June 2009
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of June, 2009.
Episode 5072: Monday, June 1, 2009 - Byron Dorgan | Jeffrey Toobin
Intro - 6/01/09 | Guns in National Parks | Supreme Court Press | Sonia Sotomayor’s Nomination - Jeffrey Toobin (Author - “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court”) | Where and When Is Stephen Going to the Persian Gulf? - United Arab Emirates | Byron Dorgan (United States Senator from North Dakota) | Dance for Stephen
Episode 5073: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - Katty Kay
Featured: Jim Moran
Intro - 6/2/09 | Saudi Arabia Press Restrictions | Cheating Death - Cheerios, Soda Paralysis & Oprah’s Crazy Talk | Jim Moran vs. Viagra | Katty Kay (BBC Correspondent and Author - “Womenomics”) | Best Audience of the Night
Episode 5074: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - Eric Schlosser
Intro - 6/3/09 | We Have a Death Star! | The Word - I Do, You Don’t | Tip/Wag - 4th of July, Craig T. Nelson & GM | Eric Schlosser (Author - “Fast Food Nation and Chew On This”) | Sign Off - “The Hollow Men”
Episode 5075: Thursday, June 4, 2009 - Dag Soderberg | David Byrne
Intro - 6/4/09 | Wikipedia Bans Scientologists | The Word - Just Don’t Do It | Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard - External Lungs | Dag Soderberg (Publisher - “Bible Illuminated: The Book”) | David Byrne - “One Fine Day”
Episode 5076: Monday, June 8, 2009 - Ray Odierno
Special Guest(s): President Barack Obama | John McCain
Featuring: Sgt. First Class Demetrius Chantz
Operation Iraqi Stephen - Mysterious Trip | Operation Iraqi Stephen - John McCain | The Word - Why Are You Here? | Stephen Strong - Army of Me - Basic Training Pt. 1 | Obama Orders Stephen’s Haircut - Ray Odierno (Commanding General, Multi-National Force—Iraq) | Sign Off - New Haircut
Episode 5077: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Specialist Tareq Salha | Sgt. Robin Balcom
Special Guest(s): Bill Clinton
Featuring: Sgt. First Class Demetrius Chantz
Operation Iraqi Stephen - S.H. | Operation Iraqi Stephen - Bill Clinton & AMP Energy | Stephen Strong - Army of Me - Basic Training Pt. 2 | Formidable Opponent - Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | Specialist Tareq Salha and Sgt. Robin Balcom | Sign Off - Hi, Stephen’s Mom
Episode 5078: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. | Barham Saleh
Special Guest(s): Tom Hanks
Exclusive(s): Operation Iraqi Stephen - Tom Hanks Care Package Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Operation Iraqi Stephen - Stephen’s Spider Hole | Admiral Crunch | Better Know a Cradle of Civilization - Barham Saleh (Deputy Prime Minister, Iraq) | Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. (Commanding General, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, US Forces in Iraq) | Sign Off - Head Rub | Operation Iraqi Stephen - Tom Hanks Care Package
Episode 5079: Thursday, June 11, 2009 - Cmd. Sgt. Frank A. Grippe
Golf Club & George W. Bush’s Greeting | Fallback Position - Air Force Thunderbirds | Tip/Wag - Jim Webb, Home Lasers & KBR | Cmd. Sgt. Frank A. Grippe (Command Sergent Major of Multi-National Corps – Iraq) | Sign Off - Honey, I’m Coming Home
Episode 5080: Monday, June 15, 2009 - Austan Goolsbee
Intro - 6/15/09 | Warm Memories of Iraq | Stephen’s Sound Advice - How to Be a Totalitarian Nutjob | Car Shout - GM & Chrysler | Austan Goolsbee Member of the President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers) | Sign Off - Driving for the Last 10 Minutes
Episode 5081: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - Jim Rogers | Karim Sadjadpour
Intro - 6/16/09 | Croatia’s Biggest Jeans World Record | Teh-Runoff | Teh-Runoff - Karim Sadjadpour (Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment) | Balls for Kidz - Carnivals Encore | Jim Rogers (CEO of Duke Energy and Clean Coal Advocate) | Goodnight
Episode 5082: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - Joshua Micah Marshall
Intro - 6/17/09 | Stephen’s Positive Obama Coverage | Murder in the White House - Fly Widow Interview | The Word - Bohemian Grove | Alpha Dog of the Week - Silvio Berlusconi | Joshua Micah Marshall (Founder of Talking Points Memo) | Sign Off - Aloha, Idaho
Episode 5083: Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Paul Muldoon
Special Guest(s): Jeff Goldblum
Intro - 6/18/09 | Murder in the White House - Jeff Goldblum (Actor - “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) | ThreatDown - Uighurs & Donald H. Crosby | Bears & Balls - Tobacco, Project Natal & Graveyard Bids | Paul Muldoon (Poet - “Plan B”) | Sign Off - Law & Order Preview
Episode 5084: Monday, June 22, 2009 - Simon Schama
Special Guest(s): Jeff Goldblum
Featuring: Mark Shuey
Intro - 6/22/09 | Zicam Recall | The Smell of Freedom - Jeff Goldblum (Actor - “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) | The Enemy Within - Cane Fu | Simon Schama (Author - “The American Future”) | Sign Off - Stephen Suffers, Too
Episode 5085: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - David Kilcullen | Howard Dean
Barack Obama’s Response to Iran | America’s Health Plan-Demic | America’s Health Plan-Demic - Howard Dean (Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee) | Governor Alert - The Search for Mark Sanford | David Kilcullen (Counterinsurgency Consultant) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5086: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - Matthew Crawford
Intro - 6/24/09 | Mark Sanford Does Something Interesting | Sport Report - Soccer, Tennis & Brett Favre | Matthew Crawford (Author - “Shop Class As Soulcraft”) | Sign Off - Random GPS Coordinate Lottery
Episode 5087: Thursday, June 25, 2009 - Jim Fouratt
Intro - 6/25/09 | Gay Demon on the Loose | The Word - Stonewalling | Commonsense Health Care Reform Infomercial | Jim Fouratt (Journalist and Gay Activist) | Sign Off - One Breath
Episode 5088: Monday, June 29, 2009 - Neil deGrasse Tyson | Cheap Trick
Special Guest(s): Jeff Goldblum
Michael Jackson’s Media Attention | The Word - Noncensus | Jeff Goldblum Will Be Missed (Actor - “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) | Neil deGrasse Tyson (Host - “NOVA Science NOW”) | Cheap Trick - “Sick Man of Europe”
Episode 5089: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Kevin Mattson | Alexi Lalas
Intro - 6/30/09 | Al Franken Finally Declared Senator | 4th of July Under Attack | Is It Time To Care About Soccer? | Is It Time to Care About Soccer? - Alexi Lalas (Former American Soccer Player) | Kevin Mattson (Author - “What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?”) | Sign Off - Farewell, David Souter