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- David Page


- Dr. David Page, director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, defends the Y chromosome in the face of enumerable challenges and insults to its character.
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- Colbert Report: Elaine Pagels


- Elaine Pagels tells Stephen about the gospel according to Judas.
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- Colbert Report: Trevor Paglen


- Trevor Paglen compiled a book of military patches worn by classified or top secret officers.
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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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- Coal Comfort - Margaret Palmer


- Margaret Palmer believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowing the tops off mountains.
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- Colbert Report: Eli Pariser Pt. 1


- Stephen asks Eli Pariser, head of Moveon.org, in what way he wishes to destroy America.
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- Colbert Report: Eli Pariser Pt. 2


- Stephen doesn't accept Eli Pariser's statistics, whether they're true or not.
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- Colbert Report: Eli Pariser Pt. 3


- Stephen thanks Eli Pariser for destroying the Democratic party.
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- Bob Park


- Bob Park doesn't understand why humans need go to space when robots can do a better job.
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- Colbert Report: Kathleen Parker


- Kathleen Parker says the press is too easy on Sarah Palin because she's a babe.
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- Ann Patchett


- Novelist Ann Patchett discusses the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores and explains what prompted her to open Parnassus Books in Nashville.
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- Colbert Report: Jon Paskowitz


- Jon Paskowitz tells Stephen what it was like to travel around with a large family and a father who decided his children were going to surf instead of go to school.
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- Raj Patel


- Raj Patel says the hidden cost of our consumption causes a great deal of environmental harm and social destruction.
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- I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha - Raj Patel


- The power of the Colbert Bump exceeds even Stephen's expectations when rumors speculate that Raj Patel might be the messiah.
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- Colbert Report: David Paterson


- Stephen asks David Paterson how he can be nice and successful in politics.
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- Colbert Report - Rep. Ron Paul


- Presidential candidate Ron Paul seeks the Colbert Bump.
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- Colbert Report: Ron Paul


- Ron Paul would have had to give up everything he believes in to speak at the RNC.
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- Ron Paul


- Ron Paul defines liberty, criticizes the Federal Reserve and doesn't believe in the income tax.
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- Tim Pawlenty


- Tim Pawlenty discusses his reasons for dropping out of the presidential race and endorses Stephen in the 2012 election.
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- Pavement


- Stephen Malkmus explains how Pavement can be such an influential band and not have a number one hit.
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- Alexandra Pelosi


- Emmy-winning filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary, "Citizen U.S.A," about citizenship ceremonies throughout the 50 states.
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- Nancy Pelosi


- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi believes that super PACs threaten American democracy and that Citizens United should be overturned.
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- Colbert Report: Sean Penn


- Stephen asks if Sean Penn has been committing treason since he was young.
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- Colbert Report: Tony Perkins


- Tony Perkins and Stephen discuss their outrage over the California Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage.
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- Colbert Report: Philippe Petit


- Philippe Petit isn't courageous -- he's following his passion.
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- Bre Pettis


- Bre Pettis uses the MakerBot to print a three-dimensional copy of Stephen's head.
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- Colbert Report: Michael Phelps


- Michael Phelps will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics after Stephen teaches him how to ice dance.
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- AK-47 Designer Celebrates His Birthday - John Pike


- John Pike talks about the popularity of the AK-47 as the Russian designer celebrates his 90th birthday.
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- Emily Pilloton


- Emily Pilloton wants to create things that aren't just well designed, but have a positive social impact.
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- Colbert Report: Daniel Pinchbeck Pt. 1


- Stephen and Daniel Pinchbeck discuss ways of being in reality.
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- Colbert Report: Daniel Pinchbeck Pt. 2


- Daniel Pinchbeck discusses his book 2012: The Return of the Quetzalcoatl.
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- Colbert Report: Steven Pinker Pt. 1


- Stephen tells Steven Pinker that he doesn't fear evolution because he doesn't believe in it.
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- Colbert Report: Steven Pinker Pt. 2


- Stephen tells Steven Pinker that he has the kind of brain damage that prevents him from swearing.
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- Colbert Report: Steven Pinker


- Stephen wonders if putting your genome on the Internet is like posting the social security number that God gave you.
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- Steven Pinker


- Steven Pinker believes the world is increasingly nonviolent and that this may be the most peaceful time in human existence.
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- Derrick Pitts


- Stephen looks through Derrick Pitt's replica of Galileo's telescope.
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- David Plotz


- David Plotz learned that the Bible is a lot messier than what they teach in Sunday school.
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- Colbert Report: John Podesta


- John Podesta believes that in the last nine days Barack Obama has shown he can make progress.
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- Colbert Report: Michael Pollan


- Author Michael Pollan reveals that an immigrant species has taken over our bodies.
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- Michael Pollan


- Michael Pollan advises that the best food to eat is anything with less than five ingredients in it.
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- Michael Pollan


- Author Michael Pollan tries to cut through the confusion of food advertising claims with commonsense guidelines in his book "Food Rules."
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- Michael Posner


- Michael Posner believes it's in America's best interest to encourage stable democracies that respect human rights.
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- Colbert Report: Samantha Power


- Stephen suggests to former Obama advisor Samantha Power that maybe Hillary Clinton is a good monster, like Cookie Monster.
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- John Prendergast


- John Prendergast talks about the birth of South Sudan, the creation of its flag and the oil curse that might plague its future.
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- Colbert Report: Richard Preston


- As far as Stephen can tell, Richard Preston's book is just a bunch of enviro-porn.
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- Stephen Prothero


- According to Stephen Prothero, pretending all religions are the same doesn't serve to understand the world.
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