Episode
The Colbert Report: Malcolm Gladwell
Overview
Budget deal talks hit a wall, North Korea unearths a unicorn lair, California's ex-gay therapy ban meets resistance, and Malcolm Gladwell chats about man's best friend.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2012-12-11
Episode context
Malcolm Gladwell is Episode 36 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2012-12-11.
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