The Colbert Report

Magnus Carlsen

Season 8 • 04/24/2012

Stephen challenges Norwegian Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen to rock- paper-scissors.

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04:23

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Mitt Romney's Picnic Gaffe

Mitt Romney's daily minute of spontaneity contains 59 seconds of awkwardness.
04/23/2012
04:33

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Steve Doocy's Silver Spoon Subtext Reporting

Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it.
04/23/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
04/23/2012
00:31

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Intro - 4/23/12

Mitt Romney makes a picnic gaffe, and former Texas School Board Chairman Don McLeroy rejects evolution.
04/23/2012
04:22

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Tip/Wag: Pheromone Parties & Arizona's "Pre-life" Laws

Pheromone parties encourage premarital smelling, and Arizona lawmakers declare that pregnancy begins two weeks before conception.
04/23/2012
06:40

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Don McLeroy

Former Texas Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy discusses the documentary "The Revisionaries," science in textbooks and religious conservatism.
04/23/2012
02:40

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"I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)"

Maurice Sendak endorses Stephen's inspirational children's book about a pole trying to find his place in the world.
04/24/2012
02:10

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Super Tuesday II: Election Boogaloo - Death Match in Hellaware

Stephen's election night team covers five primaries with major consequences for the five GOP hopefuls.
04/24/2012
03:25

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Canada's Currency Coup

The Royal Canadian Mint seeks world currency status and develops the first glow-in-the-dark coin.
04/24/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - iPad

Stephen says goodnight while using his iPad.
04/24/2012
05:31

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Magnus Carlsen

The world's third youngest Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen discusses game strategy and stardom.
04/24/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
04/25/2012
02:56

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NASA Retires Discovery & Drops Spacebook

The Discovery shuttle makes a final flight to the Smithsonian, and NASA loses the Spacebook race.
04/25/2012
05:25

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Cheating Death - Crash Diet Feeding Tubes & Scrotum Gel Injections

Feeding tubes help brides drop 20 pounds in 10 days, and sperm-murdering jelly injections prove highly effective.
04/25/2012
00:27

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Intro - 4/25/12

Liberals and conservatives find common ground, and Harvard University's Michael Sandel reveals what money can't buy.
04/25/2012
07:02

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Michael Sandel

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society.
04/25/2012
04:58

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The Word - United We Can't Stand Them

Saving the planet by demonizing immigrants gives liberals and conservatives something they can do together.
04/25/2012
00:37

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Intro - 4/26/12

Republicans create an anti-Obama ad, Super PACs go to college, and musician Jack White releases his solo album, "Blunderbuss."
04/26/2012
00:57

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Sign Off - Montclair Film Festival

Stephen highlights "Flat Daddy," a military family documentary in New Jersey's inaugural Montclair Film Festival.
04/26/2012
04:41

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Barack Obama's Slow Jam Backlash

Old, gray-haired Barack Obama successfully panders to the youth vote, but Republicans emphasize the difference between class clown and class president.
04/26/2012
04:47

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Colbert Super PAC - Super Fun Pack 1st Treasure Hunt Clue

One thousand college students receive their Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack, so Stephen unveils the launch clue and silver treasure.
04/26/2012
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