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Nell Irvin Painter

Season 6 • 03/17/2010

Nell Irvin Painter arm-wrestles Stephen over the origins of the Scots-Irish.

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I's on Edjukashun - Texas School Board
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Eric Foner disagrees with the Texas school board's decision to give students a completely misleading view of history.
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Thought for Food - Donna Simpson, Le Whif & Cat Litter
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A New Jersey resident strives to be the heaviest woman alive, Le Whif makes inhalable food, and a company turns corn into cat litter.
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Sign Off - Remember to Wear Green
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Don't forget to wear green for St. Patrick's Day -- it really helps hides the vomit.
03/16/2010
02:09

Barack Joe-Bama
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03/16/2010
00:32

Intro - 3/16/10
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Stephen finds out what's in children's textbooks and discusses the ethics of science with Rebecca Skloot.
03/16/2010
05:47

Rebecca Skloot
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Rebecca Skloot discusses Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were the first to be immortal and commercialized.
03/16/2010
04:47

Sport Report - Vasectomies, Chess Boxing & Golf
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Doctors offer March Madness vasectomy deals, chess players punch opponents in the face, and Tiger Woods hires Ari Fleischer.
03/17/2010
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/17/2010
06:40

United States Census 2010
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Stephen reluctantly fills out his census form so the military won't target a Predator drone missile at his house.
03/17/2010
03:14

Ireland's Shamrock Shortage
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Stephen finds a shamrock replacement under some grow lights in his neighbor's backyard shed.
03/17/2010
05:01

Nell Irvin Painter
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Nell Irvin Painter debates the meaning of white people and arm-wrestles Stephen over the Scots-Irish.
03/17/2010
00:03

Sign Off - Goodnight
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That's it for The Report, everybody.
03/18/2010
07:03

Glenn Beck Attacks Social Justice - James Martin
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James Martin works with the poor because he believes in capitalism, but he knows it doesn't provide for everyone.
03/18/2010
02:22

Middle Eastern Dogs
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Fundamentalist Fidos have infiltrated our borders and are lifting their legs on Lady Liberty.
03/18/2010
05:32

Cheating Death - Clenched Fingers & Pill Reminder
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An enzyme derived from gangrene treats clenched fingers, and an Internet-connected cap reminds you to take your pills.
03/18/2010
05:15

Mary Matalin
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Mary Matalin attempts to explain the Republican position on health care without using talking points.
03/18/2010
05:11

Claire McCaskill
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Claire McCaskill praises the health care reform bill and sends a message to Rush Limbaugh in Costa Rica.
03/29/2010
02:57

Passover Dinner With Elijah
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Stephen buys the most expensive bottle of Manischewitz for his Passover dinner with Elijah.
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Geriatric Breeding Program
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Stephen will capture and breed the elderly in captivity to save the senior population from vultures.
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Sign Off - Friedrich Schiller
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Stephen quotes Friedrich Schiller as he says goodnight.
03/29/2010
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Passover Commercialism
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Jewish families embrace the Christmas spirit of commercialism with "Jewpardy" and the Ten Plagues Finger Puppets.
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