Episode
The Colbert Report: Samantha Power
Overview
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World, Samantha Power.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2008-03-17
Episode context
Samantha Power is Episode 36 in Season 4 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2008-03-17.
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