Episode #08101

Minorities use black hole time travel for revenge, strokes suddenly turn people gay, and a zoo is nothing but monkey prison. (06:25)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  violence,  police business,  NYPD,  African American,  ethnic,  profiling,  racism,  statistics,  men/women,  space,  time travel,  Barack Obama,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  impressions,  exercise,  sex,  health,  science,  Matthew McConaughey,  lookin' good,  animals,  monkeys!,  gross-out,  zoos,  prison,  oral sex,  asses,  international affairs,  China,  U.K.,  New York City,  George Clinton

Episode #08099

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." (05:17)

Tags:  Michelle Alexander,  interviews,  books,  civil rights,  ethnic,  profiling,  prison,  discrimination,  war on drugs,  Ronald Reagan,  statistics,  David Simon,  poverty,  don't see color,  African American,  legalization,  marijuana,  violence,  laws,  Islamic,  police business,  crime,  stereotypes,  history

Episode #08095

Election advertising gets ugly, God sanctions cuts to the poor, and Carne Ross believes democracy is defective. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  ethnic,  campaigns,  advertising,  America,  poverty,  government,  God,  religion,  Carne Ross,  democracy,  American Idol,  TSA,  breasts,  plastic surgery,  terrorism,  explosions,  bombs,  lookin' good,  profiling

Episode #08092

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

Tags:  The Word,  immigration,  ethnic,  racism,  global warming,  environment,  labor,  Fox News,  New York Times,  liberal,  conservative,  gay/homosexual,  MSNBC,  pollution,  alternative energy,  border security,  Mexican,  California,  statistics,  international affairs,  Ku Klux Klan,  guns,  laws,  poverty,  Address the Mess,  America,  media,  Address the Mess

Episode #08089

America has very strict meat entry laws, but that doesn't stop some south of the border sausage smugglers from playing "hide the bologna." (06:26)

Tags:  The Enemy Within,  Mexico,  border security,  food,  black market,  money,  ethnic,  appearances,  kids,  drugs,  laws,  Jim Gilchrist,  international affairs,  gross-out,  hot dogs,  crime,  America,  patriotism,  lobbyists,  mongering,  addiction,  police business

Episode #08080

Republicans try to appeal to Latinos, a beloved American mascot gets a makeover, and Robert Ballard talks about the Titanic. (00:36)

Tags:  intro,  Republicans,  Latino,  ethnic,  elections,  alcohol,  Lil Wayne,  Robert Ballard,  anniversaries,  Titanic,  French,  NFL,  sports,  football,  injuries

Episode #08080

Republicans will need to work hard to capture the Latino vote instead of their current strategy of capturing Latinos. (04:20)

Tags:  Latino,  Hispanic,  Mitt Romney,  Mexico,  parents,  Mormon,  Colbert Super PAC,  advertising,  stereotypes,  ethnic,  voting,  Spanish,  dogs,  candidates,  immigration,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  media,  polygamy,  polls,  under the desk,  Jimmy

Episode #08077

Mitt Romney tries to connect with blue collar voters by telling a funny story about his father laying off blue collar workers. (03:09)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  blue collar,  Wisconsin,  terminations,  performances,  dogs,  cars/trucks,  Michigan,  parades,  work/office,  audience interaction,  wealth,  African American,  impressions,  ethnic,  business,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08075

A new pill can cure prejudice, there's an innovation in food delivery, and Charles Murray has written a book about the state of white America. (00:32)

Tags:  intro,  racism,  food,  Charles Murray,  Olympics,  ethnic,  soccer,  sports,  Utah

Episode #08075

The fear of not being able to buy guns during a second Obama term leads to Americans buying so many guns that now they can't buy any guns, just like they feared. (04:56)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  guns,  laws,  weapons,  apocalypse,  mongering,  Fox News,  American blankscape,  conspiracies,  elections,  NRA,  Second Amendment,  Wayne LaPierre,  Obama administration,  slavery,  ethnic,  Russia,  rage,  oil,  under the desk,  movies,  songs

Episode #08075

Popping pills reduces racial prejudice, and Stephen reveals the identity of Dick Cheney's anonymous heart donor. (04:22)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  don't see color,  racism,  Dick Cheney,  Fox News,  ethnic,  drugs,  stereotypes,  Asian,  Jewish,  science,  family,  health,  Tyler Perry,  surgery,  my mistake,  interns

Episode #08075

Charles Murray talks about his book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960 to 2010," and suggests a way to address the growing division between the classes. (07:24)

Tags:  Charles Murray,  interviews,  ethnic,  culture,  wealth,  poverty,  America,  don't see color,  books,  controversies,  racism,  Colbert Bump,  marriage,  stereotypes,  African American,  blogs/podcasts,  blue collar

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)

Tags:  The Word,  Florida,  guns,  Trayvon Martin,  George Zimmerman,  laws,  violence,  death,  fashion,  Barack Obama,  profiling,  Rick Santorum,  Geraldo Rivera,  Newt Gingrich,  ethnic,  African American,  candidates,  racism,  stereotypes,  safety,  Fox News,  Tyler Perry,  mongering,  lobbyists,  accountability

Episode #08073

Stephen offers to solve Ireland's overpriced sperm problem, and presents some authentic cultural garments. (03:53)

Tags:  St. Patrick's Day,  holidays,  snakes,  Ireland,  Formula 401,  ethnic,  sex,  international affairs,  under the desk,  partying,  pundits,  costumes,  alcohol,  movies,  stereotypes,  Jewish,  food,  music,  facial hair,  Chris Matthews,  Bill O'Reilly,  Papa Bear,  Sean Hannity,  Liam Neeson,  Denmark

Episode #08067

While the GOP candidates go all average to connect with blue collar voters for America's Super Tuesday, other election results stream in from Russia and India. (05:41)

Tags:  partying,  blue collar,  under the desk,  cooking,  food,  Republicans,  primaries,  labor,  costumes,  Ohio,  Vladimir Putin,  India,  Russia,  international affairs,  elections,  ethnic,  Mitt Romney,  Indecision,  slogans,  Indecision 2012,  Mexican,  alcohol,  health,  vaginas,  Rick Santorum,  candidates,  Super Bowl,  STDs

Episode #08066

Audra McDonald gives some historical background on "Porgy and Bess" and explains why it's not a musical about Stephen. (04:45)

Tags:  Audra McDonald,  interviews,  Broadway,  theater,  music,  South Carolina,  opera,  ethnic,  African American,  racism,  stereotypes,  Rush Limbaugh,  musicals,  history

Episode #08064

The spermicidal maniacs at the University of Kansas develop a male birth control pill, and Brooklyn coffee shops hook babies on the foam dragon. (05:12)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  birth control,  drugs,  religion,  Catholic,  controversies,  men/women,  safety,  health,  sex,  Rick Santorum,  photos,  mongering,  demonstrations,  under the desk,  kids,  coffee,  parenting,  smoking,  animals,  Elvis Presley,  music,  ethnic,  penises,  laws,  Today Show,  addiction

Episode #08059

Congress attacks Colbert Super PAC, a new sport takes America by storm, and Robert Kagan counsels Mitt Romney on international affairs. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Colbert Super PAC,  Congress,  work/office,  work/office,  government,  sports,  Asian,  ethnic,  Robert Kagan,  Mitt Romney,  international affairs,  candidates,  Republicans,  money,  Mardi Gras,  holidays,  weight/obesity,  America

Episode #08054

Stephen briefly celebrates America's great black historical figures. (01:35)

Tags:  Black History Month,  African American,  ethnic,  history,  racism,  don't see color,  Italian,  stereotypes,  George Washington,  Abraham Lincoln,  slavery,  Lewis Black,  monsters,  vampires,  food

Episode #08053

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

Tags:  The Word,  founding fathers,  Thomas Jefferson,  Benjamin Franklin,  George Washington,  James Madison,  Andrew Jackson,  Tea Party,  Tennessee,  America,  history,  education,  kids,  slavery,  ethnic,  African American,  Native American,  liberal,  smoking,  prostitution,  French,  culture,  lying,  sex,  patriotism