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In addition to his role as senior political correspondent he was one of the hosts of even stephven, a pointcounterpoint assault featuring cocorrespondent steve carell, and the host of this week in god, in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the god machine. Jan, 2018 the late show with stephen colbert posted an episode of a show. If youve never watched stephen colberts midnight confessions, then you still should find this a very witty and funny read no matter what your religion. Jul 15, 2019 kings 1979 novel the dead zone offered an eerie prediction of the trump presidency.
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