The Colbert Report (Season 6)

Erick Erickson (Episode 1)

Air date: 2010-01-04

Overview: Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.

Riley Crane (Episode 2)

Air date: 2010-01-05

Overview: The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.

Capt. Charles Moore (Episode 3)

Air date: 2010-01-06

Overview: The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.

James Fowler (Episode 4)

Air date: 2010-01-07

Overview: America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.

Mon, Jan 11, 2010 (Episode 5)

Air date: 2010-01-11

Overview: Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.

Raj Patel (Episode 6)

Air date: 2010-01-12

Overview: Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."

Wed, Jan 13, 2010 (Episode 7)

Air date: 2010-01-13

Overview: Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 (Episode 8)

Air date: 2010-01-14

Overview: Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.

Emily Pilloton (Episode 9)

Air date: 2010-01-18

Overview: Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.

Stephen Bosworth (Episode 10)

Air date: 2010-01-19

Overview: Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.

Dick Ebersol (Episode 11)

Air date: 2010-01-20

Overview: Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.

John Farmer (Episode 12)

Air date: 2010-01-21

Overview: Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.

Kati Marton (Episode 13)

Air date: 2010-01-25

Overview: An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.

Mika Brzezinski (Episode 14)

Air date: 2010-01-26

Overview: Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.

Arthur Benjamin (Episode 15)

Air date: 2010-01-27

Overview: Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.

David Gergen (Episode 16)

Air date: 2010-01-28

Overview: Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.

Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr. (Episode 17)

Air date: 2010-02-01

Overview: Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.

Eliot Spitzer (Episode 18)

Air date: 2010-02-02

Overview: Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.

Peter Cove, John Durant (Episode 19)

Air date: 2010-02-03

Overview: Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.

Henry Louis Gates (Episode 20)

Air date: 2010-02-04

Overview: A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.

Jonathan Safran Foer (Episode 21)

Air date: 2010-02-08

Overview: Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.

George Stephanopoulos (Episode 22)

Air date: 2010-02-09

Overview: Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.

Claire Danes (Episode 23)

Air date: 2010-02-10

Overview: Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.

Al Michaels, David Ross (Episode 24)

Air date: 2010-02-11

Overview: Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.

Shaun White (Episode 25)

Air date: 2010-02-22

Overview: Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.

Lindsey Vonn, Bob Costas (Episode 26)

Air date: 2010-02-23

Overview: Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.

Scott Hamilton, Jeret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge (Episode 27)

Air date: 2010-02-24

Overview: Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.

Shani Davis, Seth Wescott (Episode 28)

Air date: 2010-02-25

Overview: Shani Davis thanks the Colbert Nation for his medals, and Seth Wescott refuses to wear tight clothing.

Don Cheadle (Episode 29)

Air date: 2010-03-01

Overview: Michael Buble sings two national anthems, and Don Cheadle considers doing heroin for Darfur.

David Brooks (Episode 30)

Air date: 2010-03-02

Overview: Kids may be the key to our economic future, and David Brooks discusses moderate conservatism.

Scheherazade Rehman, Garry Wills (Episode 31)

Air date: 2010-03-03

Overview: Scheherazade Rehman debates Greece's economy, and Garry Wills says the president has too much power.

Barry Schwartz (Episode 32)

Air date: 2010-03-04

Overview: Iraqi candidates sway voters with gifts, and Barry Schwartz explains the downside of too many choices.

Tom Hanks (Episode 33)

Air date: 2010-03-08

Overview: Ezra Klein details the reconciliation process, and Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker.

Annie Leonard (Episode 34)

Air date: 2010-03-09

Overview: Pringles recalls its two best flavors, and Annie Leonard says Americans have too much stuff.

Sean Carroll (Episode 35)

Air date: 2010-03-10

Overview: Charlie Cook discusses health care reconciliation, and Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time.

David Aaronovitch (Episode 36)

Air date: 2010-03-11

Overview: Scott Rasmussen interprets poll results, and David Aaronovitch discusses conspiracy theories.

Robert Baer (Episode 37)

Air date: 2010-03-15

Overview: Stephen questions the media's focus and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.

Rebecca Skloot (Episode 38)

Air date: 2010-03-16

Overview: Stephen examines the way Americans eat and talks to Rebecca Skloot about the ethics of science.

Nell Irvin Painter (Episode 39)

Air date: 2010-03-17

Overview: Doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness, and Stephen arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.

Mary Matalin (Episode 40)

Air date: 2010-03-18

Overview: James Martin defends social justice, and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.

Claire McCaskill (Episode 41)

Air date: 2010-03-29

Overview: Stephen breeds the elderly in captivity, and Claire McCaskill sends a message to Rush Limbaugh.

Simon Johnson (Episode 42)

Air date: 2010-03-30

Overview: Scandal rocks the church even harder than Creed, and Simon Johnson thinks banks have too much power.

Craig Mullaney (Episode 43)

Air date: 2010-03-31

Overview: The federal government raids an anti-government militia, and Craig Mullaney discusses Afghanistan.

David Frum, Judith Shulevitz (Episode 44)

Air date: 2010-04-01

Overview: David Frum gets fired from the Republican cult, and Judith Shulevitz discusses the Sabbath.

Dean Kamen (Episode 45)

Air date: 2010-04-05

Overview: Fox cancels "24," and Dean Kamen talks about his new advanced prosthetic arm invention.

Reverend Al Sharpton (Episode 46)

Air date: 2010-04-06

Overview: Scrabble changes its rules to allow proper names, and Al Sharpton fights for education reform.

David Simon (Episode 47)

Air date: 2010-04-07

Overview: Jeff Goldblum blesses a cigarette, and David Simon talks about his new show, "Treme."

Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Episode 48)

Air date: 2010-04-08

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Jeffrey Toobin, Julian Assange (Episode 49)

Air date: 2010-04-12

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. Also, Stephen talks with Jeffrey Toobin about the replacement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

Jon Mooallem (Episode 50)

Air date: 2010-04-13

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times journalist Jon Mooallem.

David Shields (Episode 51)

Air date: 2010-04-14

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, David Shields. Also, Stephen talks with the host of This Week, Jake Tapper and Bill Adair from politicfact.com about fact checking the Sunday talk shows.

Aimee Mullins (Episode 52)

Air date: 2010-04-15

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes athlete, actress and activist Aimee Mullins

Andrew Ross Sorkin, George Will (Episode 53)

Air date: 2010-04-19

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes political pundit George Will. Also, Stephen talks with New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin

Jeffrey Katzenberg (Episode 54)

Air date: 2010-04-20

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief executive of Dreamworks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Craig Robinson (Episode 55)

Air date: 2010-04-21

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Oregon State University's basketball coach and author of A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond, Craig Robinson.

Gorillaz (Episode 56)

Air date: 2010-04-22

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group Gorillaz.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Episode 57)

Air date: 2010-04-26

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes singer Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

Conn Iggulden (Episode 58)

Air date: 2010-04-27

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Conn Iggulden.

Gregg Easterbrook (Episode 59)

Air date: 2010-04-28

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.

OK Go (Episode 60)

Air date: 2010-04-29

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.

Elizabeth Warren (Episode 61)

Air date: 2010-05-03

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. Also, Stephen talks with the president of the Salt Institute Lori Roman and the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael Jacobson about salt intake regulation.

Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett (Episode 62)

Air date: 2010-05-04

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.

David Isay (Episode 63)

Air date: 2010-05-05

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.

Stewart Brand (Episode 64)

Air date: 2010-05-06

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes environmentalist and author of Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, Stewart Brand. Also, Stephen talks with The Atlantic Monthly columnist Andrew Sullivan about the British elections.

Gary Johnson (Episode 65)

Air date: 2010-05-10

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Also, Stephen talks with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman about the Greek bailout.

Hampton Sides (Episode 66)

Air date: 2010-05-11

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

Deepak Chopra (Episode 67)

Air date: 2010-05-12

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes self help guru and author of The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, Deepak Chopra.

The Hold Steady (Episode 68)

Air date: 2010-05-13

Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Episode 69)

Air date: 2010-06-01

Overview: Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.

Lisa Miller (Episode 70)

Air date: 2010-06-02

Overview: Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.

Vampire Weekend (Episode 71)

Air date: 2010-06-03

Overview: Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.

James Carville, Jonathan Alter (Episode 72)

Air date: 2010-06-07

Overview: Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.

Mark Frauenfelder (Episode 73)

Air date: 2010-06-08

Overview: Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.

Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn (Episode 74)

Air date: 2010-06-09

Overview: Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.

Alan Bean (Episode 75)

Air date: 2010-06-10

Overview: Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.

Stephen Prothero (Episode 76)

Air date: 2010-06-14

Overview: Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.

Dr. Carl Safina (Episode 77)

Air date: 2010-06-15

Overview: Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.

Devo (Episode 78)

Air date: 2010-06-16

Overview: Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.

David Mamet (Episode 79)

Air date: 2010-06-17

Overview: Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.

Wes Moore (Episode 80)

Air date: 2010-06-21

Overview: Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.

Gloria Steinem (Episode 81)

Air date: 2010-06-22

Overview: Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.

Tim Westergren (Episode 82)

Air date: 2010-06-23

Overview: Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.

Michael Specter (Episode 83)

Air date: 2010-06-24

Overview: Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.

Michael Hastings, John Waters (Episode 84)

Air date: 2010-06-28

Overview: Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.

Mayor Julian Castro (Episode 85)

Air date: 2010-06-29

Overview: BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.

Nicholas Carr (Episode 86)

Air date: 2010-06-30

Overview: Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.

Manny Howard (Episode 87)

Air date: 2010-07-01

Overview: Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.

Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku (Episode 88)

Air date: 2010-07-05

Overview: Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.

Garret Keizer (Episode 89)

Air date: 2010-07-06

Overview: Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"

Steve Carell (Episode 90)

Air date: 2010-07-07

Overview: Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert

Arturo Rodriguez (Episode 91)

Air date: 2010-07-08

Overview: Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.

Hephzibah Anderson (Episode 92)

Air date: 2010-07-26

Overview: Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.

Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline (Episode 93)

Air date: 2010-07-27

Overview: Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.

Elon Musk (Episode 94)

Air date: 2010-07-28

Overview: President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.

Andy Cohen (Episode 95)

Air date: 2010-07-29

Overview: Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.

Jimmy Cliff (Episode 96)

Air date: 2010-08-02

Overview: Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.

Laura Ingraham (Episode 97)

Air date: 2010-08-03

Overview: Stephen reads some of Barack Obama's private musings to Laura Ingraham.

Michael Posner (Episode 98)

Air date: 2010-08-04

Overview: P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.

Savion Glover (Episode 99)

Air date: 2010-08-05

Overview: Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.

Dylan Ratigan (Episode 100)

Air date: 2010-08-10

Overview: Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.

David Finkel (Episode 101)

Air date: 2010-08-11

Overview: Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq War's effect on American troops.

Chuck Close (Episode 102)

Air date: 2010-08-12

Overview: Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.

Richard Clarke, John Fetterman (Episode 103)

Air date: 2010-08-16

Overview: Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.

Barry Levine (Episode 104)

Air date: 2010-08-17

Overview: Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.

Thomas French (Episode 105)

Air date: 2010-08-18

Overview: Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.

Jon Krakauer (Episode 106)

Air date: 2010-08-19

Overview: Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.

Leslie Kean (Episode 107)

Air date: 2010-08-23

Overview: President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.

Jeffrey Goldberg (Episode 108)

Air date: 2010-08-24

Overview: Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.

Andrew Hacker, Heidi Cullen (Episode 109)

Air date: 2010-08-25

Overview: Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather

Richard Engel (Episode 110)

Air date: 2010-08-26

Overview: Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Anthony Romero (Episode 111)

Air date: 2010-09-07

Overview: The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.

Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. Raymond Odierno (Episode 112)

Air date: 2010-09-08

Overview: Stephen kicks off his salute to the troops tonight with appearances by the Vice President of the United States and the general who shaved his head.

Sen. Jim Webb, Joshua Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend (Episode 113)

Air date: 2010-09-09

Overview: David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.

Lisa Birnbach (Episode 114)

Air date: 2010-09-13

Overview: 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.

Sean Wilentz (Episode 115)

Air date: 2010-09-14

Overview: Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.

Saul Griffith (Episode 116)

Air date: 2010-09-15

Overview: The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.

Lawrence O'Donnell (Episode 117)

Air date: 2010-09-16

Overview: Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.

Pavement (Episode 118)

Air date: 2010-09-20

Overview: A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.

Eric Schmidt (Episode 119)

Air date: 2010-09-21

Overview: Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.

Guillermo Del Toro (Episode 120)

Air date: 2010-09-22

Overview: President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.

Oscar Goodman (Episode 121)

Air date: 2010-09-23

Overview: Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.

Ken Burns (Episode 122)

Air date: 2010-09-27

Overview: The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."

Paul Begala, Ross Douthat (Episode 123)

Air date: 2010-09-28

Overview: Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.

Steve Rattner (Episode 124)

Air date: 2010-09-29

Overview: The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.

Aaron Sorkin (Episode 125)

Air date: 2010-09-30

Overview: Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.

Eugene Robinson (Episode 126)

Air date: 2010-10-04

Overview: The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.

Leon Botstein (Episode 127)

Air date: 2010-10-05

Overview: Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school

Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy (Episode 128)

Air date: 2010-10-06

Overview: The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.

Davis Guggenheim (Episode 129)

Air date: 2010-10-07

Overview: Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.

Robert Reich (Episode 130)

Air date: 2010-10-11

Overview: Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.

Brendan Steinhauser (Episode 131)

Air date: 2010-10-12

Overview: Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.

Austan Goolsbee (Episode 132)

Air date: 2010-10-13

Overview: Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.

Bill Bryson (Episode 133)

Air date: 2010-10-14

Overview: Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.

Nicholas Negroponte (Episode 134)

Air date: 2010-10-25

Overview: Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.

Garry Wills (Episode 135)

Air date: 2010-10-26

Overview: Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.

Rep. Tom Perriello, Apolo Anton Ohno (Episode 136)

Air date: 2010-10-27

Overview: Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.

Maira Kalman (Episode 137)

Air date: 2010-10-28

Overview: The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.

Jonathan Alter (Episode 138)

Air date: 2010-11-01

Overview: Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.

Katrina vanden Heuvel, David Frum (Episode 139)

Air date: 2010-11-02

Overview: Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.

Doris Kearns Goodwin (Episode 140)

Air date: 2010-11-03

Overview: Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.

Elvis Costello (Episode 141)

Air date: 2010-11-04

Overview: A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.

Reza Aslan (Episode 142)

Air date: 2010-11-08

Overview: Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.

Cee-Lo Green (Episode 143)

Air date: 2010-11-09

Overview: Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.

Martha Stewart (Episode 144)

Air date: 2010-11-10

Overview: Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.

Quincy Jones (Episode 145)

Air date: 2010-11-11

Overview: Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.

David Stern (Episode 146)

Air date: 2010-11-15

Overview: Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.

John Legend (Episode 147)

Air date: 2010-11-16

Overview: Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."

Ian Frazier (Episode 148)

Air date: 2010-11-17

Overview: Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta (Episode 149)

Air date: 2010-11-18

Overview: Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.

Dan Savage (Episode 150)

Air date: 2010-11-29

Overview: The advice columnist and Colbert Report national spokes-gay returns to talk about his new anti-suicide initiative for gay teenagers.

Tom Vilsack (Episode 151)

Air date: 2010-11-30

Overview: James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.

Michelle Rhee (Episode 152)

Air date: 2010-12-01

Overview: The former education commissioner talks about her efforts to reform the Washington D.C. school system.

David Stockman (Episode 153)

Air date: 2010-12-02

Garry Trudeau (Episode 154)

Air date: 2010-12-06

Overview: Obama tries to win over Republicans, and Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of "Doonesbury."

Julie Nixon Eisenhower & David Eisenhower (Episode 155)

Air date: 2010-12-07

Overview: Obama extends the Bush tax cuts, and David and Julie Eisenhower recall growing up in the White House.

Steve Martin (Episode 156)

Air date: 2010-12-08

Overview: Stephen tests Steve Martin's art knowledge and tries to sell him last year's portrait.

Julie Taymor (Episode 157)

Air date: 2010-12-09

Overview: William Wegman arts up Stephen's portrait, and Julie Taymor talks about "The Tempest."

Patti Smith (Episode 158)

Air date: 2010-12-13

Overview: Stephen wants to feed the economy that Jamie Lee Curtis yogurt and asks Patti Smith about her memoir.

David Boies, Stephen Sondheim (Episode 159)

Air date: 2010-12-14

Overview: Stephen wins the Golden Tweet Award and takes issue with some of Stephen Sondheim's lyrics.

Omar Wasow, Laird Hamilton (Episode 160)

Air date: 2010-12-15

Overview: America is at cyberwar, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.

Amy Sedaris, Paul Simon (Episode 161)

Air date: 2010-12-16

Overview: Jesus may be a liberal Democrat, Amy Sedaris makes a tie snake, and Paul Simon performs.