The Colbert Report

Susan Orlean

Season 8 • 11/17/2011

Susan Orlean chronicles Rin Tin Tin's rise to fame in "Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend."

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03:57

Elderly Occupier Pepper Sprayed
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After dealing with Occupy Seattle protestors, the police insist that pepper spray is no more dangerous to a 10-year-old than to an 80-year-old.
11/16/2011
02:50

Newt Gingrich's Greek Cruise
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Newt Gingrich's explanation of his all-you-can-research booze cruise through the Greek isles puts his other scandals in a new light.
11/16/2011
01:09

Colbert Report Bedtime Stories - Dragon & Wizard
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Stephen reads from The Colbert Report's book of bedtime stories and signs off.
11/16/2011
05:54

Chris Matthews
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Chris Matthews talks about John F. Kennedy's World War II heroism and critical health issues.
11/16/2011
06:02

Tip/Wag - Pin-Ups for Ron Paul, Movie Torture Tactics & Offensive Merchandise
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Ron Paul supporters release a pin-up calendar, Allen West defends waterboarding, and Forever 21 discontinues a controversial necklace.
11/16/2011
05:22

The Word - The 1%
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Congress takes for granted American troops' willingness to make greater sacrifices than the rest of society.
11/17/2011
00:23

Intro - 11/17/11
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The congressional super committee struggles to formulate a deficit-cutting plan, and Susan Orlean discusses the life of celebrity dog Rin Tin Tin.
11/17/2011
03:49

Thought for Food - Pushy Pops
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Pushy Pops finally addresses the most annoying part of eating: the pause between putting food in your face and putting more food in your face.
11/17/2011
00:34

Sign Off - Shout Out to The Black Belles
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Stephen gives a shout out to his former backing band, The Black Belles, who have released their self-titled album.
11/17/2011
03:42

People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2011
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The old, glossy, multicolored lady has done the unthinkable by crowning Bradley Cooper the Sexiest Man Alive.
11/17/2011
06:35

Susan Orlean
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Author Susan Orlean recounts Rin Tin Tin's journey from stray puppy on a World War I battlefield to silent film star.
11/17/2011
05:19

Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses the history and science of cancer.
11/28/2011
05:06

Stephen Colbert's meReporters
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CNN lays off 50 staff members, and Stephen gets in on the uncompensated future of news at the meReporters 6700.
11/28/2011
00:09

Sign Off - MacBook
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Stephen signs off with his MacBook Air.
11/28/2011
00:35

Intro - 11/28/11
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Mitt Romney launches an attack on Barack Obama, CNN unveils a new approach to journalism, and Siddhartha Mukherjee chronicles the history of cancer.
11/28/2011
05:44

Tip/Wag - Barack Obama's Omission, Mitt Romney's Ad & Lululemon's Tagline
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Barack Obama forgets that Jesus was at the first Thanksgiving, Mitt Romney takes Obama's words out of context, and Lululemon endorses Objectivism.
11/28/2011
03:25

Violent Black Friday
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The orgy of Black Friday Christmas shopping proves that America is back, and Americans will get their gifts by any means necessary.
11/28/2011
06:48

Yahweh or No Way - Altered Catholic Mass, Papal Seat Belt & Offensive Vodka Ad
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The Catholic Church revises the liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI gets caught riding the Popemobile without a seat belt, and a vodka ad offends Jews and Christians alike.
11/29/2011
00:20

Sign Off - Tinariwen' Album
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Stephen thanks Tinariwen for their performance and plugs their album "Tassili."
11/29/2011
00:34

Intro - 11/29/11
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Herman Cain's campaign gets rocked again, the Catholic Church makes a dramatic change, and North African band Tinariwen performs.
11/29/2011
05:18

Tinariwen with Kyp Malone & Tunde Adebimpe
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Eyadou ag Leche of Tinariwen discusses his band's Western musical influences and the band members' days in Muammar al-Gaddafi's rebel training camps.
11/29/2011
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