The Colbert Report

Season 4 Episode 132: Shai Agassi

11 SeasonsOct 15, 2008TV-1430m7.1

Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.

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Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 17 Jacob Weisberg

17. Jacob Weisberg

Aired: Feb 4, 2008

In 2008, during the Writers Guild of America strike, Conan and Jon Stewart st...

Episode 19 Tad Devine

19. Tad Devine

Aired: Feb 6, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks...

Episode 20 Mark Moffett

20. Mark Moffett

Aired: Feb 7, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with...

Episode 21 Philip Zimbardo

21. Philip Zimbardo

Aired: Feb 11, 2008

Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "B...

Episode 22 Lisa Randall

22. Lisa Randall

Aired: Feb 12, 2008

Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen cla...

Episode 24 Leonard Nimoy

24. Leonard Nimoy

Aired: Feb 14, 2008

Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian...

Episode 26 Tony Snow

26. Tony Snow

Aired: Feb 27, 2008

Stephen begins by discussing a recent John McCain rally, in which opening spe...

Episode 27 Ingrid Newkirk

27. Ingrid Newkirk

Aired: Feb 28, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president and co-founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk...

Episode 28 Shashi Tharoor

28. Shashi Tharoor

Aired: Mar 3, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former UN undersecretary general for communicati...

Episode 29 Jennifer 8. Lee

29. Jennifer 8. Lee

Aired: Mar 4, 2008

Stephen starts by talking about John McCain and his support from John Hagee. ...

Episode 30 Gregory Rodriguez

30. Gregory Rodriguez

Aired: Mar 5, 2008

Stephen begins by paying tribute to Brett Favre. He then becomes angry about ...

Episode 31 John Legend

31. John Legend

Aired: Mar 6, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician John Legend.

Episode 32 George McGovern

32. George McGovern

Aired: Mar 10, 2008

Stephen begins by talking about the Eliot Spitzer scandal. In "The Wørd," he ...

Episode 33 Geraldo Rivera

33. Geraldo Rivera

Aired: Mar 11, 2008

Stephen talks about his hate for John McCain, which he is forced to set aside...

Episode 35 Sudhir Venkatesh

35. Sudhir Venkatesh

Aired: Mar 13, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Columbia University professor and author of Gang Lea...

Episode 36 Samantha Power

36. Samantha Power

Aired: Mar 17, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chas...

Episode 37 Carole King

37. Carole King

Aired: Mar 18, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary singer/songwriter Carole King.

Episode 38 Dee Dee Myers

38. Dee Dee Myers

Aired: Mar 19, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary and author of Why...

Episode 40 Michael Reynolds

40. Michael Reynolds

Aired: Mar 31, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of English and journalism and author of Wh...

Episode 41 Van Jones

41. Van Jones

Aired: Apr 1, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Ri...

Episode 42 R.E.M.

42. R.E.M.

Aired: Apr 2, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes classic American rock band R.E.M. to talk about thei...

Episode 43 Clay Shirky

43. Clay Shirky

Aired: Apr 3, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes telecommunications professor and author of Here Come...

Episode 44 Jesse Ventura

44. Jesse Ventura

Aired: Apr 7, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota and au...

Episode 45 Madeline Albright

45. Madeline Albright

Aired: Apr 8, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former Clinton Secretary of State and author of Memo...

Episode 46 Jeff Gore

46. Jeff Gore

Aired: Apr 9, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Citizens for Retiring the Penny, Jeff...

Episode 47 Robin Wright

47. Robin Wright

Aired: Apr 10, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist (specializing in the Middle East) and aut...

Episode 49 The Roots

49. The Roots

Aired: Apr 15, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Grammy Award winning musical group The Roots.

Episode 53 Susan Jacoby

53. Susan Jacoby

Aired: Apr 22, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Age of American Unreaso...

Episode 54 Mitch Albom

54. Mitch Albom

Aired: Apr 23, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes radio host and author of For One More Day, Mitch Albom.

Episode 55 Maria Shriver

55. Maria Shriver

Aired: Apr 24, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist, California's First Lady and author of Ju...

Episode 57 Anne Lamott

57. Anne Lamott

Aired: Apr 29, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist and author of Grace (Eventually):...

Episode 58 Noah Feldman

58. Noah Feldman

Aired: Apr 30, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes law professor at Harvard University and author of Th...

Episode 60 Carl Hiaasen

60. Carl Hiaasen

Aired: May 5, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker'...

Episode 61 Nathan Gunn

61. Nathan Gunn

Aired: May 6, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn.

Episode 63 Arianna Huffington

63. Arianna Huffington

Aired: May 8, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor in chief of the Huffington Post and autho...

Episode 64 Dr. Mehmet Oz

64. Dr. Mehmet Oz

Aired: May 12, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of You: Staying Young: The Owner's Man...

Episode 67 Andrei Cherny

67. Andrei Cherny

Aired: May 15, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Candy Bombers: The Unto...

Episode 70 David Sirota

70. David Sirota

Aired: May 29, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Uprising: An Unauthoriz...

Episode 71 Jon Paskowitz

71. Jon Paskowitz

Aired: Jun 2, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-producer of the movie Surf Wise, Jon Paskowitz.

Episode 72 George Will

72. George Will

Aired: Jun 3, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of One Man's Americ...

Episode 73 Salman Rushdie

73. Salman Rushdie

Aired: Jun 4, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Oklahoma Representative and Libertarian Presidential...

Episode 74 Pat Buchanan

74. Pat Buchanan

Aired: Jun 5, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes conservative political commentator and author of Chu...

Episode 75 Philip Weiss

75. Philip Weiss

Aired: Jun 9, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York columnist Phil Weiss.

Episode 76 Alan Rabinowitz

76. Alan Rabinowitz

Aired: Jun 10, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes wildlife scientist and author of Life in the Valley ...

Episode 77 David Hajdu

77. David Hajdu

Aired: Jun 11, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Gr...

Episode 78 Dickson Despommier

78. Dickson Despommier

Aired: Jun 12, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of environmental health sciences at Columb...

Episode 80 Jonathan Zittrain

80. Jonathan Zittrain

Aired: Jun 17, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet Se...

Episode 81 Junot Diaz

81. Junot Diaz

Aired: Jun 18, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, ...

Episode 82 Bishop N.T. Wright

82. Bishop N.T. Wright

Aired: Jun 19, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible scholar and author of Surprised by Hope: Rethi...

Episode 83 Barbara Ehrenreich

83. Barbara Ehrenreich

Aired: Jun 23, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes political satirist and author of This Land Is Their ...

Episode 84 Will Smith

84. Will Smith

Aired: Jun 24, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper, actor and star of Hancock, Will Smith.

Episode 85 Neil deGrasse Tyson

85. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Aired: Jun 25, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetariu...

Episode 87 Daniel C. Esty

87. Daniel C. Esty

Aired: Jul 14, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the head of Yale's Center for Business the Environme...

Episode 88 Jason Riley

88. Jason Riley

Aired: Jul 15, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Let Them In: The Case for O...

Episode 89 Rush

89. Rush

Aired: Jul 16, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes rock group Rush. They perform Tom Sawyer

Episode 90 Elizabeth Edwards

90. Elizabeth Edwards

Aired: Jul 17, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwar...

Episode 91 Jim Webb

91. Jim Webb

Aired: Jul 21, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Virginia Senator and author of A Time to Fight: Recl...

Episode 92 Margaret Spellings

92. Margaret Spellings

Aired: Jul 22, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Dis...

Episode 93 Nas

93. Nas

Aired: Jul 23, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper Nas who is representing www.colorofchange.org...

Episode 95 Toby Keith

95. Toby Keith

Aired: Jul 28, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes country music superstar Toby Keith and star of Beer ...

Episode 96 Eric Roston

96. Eric Roston

Aired: Jul 29, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Co...

Episode 98 Buzz Aldrin

98. Buzz Aldrin

Aired: Jul 31, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Episode 100 David Carr

100. David Carr

Aired: Aug 5, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The Night of ...

Episode 101 Kevin Costner

101. Kevin Costner

Aired: Aug 6, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor/director and star of Swing Vote, Kevin Costner.

Episode 102 Thomas Frank

102. Thomas Frank

Aired: Aug 7, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes contributing editor for Harper's and author of The W...

Episode 103 Jorge Ramos

103. Jorge Ramos

Aired: Aug 11, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor for Univision News and author of The Gift...

Episode 104 Jane Mayer

104. Jane Mayer

Aired: Aug 12, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Dark Side: The Inside S...

Episode 105 Dick Meyer

105. Dick Meyer

Aired: Aug 13, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of Why We Hate Us: American...

Episode 106 Bing West

106. Bing West

Aired: Aug 14, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes combat journalist and author of The Strongest Tribe:...

Episode 107 Scott McClellan

107. Scott McClellan

Aired: Aug 26, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, ...

Episode 108 Mike Huckabee

108. Mike Huckabee

Aired: Aug 27, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential...

Episode 109 Richard Brookhiser

109. Richard Brookhiser

Aired: Aug 28, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes biographer, historian and author of George Washingto...

Episode 110 John McWhorter

110. John McWhorter

Aired: Aug 29, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of All about the Be...

Episode 135 Michael Farris

135. Michael Farris

Aired: Oct 21, 2008

Stephen begins by talking about Stephen Jr., his adopted eagle son, who was s...

Episode 138 Yo-Yo Ma

138. Yo-Yo Ma

Aired: Oct 27, 2008

Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs from his newest album, "Songs ...

Episode 139 Sherman Alexie

139. Sherman Alexie

Aired: Oct 28, 2008

Stephen welcomes Sherman Alexie, author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Pa...

Episode 140 David Simon

140. David Simon

Aired: Oct 29, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.

Episode 143 Steve Forbes

143. Steve Forbes

Aired: Nov 4, 2008

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarter...

Episode 144 Andrew Young

144. Andrew Young

Aired: Nov 5, 2008

Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.

Episode 150 Paul Simon

150. Paul Simon

Aired: Nov 18, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.

Episode 151 Michael Lewis

151. Michael Lewis

Aired: Nov 19, 2008

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial I...

Episode 154 Jeffrey Goldberg

154. Jeffrey Goldberg

Aired: Dec 2, 2008

Plaxico Burress could go to jail, and Jeffrey Goldberg says airline security ...

Episode 155 Barbara Walters

155. Barbara Walters

Aired: Dec 3, 2008

The media reacts to Obama's cabinet picks, and Barbara Walters promotes her T...

Episode 157 Geoffrey Canada

157. Geoffrey Canada

Aired: Dec 8, 2008

Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then tal...

Episode 159 Richard Haass

159. Richard Haass

Aired: Dec 10, 2008

Richard Haass believes this century has the potential for America to cooperat...

Episode 160 Michael Phelps

160. Michael Phelps

Aired: Dec 11, 2008

Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Mich...


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