October 2009

The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2009.

Episode 5126: Thursday, October 1, 2009 – Francis Collins | George Wendt
Featured: Brad Sciullo
Najibullah Zazi Threatens Beauty Supplies | 2016 Olympics in Chicago – George Wendt (Author – “Drinking with George”) | Eating the Distance – The Brad Sciullo Story Pt. 1 | Francis Collins (Geneticist) | Sign Off – New Slang

Episode 5127: Monday, October 5, 2009 – Arne Duncan
Featured: Brad Sciullo
Intro – 10/5/09 | Americans for Prosperity Cheer Chicago’s Failure | The Word – Learning Is Fundamental | Eating the Distance – The Brad Sciullo Story Pt. 2 | Arne Duncan (U.S. Secretary of Education) | Sign Off – Goodnight

Episode 5128: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – The Mountain Goats | Lara Logan
New Swine Flu Vaccine Drops | The Road Ahead in Afghanistan – Lara Logan (CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent) | Formula 401: A Star Is Born | John Darnielle (Album – “The Life of the World to Come”) | The Mountain Goats – “Psalms 40:2″

Episode 5129: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – Alison Gopnik
Intro – 10/7/09 | Human Sacrifice Channel | Tip/Wag – Conservapedia, Louvre & Honda Unicycle | Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard – Eye Tooth | Alison Gopnik (Author – “The Philisophical Baby”) | Sign Off – Jasper T. Jowls

Episode 5130: Thursday, October 8, 2009 – Colin Beavan
Intro – 10/8/09 | Kevin the Iranian Intern | Bend It Like Beck | Sport Report – Rush Limbaugh & Ted Williams’ Frozen Head | Colin Beavan (No Impact Project) | Sign Off – Buddy System

Episode 5131: Monday, October 12, 2009 – Sanjay Gupta | Shashi Tharoor | James Blake
Intro – 10/12/09 | Happy Columbus Day | War of Peace – Shashi Tharoor (Indian Minister of State for External Affairs) | Fallback Position – James Blake (Professional Tennis Player) | Sanjay Gupta (CNN’s Chief Health Correspondent) | Sign Off – Thanks to the Guests

Episode 5132: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 – Sylvia Earle | David Javerbaum
Intro – 10/13/09 | Jermaine Maine Tweets Miley Cyrus Facts | The Word – Symbol-Minded | The Born Supremacy – David Javerbaum (Author – “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”) | Sylvia Earle (Oceanographer) | Sign Off – Gmail

Episode 5133: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 – RZA | Amy Farrell
Pat Roberts Warns Against Health Care Box Canyon | The Obesity Epidemic – Amy Farrell (Author – “Fat Shame”) | Yahweh or No Way – Legislation Prayers & Fake Shroud of Turin | The RZA (Hip-Hop Artist and Author – “The Tao of Wu”) | Sign Off – Should Have Put a Ring On It

Episode 5134: Thursday, October 15, 2009 – Jerry Mitchell
Cameo: Amir Darvish (as Kevin) | Johnathan Fernandez (as Mayo Hipster)
Intro – 10/15/09 | The Money Shot | Tip/Wag – Coal Lobbyists, George Takei & Crispycones | The Mayo-lution Will Not Be Televised | Jerry Mitchell (Investigative Journalist, The Clarion-Ledger) | Sign Off – Stephen Unveils a New Portrait

Episode 5135: Monday, October 26, 2009 – Cornel West
George Will’s Long Tie | The Word – Don’t Ask Don’t Tell | Stephen’s Sound Advice – How to Get a Job | Cornel West (Author – “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud”) | Sign Off – Don’t Move

Episode 5136: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – Gail Collins | Rev. Randall Balmer
Intro – 10/27/09 | George W. Bush’s Motivational Speech | Holy Water Under the Bridge – Randall Balmer | Colbert Platinum – Harvard Billionaires & Red Diamond SUV | Gail Collins (Op-ed Columnist – “The New York Times”) | Sign Off – Goodnight?

Episode 5137: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – Brian Cox
Intro – 10/28/09 | Joe Lieberman Is a True Independent | The Word – You-Genics | Big Bang Theory | Brian Cox (Physicist) | Sign Off – Future Stephen

Episode 5138: Thursday, October 29, 2009 – Bill Simmons | Rosanne Cash
Intro – 10/29/09 | USA Today Slams Dirigibles | We Got the Beating – Rosanne Cash (Musician, closegitmonow.org) | ThreatDown – Halloween Edition | Bill Simmons (Sports Journalist and Author – “The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy”) | Sign Off – Thanks to Bill Simmons & Rosanne Cash