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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

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Comedy Central — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, allegations that Canadian athletes have an unfair advantage in the Winter Games. Are they doping with beaver musk? Then, how to avoid swine flu scams. Step one: don't send money to a Nigerian pig prince. And my guest is William Bratton, former police chief of New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Sounds like somebody is on the run from the law. I can prove the free market works -- the Yankees won the World Series.

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Hulu — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 142: Olympic Speed Skating Medalist, Joey Cheek and former LAPD Chief, William Bratton joins Stephen for what is to be expected as a life changing conversation.

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Comedy Central — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, I analyze yesterday's election results. Oh crap, I forgot to vote. Then, what should we do about global warming? I say take a wait-and-swim approach. Plus, journalist Harold Evans is here to talk about the newspaper business, assuming it's still around in 15 minutes. Quitters never win unless they're competing in a quitting contest. This is The Colbert Report.

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Hulu — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 141: Harold Evans, author of "My Paper Chase" dares to take a leap into the Colbert Nation.

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Hulu — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 140: The Atlantic columnist Andrew Sullivan drops by the studio to chat with Stephen.

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Comedy Central — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, America's jails are overcrowded. How can we make our prisoners more stackable? Then, I seek justice in Salt Lake City. I think it's racist that there's no Pepper Lake City. And Andrew Sullivan is here one year after the election to talk about all of Obama's accomplishments -- besides his creation of Glenn Beck. Mayor Bloomberg, congratulations on another term, sir -- unless you lost, in which case, I never liked you. This is The Colbert Report.

News: Stephen Colbert — and Colbert Nation — Enter the Olympics

TV Guide — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:21:00 -0500

There's one more country going to the Vancouver Olympics: Colbert Nation.

Stephen Colbert announced on Monday's The Colbert Report that his Comedy Central program — and his legion of fans — will become the primary sponsor for the U.S. speed-skating team, filling the void left by original sponsor DSB Bank NV, which declared bankruptcy in October.

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Comedy Central — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, man, that was a great show. I totally nailed my guest, Nicholas Thompson. I mean that guy is not going to show his face around here anytime soon. What's that? It's an hour earlier because daylight savings time is over, and we haven't actually done the show yet? Oh, then, this is The Colbert Report.

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Hulu — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 139: Nicholas Thompson sits down with Stephen to discuss his new book, The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War.

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Hulu — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 138: Stephen sits down to chat with Bill Simmons about sports and his new book "The Book of Basketball."

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Comedy Central — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, were Gitmo prisoners tortured with rock music? I say nothing goes better with the Beatles than a good beating. Plus, a special Halloween ThreatDown -- careful, I might have put a razor blade in it. Plus, Bill Simmons is here to talk about his 700-page book about basketball. I'll summarize it for you: put ball in hoop. Sorry, the show is running long. I'm not going to say anything here. Colbert Report.

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Hulu — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 137: Brian Cox, co-author of "Why Does E=mc2?: (And Why Should We Care?)," comes to the Report to observe Stephen in his natural habitat.

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Comedy Central — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, what qualifies as a preexisting condition? If you have to ask, you probably have one. Then, what broke the world's largest particle accelerator? Was it the world's largest clumsy janitor? And my guest, physicist Brian Cox, has written a book explaining the theory of relativity. I prepped by watching my "Baby Einstein" tapes. World Series tonight -- assuming the world only includes New York to Pennsylvania. This is The Colbert Report.

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Comedy Central — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, the Catholic Church reaches out to former members -- they're this close to getting Sinead O'Connor back. Then, which colleges produce the most billionaires? I say the ones with actual ivory towers. And my guest, Gail Collins, has written a history of the modern American woman. Her interview will be 77% as long as interviews with my male guests. I'm sitting in the catbird seat. Sorry, catbird, you should have called "savesies." This is The Colbert Report.

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Hulu — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 136: Professor Randall Balmer and author, Gail Collins individually step into the Colbert Nation to explore the relatively unknown.

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Comedy Central — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, the world turns upside down as George Will starts wearing long ties, and petitioners in Washington want to protect their privacy. Stephen gives advice on how to land a job, and Cornel West criticizes Barack Obama out of deep love.

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Hulu — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 135: Stephen welcomes Princeton Professor Cornel West to the Report to discuss his latest book "Brother West."

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Hulu — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 134: Mississippi investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell comes to the Report to discuss his work following the MacArthur Foundation grant, not to probe The Colbert Nation s political dealings and influence.

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Comedy Central — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, the Dow hits 10,000. People were celebrating in the streets -- unless those were unemployment lines. Then I tap into the youth culture and ask them how to turn off my iPhone. Plus my guest, Jerry Mitchell, investigates unsolved crimes from the civil rights era. Oh crap, I stole a Milky Way bar in 1968. Barack Obama is sending each senior citizen $250 inside 50 birthday cards. This is The Colbert Report.

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Hulu — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 133: Stephen Colbert chats with Dickinson College professor Amy Farrell to discuss her contributions to "The Fat Studies Reader." Also, rapper and author The RZA rolls up to the Colbert Nation.

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Hulu — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 132: David Javerbaum enters the Colbert Nation to promote his new book What to Expect When You re Expected, and marine biologist Sylvia Earle promotes her new book The World is Blue, but Stephen argues that the world is in fact Colbert.

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Hulu — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 5, Episode 131: Stephen sits down with Shashi Thoroor, India s minister of state for external affairs and tries to convince him to be minister of state for The Colbert Nation. Also, Dr. Sanjay Gupta comes to the Report to promote his new book Cheating Death.