The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2008.
Episode 4124: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 – Dave Levin
Cameo: Sean Clements (as Teen Voter)
Intro – 10/1/08 | Campbell’s Soup Stock | The Word – Future Perfect | Colbert Teen Talk – Voter Abstinence | Dave Levin (Co-founder Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation) | You Snooze, You Lose
Episode 4125: Thursday, October 2, 2008 – Naomi Klein | Stephen Greenblatt
Intro – 10/2/08 | Stephen Shoots an Audience Member | Shakespearean Candidates – Stephen Greenblatt (Scholar and Author – “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare”) | Formidable Opponent – Business Syphilis | Naomi Klein (Author – “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”) | That’s All She Wrote
Episode 4126: Monday, October 6, 2008 – Jim Cramer
Intro – 10/6/08 | OJ Simpson Guilty | The Word – Maverick Without A Cause | Un-American News – Financial Edition | Jim Cramer (Economic Pundit and Host – “Mad Money”) | Life Drawing Lesson
Episode 4127: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 – Nate Silver
Staff Cameo: Opus Moreschi (as the Audience Member)
Intro – 10/7/08 | Stephen’s Town Hall | ThreatDown – Zombies | The Red Lending Menace | Nate Silver (Webmaster – FiveThirtyEight.com) | Phone Book
Episode 4128: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 – Joe Scarborough | Gilbert Gottfried
Intro – 10/8/08 | Town Hall Fashion Apology | The Second Presidential Debate | Atone Phone – Gilbert Gottfried | Joe Scarborough (Republican Pundit and Host – “Morning Joe”) | Stephen’s Post-Show Routine
Episode 4129: Thursday, October 9, 2008 – Oliver Stone | David Gergen
Intro – 10/9/08 | Dismayed Stockbroker Photos | Campaign Personal Attacks – David Gergen (Political Consultant) | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? – Nepal | Oliver Stone (Director – “W”) | Bad News
Episode 4130: Monday, October 13, 2008 – Kathleen Parker | Bethany McLean
Intro – 10/13/08 | McCain Crossword Clue | The Computer Menace – Bethany McLean (Contributing Editor – “Vanity Fair”) | Bears & Balls – Salt-Based Economy | Kathleen Parker (American Syndicated Columnist for National Review Online – “Palin Problem”) | Happy Birthday
Episode 4131: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 – Joseph Stiglitz
Intro – 10/14/08 | Paul Krugman’s Nobel Prize | The Word – P.O.W. | Tip/Wag – Palin’s Newsweek Cover | Joseph Stiglitz (Economist and Author – “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict”) | Good Night
Episode 4132: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 – Tina Brown
Intro – 10/15/08 | KFC Snacker | The Word – Freaky Three-Way Calling | Sport Report – Lame Sports Edition | Tina Brown (Founder, TheDailyBeast.com) | Chest TiVo
Episode 4133: Thursday, October 16, 2008 – Robert Greenwald | Brent Glass
Intro – 10/16/08 | The Final Debate | Portrait Accepted – Brent Glass (National Museum of American History) | Robert Greenwald (YouTube Video Producer) | A New Portrait
Episode 4134: Monday, October 20, 2008 – Wynton Marsalis | Fareed Zakaria
Intro – 10/20/08 | Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama | Fareed Zakaria (Editor – “Newsweek”) | Colbert Aluminum – Paris | Wynton Marsalis (Musician and Author – “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”) | Good Night
Episode 4135: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 – Michael Farris
Intro – 10/21/08 | Stephen Jr. Campaigns for McCain | The Word – Fantasyland | Battle of the Gods | Atone Phone – The Pony Down | Michael Farris (Chancellor of Patrick Henry College) | Another One Tomorrow
Episode 4136: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – David Frum | Cedric the Entertainer
Intro – 10/22/08 | McCain Loves the Middle Class | Too Much Political Knowledge | Movies That Are Destroying America – Quantum of Solace | David Frum (Republican Pundit) | Thanks to Cedric the Entertainer
Episode 4137: Thursday, October 23, 2008 – Jonathan Alter
Intro – 10/23/08 | The Palins in People Magazine | ThreatDown – Who’s Nailin’ Paylin | Difference Makers – The National Hummer Club | Jonathan Alter (Senior Editor – “Newsweek”) | A Short Goodbye
Episode 4138: Monday, October 27, 2008 – Yo-Yo Ma
Intro – 10/27/08 | McCain Guarantees Victory | The Word – It’s Alive! | Alpha Dog of the Week – Mark Ciptak | Yo-Yo Ma (Cellist – “Songs of Joy & Peace”) | Yo-Yo Ma – “Panxolina”
Episode 4139: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 – Sherman Alexie | Brian Moore
Intro – 10/28/08 | Ted Stevens Is Found Guilty | Obama the Socialist | Socialist Candidate for President – Brian Moore (Candidate for President, Socialist Party) | Canton, Ohio | Sherman Alexie (Author – “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”) | Tickets to Canada
Episode 4140: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – David Simon
Intro – 10/29/08 | John McCain’s Big Prank | The Word – I Endorse Barack Obama | Was It Really That Bad? – The Great Depression | David Simon (Producer – “The Wire”) | Colbert Completists
Episode 4141: Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Wilco
Intro – 10/30/08 | Obama Infomercial | Tip/Wag – Apple Computers | The DaColbert Code – The Election | Jeff Tweedy (Lead Vocalist – Tweedy) | Wilco – “Wilco the Song”
October 2008
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2008.
Episode 4124: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 – Dave Levin
Cameo: Sean Clements (as Teen Voter)
Intro – 10/1/08 | Campbell’s Soup Stock | The Word – Future Perfect | Colbert Teen Talk – Voter Abstinence | Dave Levin (Co-founder Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation) | You Snooze, You Lose
Episode 4125: Thursday, October 2, 2008 – Naomi Klein | Stephen Greenblatt
Intro – 10/2/08 | Stephen Shoots an Audience Member | Shakespearean Candidates – Stephen Greenblatt (Scholar and Author – “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare”) | Formidable Opponent – Business Syphilis | Naomi Klein (Author – “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”) | That’s All She Wrote
Episode 4126: Monday, October 6, 2008 – Jim Cramer
Intro – 10/6/08 | OJ Simpson Guilty | The Word – Maverick Without A Cause | Un-American News – Financial Edition | Jim Cramer (Economic Pundit and Host – “Mad Money”) | Life Drawing Lesson
Episode 4127: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 – Nate Silver
Staff Cameo: Opus Moreschi (as the Audience Member)
Intro – 10/7/08 | Stephen’s Town Hall | ThreatDown – Zombies | The Red Lending Menace | Nate Silver (Webmaster – FiveThirtyEight.com) | Phone Book
Episode 4128: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 – Joe Scarborough | Gilbert Gottfried
Intro – 10/8/08 | Town Hall Fashion Apology | The Second Presidential Debate | Atone Phone – Gilbert Gottfried | Joe Scarborough (Republican Pundit and Host – “Morning Joe”) | Stephen’s Post-Show Routine
Episode 4129: Thursday, October 9, 2008 – Oliver Stone | David Gergen
Intro – 10/9/08 | Dismayed Stockbroker Photos | Campaign Personal Attacks – David Gergen (Political Consultant) | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? – Nepal | Oliver Stone (Director – “W”) | Bad News
Episode 4130: Monday, October 13, 2008 – Kathleen Parker | Bethany McLean
Intro – 10/13/08 | McCain Crossword Clue | The Computer Menace – Bethany McLean (Contributing Editor – “Vanity Fair”) | Bears & Balls – Salt-Based Economy | Kathleen Parker (American Syndicated Columnist for National Review Online – “Palin Problem”) | Happy Birthday
Episode 4131: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 – Joseph Stiglitz
Intro – 10/14/08 | Paul Krugman’s Nobel Prize | The Word – P.O.W. | Tip/Wag – Palin’s Newsweek Cover | Joseph Stiglitz (Economist and Author – “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict”) | Good Night
Episode 4132: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 – Tina Brown
Intro – 10/15/08 | KFC Snacker | The Word – Freaky Three-Way Calling | Sport Report – Lame Sports Edition | Tina Brown (Founder, TheDailyBeast.com) | Chest TiVo
Episode 4133: Thursday, October 16, 2008 – Robert Greenwald | Brent Glass
Intro – 10/16/08 | The Final Debate | Portrait Accepted – Brent Glass (National Museum of American History) | Robert Greenwald (YouTube Video Producer) | A New Portrait
Episode 4134: Monday, October 20, 2008 – Wynton Marsalis | Fareed Zakaria
Intro – 10/20/08 | Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama | Fareed Zakaria (Editor – “Newsweek”) | Colbert Aluminum – Paris | Wynton Marsalis (Musician and Author – “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”) | Good Night
Episode 4135: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 – Michael Farris
Intro – 10/21/08 | Stephen Jr. Campaigns for McCain | The Word – Fantasyland | Battle of the Gods | Atone Phone – The Pony Down | Michael Farris (Chancellor of Patrick Henry College) | Another One Tomorrow
Episode 4136: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – David Frum | Cedric the Entertainer
Intro – 10/22/08 | McCain Loves the Middle Class | Too Much Political Knowledge | Movies That Are Destroying America – Quantum of Solace | David Frum (Republican Pundit) | Thanks to Cedric the Entertainer
Episode 4137: Thursday, October 23, 2008 – Jonathan Alter
Intro – 10/23/08 | The Palins in People Magazine | ThreatDown – Who’s Nailin’ Paylin | Difference Makers – The National Hummer Club | Jonathan Alter (Senior Editor – “Newsweek”) | A Short Goodbye
Episode 4138: Monday, October 27, 2008 – Yo-Yo Ma
Intro – 10/27/08 | McCain Guarantees Victory | The Word – It’s Alive! | Alpha Dog of the Week – Mark Ciptak | Yo-Yo Ma (Cellist – “Songs of Joy & Peace”) | Yo-Yo Ma – “Panxolina”
Episode 4139: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 – Sherman Alexie | Brian Moore
Intro – 10/28/08 | Ted Stevens Is Found Guilty | Obama the Socialist | Socialist Candidate for President – Brian Moore (Candidate for President, Socialist Party) | Canton, Ohio | Sherman Alexie (Author – “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”) | Tickets to Canada
Episode 4140: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – David Simon
Intro – 10/29/08 | John McCain’s Big Prank | The Word – I Endorse Barack Obama | Was It Really That Bad? – The Great Depression | David Simon (Producer – “The Wire”) | Colbert Completists
Episode 4141: Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Wilco
Intro – 10/30/08 | Obama Infomercial | Tip/Wag – Apple Computers | The DaColbert Code – The Election | Jeff Tweedy (Lead Vocalist – Tweedy) | Wilco – “Wilco the Song”