The Colbert Report

Katherine Boo

Season 8 • 03/12/2012

Journalist Katherine Boo talks about the three years she spent living in the slums of Mumbai, India.

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Cyber Republican Convention
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With virtual reality, we can visit a Republican National Convention where candidate choices are limited only by our imaginations.
03/07/2012
02:16

Higgs Boson Humor
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The New York Times reports that physicists are getting closer to finding the so-called "God particle" with the Large Hadron Collider.
03/07/2012
05:32

Willem Dafoe
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Willem Dafoe explains his transformation into a nine-foot Martian for the movie "John Carter."
03/07/2012
05:24

Herman Cain's Avant-Garde PAC Ad
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Herman Cain pushes the boundaries of what can be called a political ad, just as he once pushed the boundaries of what can be called pizza.
03/08/2012
05:49

Eric Bolling's Secret Gas Prices Plan
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Fox News contributor Eric Bolling has a secret plan to lower gas prices by a dollar -- if only President Obama would call him.
03/08/2012
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight with a Smile
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Stephen sits on the edge of his desk and says goodnight with a smile.
03/12/2012
05:10

Republicans' Southern Strategy - Dave "Mudcat" Saunders
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Dave "Mudcat" Saunders explains the Southern culture of "fight, sing, drink, pray" and the Southern values of "God, guns and gays."
03/12/2012
01:27

Daylight Savings Socialism
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They say you get your daylight saving's hour back in the fall, but who's earning the interest on that hour in the meantime?
03/12/2012
03:30

Republicans' Southern Strategy
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Strange things start happening to Mitt Romney, and Jeff Foxworthy joins his Southern primary campaign.
03/12/2012
05:05

Cheating Death - Bacon Cure for Nosebleeds & Sound Wave Sterility
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Scientists find another use for lifesaving bacon, and ultrasound shuts down sperm production in rat testes.
03/12/2012
05:29

Katherine Boo
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Journalist Katherine Boo talks about what her experience in Mumbai, India, has taught her about poverty in the United States.
03/12/2012
07:16

ThreatDown - Stoned Pat Robertson, Muslim-American Reality TV & Pampered Bears
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An aging Pat Robertson begins to find his mind, "Shahs of Sunset" seduces viewers with Iranian-American sass, and bears go metrosexual.
03/13/2012
03:23

Andrew Bird
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Andrew Bird explains the inspiration for "Eyeoneye" and learns of sad associations with his "The Mysterious Production of Eggs" album.
03/13/2012
03:41

Republican Southern Primary - Simplified Speeches
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While campaigning in the South, Rick Santorum scoffs at global warming while Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich mock Barack Obama's energy plan.
03/13/2012
02:20

Who's Not Honoring Me Now? - Seattle's Pop Conference
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The Seattle Pop Conference jams to a series of panel discussions and scholarly presentations, but not to Stephen's amazing paper.
03/13/2012
06:53

Mark McKinnon
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Veteran political strategist Mark McKinnon's No Labels movement has a 12-step program to reform Congress.
03/14/2012
03:50

Republican Southern Primary - Kermit the Frog
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Kermit the Frog is an Amphibitarian, which means he is not partisan except when it comes to pigs.
03/14/2012
03:42

Republican Southern Primary - Rick Santorum Against Teleprompters
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Rick Santorum speaks off the cuff, which is why his sweaters don't have sleeves.
03/14/2012
03:14

Greg Smith's Goldman Sachs Op-Ed
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Stephen takes Wall Street executive Greg Smith to task for breaking the sacred trust of "The Street."
03/14/2012
00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight and blows a kiss.
03/14/2012
02:47

Monkey on the Lam - Alabama
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There could be any number of gorillas roaming Hale County, AL, and one can only assume they voted for Santorum.
03/14/2012
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