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161 this season · 2902 totals2009e01 Alan Colmes, John King 2009-01-06 04:30
Alan Colmes, John King
Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
s2009e02 Matt Miller 2009-01-07 04:30
Matt Miller
Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
s2009e03 Benicio Del Toro 2009-01-08 04:30
Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
s2009e04 Lawrence Lessig 2009-01-09 04:30
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
s2009e05 Anthony Romero 2009-01-13 04:30
Anthony Romero
Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
s2009e06 Niall Ferguson 2009-01-14 04:30
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
s2009e07 Alan Khazei 2009-01-15 04:30
Alan Khazei
Alan Khazei explains to Stephen why anybody would do something for someone else and not get paid for it.
s2009e08 David Gregory, Shepard Fairey 2009-01-16 04:30
David Gregory, Shepard Fairey
David Gregory believes the press will hold Obama's feet to the fire in the same way all presidents ought to be challenged. Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.
s2009e09 Frank Rich 2009-01-20 04:30
Frank Rich
Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
s2009e10 Jabari Asim 2009-01-21 04:30
Jabari Asim
Jabari Asim thinks Barack Obama is an opportunity for us to redefine ourselves as a country.
s2009e11 Elizabeth Alexander 2009-01-22 04:30
Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
s2009e12 Jon Meacham 2009-01-23 04:30
Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham thinks Andrew Jackson would have loved YouTube.
s2009e13 Chris Mooney, Ed Young 2009-01-27 04:30
Chris Mooney, Ed Young
Chris Mooney thinks scientists are going to be much closer to Barack Obama than they were to George W. Bush. Pastor Ed Young believes more sex will help marriages.
s2009e14 Philippe Petit 2009-01-28 04:30
Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit isn't courageous -- he's following his passion.
s2009e15 Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton 2009-01-29 04:30
Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton
Paul McCartney explains how to hunt vegetables. Denis Dutton says art is a tool for propagating.
s2009e16 John Podesta 2009-01-30 04:30
John Podesta
John Podesta believes that in the last nine days Barack Obama has shown he can make progress.
s2009e17 Dan Zaccagnino 2009-02-03 04:30
Dan Zaccagnino
Stephen is angry with Dan Zaccagnino for allowing Indaba Music users to remix his interview.
s2009e18 Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2009-02-04 04:30
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
s2009e19 Steve Martin 2009-02-05 04:30
Steve Martin
Stephen explodes after Steve Martin walks through his eyeline.
s2009e20 James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer 2009-02-06 04:30
James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer
James Surowiecki says the Democrats are using the financial crisis to push through programs that are in the long-term interest of Americans. Jonah Lehrer talks about finding a balance between the rational and the emotional in decision-making.
s2009e21 TV on the Radio 2009-02-10 04:30
TV on the Radio
Colbert then interviews TV on the Radio about their career.
s2009e22 Robert Ballard 2009-02-11 04:30
Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard explains why ocean exploration is a good investment.
s2009e23 Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker 2009-02-12 04:30
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker
Eleanor Holmes Norton will give Stephen a key to DC when residents get their voting rights. Stephen wonders if putting your genome on the Internet is like posting the social security number that God gave you.
s2009e24 David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik 2009-02-13 04:30
David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik
David Ross and Ed Colbert debate the copyright issues surrounding Shepard Fairey's Obama poster. Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
s2009e25 Father James Martin, Helen Fisher 2009-02-24 04:30
Father James Martin, Helen Fisher
Father Jim Martin believes an economic recession lowers people's defenses, making it easier for God to break through. Helen Fisher describes what happens to your brain when you're in love.
s2009e26 Cliff Sloan 2009-02-25 04:30
Cliff Sloan
Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
s2009e27 John Fetterman 2009-02-26 04:30
John Fetterman
Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.
s2009e28 Kris Kristofferson 2009-02-27 04:30
Kris Kristofferson
Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time.
s2009e29 David Byrne 2009-03-03 04:30
David Byrne
Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is?
s2009e30 Mark Bittman 2009-03-04 04:30
Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman says we eat without thinking about what is good for us, and what's good for the planet.
s2009e31 Carl Wilson 2009-03-05 04:30
Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk About Love."
s2009e32 Steven Johnson 2009-03-06 04:30
Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.
s2009e33 Lisa Hannigan 2009-03-10 03:30
Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."
s2009e34 William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling 2009-03-11 03:30
William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling
Stephen asks William Gerstenmaier to commit to naming the space module "Colbert," if he wins the online vote. Jay Keasling says the same yeast that we use to produce beer and bread will soon be fueling our cars and planes.
s2009e35 Howard Fineman 2009-03-12 03:30
Howard Fineman
Howard Fineman believes Americans were born and bred to argue.
s2009e36 Simon Johnson, Peter Singer 2009-03-13 03:30
Simon Johnson, Peter Singer
Simon Johnson explains why America's economy resembles an unstable, emerging market. Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.
s2009e37 Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman 2009-03-17 03:30
Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman
Jonathan Chait believes the New Deal was successful because it eased people's misery. Neil Gaiman replaces being scared of dead people with being afraid of living people in his new book "The Graveyard Book."
s2009e38 David Grann 2009-03-18 03:30
David Grann
David Grann follows the footsteps of an explorer searching for a lost civilization.
s2009e39 Juan Cole 2009-03-19 03:30
Juan Cole
Juan Cole doesn't advocate a soft approach, but he wants to take the Muslim world's views into account.
s2009e40 John McCardell 2009-03-20 03:30
John McCardell
John McCardell believes the current drinking age law drives alcohol consumption out of public view, putting young people at greater risk.
s2009e41 Derrick Pitts 2009-03-31 03:30
Derrick Pitts
Stephen handles Derrick Pitt's replica of Galileo's telescope with special magic gloves.
s2009e42 David Plotz 2009-04-01 03:30
David Plotz
David Plotz learned that the Bible is a lot messier than what they teach in Sunday school.
s2009e43 Dambisa Moyo 2009-04-02 03:30
Dambisa Moyo
Dambisa Moyo wants to focus on long-term growth for Africa instead of temporary solutions.
s2009e44 Biz Stone 2009-04-03 03:30
Biz Stone
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, one of America's preeminent Twits, discusses the company's popularity and business model.
s2009e45 Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry 2009-04-07 03:30
Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry
Tom Brokaw believes Barack Obama appeared very presidential at the G20 Summit. Rich Lowry wants Republican principles to stay the same, but the application to change.
s2009e46 Queen Noor 2009-04-08 03:30
Queen Noor
Queen Noor will only knight Stephen after he signs the Global Zero declaration.
s2009e47 Phil Bronstein 2009-04-09 03:30
Phil Bronstein
Stephen asks Phil Bronstein if the death of newspapers and journalistic oversight will begin a golden age of corruption.
s2009e48 Bart Ehrman 2009-04-10 03:30
Bart Ehrman
Stephen discusses Bart Ehrman's theory that the Bible contradicts itself.
s2009e49 Sunita Williams, Susie Orbach 2009-04-15 03:30
Sunita Williams, Susie Orbach
However far the space station goes, Stephen's treadmill will always have gone a few miles more. If Susie Orbach drops five pounds, she could be talking about her book "Bodies" on The Daily Show.
s2009e50 Jim Lehrer 2009-04-16 03:30
Jim Lehrer
It takes real courage for Jim Lehrer to be boring five nights a week on television.
s2009e51 Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec 2009-04-17 03:30
Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec
Kanishk Tharoor describes India's beautifully choreographed dance of democracy. Douglas Kmiec doesn't want the state to adopt any religion's perspective and impose it on Americans.
s2009e52 Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2009-04-21 03:30
Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Second Mate Ken Quinn and Stephen are returning to sea to hunt pirates in a two-man paddleboat. Sheriff Joe Arpaio denies that he focuses too much on illegal immigration.
s2009e53 Coach Mike Kryzewski 2009-04-22 03:30
Coach Mike Kryzewski
Mike Krzyzewski differentiates between teamwork and socialism.
s2009e54 Ira Glass 2009-04-23 03:30
Ira Glass
Stephen wants to know if Ira Glass will be just as lifeless hosting a live cinema performance as he is on the radio.
s2009e55 Elizabeth Bintliff 2009-04-24 03:30
Elizabeth Bintliff
Elizabeth Bintliff brings along Daisy the Cow to promote Heifer International, an organization that delivers livestock to developing countries.
s2009e56 The Decemberists 2009-04-28 03:30
The Decemberists
Colin Meloy describes The Decemberists' latest album by listing influences Stephen's never heard of.
s2009e57 Richard Engel, Daniel Gross 2009-04-29 03:30
Richard Engel, Daniel Gross
Richard Engel shares with Stephen the customary tip for a soldier who saves your life. Daniel Gross urges rich cable TV personalities to buy steaks, cigars and whiskey.
s2009e58 David Kessler 2009-04-30 03:30
David Kessler
David Kessler wants to save lives by getting Americans to eat less.
s2009e59 Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman 2009-05-01 03:30
Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman
Jonathan Alter tells Stephen how Obama's first 14 Mondays stack up against FDR's. Ethan Nadelmann wants to remove marijuana from the criminal justice system and put it into the taxation and regulation systems.
s2009e60 J.J. Abrams 2009-05-05 03:30
J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams reveals clues to Stephen's Persian Gulf mystery before Romulan Stephen demands revenge.
s2009e61 Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff 2009-05-06 03:30
Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff
Cliff Sloan estimates that the odds on the new Supreme Court justice being a white male are close to zero, even if that male is Stephen. Paul Rieckhoff wants to make sure returning veterans get education, employment and health care support.
s2009e62 Laurie Garrett 2009-05-07 03:30
Laurie Garrett
Laurie Garrett warns that the bird virus in Indonesia is 850 times as bad as the swine flu, though the piggies are right outside our door..
s2009e63 Mitchell Joachim 2009-05-08 03:30
Mitchell Joachim
Mitchell Joachim imagines soft cars and blimp bumper buses for cities in the future.
s2009e64 Tamara Draut 2009-05-12 03:30
Tamara Draut
Tamara Draut believes industry regulation is necessary now that Americans are using credit for basic necessities.
s2009e65 Ron Howard 2009-05-13 03:30
Ron Howard
Ron Howard tells Stephen that "Angels & Demons" is about Robert Langdon saving the church, even though Jesus already did that.
s2009e66 Michael Pollan 2009-05-14 03:30
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan advises that the best food to eat is anything with less than five ingredients in it.
s2009e67 Yusuf 2009-05-15 03:30
Yusuf
Stephen calls Yusuf a coward while telling him he loves him at the same time.
s2009e68 Meghan McCain 2009-05-19 03:30
Meghan McCain
Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people trying to make it more extreme.
s2009e69 Walter Kirn 2009-05-20 03:30
Walter Kirn
Walter Kirn believes that putting Ivy League schools like Princeton on the web would show those attending state schools they're not inferior.
s2009e70 Seth Shostak 2009-05-21 03:30
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak believes that, unless Earth is a miracle, there is most likely life among the trillion planets.
s2009e71 Green Day 2009-05-22 03:30
Green Day
Green Day discusses Wal-Mart's censorship and considers covering one of Stephen's patriotic songs.
s2009e72 Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan 2009-06-02 03:30
Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan
After 106 white male Supreme Court justices, Jeffrey Toobin thinks it might be time to change the court dynamics. Byron Dorgan doesn't believe in the kind of banking modernization that caused the Great Depression.
s2009e73 Katty Kay 2009-06-03 03:30
Katty Kay
Katty Kay explains the significant value of women in the workplace, even though they work in different ways than men.
s2009e74 Eric Schlosser 2009-06-04 03:30
Eric Schlosser
Eric Schlosser exposes the bizarre development of science-fiction factory farming systems over the last 30 years.
s2009e75 Dag Soderberg, David Byrne 2009-06-05 03:30
Dag Soderberg, David Byrne
Dag Soderberg takes the Bible out of the bookshop and onto the coffee table with "Bible Illuminated."
s2009e76 Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno 2009-06-09 03:30
Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno
Under direct orders from Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama, General Ray Odierno shaves Stephen's head.
s2009e77 Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (1) 2009-06-10 03:30
Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (1)
Bill Clinton works tirelessly to find a cure for Stephen Colbert, and the back of Stephen's head sells ad space for AMP Energy.
s2009e78 Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (2) 2009-06-11 03:30
Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (2)
Stephen identifies with strong military role models because he eats a lot of Admiral Crunch.
s2009e79 Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (3) 2009-06-12 03:30
Stephen broadcasts from Iraq (3)
Jim Webb's Marine background makes it difficult thank the Army, while Stephen tips his hat to a wrinkle-blasting laser and the contractors who built his set.
s2009e80 Austan Goolsbee 2009-06-16 03:30
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee believes Barack Obama's policies will fix the auto industry and put Americans in a very happy place.
s2009e81 Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers 2009-06-17 03:30
Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers
Karim Sadjadpour believes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sees his victory as a gift from God and Ayatollah Khomeini. Jim Rogers aims to keep power affordable and reliable while cleaning up the coal industry's large carbon footprint.
s2009e82 Joshua Micah Marshall 2009-06-18 03:30
Joshua Micah Marshall
Joshua Micah Marshall describes the Talking Points Memo blog as a hybrid of collaborative reader reporting and traditional reporting.
s2009e83 Paul Muldoon 2009-06-19 03:30
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon and Stephen recite "Tea" together to help it become the number one poem in America.
s2009e84 Simon Schama 2009-06-23 03:30
Simon Schama
Simon Schama admits that out of all the countries' histories he's covered, the United States has the greatest.
s2009e85 Howard Dean, David Kilcullen 2009-06-24 03:30
Howard Dean, David Kilcullen
Howard Dean believes the American government can pay for a public health insurance option because it will generate more jobs. David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guerrilla movements.
s2009e86 Matthew Crawford 2009-06-25 03:30
Matthew Crawford
Matthew Crawford explores the dichotomy between "knowledge" work and manual labor.
s2009e87 Jim Fouratt 2009-06-26 03:30
Jim Fouratt
Jim Fouratt discusses the significance of the Stonewall riots for the gay rights movement and his frustration with Barack Obama.
s2009e88 Neil DeGrasse Tyson 2009-06-30 03:30
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to make science accessible to whomever wants to reach out and touch it.
s2009e89 Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson 2009-07-01 03:30
Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson
Alexi Lalas believes the U.S. soccer team definitely has a shot at winning the World Cup. Kevin Mattson discusses the relevance of Jimmy Carter's underappreciated "national malaise" speech.
s2009e90 Nicholas Kristof 2009-07-02 03:30
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof describes the endocrine disruptors in the water that are causing genital malformations in male animals and humans.
s2009e91 Ed Viesturs 2009-07-03 03:30
Ed Viesturs
Stephen punches Ed Viesturs' Frequent Everest Card after his seventh climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
s2009e92 Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman 2009-07-14 03:30
Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman
If Stephen gets 25,000 votes, Paul Rieckhoff will make him an honorary member of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Paul Krugman says the stimulus package is enough to help, but not enough to cure the economic crisis.
s2009e93 Leymah Gbowee 2009-07-15 03:30
Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Gbowee organized a sex strike among women until the Liberian civil war ended.
s2009e94 Douglas Rushkoff 2009-07-16 03:30
Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff discusses the downfalls of operating the world like a corporation and how to weaken corporate influence.
s2009e95 Edmund Andrews 2009-07-17 03:30
Edmund Andrews
Edmund Andrews explains how he fell victim to the mortgage crisis as a New York Times economics reporter.
s2009e96 Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park 2009-07-21 03:30
Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park
Geoffrey Canada can't find any area where white men are being disproportionately victimized. Bob Park doesn't understand why humans need go to space when robots can do a better job.
s2009e97 Dr. Aaron Carroll 2009-07-22 03:30
Dr. Aaron Carroll
Aaron Carroll believes the single-payer system will cost less, cover everyone and lead to better outcomes.
s2009e98 Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson 2009-07-23 03:30
Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson explains how it's possible for companies to make money by providing free services.
s2009e99 Zev Chafets 2009-07-24 03:30
Zev Chafets
Zev Chafets doesn't have a problem with steroid use in baseball, but he is concerned about its cover-up.
s2009e100 Movits! 2009-07-28 03:30
Movits!
Because the guys from Movits! are from Sweden, they're forced to have the same hair length and glasses.
s2009e101 Arianna Huffington 2009-07-29 03:30
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accent to give herself an air of being an ethnic minority.
s2009e102 Kevin Baker 2009-07-30 03:30
Kevin Baker
Kevin Baker believes President Obama sees what needs to be done but is too reluctant to break with Congress.
s2009e103 Kathryn Bigelow 2009-07-31 03:30
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow's war movie, "The Hurt Locker," is getting great reviews, despite not having explosions and ear-splitting sound effects.
s2009e104 Gen. Tony Zinni 2009-08-04 03:30
Gen. Tony Zinni
General Tony Zinni cites David Petraeus, Barack Obama and Richard Branson as examples of great leaders.
s2009e105 Kurt Andersen 2009-08-05 03:30
Kurt Andersen
According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.
s2009e106 Kris Kobach 2009-08-06 03:30
Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward the people willing to come to this country legally.
s2009e107 Meryl Streep 2009-08-07 03:30
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep won't feel responsible if her role as Julia Child influences kids to think cooking is cool.
s2009e108 Sen. Barbara Boxer 2009-08-11 03:30
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer's new novel, "Blind Trust," is about a liberal California senator involved in a scandal, but it's not a veiled confession.
s2009e109 Jonathan Cohn 2009-08-12 03:30
Jonathan Cohn
According to Jonathan Cohn, the health care crisis forces even middle class Americans, who play by the rules, to choose between bankruptcy and medical care.
s2009e110 Mark Johnson 2009-08-13 03:30
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson explores the way music helps us persevere through struggles with his movement, "Playing for Change."
s2009e111 Mark Devlin 2009-08-14 03:30
Mark Devlin
Mark Devlin sends giant weather balloons into space to learn about galaxies that are billions of light years away.
s2009e112 Bill McKibben 2009-08-18 03:30
Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben urges international leaders to take steps to lower the world's carbon dioxide levels through his 350.org movement.
s2009e113 Robert Wright 2009-08-19 03:30
Robert Wright
Robert Wright believes that the three major religions can help God move toward a level of tolerance and compassion.
s2009e114 Ang Lee 2009-08-20 03:30
Ang Lee
Ang Lee captures the hope and optimism of tired, dirty kids in his movie, "Taking Woodstock."
s2009e115 Chris Matthews 2009-08-21 03:30
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews believes American politics would have been completely different without the Kennedys.
s2009e116 Cory Booker 2009-09-15 03:30
Cory Booker
Mayor Cory Booker discusses Newark's decreasing crime rate and gives Stephen the right to pee.
s2009e117 Christiane Amanpour 2009-09-16 03:30
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour is going to make Americans care about the rest of the world with her CNN show "Amanpour".
s2009e118 The Flaming Lips 2009-09-17 03:30
The Flaming Lips
Stephen asks The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne how bad things must be in Oklahoma that "Do You Realize??" is its official rock song.
s2009e119 Frank Bruni 2009-09-18 03:30
Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni talks about mastering his addiction to compulsive eating as a food critic for the New York Times.
s2009e120 Shai Agassi 2009-09-23 03:30
Shai Agassi
Shai Agassi explains his electric car network that's modeled after cell phone plans.
s2009e121 Michael Moore, A.J. Jacobs 2009-09-24 03:30
Michael Moore, A.J. Jacobs
Michael Moore fights capitalism and urges Senate Democrats to stand up for health care reform. AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, trying to be the most rational person alive and radical honesty.
s2009e122 Ken Burns 2009-09-25 03:30
Ken Burns
Ken Burns believes if America didn't have national parks, the Grand Canyon would be lined with mansions and Yosemite would be a gated community.
s2009e123 Sheryl WuDunn 2009-09-29 03:30
Sheryl WuDunn
Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to lift developing nations out of poverty.
s2009e124 Matt Latimer 2009-09-30 03:30
Matt Latimer
Matt Latimer, a former speechwriter for the Bush administration, remembers the words he used most when writing for the president.
s2009e125 Richard Dawkins 2009-10-01 03:30
Richard Dawkins
After offering evidence for evolution, Richard Dawkins wants to see the evidence for God.
s2009e126 George Wendt, Dr. Francis Collins 2009-10-02 03:30
George Wendt, Dr. Francis Collins
Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell research to give him crab claws.
s2009e127 Arne Duncan 2009-10-06 03:30
Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants longer school hours so American students can compete with the rest of the world.
s2009e128 Lara Logan, the Mountain Goats 2009-10-07 03:30
Lara Logan, the Mountain Goats
John Darnielle discusses his cheerfully desolate song lyrics and his respect for suicidal mountain goats.
s2009e129 Alison Gopnik 2009-10-08 03:30
Alison Gopnik
Alison Gopnik says babies are already as smart as they can be and have incredibly powerful ways of learning about the world.
s2009e130 Colin Beavan 2009-10-09 03:30
Colin Beavan
Colin Beavan spent a year making no environmental impact in the hope of finding a way to live that's better for the planet.
s2009e131 Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta 2009-10-13 03:30
Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta wants to intervene in the process of death and possibly reverse it.
s2009e132 David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle 2009-10-14 03:30
David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle stresses the importance of doing everything we can to protect the ocean and restore health to the system that takes care of us.
s2009e133 Amy Farrell, The RZA 2009-10-15 03:30
Amy Farrell, The RZA
The RZA wants everyone to know that the truth shall set you free from all things.
s2009e134 Jerry Mitchell 2009-10-16 03:30
Jerry Mitchell
Thanks to Jerry Mitchell's investigations, four people have gone to jail for crimes they committed in the civil rights era.
s2009e135 Cornel West 2009-10-27 03:30
Cornel West
Cornel West criticizes Barack Obama out of concern for the poor and working class people.
s2009e136 Randall Balmer, Gail Collins 2009-10-28 03:30
Randall Balmer, Gail Collins
Randall Balmer refuses to join the Catholic Church because he's suspicious of any religious group that defines itself in negative terms. Gail Collins describes the last 50 years of progress made by American women and the new issues they face today.
s2009e137 Brian Cox 2009-10-29 03:30
Brian Cox
Physicist Brian Cox, one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, discusses relativity and scientific bollocks.
s2009e138 Rosanne Cash, Bill Simmons 2009-10-30 03:30
Rosanne Cash, Bill Simmons
Put Rosanne Cash's new album on your list and drop some cash on it. Bill Simmons believes Wilt Chamberlain was gay and compares Kobe Bryant to Teen Wolf.
s2009e139 Nicholas Thompson 2009-11-03 04:30
Nicholas Thompson
Nicholas Thompson describes the lives of two friends -- Paul Nitze and George Kennan -- battling over the U.S. approach to the Cold War.
s2009e140 Andrew Sullivan 2009-11-04 04:30
Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan details Barack Obama's achievements in improved international relations, health care reform and bipartisanship.
s2009e141 Harold Evans 2009-11-05 04:30
Harold Evans
Harold Evans talks about being married to Tina Brown, getting knighted by the queen and exposing spies in the British government.
s2009e142 Joey Cheek, Chief William Bratton 2009-11-06 04:30
Joey Cheek, Chief William Bratton
William Bratton works to take the American police force model to emerging democracies and post-conflict nations.
s2009e143 Thomas Campbell 2009-11-10 04:30
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell explains to Stephen why people come to see art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
s2009e144 Maria Shriver 2009-11-11 04:30
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver feeds Stephen Lovin' Scoopful, her new ice cream that benefits Special Olympics.
s2009e145 Christopher Caldwell 2009-11-12 04:30
Christopher Caldwell
Christopher Caldwell says unassimilated Muslim immigrants have disrupted European relations between ethnic groups and the sexes.
s2009e146 Woody Harrelson 2009-11-13 04:30
Woody Harrelson
Stephen shaves Woody Harrelson's head while they both sing "The Star-Spangled Banner."
s2009e147 Paul Goldberger 2009-11-17 04:30
Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger says buildings bring out our emotions and are part of our most profound memories.
s2009e148 Malcolm Gladwell 2009-11-18 04:30
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell tries to get people to see connections between their own worlds and worlds outside of theirs.
s2009e149 Norah Jones 2009-11-19 04:30
Norah Jones
Norah Jones doesn't like her fans enough to get caught snorting coke in her underwear.
s2009e150 John Pike, Elvis Costello 2009-11-20 04:30
John Pike, Elvis Costello
John Pike talks about the popularity of the AK-47 as the Russian designer celebrates his 90th birthday. Elvis Costello will come back and do a song with Stephen when he gets his voice back.
s2009e151 Dan Esty, Cevin Soling 2009-12-01 04:30
Dan Esty, Cevin Soling
Dan Esty believes President Obama will bring a change in spirit to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Cevin Soling says public schools have been transformed into prisons because of an overdependence on security.
s2009e152 Guy Consolmagno, Sherman Alexie 2009-12-02 04:30
Guy Consolmagno, Sherman Alexie
Brother Guy Consolmagno explains why the Vatican accepts the possibility of alien life. Sherman Alexie criticizes digital technology for taking away the local celebration and appreciation of books.
s2009e153 Craig Watkins 2009-12-03 04:30
Craig Watkins
Craig Watkins tries to bring back credibility to the criminal justice system by overturning wrongful convictions.
s2009e154 Sec. Janet Napolitano 2009-12-04 04:30
Sec. Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano discusses America's border security and explains why she doesn't believe in the color-coded terror alert level.
s2009e155 Bill T. Jones, a performance by the cast of "Fela" 2009-12-08 04:30
Bill T. Jones, a performance by the cast of "Fela"
Bill T. Jones describes how Fela Kuti fought against the Nigerian government with his music.
s2009e156 Sen. Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly 2009-12-09 04:30
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly
Bernie Sanders doesn't want the government to run everything, but he calls for a fairer distribution of wealth and income.
s2009e157 Matt Taibbi 2009-12-10 04:30
Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi discusses Goldman Sachs' unprecedented access and influence on the government.
s2009e158 Lara Logan 2009-12-11 04:30
Lara Logan
Lara Logan weighs in on Obama's complex plan in Afghanistan and explains why Osama bin Laden hasn't been captured.
s2009e159 Katherine Reutter, Snoop Dogg 2009-12-15 04:30
Katherine Reutter, Snoop Dogg
Katherine Reutter wants Stephen to autograph her thigh so she can skate faster. Snoop Dogg works on his acting skills by reading a soap opera script with Stephen.
s2009e160 Alicia Keys 2009-12-16 04:30
Alicia Keys
Stephen wants Alicia Keys to address the suburban crowd in her hit song, "Empire State of Mind."
s2009e161 Tom Brokaw 2009-12-17 04:30
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw calls the last 10 years the "Oh My God" decade where everything was out of sync with what it had been before.