The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of May, 2008.
Episode 4059: Thursday, May 1, 2008 - James Howard Kunstler
Intro - 5/1/08 | Jenna Bush Wedding | Trailers Destroying America - Summer Movie Edition | Formidable Opponent - Electability | James Howard Kunstler (Author - “World Made by Hand: A Novel”)
Episode 4060: Monday, May 5, 2008 - Carl Hiaasen
Special Guest(s): Rain (Korean Pop Star)
Intro - 5/5/08 | Time’s 2008 Top 100 Most Influential | The Word - Free Gas! | Speed Racer | Alpha Dog of the Week - 911 Operator | Carl Hiaasen (Author - “The Downhill Lie: A Hacker’s Return to a Ruinous Sport”) | Rain Dance-Off
Episode 4061: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - Nathan Gunn
Staff Cameo: Meg DeFrancesco (as Meg the Intern)
Intro - 5/6/08 | Sexy Voice Study | The Word - Collateral Friendage | Stephen’s Sound Advice - Karl’s Advice | Nathan Gunn (Operatic Baritone)
Episode 4062: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - James Howard Kunstler
Cameo: Amanda Schweitzer (as the Cheerleader)
Intro - 5/7/08 | Stephen Colbert’s Shockettes | Terrorist Nelson Mandela | Hasan Elahi (Self-Surveillance Project - “Tracking Transience: The Orwell Project”) | Democralypse Now - Justin Myers | George Johnson (Author - “The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments”)
Episode 4063: Thursday, May 8, 2008 - Arianna Huffington | Garrett Reisman
Garrett Reisman (Crew Member - Expedition 17 to the International Space Station) | Gas Dollar | Arianna Huffington (Co-Founder - “The Huffington Post” and Author - “Right Is Wrong”) | R.I.P. Albert Hoffman
Episode 4064: Monsday, May 12, 2008 - Dr. Mehmet Oz
Intro - 5/12/08 | Big Russ | Cold War Update - Russia | ThreatDown - Cute Bears | Dr. Mehmet Oz (Author - “You: The Owner’s Manual”)
Episode 4065: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - Jennifer Hooper McCarty | Paul Helmke
Intro - 5/13/08 | Hillary Drop Out | Bill O’Reilly on “Inside Edition” | Better Know a Lobby - Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | Jennifer Hooper McCarty (Forensic Metallurgist and Author - “What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries”)
Episode 4066: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Grover Norquis | Laura Dern
Intro - 5/14/08 | Edwards Supports Obama | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? - Science | The Word - Declaration of Warming | Laura Dern (Actress - “Recount”) | Grover Norquis (Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform)
Episode 4067: Thursday, May 15, 2008 - Andrei Cherny
Intro - 5/15/08 | American Craft Beer Week | Edwards Endorses Obama | The Word - Jail Sweet Jail | Bears & Balls - Dollar Stores | Andrei Cherny (Former Vice Presidential Speechwriter and Author - “The Candy Bombers”)
Episode 4068: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Brian Greene | Tony Perkins
Intro - 5/27/08 | Fleet Week | McCain’s Preachers | Trailers Destroying America – Valkyrie | Tony Perkins (President - Family Research Council) | Brian Greene (Co-Founder - World Science Festival)
Episode 4069: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - Claire McCaskill
Intro - 5/28/08 | Microbe Beat! | The Word - Brushback Pitch | Cheating Death - Liquid Launch | Claire McCaskill (Democratic Senator - Missouri)
Episode 4070: Thursday, May 29, 2008 - David Sirota | Tad Devine
Intro - 5/29/08 | Shout Out! - Broken Space Toilet | Democralypse Now - Florida and Michigan | Tad Devine (Democratic Strategist) | Tip/Wag - Monetary Discrimination | David Sirota (Author - “The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington”) | Sneak Preview
