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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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Stephen finds out what's in children's textbooks and discusses the ethics of science with Rebecca Skloot.
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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
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Stephen reluctantly fills out his census form so the military won't target a Predator drone missile at his house.
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Ireland's Shamrock Shortage

Stephen finds a shamrock replacement under some grow lights in his neighbor's backyard shed.
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Nell Irvin Painter

Nell Irvin Painter debates the meaning of white people and arm-wrestles Stephen over the Scots-Irish.
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Sign Off - Goodnight

That's it for The Report, everybody.
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Cheating Death - Clenched Fingers & Pill Reminder

An enzyme derived from gangrene treats clenched fingers, and an Internet-connected cap reminds you to take your pills.
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Claire McCaskill

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