The Colbert Report

Difference Makers - Stephen Dick Jr.

Season 9 • 11/08/2012

Scholars debunk platonic relationships, and Stephen blames Rachel Maddow for Hurricane Sandy.

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Wind Power's Health Hazards

Wind turbine syndrome might just seem like a collection of unrelated health complaints to the untrained eye, but untrained eye is also a symptom of wind turbine syndrome.
11/07/2012
01:59

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Nontraditional Non-White America

Papa Bear Bill O'Reilly claims that the presidential election wasn't decided by a "traditional" America, and MSNBC's Donny Deutsch reveals changing Senate demographics.
11/07/2012
00:17

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Intro - 11/7/12

Stephen copes with the election results.
11/07/2012
04:21

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Polling Irregularities & Vote-by-Phone Scam

Liberals across the country pull tricks at polling sites while robo-calls inform seniors that they can vote a day late.
11/07/2012
00:12

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Sign Off - Solace in a Bottle

Stephen nurses a Bud Light Lime in silence.
11/07/2012
02:04

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Nor'easter & Mitt Romney

The nor'easter is so powerful it wiped out the region's supply of t's and h's, and voters continue to stand with Mitt until Florida is counted.
11/08/2012
00:34

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Intro - 11/8/12

Art is a three-letter word for something unfortunate, scientists study friendship, and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow skips her show for The Report.
11/08/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
11/08/2012
05:56

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Rachel Maddow

The MSNBC host talks about conservative election coverage and shares her book, "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power."
11/08/2012
04:32

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The Plight of Platonic Relationships

Men are much more attracted to their female friends than vice versa -- and also more attracted to female acquaintances, female strangers and pictures of women on billboards.
11/08/2012
07:43

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Difference Makers - Stephen Dick Jr.

New York State slams an exotic dance club with back taxes, but owner Stephen Dick Jr. petitions for an arts exemption.
11/08/2012
02:58

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Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude - Santa's Pipe

Anti-smoking activist Pamela McColl edits out two verses in "T'was the Night Before Christmas," but Santa needs his vice to unwind.
11/12/2012
04:10

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Colbert Super PAC SHH! - Karl Rove & Jon Stewart

Billionaires go after Karl Rove's thumbs, while anonymous, scary Colbert Super PAC SHH! donors trace Jon Stewart and Stephen.
11/12/2012
05:27

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Ken Burns

The famous filmmaker talks about the Dust Bowl's devastation and the 1989 Central Park jogger case involving five innocent teens.
11/12/2012
04:54

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Colbert Super PAC SHH! - Secret Second 501c4 - Trevor Potter

Stephen learns how to give Colbert Super PAC money to himself and thereby hide it forever from all eyes and use it in a way that he wishes.
11/12/2012
03:01

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David Petraeus's "All In" Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has an improper relationship with his biographer, which puts every biographer and subject, including Lincoln, under suspicion.
11/12/2012
04:20

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2072: Race to the White Orb

The 2016 presidential election is really pre-heating up, but America needs to know the favorites for 2020 and 2072.
11/13/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
11/13/2012
06:48

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Tip/Wag - Pranab Mukherjee, Brazilian Scientists, Sonia Sotomayor

The Hindu festival of lights follows liberal orders, Brazil researchers cure erectile dysfunction in rats, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor knocks princesses.
11/13/2012
04:39

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Newt Gingrich Pt. 1

The former presidential candidate explores historical fiction, George Washington's leadership and America's future moon base.
11/13/2012
00:29

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Intro - 11/13/12

Government officials become role models, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses his novel, "Victory at Yorktown."
11/13/2012
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