The Colbert Report

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Season 9 • 01/21/2013

The Atlantic's senior editor chats about Obama's historic presidency, the Black Panthers and bangs.

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05:24

Akhil Reed Amar
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The legal scholar shares his book, "America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By."
01/17/2013
02:58

Corporate Scamwich
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Two New York Post reporters expose a massive corporate conspiracy through an investigative journalism technique known as lunch.
01/17/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
01/17/2013
05:03

Porn Names & Porn Lawsuits
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Megyn Kelly's porn name is not as good of a porn name as "Megyn Kelly," and a major adult filmmaker challenges L.A.'s condom law for porn actors.
01/17/2013
02:52

Obama's Gun Grab
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Since King Gun Snatcher the Magnificent knew his gun policies weren't going to pass the smell test, he stoops to surrounding himself with children during his speech.
01/17/2013
00:34

Intro - 1/21/13
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The Presidential Inauguration kicks off, America gets the flu, and The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about Obama's next four years.
01/21/2013
07:12

Obama's Second Inauguration
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The President swears in on Lincoln's Bible to ride the popularity of Spielberg's blockbuster, and inaugural guest James Taylor signifies how far America has come as a nation.
01/21/2013
01:30

Stephen's Re-Inauguration
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Stephen pledges to defend the Constitution and ensure that Barack Obama is a one two-term president.
01/21/2013
05:54

ThreatDown - Flu, Kate Middleton, Vomiting Robots, Superintelligent Gonorrhea, Bears
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America quarantines children, Kate Middleton popularizes puking, British researchers create a projectile vomiting robot, and gonorrhea outsmarts drugs.
01/21/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Hotel Bibles
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Stephen stretches out on a bed of inauguration Bibles from Lincoln, NE.
01/21/2013
05:43

Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses President Obama's reelection, the Black Panther Party and Michelle Obama's youthful hairdo.
01/21/2013
05:29

Dustin Hoffman's Bad News
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Dustin Hoffman cuts Stephen's character from "Quartet," so Stephen gets even.
01/22/2013
05:26

Kathryn Bigelow
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The Academy Award-winning director discusses the Senate investigation into "Zero Dark Thirty" and the hot-button issue of torture.
01/22/2013
00:14

Sign Off - "Zero Dark Thirty" & "Quartet"
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Stephen reprises his role in Dustin Hoffman's film.
01/22/2013
04:52

Obama's Inauguration & Class Warfare
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Fox News knocks Obama's "big government" speech and uses "Downton Abbey" to prove that America loves wealthy aristocrats.
01/22/2013
04:52

The Word - Win, Lose, or Redraw
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Since the losing party never gets to pick the president, Republican legislators propose allocating electoral college votes by congressional district.
01/22/2013
05:41

Tip/Wag - Montpelier School District, TheAtlasphere.com & Florida Officials
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An Ohio school arms its janitors, The Atlasphere helps Ayn Rand lovers find love, and Florida addresses its python problem.
01/23/2013
00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
01/23/2013
02:59

Alpha Dog of the Week - Virginia State Senate Republicans
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Republicans push a redrawn state political map past Democrats by introducing it on a day when one Democrat was off attending Obama's inauguration.
01/23/2013
04:47

Beyonce's Lip-Gate
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America was led to believe that Beyonce had delivered the most stirring rendition of the national anthem since Francis Scott Key sang it at the first Super Bowl.
01/23/2013
07:09

Sally Field
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The award-winning actress talks about Mary Lincoln's tragic life, Hollywood and the audition that swayed Steven Spielberg.
01/23/2013
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