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.
The Colbert Report (Season 2)
Nancy Grace (Episode 1)
Air date: 2006-01-09
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!
Carl Bernstein (Episode 2)
Air date: 2006-01-10
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!
John Stossel (Episode 3)
Air date: 2006-01-11
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!
Ken Miller (Episode 4)
Air date: 2006-01-12
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!
George Stephanopoulos (Episode 5)
Air date: 2006-01-16
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!
Andrew Sullivan (Episode 6)
Air date: 2006-01-17
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!
Frank McCourt (Episode 7)
Air date: 2006-01-18
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!
Nina Totenberg (Episode 8)
Air date: 2006-01-19
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!
David Gregory (Episode 9)
Air date: 2006-01-23
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!
Robin Givhan (Episode 10)
Air date: 2006-01-24
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!
Norah Vincent (Episode 11)
Air date: 2006-01-25
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!
Paul Begala (Episode 12)
Air date: 2006-01-26
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!
Annie Duke (Episode 13)
Air date: 2006-01-30
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!
Dave Marash (Episode 14)
Air date: 2006-01-31
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!
Emily Yoffe (Episode 15)
Air date: 2006-02-01
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!
Christine Todd Whitman (Episode 16)
Air date: 2006-02-02
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!
Sen. Barbara Boxer (Episode 17)
Air date: 2006-02-06
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!
James Woolsey (Episode 18)
Air date: 2006-02-07
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!
Alan Dershowitz (Episode 19)
Air date: 2006-02-08
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!
George Packer (Episode 20)
Air date: 2006-02-09
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!
Lama Surya Das (Episode 21)
Air date: 2006-02-21
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!
Michael Eric Dyson (Episode 22)
Air date: 2006-02-22
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster, Michael Eric Dyson!
David Brooks (Episode 23)
Air date: 2006-02-23
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!
Tony Campolo (Episode 24)
Air date: 2006-02-27
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, Tony Campolo!
Brett O'Donnell (Episode 25)
Air date: 2006-02-28
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!
Arianna Huffington (Episode 26)
Air date: 2006-03-01
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!
Jeffrey Sachs (Episode 27)
Air date: 2006-03-02
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs!
Bob Schieffer (Episode 28)
Air date: 2006-03-06
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!
Norman Ornstein (Episode 29)
Air date: 2006-03-07
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, Norman Ornstein!
James Webb (Episode 30)
Air date: 2006-03-08
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb!
Lorraine Bracco (Episode 31)
Air date: 2006-03-09
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!
Christopher Buckley (Episode 32)
Air date: 2006-03-13
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley!
Keith Olbermann (Episode 33)
Air date: 2006-03-14
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!
Al Franken (Episode 34)
Air date: 2006-03-15
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!
Frank Vincent (Episode 35)
Air date: 2006-03-16
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent!
Connie Chung (Episode 36)
Air date: 2006-03-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.
Steve Kroft (Episode 37)
Air date: 2006-03-21
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!
Dan Senor (Episode 38)
Air date: 2006-03-22
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!
John Kasich (Episode 39)
Air date: 2006-03-23
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You.
Sen. Gary Hart (Episode 40)
Air date: 2006-03-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Michael Brown (Episode 41)
Air date: 2006-03-28
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.
Bruce Bartlett (Episode 42)
Air date: 2006-03-29
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!
Robert Greenwald (Episode 43)
Air date: 2006-03-30
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, and most recently, The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress, Robert Greenwald!
Michael Smerconish (Episode 44)
Air date: 2006-04-03
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.
Rev. Jesse Jackson (Episode 45)
Air date: 2006-04-04
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.
Harvey Mansfield (Episode 46)
Air date: 2006-04-05
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.
Markos Moulitsas (Episode 47)
Air date: 2006-04-06
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley.
Reza Aslan (Episode 48)
Air date: 2006-04-17
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan!
Anthony Romero (Episode 49)
Air date: 2006-04-18
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
Caitlin Flanagan (Episode 50)
Air date: 2006-04-19
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan!
Ralph Nader (Episode 51)
Air date: 2006-04-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.
Hugh Hewitt (Episode 52)
Air date: 2006-04-24
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt!
Sam Harris (Episode 53)
Air date: 2006-04-25
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Sebastian Junger (Episode 54)
Air date: 2006-04-26
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.
Bill Kristol (Episode 55)
Air date: 2006-04-27
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!
Jon Meacham (Episode 56)
Air date: 2006-05-01
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham!
Gov. Mike Huckabee (Episode 57)
Air date: 2006-05-02
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!
Paul Rieckhoff (Episode 58)
Air date: 2006-05-03
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff!
Rick Reilly (Episode 59)
Air date: 2006-05-04
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly!
Shere Hite (Episode 60)
Air date: 2006-05-08
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!
Frank Rich (Episode 61)
Air date: 2006-05-09
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich!
Bill Bastone (Episode 62)
Air date: 2006-05-10
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!
Madeleine Albright (Episode 63)
Air date: 2006-05-11
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!
Kevin Phillips (Episode 64)
Air date: 2006-05-15
Overview: Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.
Tyson Slocum (Episode 65)
Air date: 2006-05-16
Overview: Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.
Jonathan Alter (Episode 66)
Air date: 2006-05-17
Overview: Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.
Ted Daeschler (Episode 67)
Air date: 2006-05-18
Overview: TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!
Stone Phillips (Episode 68)
Air date: 2006-06-05
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.
Christiane Amanpour (Episode 69)
Air date: 2006-06-06
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Steven Squyres (Episode 70)
Air date: 2006-06-07
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres.
Steven Johnson (Episode 71)
Air date: 2006-06-08
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Episode 72)
Air date: 2006-06-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.
Tim Flannery (Episode 73)
Air date: 2006-06-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.
David Sirota (Episode 74)
Air date: 2006-06-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.
Michael Pollan (Episode 75)
Air date: 2006-06-15
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.
Gustavo Arellano (Episode 76)
Air date: 2006-06-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.
Bart Ehrman (Episode 77)
Air date: 2006-06-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.
Bay Buchanan (Episode 78)
Air date: 2006-06-21
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.
Douglas Brinkley (Episode 79)
Air date: 2006-06-22
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.
Marc Bowden (Episode 80)
Air date: 2006-06-26
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam.
Chris Matthews (Episode 81)
Air date: 2006-06-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
Robert Baer (Episode 82)
Air date: 2006-06-28
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer.
Christopher Noxon (Episode 83)
Air date: 2006-06-29
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.
Amy Sedaris (Episode 84)
Air date: 2006-07-10
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.
Tony Hawk (Episode 85)
Air date: 2006-07-11
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Mort Zuckerman (Episode 86)
Air date: 2006-07-12
Overview: Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
Ron Suskind (Episode 87)
Air date: 2006-07-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
Lee Silver (Episode 88)
Air date: 2006-07-17
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.
Dhani Jones (Episode 89)
Air date: 2006-07-18
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.
Joe Scarborough (Episode 90)
Air date: 2006-07-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.
Tom Brokaw (Episode 91)
Air date: 2006-07-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.
Howell Raines (Episode 92)
Air date: 2006-07-24
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines
William Donohue (Episode 93)
Air date: 2006-07-25
Overview: Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.
Neal Katyal (Episode 94)
Air date: 2006-07-26
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.
Joe Quesada (Episode 95)
Air date: 2006-07-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.
Ned Lamont (Episode 96)
Air date: 2006-07-31
Overview: Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.
Peter Beinart (Episode 97)
Air date: 2006-08-01
Overview: Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.
Linda Hirshman (Episode 98)
Air date: 2006-08-02
Overview: Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.
Paul Hackett III (Episode 99)
Air date: 2006-08-03
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
Bill Rhoden (Episode 100)
Air date: 2006-08-08
Overview: Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.
Alexandra Robbins (Episode 101)
Air date: 2006-08-09
Overview: Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids.
Eli Pariser (Episode 102)
Air date: 2006-08-10
Overview: Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.
Ramesh Ponnuru (Episode 103)
Air date: 2006-08-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.
David Gergen (Episode 104)
Air date: 2006-08-15
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.
Morgan Spurlock (Episode 105)
Air date: 2006-08-16
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.
Neil Young (Episode 106)
Air date: 2006-08-17
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.
Geoffrey Nunberg (Episode 107)
Air date: 2006-08-21
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.
Paul Krugman (Episode 108)
Air date: 2006-08-22
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.
Gideon Yago (Episode 109)
Air date: 2006-08-23
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago
Janna Levin (Episode 110)
Air date: 2006-08-24
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.
Martin Short (Episode 111)
Air date: 2006-09-11
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.
Toby Keith (Episode 112)
Air date: 2006-09-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.
Ken Jennings (Episode 113)
Air date: 2006-09-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Ken Jennings
Bill Simmons (Episode 114)
Air date: 2006-09-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN's Sports Guy columnist and author of Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox, Bill Simmons
Will Power (Episode 115)
Air date: 2006-09-18
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.
Frank Rich (Episode 116)
Air date: 2006-09-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina.
James Carville (Episode 117)
Air date: 2006-09-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.
Daniel Ellsberg (Episode 118)
Air date: 2006-09-21
Overview: Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
Arianna Huffington (Episode 119)
Air date: 2006-09-25
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
Ted Danson (Episode 120)
Air date: 2006-09-26
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.
Lowell Bergman (Episode 121)
Air date: 2006-09-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.
Steve Wozniak (Episode 122)
Air date: 2006-09-28
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.
Michael Lewis (Episode 123)
Air date: 2006-10-02
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.
Andy Stern (Episode 124)
Air date: 2006-10-03
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern.
Senator Byron Dorgan (Episode 125)
Air date: 2006-10-04
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America.
Amy Goodman (Episode 126)
Air date: 2006-10-05
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.
Randy Newman (Episode 127)
Air date: 2006-10-09
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.
Ariel Levy (Episode 128)
Air date: 2006-10-10
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy.
George Lucas (Episode 129)
Air date: 2006-10-11
Overview: Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (Episode 130)
Air date: 2006-10-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Barry Scheck (Episode 131)
Air date: 2006-10-16
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
Richard Dawkins (Episode 132)
Air date: 2006-10-17
Overview: Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.
David Kuo (Episode 133)
Air date: 2006-10-18
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction, David Kuo.
Dr. Peter Agre (Episode 134)
Air date: 2006-10-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.
Barry Manilow (Episode 135)
Air date: 2006-10-30
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.
Tim Robbins (Episode 136)
Air date: 2006-10-31
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.
Penn Jillette (Episode 137)
Air date: 2006-11-01
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.
Ronald Reagan Jr. (Episode 138)
Air date: 2006-11-02
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.
Mark Halperin (Episode 139)
Air date: 2006-11-06
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008, Mark Halperin.
Indecision 2006 Election Coverage (Episode 140)
Air date: 2006-11-07
Overview: Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.
Jeff Greenfield (Episode 141)
Air date: 2006-11-08
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.
Dean Kamen (Episode 142)
Air date: 2006-11-09
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.
Dan Rather (Episode 143)
Air date: 2006-11-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.
Jeff Swartz (Episode 144)
Air date: 2006-11-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.
Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek (Episode 145)
Air date: 2006-11-15
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.
Richard Linklater (Episode 146)
Air date: 2006-11-16
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.
Jim Lehrer (Episode 147)
Air date: 2006-11-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.
Harry Shearer (Episode 148)
Air date: 2006-11-28
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.
Nora Ephron (Episode 149)
Air date: 2006-11-29
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.
Mike Lupica (Episode 150)
Air date: 2006-11-30
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.
Will Wright (Episode 151)
Air date: 2006-12-04
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.
Steven D. Levitt (Episode 152)
Air date: 2006-12-05
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.
John Sexton (Episode 153)
Air date: 2006-12-06
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.
Dr. Francis S. Collins (Episode 154)
Air date: 2006-12-07
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins.
Dr. Peter Singer (Episode 155)
Air date: 2006-12-11
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Dr. Peter Singer
Dan Savage (Episode 156)
Air date: 2006-12-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.
Doris Kearns Goodwin (Episode 157)
Air date: 2006-12-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Daniel Pinchbeck (Episode 158)
Air date: 2006-12-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck.
Jack Welch (Episode 159)
Air date: 2006-12-18
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.
Deepak Chopra (Episode 160)
Air date: 2006-12-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.
Chris Funk, Robert Schneider (Episode 161)
Air date: 2006-12-20
Overview: Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.
Seasons
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Episodes 138
Episodes 160
Episodes 161
Episodes 161
Episodes 124
Episodes 155
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