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Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, Hampton Sides. Also, Stephen talks with Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about Elena Kagen's Supreme Court nomination.

Writing:
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Ben Karlin
  • Jon Stewart

Stars:
Release Date: 2005-10-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Metacritic: 8.7/10
TMDb: 6.8/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 24

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