Episode
The Daily Show: Stephen Prothero
Overview
Tonight, the chair of the religion department at Boston University and author of <I>Religious Literacy: What Every American Need to Know-And Doesn’t</I>, Stephen Prothero.Jon begins by marking the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War. Jon then looks at the compelling testimony of Valerie Plame in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a segment called "Blondie". Finally, Jason Jones looks at potential cures for homosexuality in a segment called "Diagnosis Mystery".
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 37
- Air date
- 2007-03-19
Episode context
Stephen Prothero is Episode 37 in Season 12 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2007-03-19.
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