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Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney Alliance Analogies

Season 8 • 05/03/2012

Stephen offers a Star Wars analogy to illustrate "weird" politics.

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Kermit the Frog's German TV Offense - Hans Beinholtz
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Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz.
05/02/2012
03:27

Richard Branson-Shaped Ice Cubes
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Sir Richard Branson commissions four skilled designers to create an ice cube mold in the shape of his head.
05/02/2012
05:58

Jonathan Haidt
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
05/02/2012
00:28

Sign Off - Stephen Colbert's 6000K Norway Norwalkathon
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Stephen cancels his 6000K walkathon from Bangor, ME, to Oslo, Norway.
05/02/2012
00:38

Intro - 5/2/12
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America's health care crisis finds a solution, a beloved children's character meets adversity, and Jonathan Haidt explores social psychology.
05/02/2012
05:25

The Word - Debt Panels
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One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment.
05/02/2012
04:35

Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham discusses "Girls," her popular HBO show about young women navigating work, love and friendship in New York City.
05/03/2012
06:59

Colbert Super PAC - In Search of Mr. Larose
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A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing.
05/03/2012
04:37

Who's Honoring Me Now? - National Space Society & Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin thanks Stephen for promoting space exploration and awards him the National Space Society's coveted trophy.
05/03/2012
00:11

Sign Off - 2012 Space Pioneer Award for Mass Media
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Stephen waves goodnight with his 2012 Space Pioneer Award for Mass Media.
05/03/2012
04:33

Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney Alliance Analogies
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Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie explains Newt Gingrich's decision to endorse Mitt Romney, using a football-fraternity analogy.
05/03/2012
00:11

Sign Off - Sound Effects Box
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Stephen uses a sound effects box to say goodnight.
05/07/2012
05:47

Andy Cohen
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Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen discusses his book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture."
05/07/2012
02:04

ThreatDown - Newscasting Bears
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A Pennsylvania news team shares its backyard weather forecast: partly grizzly with a chance of precipitation in the pants.
05/07/2012
06:45

"Pussy Hound" with Eric McCormack
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Eric McCormack and Stephen rehearse "Pussy Hound," a heterosexual sitcom about two straight guys named Will and Grayson.
05/07/2012
00:39

Intro - 5/7/12
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Controversy strikes the Obama administration, a threat jeopardizes American jobs, and Bravo's Andy Cohen answers "Real Housewives" questions.
05/07/2012
03:35

Hand-Disinfectant-Drunk Teens
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News coverage based on a single story in the L.A. Times reveals an epidemic of kids turning drunk, disorderly and disinfected.
05/07/2012
01:52

Joe Biden's Same-Sex Marriage Gaffe
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Vice President Joe Biden says he is comfortable with same-sex marriage and credits sitcoms like "Will and Grace" for teaching tolerance.
05/07/2012
05:26

Colbert Super PAC SHH! - Corporate Campaign Players & Super Secret "Spooky PACs"
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"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists.
05/08/2012
00:09

Sign Off - "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)"
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Stephen breaks from reading "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" to say goodnight.
05/08/2012
04:19

Anonymous Attack Ads - Claire McCaskill
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s.
05/08/2012
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