The Colbert Report

Jonathan Alter

Season 9 • 06/05/2013

Jonathan Alter shares his book, "The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies."

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IRS Political Targeting & Line Dancing Scandals

Conservative donors speak out about their audits, and IRS employees learn to line dance on the taxpayer's dime.
06/04/2013
05:44

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Alex Gibney

Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney discusses Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks trial and the Obama administration's crackdown on whistleblowers.
06/04/2013
04:08

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Michele Bachmann's Last Term

Michele Bachmann announces her retirement in a web video recorded at the Sears portrait studio.
06/04/2013
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
06/04/2013
04:22

The Colbert ReportS9
Monsanto's Modified Wheat - Laurie Garrett

Science journalist Laurie Garrett explains how Senator Roy Blunt's Farmer Assurance Provision protects Monsanto and its zombie wheat.
06/05/2013
03:42

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Monsanto's Modified Wheat

Monsanto swears it destroyed all its genetically modified wheat from 2005 -- and to make sure no one ever found the remains, they buried that wheat in a field.
06/05/2013
03:27

The Colbert ReportS9
Commando of Steel

Superman's costume in "Man of Steel" clearly shows the outline of his Fortress of Solitude.
06/05/2013
00:09

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Sign Off - Amber Waves of Frankengrain

Stephen strokes a bushel of genetically modified wheat.
06/05/2013
02:53

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Photojournalists vs. iPhones

The Chicago Sun-Times lays off its entire photography department and requires its reporters to learn iPhone camera basics.
06/05/2013
00:39

The Colbert ReportS9
Intro - 6/5/13

Food engineering goes haywire, photojournalism receives bad news, and Jonathan Alter shares his book on Barack Obama's relationship with Republicans.
06/05/2013
05:36

The Colbert ReportS9
Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter explains how Barack Obama's young geek volunteers crushed Mitt Romney's "Mad Men" campaign during the 2012 election.
06/05/2013
04:19

The Colbert ReportS9
John Mellencamp, Stephen King & T Bone Burnett - Pt. 1

John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett reveal the inspiration behind their Southern gothic, supernatural musical.
06/06/2013
04:53

The Colbert ReportS9
NSA Phone Surveillance

The Nation Security Agency collects millions of phone records from Verizon, and unlike during the Bush administration, this time it's the Obama administration.
06/06/2013
02:58

The Colbert ReportS9
John Mellencamp, Stephen King & T Bone Burnett - Pt. 2

Out of Stephen King, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, T Bone is the only person with social skills.
06/06/2013
08:42

The Colbert ReportS9
Colbert Classic - Spy Training with Peter Earnest

Stephen relives his undercover education at the International Spy Museum.
06/06/2013
00:06

The Colbert ReportS9
Sign Off - Nose Tap

Stephen sends a secret signal and says goodnight.
06/06/2013
05:16

The Colbert ReportS9
Dan Savage

Dan Savage shares his book, "American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics."
06/10/2013
03:05

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The Imploding Muslim Country of the Week - Turkey - Omer Taspinar

Professor Omer Taspinar predicts further polarization between Turkey's conservative religious masses and its liberal upper class.
06/10/2013
04:50

The Colbert ReportS9
Edward Snowden's NSA Leaks

The NSA says it cannot intentionally target U.S. citizens -- just like how a handheld massager is for neck cramps and cannot be used to intentionally target anywhere else.
06/10/2013
00:07

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Sign Off - The Imploding Muslim Country of the Week Booth

Stephen signs off in the Sabra hummus booth.
06/10/2013
04:20

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The Imploding Muslim Country of the Week - Turkey

Stephen practices a time-honored editorial process, and Turkish protestors target Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
06/10/2013
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