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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.
- Created by:
- Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin
- Cast:
- Stephen Colbert
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Comedy Central
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
Episode 1
Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman
2008-01-07Episode overview is not available yet.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Chris Beam, Gary Rosen
2008-01-08Episode overview is not available yet.
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Gov. Mike Huckabee, Matt Taibbi
2008-01-09Episode overview is not available yet.
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Norman Ornstein, Muhammad Yunus
2008-01-10Episode overview is not available yet.
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Neil Shubin
2008-01-14Episode overview is not available yet.
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Peter Hopkins, Jared Cohen
2008-01-15Episode overview is not available yet.
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Deborah Tannen
2008-01-16Episode overview is not available yet.
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Lou Dobbs, David Levy
2008-01-17Episode overview is not available yet.
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Allan Sloan, Eric Weiner
2008-01-21Episode overview is not available yet.
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Malcolm Gladwell, Andrew Young
2008-01-22Episode overview is not available yet.
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Stephen Colbert's Sport Report
2008-01-23Episode overview is not available yet.
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Debra Dickerson, Charles Nesson
2008-01-24Episode overview is not available yet.
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Marjane Satrapi, Rick Warren
2008-01-28Episode overview is not available yet.
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Joe Quesada, Alex Ross
2008-01-29Episode overview is not available yet.
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Carl Hiaasen, Frans de Waal
2008-01-30Episode overview is not available yet.
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Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano
2008-01-31Episode overview is not available yet.
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Tony Campolo, Jacob Weisberg
2008-02-04Tonight Stephen welcomes Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy. Also, Stephen talks with Tony Campolo, author of Red Letter Christians, about the Chrisitian right's influence on politics.
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Angelo Falcon, Bob Dole
2008-02-05Episode overview is not available yet.
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Richard Brookhiser, Tad Devine
2008-02-06Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks with the senior editor of The National Review Richard Brookhiser about whether the Republicans will vote for John McCain.
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Mark Moffett
2008-02-07Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with Frogs. Also, Presidental candiate and former Arkansas Governaor Mike Huckabee stops by to discuss, and play air hockey with Stephen, about which state he hopes to win next.
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Aubrey de Grey, Philip Zimbardo
2008-02-11Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "Best Spoken Word Album" for The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. He then talks about Mitt Romney dropping out of the race for President. He then interviews Aubrey de Gray about defeating aging and trying to make John McCain young. Stephen then talks about his portait to Marc Pachter (over the telephone). Pachter tells him that the portait has increased the number of visitors to the museum and that it will now be displayed in the National Portrait Museum until April 1. He then interviews Philip Zimbardo about "The Lucifer Effect" and how people become evil.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lisa Randall
2008-02-12Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen claims that via obligation, he should be the running mate. He also displays his dislike of John McCain, due to other right-wing political pundits, such as Rush Limbaugh, disliking McCain. He then talks to superdelegate Eliot Spitzer about superdelegates. He then talks to Eleanor Holmes Norton, another superdelegate, about her support of Barack Obama. Finally, Stephen interviews Lisa Randall about other dimensions.
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David Gracer, Richard Thompson Ford
2008-02-13Stephen begins by talking about how he survived the writers strike. He brings his writers (including, strangely enough, Tiki Barber, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Kevin Bacon) onto the set and welcomes them back personally. He then interviews David Gracer about eating insects. Stephen then introduces a new segment, "Stephen Colbert's Fallback Position," where he investigates different jobs he may take if he loses his job as a pundit. He investigates becoming a astrophysicist with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Finally, he interviews Richard Thompson Ford about the Democrats, and how he thinks the "race card" is being played too often.
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John Feinstein, Leonard Nimoy
2008-02-14Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian Oliver Pocher on notice for stealing his pose that he used on the front cover of GQ magazine. He then talks about the Roger Clemens hearing, defending Brian McNamee collecting used medical waste by claiming that he does it also. He then interviews John Feinstein about the use of steroids in sport. In "People Destroying America", Stephen talks about Susan Pagan, who refused to give his daughter a free Happy Meal for getting good grades. He then interviews Leonard Nimoy about a book featuring nude photos of overweight women.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
2008-02-26Stephen starts by talking about a photo of Barack Obama in Muslim dress, claiming he is a terrorist. He says that the photo does not devide people, but unites people by making them think that Obama is a terrorist. In "The Wørd", Stephen agrees with Bill O'Reilly that a New York Times article about Vicki Iseman, but mainly because he claims the article was written poorly. In a special "Movies That Are Destroying America" entitled "Oscars That Are Destroying America", he attacks the fact that too many awards went to foreigners. Stephen then talks to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about race and agrees to have a DNA test to see how black he is.
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Tony Snow
2008-02-27Stephen begins by discussing a recent John McCain rally, in which opening speaker Bill Cunningham said negative things about Barack Obama. The "Threatdown:" 5. Monopoly! 4. Richard Branson! 3. Bankruptcy! 2. John McCain! 1. Starbucks! He then talks about all Starbucks locations closing for three hours to re-train employees. Finally, Stephen interviews Tony Snow about his experience as White House Press Secretary.
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Richard Brookhiser, Ingrid Newkirk
2008-02-28Tonight Stephen welcomes the president and co-founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk. Also, Stephen talks with the senior editor for The National Review magazine Richard Brookhiser about the influence the late William F. Buckley Jr had on conservatism and political talk shows
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Lorin Maazel, Shashi Tharoor
2008-03-03Tonight Stephen welcomes the former UN undersecretary general for communications and public information, and author of The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: The Emerging 21st Century Power, Shashi Tharoor. Also, Stephen talks with the conductor for the New York Philharmonic, Maestro Lorin Maazel about their recent concert in North Korea.
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William Donohue, Howard Dean, Jennifer 8. Lee
2008-03-04Stephen starts by talking about John McCain and his support from John Hagee. Stephen expresses his anger of Hagee's views about Catholics. However, as a Christian, he is forced to turn the other cheek. Therefore, Stephen gets William Donohue to express his anger for him. In "The Wørd," he talks about McCain's continued claims of experience, but only over certain things. Next, Howard Dean calls Stephen to talk about the primaries. In "Nailed 'Em," he talks about a six-year-old girl who was cited for vandalism after drawing on the pavement in front of her front door with chalk. Finally, Stephen interviews Jennifer 8. Lee about Chinese food.
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Robert Reich, Gregory Rodriguez
2008-03-05Stephen begins by paying tribute to Brett Favre. He then becomes angry about Mike Huckabee losing the Republican primaries to John McCain. He then interviews Robert Reich about the Democrats. In "Difference Makers," Stephen interviews Jason Grunstra, a man who created a website which gives away free breast implants. He then interviews Gregory Rodriguez about race relations and Mexican immigration. Finally, he pays tribute to Gary Gygax.
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John Legend
2008-03-06Tonight Stephen welcomes musician John Legend.
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George McGovern
2008-03-10Stephen begins by talking about the Eliot Spitzer scandal. In "The Wørd," he talks about Hillary Clinton's claim that she is ahead in the Democratic primaries because she was won bigger states. Stephen then presents a special repor-t called, "The '72 Democrats: Alone Again Naturally" covering the history of the 1972 Democratic presidential race. Stephen makes clear his dislike of George McGovern, whom he then interviews. This episode marks the first appearance of the phrase "President Bush Have a Hot Dog With Me" in the opening titles.
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Geraldo Rivera
2008-03-11Stephen talks about his hate for John McCain, which he is forced to set aside to support him as the Republican nominee. In "The Wørd," Stephen explains how McCain is like a boyfriend who the country could get used to after getting to know him better. He concludes the segments by showing clips of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and Mitt Romney saying negative things about McCain, then juxtaposing them with clips of most of these same people endorsing and talking proudly about McCain. Then in Colbert Platinum, he talks about fake Ferraris and the destruction of homes in Liechtenstein. Finally Stephen interviews Geraldo Rivera about his new book, HISPANIC (the "his" and "panic" portrayed as different words) about the fear generated by the right wing about illegal immigrants coming into the United States. Stephen ends the interview by playing the clip of Geraldo on The O'Reilly Factor when he said, "The two guys, Stewart and Colbert... they make a living showing clips of old ladies slipping on ice and people laughing. That's their life, that's their life. They exist in a small little place where they count for nothing." When Stephen asks Geraldo to clarify, Geraldo admits that he changed his mind about Stephen.
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Howard Kurtz
2008-03-12Episode overview is not available yet.
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Hussein Ibish, Sudhir Venkatesh
2008-03-13Tonight Stephen welcomes Columbia University professor and author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes it to the Streets, Sudhir Venkatesh.
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Samantha Power
2008-03-17Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World, Samantha Power.
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Carole King
2008-03-18Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary singer/songwriter Carole King.
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Dee Dee Myers
2008-03-19Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary and author of Why Women Should Rule the World, Dee Dee Myers.
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Dean Kamen
2008-03-20Episode overview is not available yet.
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Eric Alterman, Michael Reynolds
2008-03-31Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of English and journalism and author of Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America, Eric Alterman.
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Van Jones
2008-04-01Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Van Jones.
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R.E.M.
2008-04-02Tonight Stephen welcomes classic American rock band R.E.M. to talk about their new album, "Accelerate".
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Clay Shirky
2008-04-03Tonight Stephen welcomes telecommunications professor and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky.
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Trevor Paglen, Jesse Ventura
2008-04-07Tonight Stephen welcomes former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota and author of Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!, Jesse Ventura. Also, Stephen talks with Trevor Paglen about the supposed shoulder patches worn by black ops members.
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Madeline Albright
2008-04-08Tonight Stephen welcomes former Clinton Secretary of State and author of Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership, Madeline Albright.
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Jeff Gore
2008-04-09Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Citizens for Retiring the Penny, Jeff Gore.
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Robin Wright
2008-04-10Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist (specializing in the Middle East) and author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, Robin Wright.
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John Legend, Mayor Michael Nutter, Chris Matthews
2008-04-14Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
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Michelle Obama, The Roots
2008-04-15Tonight Stephen welcomes Grammy Award winning musical group The Roots.
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Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, Gov. Ed Rendell
2008-04-16Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania's Governor, Ed Rendell.
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Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy, John Edwards, Barack Obama
2008-04-17Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania Congressman Rep. Patrick Murphy.
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Fr. James Martin, Sen. Bernie Sanders
2008-04-21Tonight Stephen welcomes Vermont Congressman Rep. Bernie Sanders.
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Susan Jacoby
2008-04-22Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby.
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Mitch Albom
2008-04-23Tonight Stephen welcomes radio host and author of For One More Day, Mitch Albom.
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Maria Shriver
2008-04-24Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist, California's First Lady and author of Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question, Little Book. Answers Within, Maria Shriver.
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Feist
2008-04-28Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Feist.
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Anne Lamott
2008-04-29Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist and author of Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott.
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Donna Brazile, Noah Feldman
2008-04-30Tonight Stephen welcomes law professor at Harvard University and author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman.
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James Kunstler
2008-05-01Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of World Made by Hand, James Kunstler.
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Carl Hiaasen
2008-05-05Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport, Carl Hiaasen.
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Nathan Gunn
2008-05-06Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn.
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Hasan Elahi, George Johnson
2008-05-07Tonight Stephen welcomes science writer and author of The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments, George Johnson.
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Arianna Huffington
2008-05-08Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor in chief of the Huffington Post and author of Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe, Arianna Huffington.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz
2008-05-12Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
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Jennifer Hooper McCarty
2008-05-13Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries, Jennifer McCarty.
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Laura Dern, Grover Norquist
2008-05-14Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Americans for Tax Reform and author of Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives, Grover Norquist.
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Andrei Cherny
2008-05-15Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour, Andrei Cherny.
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Tony Perkins, Brian Greene
2008-05-27Episode overview is not available yet.
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Sen. Claire McCaskill
2008-05-28Tonight Stephen welcomes Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.
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Tad Devine, David Sirota
2008-05-29Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington, David Sirota.
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Jon Paskowitz
2008-06-02Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-producer of the movie Surf Wise, Jon Paskowitz.
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George Will
2008-06-03Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation, George Will.
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Rep. Bob Barr, Salman Rushdie
2008-06-04Tonight Stephen welcomes Oklahoma Representative and Libertarian Presidential candidate, Bob Barr.
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Pat Buchanan
2008-06-05Tonight Stephen welcomes conservative political commentator and author of Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, Pat Buchanan
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Phil Weiss
2008-06-09Tonight Stephen welcomes New York columnist Phil Weiss.
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Alan Rabinowitz
2008-06-10Tonight Stephen welcomes wildlife scientist and author of Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed, Alan Rabinowitz.
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David Hajdu
2008-06-11Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, David Hajdu.
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Winona LaDuke, Dixon Despommier
2008-06-12Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, Dixon Despommier.
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Kenneth Miller
2008-06-16Tonight Stephen talks with biologist and author of Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul, Kenneth Miller.
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Neal Katyal, Jonathan Zittrain
2008-06-17Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet Security and author of The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It, Jonathan Zittrain.
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Uma Mysorekar, Junot Díaz / Lexicon Artist
2008-06-18Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz.
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Bishop N.T. Wright
2008-06-19Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible scholar and author of Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, Bishop N.T. Wright.
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Barbara Ehrenreich
2008-06-23Tonight Stephen welcomes political satirist and author of This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, Barbara Ehrenriech.
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Jason Bond, Will Smith
2008-06-24Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper, actor and star of Hancock, Will Smith.
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Paul Goldberger, Neil deGrasse Tyson
2008-06-25Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Also, Stephen talks with architecture critic and author of Up from Zero: Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York, Paul Goldberger.
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Rep. Robert Wexler
2008-06-26Episode overview is not available yet.
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Lama Surya Das, Daniel C. Esty
2008-07-14Tonight Stephen welcomes the head of Yale's Center for Business the Environment, Dan Esty. Also Stephen talks with Lama Surya Das about whether Barack Obama should become a Tibetan Buddhist.
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Julia E. Sweig, Jason Riley
2008-07-15Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, Jason Riley. Also, Stephen talks with Julia Sweig, author of Friendly Fire about the rise of Venezuela and other South American nations rise out of poverty.
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Rush
2008-07-16Tonight Stephen welcomes rock group Rush. They perform Tom Sawyer
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Elizabeth Edwards
2008-07-17Tonight Stephen welcomes the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards and author of Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers, Elizabeth Edwards.
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Sen. Jim Webb
2008-07-21Tonight Stephen welcomes Virginia Senator and author of A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America, Senator Jim Webb.
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Lucas Conley
2008-07-22Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion, Lucas Conley.
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Nas
2008-07-23Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper Nas who is representing www.colorofchange.org and their petition to FOX to stop racist bias in news.
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Laurie Goodstein, Garrett Reisman
2008-07-24Tonight Stephen welcomes astronaut Garrett Reisman.
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Toby Keith
2008-07-28Tonight Stephen welcomes country music superstar Toby Keith and star of Beer for My Horses, plus Keith performs the song of the same name.
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Eric Roston
2008-07-29Tonight Stephen welcomes Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat.
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
2008-07-30Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musical act Crosby, Stills Nash.
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Buzz Aldrin
2008-07-31Tonight Stephen welcomes former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
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Lucas Conley, The Apples in Stereo
2008-08-04Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion, Lucas Conley.
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David Carr
2008-08-05Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of his Life--His Own, David Carr.
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Jason Bond, Kevin Costner
2008-08-06Tonight Stephen welcomes actor/director and star of Swing Vote, Kevin Costner.
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Devin Gordon, Thomas Frank
2008-08-07Tonight Stephen welcomes contributing editor for Harper's and author of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, Thomas Frank.
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Jorge Ramos
2008-08-11Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor for Univision News and author of The Gift of Time: Letters from a Father, Jorge Ramos.
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Joey Cheek, Jane Mayer
2008-08-12Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals, Jane Mayer.
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Dick Meyer
2008-08-13Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium, Dick Meyer.
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Bing West
2008-08-14Tonight Stephen welcomes combat journalist and author of The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq, Bing West.
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Rep. Bob Barr, Scott McClellan
2008-08-26Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, Scott McClellan. Also, Stephen talks with former Georgia Representative and Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr about the Libertarian party's "green" efforts.
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Gov. Mike Huckabee
2008-08-27Tonight Stephen welcomes former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee.
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Richard Brookhiser
2008-08-28Tonight Stephen welcomes biographer, historian and author of George Washington on Leadership, Richard Brookhiser.
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John McWhorter
2008-08-29Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America, John McWhorter.
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Laura D'Andrea Tyson
2008-09-02Tonight Stephen welcomes the former director of the National Economic Council, Laura Tyson.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
2008-09-03Episode overview is not available yet.
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Adam Brickley, Ron Paul
2008-09-04Episode overview is not available yet.
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Gov. David Paterson
2008-09-05Episode overview is not available yet.
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Peter J. Gomes
2008-09-15Episode overview is not available yet.
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Tyson Slocum, Rick Reilly
2008-09-16Episode overview is not available yet.
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Robert Lutz
2008-09-17Episode overview is not available yet.
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Maria Bartiromo
2008-09-18Episode overview is not available yet.
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Jackson Browne
2008-09-23Episode overview is not available yet.
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Joe Nocera, Cornel West
2008-09-24Episode overview is not available yet.
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Nick Carr
2008-09-25Episode overview is not available yet.
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Paul Begala
2008-09-29Episode overview is not available yet.
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James Taylor
2008-09-30Episode overview is not available yet.
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Dave Levin
2008-10-01Episode overview is not available yet.
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Stephen Greenblatt, Naomi Klein
2008-10-02Episode overview is not available yet.
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Jim Cramer
2008-10-06Episode overview is not available yet.
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Nate Silver
2008-10-07Episode overview is not available yet.
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Joe Scarborough
2008-10-08Episode overview is not available yet.
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David Gergen, Oliver Stone
2008-10-09Episode overview is not available yet.
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Bethany McLean, Kathleen Parker
2008-10-13Stephen offers his investment advice, and Kathleen Parker doesn't think Sarah Palin is ready.
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Joseph Stiglitz
2008-10-14Episode overview is not available yet.
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Shai Agassi
2008-10-15Episode overview is not available yet.
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Brent Glass, Robert Greenwald
2008-10-16Stephen starts by talking about the final presidential debate, praising John McCain, but attacking his references to Joe the Plumber. Stephen then talks about the third anniversary of The Colbert Report and that his portrait has now been accepted by Brent Glass as part of the National Museum of American History. He then interviews Robert Greenwald about his series of anti-McCain commercials on YouTube. Stephen then unveils a new portrait of himself, which features him holding his Emmy.
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Fareed Zakaria, Wynton Marsalis
2008-10-20Stephen begins by talking about Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama for president. He then interviews Fareed Zakaria about the economic crisis. Stephen presents a new "lower cost" segment based on "Colbert Platinum", "Colbert Aluminum." He talks about Paris, rich people opening various bank accounts in order to protect themselves, and stealth wealth. Finally, Stephen talks to Wynton Marsalis about jazz and together they perform "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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Michael Farris
2008-10-21Stephen begins by talking about Stephen Jr., his adopted eagle son, who was spotted in Oregon. He claims that Stephen Jr. has been supporting John McCain in the state. In "The Wørd," Stephen discusses Acorn and voter fraud, with some votes containing the names of cartoon characters. He claims that cartoon characters should not be allowed to vote. Stephen then examines of God concerning the election, after claims of a battle between God, Allah, Buddah and Hindu (despite the fact Buddah and Hindu are not gods). He plays some reponses from his Atone-Phone. Stephen then interviews Michael Farris about the Patrick Henry College.
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David Frum
2008-10-22Episode overview is not available yet.
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Jonathan Alter
2008-10-23Episode overview is not available yet.
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Yo-Yo Ma
2008-10-27Grammy Award winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, (Songs of Joy and Peace).
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Brian Moore, Sherman Alexie
2008-10-28Stephen welcomes Sherman Alexie, author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."
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David Simon
2008-10-29Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.
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Wilco
2008-10-30Episode overview is not available yet.
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Charlie Cook, Andrew Sullivan
2008-11-03Andrew Sullivan says conservatives should support Obama.
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Indecision 2008: America's Choice
2008-11-04Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.
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Ambassador Andrew Young
2008-11-05Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.
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Rachel Maddow
2008-11-06Episode overview is not available yet.
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Dan Savage, Kevin Johnson
2008-11-11Episode overview is not available yet.
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Bob Woodward
2008-11-12Episode overview is not available yet.
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Stephen Moore
2008-11-13Episode overview is not available yet.
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Malcom Gladwell
2008-11-17Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell. Also, Stephen talks with the host of Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw about the important cabinet positions to be filled by Barack Obama.
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Paul Simon
2008-11-18Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.
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Michael Lewis
2008-11-19Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity, Michael Lewis.
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Cory Booker, Thomas L. Friedman
2008-11-20Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, Thomas Friedman.
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Khaled Hosseini, Roland Fryer
2008-12-01Stephen checks in on the war in Afghanistan, and Roland Fryer sees if cash incentives inspire students.
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Jeffrey Goldberg
2008-12-02Plaxico Burress could go to jail, and Jeffrey Goldberg says airline security is insufficient.
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Barbara Walters
2008-12-03The media reacts to Obama's cabinet picks, and Barbara Walters promotes her TV special.
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Sen. Bob Graham, Nicholas Wade
2008-12-04A new report predicts a biological attack, and Nicholas Wade wants to recreate a woolly mammoth.
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Episode 157
Geoffrey Canada
2008-12-08Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then talks about a potential government bailout of the Big Three U.S. automakers. Stephen then discusses Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen unknowingly hanging up on President-elect Obama. Finally, he interviews Geoffrey Canada about his work with the Harlem Children's Zone.
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Kevin Bacon, Charlie Kaufman
2008-12-09Stephen briefly mentions the arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. A discussion on Frost/Nixon, he interviews Kevin Bacon about the film. As a prelude to Thursday's new episode of Tek Jansen, Stephen shows the previous installment. Finally, he interviews Charlie Kaufman about his new film, Synecdoche, New York.
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Richard Haass
2008-12-10Richard Haass believes this century has the potential for America to cooperate with other countries to make the world safer.
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Michael Phelps
2008-12-11Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Michael Phelps will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics after Stephen teaches him how to ice dance.
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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert - Host
