2006
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