Episode
The Colbert Report: Jimmy Wales
Overview
Republicans agree to tax the wealthy, a coin solves the debt ceiling debate, Bill O'Reilly insults Asians, and Jimmy Wales shares Wikipedia's next steps.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 2013-01-07
Episode context
Jimmy Wales is Episode 39 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2013-01-07.
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