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Episode: #05139
An American finally wins the New York City marathon, and the Colbert Nation becomes the official sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. (07:34)
November 02, 2009
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08/03/2009
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13,762
Episode: #05104
Stephen cures Dominic Philip's reading habit by sending him an entire box of books and forcing him to read every last one of them. (02:56)

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07/15/2009
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4,642
Episode: #05094
No man is a failure who has friends, unless his friends are failures. (00:13)

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07/14/2009
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5,217
Episode: #05093
Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is. (00:34)

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07/14/2009
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14,227
Episode: #05093
If J.D. Salinger doesn't come on the show, Stephen will publish his prequel, "The Pitcher in the Oat," under the pseudonym J.D. Stephenger. (03:22)

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07/14/2009
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6,664
Episode: #05093
Stephen reads his J.D. Salinger tribute prequel, written under the pseudonym, J.D. Stephenger. (00:05)

 
In the recession, poetry is not as lucrative of a field as it used to be. Irish poet Paul Muldoon explains how he keeps food on the table. (2:46)

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06/18/2009
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16,079
Episode: #05083
Paul Muldoon and Stephen recite "Tea" together to help it become the number one poem in America. (04:55)

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06/03/2009
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5,288
Episode: #05074
This is the way the show ends Not with a bang but a whimper. (00:22)

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04/15/2009
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2,211
Episode: #05050
Stephen wants a summary of the show with special emphasis on theme and literary devices on his desk tomorrow morning. (00:26)

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03/11/2009
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2,683
Episode: #05035
Republicans turn to a classic novel for inspiration -- 'It was the worst of times, it was the worster of times.' (00:34)

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03/11/2009
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72,728
Episode: #05035
Stephen wants to live on an island with the CEOs, hedge fund managers, House Republicans and TV pundits. (06:06)

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03/03/2009
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6,687
Episode: #05030
For those of you just tuning in, the murderer was Derek. (00:14)

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11/13/2008
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59,394
Episode: #04148
Stephen locks up the coveted demos of invisible women and elastic dads in the Marvel Universe. (06:00)

Episode: #04125
Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt discusses the Shakespearean parallels of Obama, McCain and Palin. (06:26)

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05/09/2007
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41,923
Episode: #03063
Salman Rushdie comes out of hiding to tell Stephen about the importance of literary criticism. (5:06)

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01/25/2007
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43,082
Episode: #03012
Stephen explains that SMAFU stands for Southern Methodists All Frigged Up. (4:08)

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03/06/2006
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1,713
Episode: #02028
Stephen Colbert hears that Narnia is very popular with children. (0:12)

Episode: #02007
It's inappropriate for Stephen, as the educator/host, to have a relationship with an audience member/student. (3:50)

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11/09/2005
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1,227
Episode: #01015
Mr. Schwarzenegger, get back to what you do best: jamming Arnold into people's holes. (3:47)

 
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