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Tooning Out the News

Season 2 · Episode 5

3/12/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (SEN. TINA SMITH)

0.0March 12, 2021

This week’s top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include the bombshell royal family interview, the historic COVID relief bill, and a deep-dive into the latest culture wars.

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Episode 13/4/21 SEASON PREMIERE (Fareed Zakaria/Gov. Jared Polis/Ed O'Keefe/Yamiche Alcindor)
Episode 23/9/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Jeh Johnson)
Episode 33/10/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Charles Blow)
Episode 43/11/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Madeleine Dean)
Episode 53/12/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (SEN. TINA SMITH)
Episode 63/12/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeh Johnson/Charles Blow/Rep. Madeleine Dean/Sen. Tina Smith)
Episode 73/16/21 HOT TAKE (Nina Turner)
Episode 83/17/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
Episode 93/18/21 BIG NEWS (Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)
Episode 103/19/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Ross Douthat)
Episode 113/19/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse/Nina Turner/Ross Douthat/Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
Episode 123/23/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Jason Crow)
Episode 133/24/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Marc Lamont Hill)
Episode 143/25/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Phil Murphy)
Episode 153/26/21 BIG NEWS (Weijia Jiang)
Episode 163/26/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Weijia Jiang/Gov. Phil Murphy/Rep. Jason Crow/Marc Lamont Hill)
Episode 173/30/21 BIG NEWS (Margaret Hoover)
Episode 183/31/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Mondaire Jones)
Episode 194/1/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rob Reiner)
Episode 204/2/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Kara Swisher)
Episode 214/2/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rob Reiner/Rep. Mondaire Jones/Kara Swisher/Margaret Hoover)
Episode 224/13/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes)
Episode 234/14/21 BIG NEWS (Judy Woodruff)
Episode 244/15/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Willie Geist)
Episode 254/16/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ritchie Torres)
Episode 264/16/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Judy Woodruff/Willie Geist/Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes/Rep. Ritchie Torres)
Episode 274/20/21 HOT TAKE (Shannon Watts)
Episode 284/21/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Tara Palmeri)
Episode 294/22/21 Inside The Hill (Sen. Jeff Merkley)
Episode 304/23/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Raul Ruiz)
Episode 314/23/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Tara Palmeri, Shannon Watts)
Episode 324/27/21 HOT TAKE (Michael Cohen)
Episode 334/28/21 BIG NEWS (Gov. Ned Lamont)
Episode 344/29/21 SPECIAL COVERAGE (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz)
Episode 354/30/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Sen. Alex Padilla)
Episode 364/30/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Michael Cohen, Gov. Ned Lamont, Sen. Alex Padilla)
Episode 375/4/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ruben Gallego)
Episode 385/5/21 5/5/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rev. William J. Barber II)
Episode 395/6/21 5/6/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Lewis)
Episode 405/7/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton)
Episode 415/7/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rev. William J. Barber II/Michael Lewis/Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton/Rep. Ruben Gallego)
Episode 425/18/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Ed Rendell)
Episode 435/19/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Marie Newman)
Episode 445/20/21 BIG NEWS (Dr. Ibram X. Kendi)
Episode 455/21/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Eugene Daniels)
Episode 465/21/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Eugene Daniels/Rep. Marie Newman/Dr. Ibram X. Kendi/Gov. Ed Rendell)
Episode 475/25/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Eleanor Clift)
Episode 485/26/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Preet Bharara)
Episode 495/27/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Episode 505/28/21 HOT TAKE (Sebastian Junger)
Episode 515/28/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Preet Bharara/Sebastian Junger/Patrick Radden Keefe/Eleanor Clift)
Episode 526/8/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ben Rhodes)
Episode 536/9/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Judy Chu)
Episode 546/10/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Beschloss)
Episode 556/11/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Salman Rushdie)
Episode 566/11/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Judy Chu/Salman Rushdie/Michael Beschloss/Ben Rhodes)
Episode 576/15/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Anthony Mason)
Episode 586/16/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Sara Jacobs)
Episode 596/17/21 BIG NEWS (Andy Slavitt)
Episode 606/18/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Veronica Escobar)
Episode 616/18/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Veronica Escobar/Anthony Mason/Rep. Sara Jacobs/Andy Slavitt)
Episode 626/22/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. André Carson)
Episode 636/23/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. John Hickenlooper)
Episode 646/24/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ziwe)
Episode 656/25/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Eric Swalwell)
Episode 666/25/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. John Hickenlooper/Rep. Eric Swalwell/Ziwe/ Rep. André Carson)
Episode 676/29/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. Mazie Hirono)
Episode 686/30/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Wes Moore)
Episode 697/1/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Steve Rattner)
Episode 707/2/21 HOT TAKE (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate)
Episode 717/2/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate/Sen. Mazie Hirono/Steve Rattner/Wes Moore)
Episode 727/13/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan)
Episode 737/14/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. Sharice Davids)
Episode 747/15/21 HOT TAKE (P.J. O'Rourke)
Episode 757/16/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Ed Asner)
Episode 767/16/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Sharice Davids/Ed Asner/Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan/P.J. O'Rourke)
Episode 777/20/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang)
Episode 787/21/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Jahana Hayes)
Episode 797/22/21 HOT TAKE (Howard Fineman)
Episode 807/23/21 BIG NEWS (Sen. Michael Bennet)
Episode 817/23/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Jahana Hayes/Howard Fineman/Sen. Michael Bennet/Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang)
Episode 827/27/21 HOT TAKE (James Carville)
Episode 837/28/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Dr. Vivek Murthy and Rep. Jake Auchincloss)
Episode 847/29/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Marc Veasey)
Episode 857/30/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Deepak Chopra)
Episode 867/30/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (James Carville/Dr. Vivek Murthy and Rep. Jake Auchincloss/Deepak Chopra/Rep. Marc Veasey)
Episode 878/3/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig)
Episode 888/4/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Lawrence Wright)
Episode 898/5/21 BIG NEWS (Peter Bergen)
Episode 908/6/21 HOT TAKE (Dr. Cornel West)
Episode 918/6/21 WEEK IN REVIEW
Episode 928/10/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Robert Draper)
Episode 938/11/21 HOT TAKE (Cullen Hoback)
Episode 948/12/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Darren Soto)
Episode 958/13/21 BIG NEWS (Katty Kay)
Episode 968/13/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Robert Draper/Cullen Hoback/Katty Kay/Rep. Darren Soto)
Episode 978/24/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Gen. Wesley Clark)
Episode 988/25/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. Mark Takano)
Episode 998/26/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Touré)
Episode 1008/27/21 COUNTDOWN TO TRUMP'S REINSTATEMENT
Episode 1018/27/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Gen. Wesley Clark/Rep. Mark Takano/Touré)
Episode 1028/31/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Raul Grijalva)
Episode 1039/1/2021 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Mike Levin)
Episode 1049/2/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Ian Bremmer)
Episode 1059/3/21 HOT TAKE (Tiffany Cross)
Episode 1069/3/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Tiffany Cross/Rep. Raul Grijalva/Rep. Mike Levin/Ian Bremmer)
Episode 1079/8/21 BIG NEWS (Clarissa Ward)
Episode 1089/9/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Cecile Richards)
Episode 1099/10/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Randi Weingarten)
Episode 1109/10/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Cecile Richards/ Clarissa Ward/Randi Weingarten)
Episode 1119/14/21 BIG NEWS (Barry Sonnenfeld)
Episode 1129/15/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ted Deutch)
Episode 1139/16/21 HOT TAKE (Ijeoma Oluo)
Episode 1149/17/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Jeff Daniels)
Episode 1159/17/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeff Daniels/Barry Sonnenfeld/Ijeoma Oluo/Rep. Ted Deutch)
Episode 11610/8/21 (Jennifer Rubin/Rev. Al Sharpton/Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney/Malcolm Gladwell)
Episode 11710/15/21 (George Will/Charlotte Alter/H.R. McMaster)
Episode 11810/22/21 (Mark Hamill/Gen. Stanley McChrystal/Ken Burns)
Episode 11910/29/21 (Rep. Tony Cardenas/Rep. Adam Schiff/Chris Hadfield)
Episode 12011/5/21 (Padma Lakshmi/Jonathan Lemire/Norman Lear)
Episode 12111/12/21 (Adm. William McRaven/Rep. Nikema Williams/Rep. Cori Bush)