The Colbert Report
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Episode 66
Season 8, Episode 66
aired: Wed, May 9, 2012
Anna Wintour.
Episode 65
Season 8, Episode 65
aired: Tue, May 8, 2012
Author Michelle Alexander.
Episode 64
Season 8, Episode 64
aired: Mon, May 7, 2012
Author Andy Cohen.
Episode 63
Season 8, Episode 63
aired: Thu, May 3, 2012
Actress Lena Dunham.
Episode 62
Season 8, Episode 62
aired: Wed, May 2, 2012
Author Jonathan Haidt.
Episode 61
Season 8, Episode 61
aired: Tue, May 1, 2012
Author Carne Ross.
Episode 60
Season 8, Episode 60
aired: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Author Diane Keaton.
Episode 59
Season 8, Episode 59
aired: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Musician Jack White.
Episode 58
Season 8, Episode 58
aired: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Author Michael Sandel.
Episode 57
Season 8, Episode 57
aired: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen.
Episode 56
Season 8, Episode 56
aired: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Don McLeroy.
Episode 55
Season 8, Episode 55
aired: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West.
Episode 54
Season 8, Episode 54
aired: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Arianna Huffington.
Episode 53
Season 8, Episode 53
aired: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Author Jonah Lehrer.
Episode 52
Season 8, Episode 52
aired: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Singer Bonnie Raitt.
Episode 51
Season 8, Episode 51
aired: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
CEO Ben Rattray.
Episode 50
Season 8, Episode 50
aired: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama.
Episode 49
Season 8, Episode 49
aired: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Author Richard Hersh.
Episode 48
Season 8, Episode 48
aired: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Former VP of General Motors Bob Lutz.
Episode 28
28
aired: Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Dr. Francis Collins shares highlights from his new documentary "The Weight of the Nation."
Episode 27
Ross Eisenbrey
aired: Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour talks about The Costume Institute's exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Episode 26
King Peggy
aired: Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," discusses race and imprisonment.
Episode 25
Placido Domingo
aired: Tue, Feb 21, 2012
TV host Andy Cohen discusses his new book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture."
Episode 24
24. The Colbert Report 5/3/12
aired: Thu, May 3, 2012
Lena Dunham, creator and star of the new TV series "Girls," visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 23
23. The Colbert Report 5/2/12
aired: Wed, May 2, 2012
Professor Jonathan Haidt discusses politics and moral intuition as explored in his new book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
Episode 22
22. The Colbert Report 5/1/12
aired: Tue, May 1, 2012
Former British diplomat Carne Ross shares highlights from his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century."
Episode 21
William Broad
aired: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
Diane Keaton talks about her new memoir "Then Again."
Episode 20
Bill McKibben
aired: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Former White Stripes frontman Jack White performs a song from his debut solo album "Blunderbuss."
Episode 19
19. The Colbert Report 4/25/12
aired: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Harvard professor Michael Sandel discusses his book "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of the Markets.
Episode 18
18. The Colbert Report 4/24/12
aired: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen talks about being the world's top-ranked chess player.
Episode 17
17. The Colbert Report 4/23/12
aired: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Former Texas educator Don McLeroy discusses his role in the new film "The Revisionaries."
Episode 16
16. The Colbert Report 4/19/12
aired: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
"The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto" authors Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about the abolition of poverty in America.
Episode 15
15. The Colbert Report 4/18/12
aired: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, talks about her internet newspaper sensation.
Episode 14
14. The Colbert Report 4/17/12
aired: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Author Jonah Lehrer discusses the new science of creativity that is the subject of his new book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."
Episode 13
13. The Colbert Report 4/16/12
aired: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Singer Bonnie Raitt performs a song from her latest album "Slipstream."
Episode 12
12. The Colbert Report 4/12/12
aired: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
James Cameron swings by the studio to talk about the release of "Titanic" in 3D.
Episode 11
11. The Colbert Report 4/11/12
aired: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama visits The Colbert Report to discuss the issues facing the nation and the 2012 presidential election.
Episode 10
10. The Colbert Report 4/10/12
aired: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
"We're Losing Our Minds" co-author Richard Hersh discusses higher education in the United States.
Episode 9
9. The Colbert Report 4/9/12
aired: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Bob Lutz, former VP of General Motors, talks about the car industry.
Episode 8
8. The Colbert Report 4/5/12
aired: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Anne Rice discusses her new novel "The Wolf Gift."
Episode 7
7. The Colbert Report 4/4/12
aired: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard discusses the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
Episode 6
Season 8, Episode 6
aired: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina discusses her new memoir "Can't Is Not an Option."
Episode 5
5. The Colbert Report 4/2/12
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Libertarian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson swings by the Report.
Episode 4
4. The Colbert Report 3/29/12
aired: Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Peter Beinart, author of "The Crisis of Zionism," discusses Americans' views on Israel.
Episode 3
3. The Colbert Report 3/28/12
aired: Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo talks about the dangers of fracking.
Episode 2
2. The Colbert Report 3/27/12
aired: Tue, Mar 27, 2012
"Coming Apart" author Charles Murray talks about America becoming increasingly divided by race and class.
Episode 1
1. The Colbert Report 3/26/12
aired: Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Biomedical researcher Dr. David Page of the Whitehead Institute discusses human sex cells.
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Episode 85
Gary Sinise
aired: Wed, Jun 29, 2011
Stephen awaits the FEC's decision on his Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.
Episode 84
Alexandra Pelosi
aired: Tue, Jun 28, 2011
The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary on immigrant naturalization in the U.S.
Episode 83
Grover Norquist
aired: Mon, Jun 27, 2011
Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.
Episode 82
The Black Belles
aired: Thu, Jun 23, 2011
Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.
Episode 81
Talib Kweli
aired: Wed, Jun 22, 2011
Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.
Episode 80
Florence And The Machine
aired: Tue, Jun 21, 2011
Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.
Episode 79
Season 7 Episode 79
aired: Mon, Jun 20, 2011
Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.
Episode 78
Season 7 Episode 78
aired: Wed, Jun 15, 2011
Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.
Episode 77
Janny Scott
aired: Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.
Episode 76
Henry Kissinger
aired: Mon, Jun 13, 2011
Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.
Episode 75
Tom Ridge
aired: Thu, Jun 9, 2011
Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.
Episode 74
Season 7 Episode 74
aired: Wed, Jun 8, 2011
Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis prints a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.
Episode 73
Sugar Ray Leonard
aired: Tue, Jun 7, 2011
Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.
Episode 72
Werner Herzog
aired: Mon, Jun 6, 2011
Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.
Episode 71
Season 7 Episode 71
aired: Thu, Jun 2, 2011
Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.
Episode 70
Robert Kennedy, Jr.
aired: Wed, Jun 1, 2011
Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.
Episode 69
Season 7 Episode 69
aired: Tue, May 31, 2011
Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
Episode 68
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
aired: Thu, May 19, 2011
John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.
Episode 67
Austan Goolsbee
aired: Wed, May 18, 2011
Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.
Episode 66
Season 7 Episode 66
aired: Tue, May 17, 2011
Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.
Episode 65
Alison Klayman
aired: Mon, May 16, 2011
Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Episode 64
John Bradshaw
aired: Thu, May 12, 2011
Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.
Episode 63
Season 7 Episode 63
aired: Wed, May 11, 2011
Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy SEAL.
Episode 62
Jane McGonigal
aired: Tue, May 10, 2011
A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.
Episode 61
Lupe Fiasco
aired: Mon, May 9, 2011
Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.
Episode 60
Michael Lewis
aired: Thu, May 5, 2011
Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.
Episode 59
Dr. Paul Offit
aired: Wed, May 4, 2011
"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.
Episode 58
Season 7 Episode 58
aired: Tue, May 3, 2011
Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.
Episode 57
Francis Fukuyama
aired: Mon, May 2, 2011
Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.
Episode 56
Wade Graham
aired: Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.
Episode 55
Season 7 Episode 55
aired: Wed, Apr 27, 2011
The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.
Episode 54
A.C. Grayling
aired: Tue, Apr 26, 2011
The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
Episode 53
Ron Paul
aired: Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve.
Episode 52
Caroline Kennedy
aired: Thu, Apr 14, 2011
Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.
Episode 51
Morgan Spurlock
aired: Wed, Apr 13, 2011
Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.
Episode 50
Ray Kurzweil
aired: Tue, Apr 12, 2011
Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.
Episode 49
Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage
aired: Mon, Apr 11, 2011
Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.
Episode 48
Jeff Greenfield
aired: Thu, Apr 7, 2011
Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.
Episode 47
Sir David Tang
aired: Wed, Apr 6, 2011
Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.
Episode 46
James Franco
aired: Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.
Episode 45
Andrew Chaikin
aired: Mon, Apr 4, 2011
Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.
Episode 44
Piers Gibbon
aired: Thu, Mar 31, 2011
The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.
Episode 43
Tim Shriver
aired: Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.
Episode 42
Dr. Anthony Fauci
aired: Tue, Mar 29, 2011
Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Episode 41
Michael Moore
aired: Mon, Mar 28, 2011
Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.
Episode 40
Jody Williams
aired: Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.
Episode 39
Nathan Myhrvold
aired: Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.
Episode 38
Ayman Mohyeldin
aired: Tue, Mar 22, 2011
The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.
Episode 37
Steve Martin
aired: Mon, Mar 21, 2011
Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.
Episode 36
Reza Aslan
aired: Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.
Episode 35
David Brooks
aired: Wed, Mar 9, 2011
Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."
Episode 34
Dan Sinker
aired: Tue, Mar 8, 2011
Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.
Episode 33
Joshua Foer
aired: Mon, Mar 7, 2011
Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.
Episode 32
Mark W. Moffett
aired: Thu, Mar 3, 2011
Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.
Episode 31
Harry Connick Jr.
aired: Wed, Mar 2, 2011
There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.
Episode 30
Evan Osnos
aired: Tue, Mar 1, 2011
Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.
Episode 29
Mon, Feb 28, 2011
aired: Mon, Feb 28, 2011
Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.
Episode 28
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
aired: Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.
Episode 27
Wed, Feb 23, 2011
aired: Wed, Feb 23, 2011
Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.
Episode 26
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
aired: Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.
Episode 25
Mon, Feb 21, 2011
aired: Mon, Feb 21, 2011
Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.
Episode 24
Thu, Feb 17, 2011
aired: Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
Episode 23
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
aired: Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
Episode 22
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
aired: Tue, Feb 15, 2011
President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
Episode 21
Mon, Feb 14, 2011
aired: Mon, Feb 14, 2011
Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
Episode 20
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
aired: Thu, Feb 3, 2011
Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
Episode 19
Wed, Feb 2, 2011
aired: Wed, Feb 2, 2011
America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
Episode 18
Tue, Feb 1, 2011
aired: Tue, Feb 1, 2011
Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
Episode 17
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
aired: Mon, Jan 31, 2011
There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
Episode 16
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
aired: Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
Episode 15
Wed, Jan 26, 2011
aired: Wed, Jan 26, 2011
Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
Episode 14
Tue, Jan 25, 2011
aired: Tue, Jan 25, 2011
Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
Episode 13
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
aired: Mon, Jan 24, 2011
House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
aired: Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
Episode 11
Ron Reagan, Jr.
aired: Wed, Jan 19, 2011
Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
Episode 10
Tue, Jan 18, 2011
aired: Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
Episode 9
Mon, Jan 17, 2011
aired: Mon, Jan 17, 2011
Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
Episode 8
Thu, Jan 13, 2011
aired: Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
Episode 7
Wed, Jan 12, 2011
aired: Wed, Jan 12, 2011
50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
Episode 6
Chris Hughes
aired: Tue, Jan 11, 2011
Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
Episode 5
Fen Montaigne
aired: Mon, Jan 10, 2011
Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
Episode 4
Ronald DePinho
aired: Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Ronald DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
Episode 3
Atul Gawande
aired: Wed, Jan 5, 2011
America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
Episode 2
Geoffrey Canada
aired: Tue, Jan 4, 2011
Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
Episode 1
Ed Rendell
aired: Mon, Jan 3, 2011
Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
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Episode 161
Amy Sedaris, Paul Simon
aired: Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Jesus may be a liberal Democrat, Amy Sedaris makes a tie snake, and Paul Simon performs.
Episode 160
Laird Hamilton
aired: Wed, Dec 15, 2010
America is at cyberwar, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.
Episode 159
Stephen Sondheim
aired: Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Stephen wins the Golden Tweet Award and takes issue with some of Stephen Sondheim's lyrics.
Episode 158
Patti Smith
aired: Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Stephen wants to feed the economy that Jamie Lee Curtis yogurt and asks Patti Smith about her memoir.
Episode 157
Julie Taymor
aired: Thu, Dec 9, 2010
William Wegman arts up Stephen's portrait, and Julie Taymor talks about "The Tempest."
Episode 156
Steve Martin
aired: Wed, Dec 8, 2010
Stephen tests Steve Martin's art knowledge and tries to sell him last year's portrait.
Episode 155
Julie Nixon Eisenhower & David Eisenhower
aired: Tue, Dec 7, 2010
Obama extends the Bush tax cuts, and David and Julie Eisenhower recall growing up in the White House.
Episode 154
Garry Trudeau
aired: Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Obama tries to win over Republicans, and Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of "Doonesbury."
Episode 153
David Stockman
aired: Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Stephen covers the war on Christmas and asks David Stockman what it was like when America had a budget.
Episode 152
Michelle Rhee
aired: Wed, Dec 1, 2010
Stephen worries for his rich great-uncle, and Michelle Rhee discusses education reform.
Episode 151
Tom Vilsack
aired: Tue, Nov 30, 2010
James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.
Episode 150
Dan Savage
aired: Mon, Nov 29, 2010
Stephen tries to convince married couples to breed and gives Dan Savage a wedgie.
Episode 149
Salvatore Giunta
aired: Thu, Nov 18, 2010
Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.
Episode 148
Ian Frazier
aired: Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.
Episode 147
John Legend
aired: Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."
Episode 146
David Stern
aired: Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.
Episode 145
Quincy Jones
aired: Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.
Episode 144
Martha Stewart
aired: Wed, Nov 10, 2010
Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.
Episode 143
Cee Lo Green
aired: Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.
Episode 142
Reza Aslan
aired: Mon, Nov 8, 2010
Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.
Episode 141
Elvis Costello
aired: Thu, Nov 4, 2010
A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.
Episode 140
Doris Kearns Goodwin
aired: Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.
Episode 139
David Frum & Katrina Vanden Heuvel
aired: Tue, Nov 2, 2010
Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.
Episode 138
Jonathan Alter
aired: Mon, Nov 1, 2010
Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.
Episode 137
Maira Kalman
aired: Thu, Oct 28, 2010
The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.
Episode 136
Apolo Ohno
aired: Wed, Oct 27, 2010
Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.
Episode 135
Garry Wills
aired: Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.
Episode 134
October 14, 2010 Bill Bryson
aired: Mon, Oct 25, 2010
Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.
Episode 133
October 13, 2010 Austan Goolsbee
aired: Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.
Episode 132
October 12, 2010 Brendan Steinhauser
aired: Wed, Oct 13, 2010
Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
Episode 131
Brendan Steinhauser
aired: Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.
Episode 130
October 07, 2010 Davis Guggenheim
aired: Mon, Oct 11, 2010
Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.
Episode 129
October 06, 2010 Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy
aired: Thu, Oct 7, 2010
Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.
Episode 128
October 05, 2010 Leon Botstein
aired: Wed, Oct 6, 2010
The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.
Episode 127
October 04, 2010 Eugene Robinson
aired: Tue, Oct 5, 2010
Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school.
Episode 126
September 30, 2010 Aaron Sorkin
aired: Mon, Oct 4, 2010
The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.
Episode 125
September 29, 2010 Steven Rattner
aired: Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.
Episode 124
September 28, 2010 Ross Douthat
aired: Wed, Sep 29, 2010
The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.
Episode 123
September 27, 2010 Ken Burns
aired: Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.
Episode 122
September 23, 2010 Oscar Goodman
aired: Mon, Sep 27, 2010
The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."
Episode 121
September 22, 2010 Guillermo del Toro
aired: Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Mayor Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.
Episode 120
September 21, 2010 Eric Schmidt
aired: Wed, Sep 22, 2010
President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.
Episode 119
September 20, 2010 Pavement
aired: Tue, Sep 21, 2010
Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.
Episode 118
September 16, 2010 Lawrence O’Donnell
aired: Mon, Sep 20, 2010
A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.
Episode 117
September 15, 2010 Saul Griffith
aired: Thu, Sep 16, 2010
Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.
Episode 116
September 14, 2010 Sean Wilentz
aired: Wed, Sep 15, 2010
The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.
Episode 115
September 13, 2010 Lisa Birnbach
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.
Episode 114
September 09, 2010 Brent Cummings & Josh Bleill
aired: Mon, Sep 13, 2010
Lisa Birnbach released "The Official Preppy Handbook" in 1980. Who'd have thought that 30 years later, we'd still have preppies but not books.
Episode 113
September 08, 2010 Joe Biden
aired: Thu, Sep 9, 2010
David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.
Episode 112
September 07, 2010 Anthony Romero
aired: Wed, Sep 8, 2010
Stephen salutes the returning troops with Yogi Berra, Ray Odierno and Joe Biden.
Episode 111
August 26, 2010 Richard Engel
aired: Tue, Sep 7, 2010
The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.
Episode 110
August 25, 2010 Heidi Cullen
aired: Thu, Aug 26, 2010
Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Episode 109
August 24, 2010 Jeffrey Goldberg
aired: Wed, Aug 25, 2010
Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather
Episode 108
August 23, 2010 Leslie Kean
aired: Tue, Aug 24, 2010
Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.
Episode 107
August 19, 2010 Jon Krakauer
aired: Mon, Aug 23, 2010
President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.
Episode 106
John Krakauer
aired: Thu, Aug 19, 2010
Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.
Episode 105
Thomas French
aired: Wed, Aug 18, 2010
Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.
Episode 104
Barry Levine
aired: Tue, Aug 17, 2010
Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.
Episode 103
John Fetterman
aired: Mon, Aug 16, 2010
Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.
Episode 102
Chuck Close
aired: Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.
Episode 101
David Finkel
aired: Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq war's effect on American troops.
Episode 100
Dylan Ratigan
aired: Tue, Aug 10, 2010
Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.
Episode 99
Savion Glover
aired: Thu, Aug 5, 2010
Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.
Episode 98
Michael Posner
aired: Wed, Aug 4, 2010
P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.
Episode 97
Laura Ingraham
aired: Tue, Aug 3, 2010
Barney Frank fights for Elizabeth Warren, and Laura Ingraham talks about her moment with Joe Biden.
Episode 96
Jimmy Cliff
aired: Mon, Aug 2, 2010
Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.
Episode 95
Andy Cohen
aired: Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.
Episode 94
Elon Musk
aired: Wed, Jul 28, 2010
President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.
Episode 93
Kevin Kline
aired: Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.
Episode 92
Hephzibah Anderson
aired: Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Stephen covers media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson discusses her year without sex.
Episode 91
Arturo Rodriguez
aired: Thu, Jul 8, 2010
The Supreme Court says handguns are a God-given right, and Arturo Rodriguez discusses immigration.
Episode 90
Steve Carell
aired: Wed, Jul 7, 2010
Stephen sells his beautiful sperm, and Steve Carell feels like he's in the witness relocation program.
Episode 89
Garret Keizer
aired: Tue, Jul 6, 2010
Jobless Americans get desperate, and Garret Keizer says our lives are filled with noise.
Episode 88
Michio Kaku
aired: Mon, Jul 5, 2010
Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.
Episode 87
Manny Howard
aired: Thu, Jul 1, 2010
Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.
Episode 86
Nicholas Carr
aired: Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.
Episode 85
Julian Castro
aired: Tue, Jun 29, 2010
BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.
Episode 84
John Waters
aired: Mon, Jun 28, 2010
Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.
Episode 83
Michael Specter
aired: Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.
Episode 82
Tim Westergren
aired: Wed, Jun 23, 2010
Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.
Episode 81
Gloria Steinem
aired: Tue, Jun 22, 2010
Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
Episode 80
Wes Moore
aired: Mon, Jun 21, 2010
Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
Episode 79
David Mamet
aired: Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Stephen supports Bob Inglis' incumbency in South Carolina, and David Mamet dismisses directing.
Episode 78
DEVO
aired: Wed, Jun 16, 2010
Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
Episode 77
Dr. Carl Safina
aired: Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Stephen must stop hunting men, and Carl Safina may change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
Episode 76
Stephen Prothero
aired: Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
Episode 75
Alan Bean
aired: Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
Episode 74
Sam Nunn
aired: Wed, Jun 9, 2010
Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
Episode 73
Mark Frauenfelder
aired: Tue, Jun 8, 2010
Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
Episode 72
Jonathan Alter
aired: Mon, Jun 7, 2010
Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.
Episode 71
Vampire Weekend
aired: Thu, Jun 3, 2010
Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
Episode 70
Lisa Miller
aired: Wed, Jun 2, 2010
Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.
Episode 69
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
aired: Tue, Jun 1, 2010
Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.
Episode 68
The Hold Steady
aired: Thu, May 13, 2010
Rumors swirl around Elena Kagan, Glenn Beck sheds his snake skin, and the Hold Steady perform.
Episode 67
Deepak Chopra
aired: Wed, May 12, 2010
Stephen advises students taking the SATs, and Deepak Chopra wants you to embrace your dark side.
Episode 66
Hampton Sides
aired: Tue, May 11, 2010
Australia gets a new import, and Hampton Sides seems to know a lot about Martin Luther King's death.
Episode 65
Gary Johnson
aired: Mon, May 10, 2010
Stephen thinks of ways to stop the Gulf oil spill, and Gary Johnson wants to legalize pot.
Episodes
Episode 983
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/10/12
aired: Sat, May 12, 2012
Dr. Francis Collins shares highlights from his new documentary "The Weight of the Nation."
Episode 982
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/9/12
aired: Fri, May 11, 2012
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour talks about The Costume Institute's exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Episode 981
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/8/12
aired: Thu, May 10, 2012
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," discusses race and imprisonment.
Episode 980
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/7/12
aired: Tue, May 8, 2012
TV host Andy Cohen discusses his new book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture."
Episode 979
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/3/12
aired: Fri, May 4, 2012
Lena Dunham, creator and star of the new TV series "Girls," visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 978
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/2/12
aired: Thu, May 3, 2012
Professor Jonathan Haidt discusses politics and moral intuition as explored in his new book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
Episode 977
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 5/1/12
aired: Wed, May 2, 2012
Former British diplomat Carne Ross shares highlights from his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century."
Episode 976
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/30/12
aired: Tue, May 1, 2012
Diane Keaton talks about her new memoir "Then Again."
Episode 975
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/26/12
aired: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Former White Stripes frontman Jack White performs a song from his debut solo album "Blunderbuss."
Episode 974
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/25/12
aired: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Harvard professor Michael Sandel discusses political philisophy and his new book "Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?"
Episode 973
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/24/12
aired: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen talks about being the world's top-ranked chess player.
Episode 972
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/23/12
aired: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Former Texas educator Don McLeroy discusses his role in the new film "The Revisionaries."
Episode 971
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/19/12
aired: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
"The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto" authors Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about the abolition of poverty in America.
Episode 970
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/18/12
aired: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, talks about her internet newspaper sensation.
Episode 969
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/17/12
aired: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Author Jonah Lehrer discusses the new science of creativity that is the subject of his new book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."
Episode 968
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/16/12
aired: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Singer Bonnie Raitt performs a song from her latest album "Slipstream."
Episode 967
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/12/12
aired: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
James Cameron swings by the studio to talk about the release of "Titanic" in 3D.
Episode 966
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/11/12
aired: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama visits The Colbert Report to discuss the issues facing the nation and the 2012 presidential election.
Episode 965
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/10/12
aired: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
"We're Losing Our Minds" co-author Richard Hersh discusses higher education in the United States.
Episode 964
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/9/12
aired: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Bob Lutz, former VP of General Motors, talks about the car industry.
Episode 963
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/5/12
aired: Fri, Apr 6, 2012
Anne Rice discusses her new novel "The Wolf Gift."
Episode 962
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/4/12
aired: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard discusses the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
Episode 961
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/3/12
aired: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina discusses her new memoir "Can't Is Not an Option."
Episode 960
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 4/2/12
aired: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Libertarian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson swings by the Report.
Episode 959
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/29/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Peter Beinart, author of "The Crisis of Zionism," discusses Americans' views on Israel.
Episode 958
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/28/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo talks about the dangers of fracking.
Episode 957
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/27/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
"Coming Apart" author Charles Murray talks about America becoming increasingly divided by race and class.
Episode 956
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/26/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Biomedical researcher Dr. David Page of the Whitehead Institute discusses human sex cells.
Episode 955
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/15/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Dexter Filkins, journalist for The New Yorker, discusses U.S. foreign policy.
Episode 954
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/14/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Mark McKinnon, Co-Founder of No Labels, talks with Stephen about bridging the gap between the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Episode 953
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/13/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Singer and songwriter Andrew Bird performs a song from his new album "Break It Yourself."
Episode 952
The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report 3/12/12
aired: Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Author Katherine Boo discusses the poverty-stricken families of Mumbai who are the subject of her new book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers."
