Episode
The Colbert Report: Akhil Reed Amar
Overview
Subway cons consumers, President Obama tightens gun control, Megyn Kelly reveals her porn name, and Akhil Reed Amar shares his book, "America's Unwritten Constitution.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 46
- Air date
- 2013-01-17
Episode context
Akhil Reed Amar is Episode 46 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2013-01-17.
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