March 2009
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of March, 2009.
Episode 5029: Monday, March 2, 2009 - David Byrne
Cameo: Tim Meadows (as P.K. Winsome)
Snow in the Studio | P.K. Winsome - Defective Obama Collectibles | Conservative Rap Battle - Michael Steele Gets Served | David Byrne (Album - “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”) | David Byrne - “Life is Long”
Episode 5030: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Mark Bittman
Intro - 3/3/09 | Beer Pong Herpes Outbreak | The Word - Share the Wealth | Guns for Roses | Space Module: Colbert - Name NASA’s Node 3 After Stephen | Mark Bittman (Author - “Food Matters”) | The Murderer Was Derek
Episode 5031: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - Carl Wilson | Jack Jacobs | Stephen Moore
Intro - 3/4/09 | Space Module: Colbert - Scientology’s New Galactic Overlord | Doom Bunker - Glenn Beck’s “War Room” | Doom Bunker - Jack Jacobs (Military Analyst for NBC/MSNBC) and Stephen Moore (Writer - “The Wall Street Journal”) | Carl Wilson (Author - “Let’s Talk About Love”) | Goodnight
Episode 5032: Thursday, March 5, 2009 - Steven Johnson | Jim Cramer
Intro - 3/5/09 | Obama’s Swing Set | Market Psychology - Jim Cramer (Economic Pundit and Host – “Mad Money”) | Tip/Wag - Rush Limbaugh | Steven Johnson (Author - “The Invention of Air”) | Leave You Wanting More
Episode 5033: Monday, March 9, 2009 - Lisa Hannigan | Cynthia Lummis
Intro - 3/9/09 | New Baby Abraham Carter Grosz | The Word - Locked and Loathed | Better Know a District - Wyoming’s At-Large - Cynthia Lummis | Lisa Hannigan (Album - “Sea Sew”) | Lisa Hannigan - “I Don’t Know” | Sleep Tight, Abraham
Episode 5034: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - Jay Keasling | William Gerstenmaier
Intro - 3/10/09 | Conservative Rap Battle - Droppin’ Science on Michael Steele | Space Module: Colbert - William Gerstenmaier (Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA) | Coffee-Induced Hallucinations | Jay Keasling (Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley) | Sick Three-Way
Episode 5035: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Howard Fineman
Intro - 3/11/09 | Earmarks Abuse Ends Tomorrow | The Word - Rand Illusion | Cheating Death - Legal, Sweat & Pre-Natal Health | Howard Fineman (Chief Political Correspondent - “Newsweek”) | Stephen’s Encore
Episode 5036: Thursday, March 12, 2009 - Pete Singer | Simon Johnson
Intro - 3/12/09 | Mahmoud’s Non-Consensual Endorsement Deal | It Could Be Worse - Simon Johnson (Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT) | Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard - Barreleye Fish | Peter Singer (Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University) | Goodnight
Episode 5037: Monday, March 16, 2009 - Neil Gaiman | Jonathan Chait | Mark Sanford
Intro - 3/16/09 | Stephen’s Angry Mob Will Crush AIG | The New Deal - Jonathan Chait (Senior Editor - “The New Republic”) | Better Know a Governor - Mark Sanford Update | Neil Gaiman (Author - “The Graveyard Book”) | Stephen Wants to Hug You
Episode 5038: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - David Grann
Intro - 3/17/09 | Shout Out - The Colbert Report Overseas | Colbert Aluminum - Cigar Nubs, Faux Poor & Blixseth | World of Nahlej - Shmeat | David Grann (Author - “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon”) | Persian Gulf Countdown Clock
Episode 5039: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Juan Cole
Intro - 3/18/09 | Predator X Discovery | The Word - Keeping Our Heads | Tip/Wag - Mississippi, Talk Shows & SyFy | Juan Cole (Professor of History, University of Michigan and Author - “Engaging the Muslim World”) | Sam’s Club Time
Episode 5040: Thursday, March 19, 2009 - John McCardell
Intro - 3/19/09 | Bill Posey Alligator Rumors | Conservative Rap Battle - Michael Steele’s Response | When Animals Attack Our Morals - Chimps, Lizards & Spiders | John McCardell (Professor of History, Middlebury College) | Space Module: Colbert - Vote Now
Episode 5041: Monday, March 30, 2009 - Derrick Pitts
Intro - 3/30/09 | Violence in Mexico | Me Time - American Narcissism | Me Time - Emily Yoffe on Narcissistic Personality Disorder (Contributor - “Slate” Magazine) | Space Module: Colbert - Democracy in Orbit | Derrick Pitts (Astronomer) | 30 Minute Applause
Episode 5042: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - David Plotz | John Sturm
Intro - 3/31/09 | Obama’s Epic Dog Quest | The 10.31 Project | Better Know a Lobby - Newspaper Association of America | David Plotz (Editor - “Slate”) | Sudoku Answers