The Colbert Report (Season 7)

Gov. Ed Rendell (Episode 1)

Air date: 2011-01-03

Overview: Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.

Geoffrey Canada (Episode 2)

Air date: 2011-01-04

Overview: Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.

Atul Gawande (Episode 3)

Air date: 2011-01-05

Overview: America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.

Dr. Ronald DePinho (Episode 4)

Air date: 2011-01-06

Overview: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.

Fen Montaigne (Episode 5)

Air date: 2011-01-10

Overview: Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.

Chris Hughes (Episode 6)

Air date: 2011-01-11

Overview: Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.

Bernard-Henri Levy (Episode 7)

Air date: 2011-01-12

Overview: 50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.

Kevin Spacey (Episode 8)

Air date: 2011-01-13

Overview: Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.

Sherry Turkle (Episode 9)

Air date: 2011-01-17

Overview: Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.

Cornel West (Episode 10)

Air date: 2011-01-18

Overview: Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.

Ron Reagan Jr. (Episode 11)

Air date: 2011-01-19

Overview: Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.

Chris Matthews (Episode 12)

Air date: 2011-01-20

Overview: Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.

Charlie Rose (Episode 13)

Air date: 2011-01-24

Overview: House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.

Amy Chua (Episode 14)

Air date: 2011-01-25

Overview: Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.

Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis (Episode 15)

Air date: 2011-01-26

Overview: Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.

Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene (Episode 16)

Air date: 2011-01-27

Overview: Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.

Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit (Episode 17)

Air date: 2011-01-31

Overview: There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.

Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis (Episode 18)

Air date: 2011-02-01

Overview: Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.

Sean Kelly (Episode 19)

Writer: Dan Guterman

Air date: 2011-02-02

Overview: America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.

Jane McGonigal (Episode 20)

Air date: 2011-02-03

Overview: Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

LCD Soundsystem (Episode 21)

Air date: 2011-02-14

Overview: Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.

Christiane Amanpour, David Albright (Episode 22)

Air date: 2011-02-15

Overview: President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.

Eric Foner (Episode 23)

Air date: 2011-02-16

Overview: Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.

Jeffrey Leonard (Episode 24)

Air date: 2011-02-17

Overview: Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.

Eugene Jarecki (Episode 25)

Air date: 2011-02-21

Overview: Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.

Randi Weingarten, Bing West (Episode 26)

Air date: 2011-02-22

Overview: Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.

Stephanie Coontz (Episode 27)

Air date: 2011-02-23

Overview: Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.

Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee (Episode 28)

Air date: 2011-02-24

Overview: Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.

Michael Scheuer (Episode 29)

Air date: 2011-02-28

Overview: Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.

Evan Osnos (Episode 30)

Air date: 2011-03-01

Overview: Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.

Harry Connick Jr. (Episode 31)

Air date: 2011-03-02

Overview: There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.

Mark W. Moffett (Episode 32)

Air date: 2011-03-03

Overview: Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.

Joshua Foer (Episode 33)

Air date: 2011-03-07

Overview: Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.

Dan Sinker (Episode 34)

Air date: 2011-03-08

Overview: Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.

David Brooks (Episode 35)

Air date: 2011-03-09

Overview: Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."

Reza Aslan (Episode 36)

Air date: 2011-03-10

Overview: Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers (Episode 37)

Air date: 2011-03-21

Overview: Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.

Ayman Mohyeldin (Episode 38)

Air date: 2011-03-22

Overview: The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.

Nathan Myhrvold (Episode 39)

Air date: 2011-03-23

Overview: Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.

Jody Williams (Episode 40)

Air date: 2011-03-24

Overview: Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.

Michael Moore (Episode 41)

Air date: 2011-03-28

Overview: Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.

Dr. Anthony Fauci (Episode 42)

Air date: 2011-03-29

Overview: Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Tim Shriver (Episode 43)

Air date: 2011-03-30

Overview: Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.

Piers Gibbon (Episode 44)

Air date: 2011-03-31

Overview: The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.

Andrew Chaikin (Episode 45)

Air date: 2011-04-04

Overview: Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.

James Franco (Episode 46)

Air date: 2011-04-05

Overview: Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

Sir David Tang (Episode 47)

Air date: 2011-04-06

Overview: Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.

Jeff Greenfield (Episode 48)

Air date: 2011-04-07

Overview: Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage (Episode 49)

Air date: 2011-04-11

Overview: Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.

Ray Kurzweil (Episode 50)

Air date: 2011-04-12

Overview: Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.

Morgan Spurlock (Episode 51)

Air date: 2011-04-13

Overview: Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.

Caroline Kennedy (Episode 52)

Air date: 2011-04-14

Overview: Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.

Ron Paul (Episode 53)

Air date: 2011-04-25

Overview: n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump leads in the potential Republican candidate polls. Masturbation cures restless leg syndrome, and Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve.

A.C. Grayling (Episode 54)

Air date: 2011-04-26

Overview: The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.

Ice-T (Episode 55)

Air date: 2011-04-27

Overview: The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.

Wade Graham (Episode 56)

Air date: 2011-04-28

Overview: Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.

Francis Fukuyama (Episode 57)

Air date: 2011-05-02

Overview: Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.

Rex Ryan (Episode 58)

Air date: 2011-05-03

Overview: Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.

Amy Farrell (Episode 59)

Air date: 2011-05-04

Overview: "Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.

Bill James (Episode 60)

Air date: 2011-05-05

Overview: Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.

Lupe Fiasco (Episode 61)

Air date: 2011-05-09

Overview: Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.

Geoffrey Rush (Episode 62)

Air date: 2011-05-10

Overview: A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.

Eric Greitens (Episode 63)

Air date: 2011-05-11

Overview: Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.

John Bradshaw (Episode 64)

Air date: 2011-05-12

Overview: Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.

Alison Klayman (Episode 65)

Air date: 2011-05-16

Overview: Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

Amy Kremer (Episode 66)

Air date: 2011-05-17

Overview: Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.

Austan Goolsbee (Episode 67)

Air date: 2011-05-18

Overview: Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Episode 68)

Air date: 2011-05-19

Overview: John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.

James Stewart (Episode 69)

Air date: 2011-05-31

Overview: Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.

Robert Kennedy, Jr. (Episode 70)

Air date: 2011-06-01

Overview: Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.

Salman Khan (Episode 71)

Air date: 2011-06-02

Overview: Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.

Werner Herzog (Episode 72)

Air date: 2011-06-06

Overview: Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.

Sugar Ray Leonard (Episode 73)

Air date: 2011-06-07

Overview: Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.

Bre Pettis (Episode 74)

Air date: 2011-06-08

Overview: Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.

Tom Ridge (Episode 75)

Air date: 2011-06-09

Overview: Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.

Henry Kissinger (Episode 76)

Air date: 2011-06-13

Overview: Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.

Janny Scott (Episode 77)

Air date: 2011-06-14

Overview: Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.

Keith Olbermann (Episode 78)

Air date: 2011-06-15

Overview: Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.

Bon Iver (Episode 79)

Air date: 2011-06-20

Overview: Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.

Florence And The Machine (Episode 80)

Air date: 2011-06-21

Overview: Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.

Talib Kweli (Episode 81)

Air date: 2011-06-22

Overview: Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.

The Black Belles (Episode 82)

Air date: 2011-06-23

Overview: Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.

Grover Norquist (Episode 83)

Air date: 2011-06-27

Overview: Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.

Alexandra Pelosi (Episode 84)

Air date: 2011-06-28

Overview: 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.

Gary Sinise (Episode 85)

Air date: 2011-06-29

Overview: The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.

Timothy Garton Ash (Episode 86)

Air date: 2011-06-30

Overview: The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.

Michael Shermer (Episode 87)

Air date: 2011-07-11

Overview: The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."

Dan Savage (Episode 88)

Air date: 2011-07-12

Overview: Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.

David McCullough (Episode 89)

Air date: 2011-07-13

Overview: The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and David McCullough has a new book about Americans in Paris.

Jose Antonio Vargas (Episode 90)

Air date: 2011-07-14

Overview: The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.

John Prendergast (Episode 91)

Air date: 2011-07-18

Overview: Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.

David Carr (Episode 92)

Air date: 2011-07-19

Overview: Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."

Michael Sandel (Episode 93)

Air date: 2011-07-20

Overview: A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.

David Eagleman (Episode 94)

Air date: 2011-07-21

Overview: California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC loves breasts, and neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses the secret lives of the brain.

Brian Cox (Episode 95)

Air date: 2011-07-25

Overview: The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal puppetry to market their product to vaginas, and Brian Cox reveals the mysteries of space.

Brooke Gladstone (Episode 96)

Air date: 2011-07-26

Overview: Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.

Mary (Missy) Cummings (Episode 97)

Air date: 2011-07-27

Overview: Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric car drivers face a critical deadline, and Missy Cummings develops a new breed of flying robots.

Buddy Roemer (Episode 98)

Air date: 2011-07-28

Overview: John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.

Tony Hsieh (Episode 99)

Air date: 2011-08-01

Overview: Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company turns ashes into bullets, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh talks about delivering happiness.

Al Hunt (Episode 100)

Air date: 2011-08-02

Overview: Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save America's credit rating, and Al Hunt thinks everyone lost the debt ceiling deal.

Robert Wittman (Episode 101)

Air date: 2011-08-03

Overview: A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.

Anthony Bourdain (Episode 102)

Air date: 2011-08-04

Overview: Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over MLB's Twitter feed, and Anthony Bourdain describes the grossest things he's ever eaten.

Nassir Ghaemi (Episode 103)

Air date: 2011-08-08

Overview: America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.

The Cars (Episode 104)

Air date: 2011-08-09

Overview: The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.

Elliot Ackerman (Episode 105)

Air date: 2011-08-10

Overview: Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate money for a fix, and Elliot Ackerman lets voters directly nominate a president.

Gloria Steinem (Episode 106)

Air date: 2011-08-11

Overview: Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.

Ambassador Susan Rice (Episode 107)

Air date: 2011-08-15

Overview: Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, and Ambassador Susan Rice discusses the role of the United Nations.

STS-135 astronauts (Episode 108)

Air date: 2011-08-16

Overview: Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.

Jeff Bridges (Episode 109)

Air date: 2011-08-17

Overview: Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marriage into everyday napkin terms, and Jeff Bridges looks good by having fun.

Kevin Mitnick (Episode 110)

Air date: 2011-08-18

Overview: America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Episode 111)

Air date: 2011-09-06

Overview: People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils its toning shoes, and Tim Pawlenty explains why he pulled out of the presidential race.

Robin Wright (Episode 112)

Air date: 2011-09-07

Overview: The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial, and Robin Wright discusses the cultural impact of the Arab Spring.

Tom Brokaw (Episode 113)

Air date: 2011-09-08

Overview: The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme, and Tom Brokaw follows the progress of 9/11 victims' family members.

Diane Sawyer (Episode 114)

Air date: 2011-09-12

Overview: Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."

Al Gore (Episode 115)

Air date: 2011-09-13

Overview: Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.

Michael Moore (Episode 116)

Air date: 2011-09-14

Overview: Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his postal solution, and Michael Moore talks about his memoir "Here Comes Trouble."

David Copperfield (Episode 117)

Air date: 2011-09-15

Overview: Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.

Jeffrey Kluger (Episode 118)

Air date: 2011-09-20

Overview: Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" changes everything; and Jeffrey Kluger examines the bond between siblings.

Daniel Yergin (Episode 119)

Air date: 2011-09-21

Overview: Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors occupy Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses the world's quest for energy.

Jeremy Ben-Ami (Episode 120)

Air date: 2011-09-22

Overview: A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to silent farts in Afghanistan, and Jeremy Ben-Ami discusses the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Radiohead (Episode 121)

Air date: 2011-09-26

Overview: America reaches a milestone in corporate civil rights, Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien discuss global warming, and rock legend Radiohead performs.

Melinda Gates (Episode 122)

Air date: 2011-09-27

Overview: Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.

Ken Burns (Episode 123)

Air date: 2011-09-28

Overview: Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.

Mark Cuban (Episode 124)

Air date: 2011-09-29

Overview: Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c)(4), Kevin Kline hosts The Donating Game, and Mark Cuban talks billionaires.