Television personality Stephen Colbert during a taping of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' with U.S. President Barack Obama in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University on Dec. 8, 2014.

Christmas FUF; Colbert Report Ends; Math Can Be Fun

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 19, 2014

Earlier this week, Penn State professor and author Tara Moore explained the history of how we celebrate Christmas, from Santa to Krampus. Today, she answers a few lingering theology questions. Plus: The Colbert Report ends, while Sony’s “The Interview” never actually launched; the story of an inmate who’s struggling to keep his family together from behind bars; and comedian and mathematician Matt Parker explains how math can be fun. 

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