Happy New Year! We’ve got a whole new segment, folks, and it’s too much fun. I especially like the graphic for the “No Way” vote. And the reference to Joe the Deity!
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This episode didn’t completely slip past me, although I confess I did sleep through most of it when it originally aired. I love the reprise of Stephen dancing behind Barney Frank. But the reason it’s here is a lovely shout out to The Book of Job.
Catholic Colbert has not fallen into a black hole after all. Last night’s interview with Peter J. Gomes has roused me out of oblivion. I’ve been a fan of Professor Gomes since he published The Good Book.
Watching him nudge Stephen out of character last night was simply delightful. The premise of his book is that [...]
Philip Zimbardo was on the show to talk about his book The Lucifer Effect and the Stanford Prison Experiment. He was on the Daily Show a while back and the discussion of social pressure and power over others was quite interesting. With Stephen, however, the conversation somehow got sidetracked into a discussion of the Garden [...]
I found this on the United Hollywood blog. I couldn’t resist sharing it here. It just tickled my fancy on a Friday, especially since Scripture commentary is what I do when I write.
This Guy Gets It, Why Can’t the AMPTP*?
On Wednesday this man was holding his own, rather loud, protest. Then, he stopped shouting and [...]
I admire Stephen like crazy when he uses his satire to make a point. Monday’s episode had me thinking long and hard about questions of timing and priorities and the demand to put gospel truth before institutions and rituals. And on Tuesday I did come across a fascinating quote from an interview with Stephen on [...]
Still going through my archives. Today’s gospel is the Good Samaritan, and this clip from The WØRD came to mind.
We’re starting the trek across the Stephen-less desert of the 4th of July break. I’m going through my bookmarks, so let me put this interview up here before I move it to the Past Episodes page. For someone who claims to be a “high-status idiot,” Stephen holds his own here just fine.
I was hoping for Joan of Arc as an example, but I’ll settle for Moses. From Thursday’s show, the interview with Daniel Smith, author Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science, and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination. I really enjoy watching Stephen dial the intensity of his character up and down depending on the guest.
How did I not see that coming? Stephen has the “definitive” coverage of the thwarted disturbance during the pope’s weekly audience. “Whenever anything happens to the pope, people ask me to interpret it. I’m kind of like the Pope’s pope.”
“As you all know, I’m huge in the Catholic community. I’m not saying I’m bigger than [...]
