The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2008.
Episode 4124: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - Dave Levin
Cameo: Sean Clements (as Teen Voter)
Intro - 10/1/08 | Campbell’s Soup Stock | The Word - Future Perfect | Colbert Teen Talk - Voter Abstinence | Dave Levin (Co-founder Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Foundation) | You Snooze, You Lose
Episode 4125: Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Naomi Klein | Stephen Greenblatt
Intro - 10/2/08 | Stephen Shoots an Audience Member | Shakespearean Candidates - Stephen Greenblatt (Scholar and Author - “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare”) | Formidable Opponent - Business Syphilis | Naomi Klein (Author - “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”) | That’s All She Wrote
Episode 4126: Monday, October 6, 2008 - Jim Cramer
Intro - 10/6/08 | OJ Simpson Guilty | The Word - Maverick Without A Cause | Un-American News - Financial Edition | Jim Cramer (Economic Pundit and Host - “Mad Money”) | Life Drawing Lesson
Episode 4127: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - Nate Silver
Staff Cameo: Opus Moreschi (as the Audience Member)
Intro - 10/7/08 | Stephen’s Town Hall | ThreatDown - Zombies | The Red Lending Menace | Nate Silver (Webmaster - FiveThirtyEight.com) | Phone Book
Episode 4128: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - Joe Scarborough | Gilbert Gottfried
Intro - 10/8/08 | Town Hall Fashion Apology | The Second Presidential Debate | Atone Phone - Gilbert Gottfried | Joe Scarborough (Republican Pundit and Host - “Morning Joe”) | Stephen’s Post-Show Routine
Episode 4129: Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Oliver Stone | David Gergen
Intro - 10/9/08 | Dismayed Stockbroker Photos | Campaign Personal Attacks - David Gergen (Political Consultant) | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? - Nepal | Oliver Stone (Director - “W”) | Bad News
Episode 4130: Monday, October 13, 2008 - Kathleen Parker | Bethany McLean
Intro - 10/13/08 | McCain Crossword Clue | The Computer Menace - Bethany McLean (Contributing Editor - “Vanity Fair”) | Bears & Balls - Salt-Based Economy | Kathleen Parker (American Syndicated Columnist for National Review Online - “Palin Problem”) | Happy Birthday
Episode 4131: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - Joseph Stiglitz
Intro - 10/14/08 | Paul Krugman’s Nobel Prize | The Word - P.O.W. | Tip/Wag - Palin’s Newsweek Cover | Joseph Stiglitz (Economist and Author - “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict”) | Good Night
Episode 4132: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - Tina Brown
Intro - 10/15/08 | KFC Snacker | The Word - Freaky Three-Way Calling | Sport Report - Lame Sports Edition | Tina Brown (Founder, TheDailyBeast.com) | Chest TiVo
Episode 4133: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - Robert Greenwald | Brent Glass
Intro - 10/16/08 | The Final Debate | Portrait Accepted - Brent Glass (National Museum of American History) | Robert Greenwald (YouTube Video Producer) | A New Portrait
Episode 4134: Monday, October 20, 2008 - Wynton Marsalis | Fareed Zakaria
Intro - 10/20/08 | Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama | Fareed Zakaria (Editor - “Newsweek”) | Colbert Aluminum - Paris | Wynton Marsalis (Musician and Author - “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”) | Good Night
Episode 4135: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - Michael Farris
Intro - 10/21/08 | Stephen Jr. Campaigns for McCain | The Word - Fantasyland | Battle of the Gods | Atone Phone - The Pony Down | Michael Farris (Chancellor of Patrick Henry College) | Another One Tomorrow
Episode 4136: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - David Frum | Cedric the Entertainer
Intro - 10/22/08 | McCain Loves the Middle Class | Too Much Political Knowledge | Movies That Are Destroying America - Quantum of Solace | David Frum (Republican Pundit) | Thanks to Cedric the Entertainer
Episode 4137: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - Jonathan Alter
Intro - 10/23/08 | The Palins in People Magazine | ThreatDown - Who’s Nailin’ Paylin | Difference Makers - The National Hummer Club | Jonathan Alter (Senior Editor - “Newsweek”) | A Short Goodbye
Episode 4138: Monday, October 27, 2008 - Yo-Yo Ma
Intro - 10/27/08 | McCain Guarantees Victory | The Word - It’s Alive! | Alpha Dog of the Week - Mark Ciptak | Yo-Yo Ma (Cellist - “Songs of Joy & Peace”) | Yo-Yo Ma - “Panxolina”
Episode 4139: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - Sherman Alexie | Brian Moore
Intro - 10/28/08 | Ted Stevens Is Found Guilty | Obama the Socialist | Socialist Candidate for President - Brian Moore (Candidate for President, Socialist Party) | Canton, Ohio | Sherman Alexie (Author - “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”) | Tickets to Canada
Episode 4140: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - David Simon
Intro - 10/29/08 | John McCain’s Big Prank | The Word - I Endorse Barack Obama | Was It Really That Bad? - The Great Depression | David Simon (Producer - “The Wire”) | Colbert Completists
Episode 4141: Thursday, October 30, 2008 - Wilco
Intro - 10/30/08 | Obama Infomercial | Tip/Wag - Apple Computers | The DaColbert Code - The Election | Jeff Tweedy (Lead Vocalist - Tweedy) | Wilco - “Wilco the Song”
