Episode
The Colbert Report: Dr George Church
Overview
Mitt Romney pledges to defund PBS, Chris Matthews berates Barack Obama, Pennsylvania rules against voter ID laws, and Harvard geneticist George Church explores DNA.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2012-10-04
Episode context
Dr George Church is Episode 4 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2012-10-04.
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