Hello, last week was a great week with excellent guests, unfortunately my laptop was out of commission and I had no means of making my post. Now I do, so we will all get a preview of the next week. If I could guess the theme, I’d say it would be smart people. Monday is a rerun (Emmys!). As you know, all guests are subject to change (but hopefully they won’t).
Tuesday: Shai Agassi:
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Shai Agassi is the founder and CEO of Better Place. He has been on many “Top 10,” “Top 20,” and “Top 100″ lists for his work in technology, his influence on the world, and his fight against climate change including the “TIME 100.” He has recently predicted that half of the cars sold in 2020 will be electric. His company, Better Place is based in California and works on building electric cars, batteries, and an infrastructure to support electric vehicles.
Fract: He is a smartypants. He graduated from college with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree… when he was only 15!
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Wednesday: A. J. Jacobs:
A.J. Jacobs is a journalist, writer, editor for Esquire magazine, and professional double-dog-dare-taker. His new book, “The Guinea Pig Diaries, My Life as an Experiment” tells stories of things he has done. These things include: being brutally honest for a month, obeying his wife completely for a month, and pose naked. In 2007 his book “The Year of Living Biblically” discussed how he lived according to the Bible as literally as possible. He also wrote “The Know it All,” he read all of encyclopedia Britannica (32 Volumes). In other words… he’s a fan of facts. Jon Stewart wrote a blurb for this book, “The Know-It-All is a hilarious book and quite an impressive achievement. I’ve always said, why doesn’t someone put out a less complete version of the encyclopedia? Well done, A.J.”
Fract: He knows that opossums have thirteen nipples.
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Thursday: Ken Burns
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This will be Ken Burns’ second appearance on The Colbert Report (First appearance November 1st 2005). He is a very famous filmmaker for PBS. Under his belt are 19 documentaries, with subjects ranging from The Civil War to Baseball. When choosing film subjects, he is “unafraid of controversy or tragedy.” He is also famous for “The Ken Burns Effect,” a film technique where the camera zooms in on a picture, then pans across it over narration, giving the picture “life.” His latest documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” will air later this month. It is about the people who helped create America’s national parks. Ken Burns is also a major contributor to the Democratic party, with donations totaling nearly 40,000 dollars. He produces the video that introduced Ted Kennedy during the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Fract: Ken Burns was the subject of the film “Ken Burns, An American Interview,” this documentary can be viewed here.
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Great post on what looks like a really interesting week!
(I am amazed at the part about Tuesday’s guest getting a college degree at 15..he must be absolutely brilliant)
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I cannot WAIT to see AJ Jacobs on Colbert. He’s my favorite Esquire writer. I want some Bible-thumping debate, y’all! This oughta be great!
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