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11/02/2009
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8,004
Episode: #05139
Nicholas Thompson describes the lives of two friends -- Paul Nitze and George Kennan -- battling over the U.S. approach to the Cold War. (05:32)
November 02, 2009
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Episode: #05136
Randall Balmer refuses to join the Catholic Church because he's suspicious of any religious group that defines itself in negative terms. (07:28)
October 27, 2009
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10/27/2009
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4,234
Episode: #05136
Gail Collins describes the last 50 years of progress made by American women and the new issues they face today. (04:57)
October 27, 2009
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09/30/2009
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75,235
Episode: #05125
After offering evidence for evolution, Richard Dawkins wants to see the evidence for God. (05:42)

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09/24/2009
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14,831
Episode: #05122
Ken Burns believes if America didn't have national parks, the Grand Canyon would be lined with mansions and Yosemite would be a gated community. (05:30)

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09/08/2009
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20,213
 
The forefathers of today's Colbert Nation read aloud from Stephen's masterpiece, "I Am America (And So Can You!)" (01:35)

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08/18/2009
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15,804
Episode: #05113
Robert Wright believes that the three major religions can help God move toward a level of tolerance and compassion. (05:13)

Episode: #05105
David Wondrich serves Stephen drinks from the Great Depression and the Civil War, and invents a Colbert Bump cocktail. (04:57)

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07/30/2009
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21,207
Episode: #05103
Educators ban man-words from textbooks, and Stephen discovers America's newest pop sensation, Movits! (03:55)

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07/23/2009
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19,034
Episode: #05099
Zev Chafets doesn't have a problem with steroid use in baseball, but he is concerned about its cover-up. (04:51)

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07/15/2009
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24,557
Episode: #05094
Douglas Rushkoff discusses the downfalls of operating the world like a corporation and how to weaken corporate influence. (05:58)

 
Simon Schama, author of The American Future, makes predictions about the United States by studying its history. (3:01)

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06/30/2009
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3,230
Episode: #05089
Kevin Mattson discusses the relevance of Jimmy Carter's underappreciated "national malaise" speech. (06:03)

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06/22/2009
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2,920
Episode: #05084
Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America. (00:24)
Tags: introbooksAmericahistoryrobotsfuturepenisesSimon Schama 

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06/22/2009
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11,151
Episode: #05084
Simon Schama admits that out of all the countries' histories he's covered, the United States has the greatest. (06:45)

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06/01/2009
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7,116
Episode: #05072
Byron Dorgan doesn't believe in the kind of banking modernization that caused the Great Depression. (05:57)

Episode: #05059
Jonathan Alter tells Stephen how Obama's first 14 Mondays stack up against FDR's. (04:49)

Episode: #05058
Fox News exposes liberal textbooks, AmeriCorps increases its mind control, and a girl is strip-searched for ibuprofen. (06:33)

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04/09/2009
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93,289
Episode: #05048
Stephen questions Bart Ehrman on why the Bible is a big fat lie and Stephen's an idiot for believing it. (06:30)

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03/17/2009
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8,248
Episode: #05038
David Grann follows the footsteps of an explorer searching for a lost civilization. (05:51)

 
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