Episode
The Colbert Report: Taylor Branch
Overview
PETA files a lawsuit to free captive whales, immigrant farm workers flee Alabama, and Taylor Branch discusses the multi-billion dollar college sports industry.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2011-10-26
Episode context
Taylor Branch is Episode 11 in Season 8 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2011-10-26.
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