The Colbert Report
Intro - 11/2/11
Season 8 E 15 • 11/02/2011

America's income gap worsens, the government investigates federal waste, and Michael Pollan discusses his book "Food Rules."

Watching

03:26

The Colbert ReportS8 E14
Herman Cain Under Attack

Herman Cain's sexual harassment controversy is a classic case of "he said/she's legally prohibited from saying."
11/01/2011
05:18

The Colbert ReportS8 E14
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile explain goat rodeos and discuss their totally American, genre-proof music.
11/01/2011
00:07

The Colbert ReportS8 E14
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight and blows a kiss.
11/01/2011
07:35

The Colbert ReportS8 E14
Colbert Super PAC - Stephen Colbert Occupies Occupy Wall Street Pt. 2

Stephen presents the dramatic conclusion of his Occupy Wall Street co-occupation.
11/01/2011
00:39

The Colbert ReportS8 E14
Intro - 11/1/11

Herman Cain faces more controversy, Stephen resumes his infiltration of Occupy Wall Street, and Yo-Yo Ma's all-star musical group performs.
11/01/2011
04:13

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
Herman Cain's International Affairs

Herman Cain understands domestic issues because he has experience selling pizza, and he understands international issues because pizza is Italian.
11/02/2011
05:17

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
The Word - Bite the Hand That Feeds You

The pets of wealthy Americans have more disposable income than most poor people, suggesting a simple answer for closing the income gap.
11/02/2011
00:09

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
Sign Off - White Castle & Beer

Stephen says goodnight with a pint of Michael Pollan's home-brewed beer and a White Castle Crave Crate.
11/02/2011
07:08

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
Michael Pollan

Author Michael Pollan tries to cut through the confusion of food advertising claims with commonsense guidelines in his book "Food Rules."
11/02/2011
03:21

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
Muffingate

The Department of Justice releases a full-color, 151-page cost report proving no government money was wasted on muffins.
11/02/2011
00:32

The Colbert ReportS8 E15
Intro - 11/2/11

America's income gap worsens, the government investigates federal waste, and Michael Pollan discusses his book "Food Rules."
11/02/2011
02:22

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
Ghost Sex

An Ohio family photographs what they purport to be ghosts having sex in their house.
11/03/2011
05:45

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
Nathan Wolfe

Dr. Nathan Wolfe discusses the emergence of new viruses and their potential effect on people around the world.
11/03/2011
05:15

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
European Investment Prospectus

China won't bite on Europe's turd panini, so Stephen enlists the help of Hans Beinholtz to tempt possible investors.
11/03/2011
00:07

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
Sign Off - Purell

Stephen pumps Purell into his hands and says goodnight.
11/03/2011
00:35

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
Intro - 11/3/11

Europe tries to save the Greek economy, media coverage of Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal continues, and Nathan Wolfe discusses pandemics.
11/03/2011
05:45

The Colbert ReportS8 E16
Colbert Super PAC - Herman Cain's Fundraising & Rush Limbaugh's Stereotypes

Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal doesn't hurt his campaign fundraising, and Rush Limbaugh shares his racial stereotype expertise.
11/03/2011
00:58

The Colbert ReportS8
Colbert Super PAC Ad - Undaunted Non-Coordination

Colbert Super PAC does not coordinate with candidates like Buddy Roemer.
11/07/2011
05:34

The Colbert ReportS8 E17
Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson explains that the U.S. economy has been the biggest in the world, since 1872, but will be overtaken by China in 2016.
11/07/2011
05:22

The Colbert ReportS8 E17
Colbert Super PAC - Issue Ads

Make Us Great Again creates a Rick Perry ad, and the Nebraska Democratic Party skirts campaign finance limits with Ben Nelson's issue ads.
11/07/2011
05:01

The Colbert ReportS8 E17
Colbert Super PAC - Issue Ads - Trevor Potter

Trevor Potter explains how the Colbert Super PAC can adopt Karl Rove's tactic of adopting Ben Nelson's issue ad tactic.
11/07/2011