The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2009.
Episode 5126: Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Francis Collins | George Wendt
Featured: Brad Sciullo
Najibullah Zazi Threatens Beauty Supplies | 2016 Olympics in Chicago - George Wendt (Author - “Drinking with George”) | Eating the Distance - The Brad Sciullo Story Pt. 1 | Francis Collins (Geneticist) | Sign Off - New Slang
Episode 5127: Monday, October 5, 2009 - Arne Duncan
Featured: Brad Sciullo
Intro - 10/5/09 | Americans for Prosperity Cheer Chicago’s Failure | The Word - Learning Is Fundamental | Eating the Distance - The Brad Sciullo Story Pt. 2 | Arne Duncan (U.S. Secretary of Education) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5128: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - The Mountain Goats | Lara Logan
New Swine Flu Vaccine Drops | The Road Ahead in Afghanistan - Lara Logan (CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent) | Formula 401: A Star Is Born | John Darnielle (Album - “The Life of the World to Come”) | The Mountain Goats - “Psalms 40:2”
Episode 5129: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Alison Gopnik
Intro - 10/7/09 | Human Sacrifice Channel | Tip/Wag - Conservapedia, Louvre & Honda Unicycle | Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard - Eye Tooth | Alison Gopnik (Author - “The Philisophical Baby”) | Sign Off - Jasper T. Jowls
Episode 5130: Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Colin Beavan
Intro - 10/8/09 | Kevin the Iranian Intern | Bend It Like Beck | Sport Report - Rush Limbaugh & Ted Williams’ Frozen Head | Colin Beavan (No Impact Project) | Sign Off - Buddy System
Episode 5131: Monday, October 12, 2009 - Sanjay Gupta | Shashi Tharoor | James Blake
Intro - 10/12/09 | Happy Columbus Day | War of Peace - Shashi Tharoor (Indian Minister of State for External Affairs) | Fallback Position - James Blake (Professional Tennis Player) | Sanjay Gupta (CNN’s Chief Health Correspondent) | Sign Off - Thanks to the Guests
Episode 5132: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - Sylvia Earle | David Javerbaum
Intro - 10/13/09 | Jermaine Maine Tweets Miley Cyrus Facts | The Word - Symbol-Minded | The Born Supremacy - David Javerbaum (Author - “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”) | Sylvia Earle (Oceanographer) | Sign Off - Gmail
Episode 5133: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - RZA | Amy Farrell
Pat Roberts Warns Against Health Care Box Canyon | The Obesity Epidemic - Amy Farrell (Author - “Fat Shame”) | Yahweh or No Way - Legislation Prayers & Fake Shroud of Turin | The RZA (Hip-Hop Artist and Author - “The Tao of Wu”) | Sign Off - Should Have Put a Ring On It
Episode 5134: Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Jerry Mitchell
Cameo: Amir Darvish (as Kevin) | Johnathan Fernandez (as Mayo Hipster)
Intro - 10/15/09 | The Money Shot | Tip/Wag - Coal Lobbyists, George Takei & Crispycones | The Mayo-lution Will Not Be Televised | Jerry Mitchell (Investigative Journalist, The Clarion-Ledger) | Sign Off - Stephen Unveils a New Portrait
Episode 5135: Monday, October 26, 2009 - Cornel West
George Will’s Long Tie | The Word - Don’t Ask Don’t Tell | Stephen’s Sound Advice - How to Get a Job | Cornel West (Author - “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud”) | Sign Off - Don’t Move
Episode 5136: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Gail Collins | Rev. Randall Balmer
Intro - 10/27/09 | George W. Bush’s Motivational Speech | Holy Water Under the Bridge - Randall Balmer | Colbert Platinum - Harvard Billionaires & Red Diamond SUV | Gail Collins (Op-ed Columnist - “The New York Times”) | Sign Off - Goodnight?
Episode 5137: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Brian Cox
Intro - 10/28/09 | Joe Lieberman Is a True Independent | The Word - You-Genics | Big Bang Theory | Brian Cox (Physicist) | Sign Off - Future Stephen
Episode 5138: Thursday, October 29, 2009 - Bill Simmons | Rosanne Cash
Intro - 10/29/09 | USA Today Slams Dirigibles | We Got the Beating - Rosanne Cash (Musician, closegitmonow.org) | ThreatDown - Halloween Edition | Bill Simmons (Sports Journalist and Author - “The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy”) | Sign Off - Thanks to Bill Simmons & Rosanne Cash