Episode
The Colbert Report: Leon Wieseltier
Overview
CNN compares Ebola to ISIS, Rep. Tammy Duckworth talks about Illinois's 8th district, and The New Republic's Leon Wieseltier discusses "Insurrections of the Mind."
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2014-10-07
Episode context
Leon Wieseltier is Episode 6 in Season 11 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2014-10-07.
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