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The Word - Debt Panels

Episode #08096

One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment. (05:26)

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Aired: 05/02/2012 | Views: 27,307
Watch FULL EPISODE May 2, 2012 — Guest: Jonathan Haidt

The Word - Don't Ask, Don't Show & Tell

Episode #08094

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it. (04:45)

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Aired: 04/30/2012 | Views: 52,325
Watch FULL EPISODE April 30, 2012 — Guest: Diane Keaton

The Word - United We Can't Stand Them

Episode #08092

Saving the planet by demonizing immigrants gives liberals and conservatives something they can do together. (04:59)

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Aired: 04/25/2012 | Views: 63,334
Watch FULL EPISODE April 25, 2012 — Guest: Michael Sandel

The Word - Gateway Hug

Episode #08088

Kissing and hugging are the last stop before reaching Groin Central Station, so it's important to ban all the things that lead to the things that lead to sex. (05:03)

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Aired: 04/18/2012 | Views: 30,294
Watch FULL EPISODE April 18, 2012 — Guest: Arianna Huffington

The Word - Whuh-How?

Episode #08084

Stephen rarely sees military members and families because they make up only 1% of the U.S. population, and not the 1% that belongs to his tennis club. (03:55)

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Aired: 04/11/2012 | Views: 26,070

The Word - Dressed to Kill

Episode #08074

Florida's Stand Your Ground law leads to the shooting death of teen Trayvon Martin, but top legal minds have other ideas about where to place blame. (06:00)

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Aired: 03/26/2012 | Views: 91,507

The Word - Due or Die

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

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Aired: 03/06/2012 | Views: 56,382

The Word - Change We Can Believe In

Episode #08064

Barack Obama's plan to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy pits rich against poor, but luckily, the poor aren't buying it. (05:08)

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Aired: 02/29/2012 | Views: 29,751

The Word - Surrender to a Buyer Power

Episode #08060

By using predictive analytics, Target doesn't just track when customers buy sheets, they know what customers are doing between the sheets. (06:05)

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Aired: 02/22/2012 | Views: 48,725

The Word - American History X'd

Episode #08053

The Tennessee Tea Party demands that textbooks remove references to the Founding Fathers' slave ownership and violence against Native Americans. (04:27)

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Aired: 01/31/2012 | Views: 45,647

The Word - Raise Cain

Episode #08044

South Carolina's locked ballot means that Stephen can't get on and Herman Cain can't get off, but Colbert supporters can still send a message. (04:28)

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Aired: 01/16/2012 | Views: 34,548

The Word - Catch 2012

Episode #08039

The National Defense Authorization Act strikes at the heart of the most notorious safe haven for terrorists: the U.S. Constitution. (05:58)

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Aired: 01/05/2012 | Views: 140,248

The Word - Let Them Buy Cake

Episode #08034

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker implements a bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest. (04:24)

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Aired: 12/13/2011 | Views: 30,279

The Word - The 1%

Episode #08024

Congress takes for granted American troops' willingness to make greater sacrifices than the rest of society. (05:23)

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Aired: 11/17/2011 | Views: 122,709

The Word - Bully Pulpit

Episode #08019

Michigan Senate Republicans pants an anti-bullying law and stuff it in a locker, adding moral and religious exemptions to it. (05:11)

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Aired: 11/09/2011 | Views: 81,002

The Word - Bite the Hand That Feeds You

Episode #08015

The pets of wealthy Americans have more disposable income than most poor people, suggesting a simple answer for closing the income gap. (05:17)

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Aired: 11/02/2011 | Views: 30,249

The Word - Look Out for the Little Guy

Episode #08005

If people are willing to do a job, no matter how dangerous, pointless or dehumanizing, the government has no business stopping them. (5:21)

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Aired: 10/17/2011 | Views: 28,116

The Word - I Think, Therefore I Brand

Episode #07121

Web searches are enshrined in America's founding documents, and cigarettes have a First Amendment right to be alive with pleasure. (04:54)

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Aired: 09/26/2011 | Views: 20,886

The Word - Death and Taxes

Episode #07118

If Americans don't find someone to pay the government's tab soon, Congress may get desperate enough to do the unthinkable. (04:31)

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Aired: 09/20/2011 | Views: 64,657

The Word - Happy Endings

Episode #07111

Since people know how everything ends, they can either worry or they can enjoy the show. (05:21)

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Aired: 09/06/2011 | Views: 40,397