The Colbert Report

Billy Collins

Season 10 • 10/29/2013

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins discusses poetry groupies and reads from "Aimless Love."

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Stephen laments the loss of the vaguely ethnic smiling woman on the home page of HealthCare.gov.
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Rand Paul's Plagiarism Problem

In an effort to help Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, Rand Paul delivers a speech containing lines seemingly lifted from Wikipedia's "Gattaca" entry.
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The Word - On Your Feet

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Sign Off - "Aimless Love"

Stephen says goodnight while reading Billy Collins' book of poetry.
10/29/2013
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Intro - 10/29/13

Americans discover a creative way to make ends meet, Stephen ponders plagiarism, and "Aimless Love" author Billy Collins talks poetry.
10/29/2013
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Billy Collins

Billy Collins talks about his writing persona and the responsibilities of a poet laureate before joining Stephen in a joint reading from "Aimless Love."
10/29/2013
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Intro - 10/30/13

Marriage faces a new foe, technology changes TV news, and 16-year-old guest Jack Andraka invents an early test for cancer.
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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
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The GOP's Self-Disapproval

In an effort to recover from record-low approval ratings, Senate Republicans call backsies on their own votes.
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ThreatDown - Divorce, Undocumented Network Jumpers & Global Warming

Divorce spreads like a disease, Good Morning America embraces Hispanic culture, and climate change threatens the McDonald's Dollar Menu.
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Shepard Smith's Digital Dependency

The hyper-technological Fox News Deck provides new insight into the mind of Shepard Smith.
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Jack Andraka

16-year-old Jack Andraka explains how he devised a new way to detect cancer, which earned him the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
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Intro - 10/31/13

Stephen protects his privacy, a Nevada politician causes controversy, and guest Zach Sims teaches computer programming for free.
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