Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman

Season 4 - Episode 1

Chris Beam, Gary Rosen

Season 4 - Episode 2

Gov. Mike Huckabee, Matt Taibbi

Season 4 - Episode 3

Norman Ornstein, Muhammad Yunus

Season 4 - Episode 4

Neil Shubin

Season 4 - Episode 5

Peter Hopkins, Jared Cohen

Season 4 - Episode 6

Deborah Tannen

Season 4 - Episode 7

Lou Dobbs, David Levy

Season 4 - Episode 8

Allan Sloan, Eric Weiner

Season 4 - Episode 9

Malcolm Gladwell, Andrew Young

Season 4 - Episode 10

Stephen Colbert's Sport Report

Season 4 - Episode 11

Debra Dickerson, Charles Nesson

Season 4 - Episode 12

Marjane Satrapi, Rick Warren

Season 4 - Episode 13

Joe Quesada, Alex Ross

Season 4 - Episode 14

Carl Hiaasen, Frans de Waal

Season 4 - Episode 15

Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano

Season 4 - Episode 16

Tony Campolo, Jacob Weisberg

Season 4 - Episode 17

Tonight Stephen welcomes Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy. Also, Stephen talks with Tony Campolo, author of ...

Angelo Falcon, Bob Dole

Season 4 - Episode 18

Richard Brookhiser, Tad Devine

Season 4 - Episode 19

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks with the senior editor of The National Review Richard Brookhis...

Mark Moffett

Season 4 - Episode 20

Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with Frogs. Also, Presidental candiate and former Arkansas Governa...

Aubrey de Grey, Philip Zimbardo

Season 4 - Episode 21

Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "Best Spoken Word Album" for The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Re...

Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lisa Randall

Season 4 - Episode 22

Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen claims that via obligation, he should be the running mate. He also...

David Gracer, Richard Thompson Ford

Season 4 - Episode 23

Stephen begins by talking about how he survived the writers strike. He brings his writers (including, strangely enough, Tiki Barber, Mikhail...

John Feinstein, Leonard Nimoy

Season 4 - Episode 24

Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian Oliver Pocher on notice for stealing his pose that he used on ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Season 4 - Episode 25

Stephen starts by talking about a photo of Barack Obama in Muslim dress, claiming he is a terrorist. He says that the photo does not devide ...

Tony Snow

Season 4 - Episode 26

Stephen begins by discussing a recent John McCain rally, in which opening speaker Bill Cunningham said negative things about Barack Obama. T...

Richard Brookhiser, Ingrid Newkirk

Season 4 - Episode 27

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president and co-founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk. Also, Stephen talks with the senior editor for The National R...

Lorin Maazel, Shashi Tharoor

Season 4 - Episode 28

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former UN undersecretary general for communications and public information, and author of The Elephant, the Tig...

William Donohue, Howard Dean, Jennifer 8. Lee

Season 4 - Episode 29

Stephen starts by talking about John McCain and his support from John Hagee. Stephen expresses his anger of Hagee's views about Catholics. H...

Robert Reich, Gregory Rodriguez

Season 4 - Episode 30

Stephen begins by paying tribute to Brett Favre. He then becomes angry about Mike Huckabee losing the Republican primaries to John McCain. H...

John Legend

Season 4 - Episode 31

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician John Legend.

George McGovern

Season 4 - Episode 32

Stephen begins by talking about the Eliot Spitzer scandal. In "The Wørd," he talks about Hillary Clinton's claim that she is ahead in the De...

Geraldo Rivera

Season 4 - Episode 33

Stephen talks about his hate for John McCain, which he is forced to set aside to support him as the Republican nominee. In "The Wørd," Steph...

Howard Kurtz

Season 4 - Episode 34

Hussein Ibish, Sudhir Venkatesh

Season 4 - Episode 35

Tonight Stephen welcomes Columbia University professor and author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes it to the Streets, Sud...

Samantha Power

Season 4 - Episode 36

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the...

Carole King

Season 4 - Episode 37

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary singer/songwriter Carole King.

Dee Dee Myers

Season 4 - Episode 38

Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary and author of Why Women Should Rule the World, Dee Dee Myers.

Dean Kamen

Season 4 - Episode 39

Eric Alterman, Michael Reynolds

Season 4 - Episode 40

Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of English and journalism and author of Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America, E...

Van Jones

Season 4 - Episode 41

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Van Jones.

R.E.M.

Season 4 - Episode 42

Tonight Stephen welcomes classic American rock band R.E.M. to talk about their new album, "Accelerate".

Clay Shirky

Season 4 - Episode 43

Tonight Stephen welcomes telecommunications professor and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Cla...

Trevor Paglen, Jesse Ventura

Season 4 - Episode 44

Tonight Stephen welcomes former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota and author of Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!, Jesse Ventura. ...

Madeline Albright

Season 4 - Episode 45

Tonight Stephen welcomes former Clinton Secretary of State and author of Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputatio...

Jeff Gore

Season 4 - Episode 46

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Citizens for Retiring the Penny, Jeff Gore.

Robin Wright

Season 4 - Episode 47

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist (specializing in the Middle East) and author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, Robin...

John Legend, Mayor Michael Nutter, Chris Matthews

Season 4 - Episode 48

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

Michelle Obama, The Roots

Season 4 - Episode 49

Tonight Stephen welcomes Grammy Award winning musical group The Roots.

Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, Gov. Ed Rendell

Season 4 - Episode 50

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania's Governor, Ed Rendell.

Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy, John Edwards, Barack Obama

Season 4 - Episode 51

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania Congressman Rep. Patrick Murphy.

Fr. James Martin, Sen. Bernie Sanders

Season 4 - Episode 52

Tonight Stephen welcomes Vermont Congressman Rep. Bernie Sanders.

Susan Jacoby

Season 4 - Episode 53

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby.

Mitch Albom

Season 4 - Episode 54

Tonight Stephen welcomes radio host and author of For One More Day, Mitch Albom.

Maria Shriver

Season 4 - Episode 55

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist, California's First Lady and author of Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question, Little Book. Answers Within,...

Feist

Season 4 - Episode 56

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Feist.

Anne Lamott

Season 4 - Episode 57

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist and author of Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott.

Donna Brazile, Noah Feldman

Season 4 - Episode 58

Tonight Stephen welcomes law professor at Harvard University and author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman.

James Kunstler

Season 4 - Episode 59

Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of World Made by Hand, James Kunstler.

Carl Hiaasen

Season 4 - Episode 60

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport, Carl Hiaasen.

Nathan Gunn

Season 4 - Episode 61

Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn.

Hasan Elahi, George Johnson

Season 4 - Episode 62

Tonight Stephen welcomes science writer and author of The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments, George Johnson.

Arianna Huffington

Season 4 - Episode 63

Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor in chief of the Huffington Post and author of Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, S...

Dr. Mehmet Oz

Season 4 - Episode 64

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Jennifer Hooper McCarty

Season 4 - Episode 65

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries, Jennifer McCarty.

Laura Dern, Grover Norquist

Season 4 - Episode 66

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Americans for Tax Reform and author of Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Mone...

Andrei Cherny

Season 4 - Episode 67

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour, Andre...

Tony Perkins, Brian Greene

Season 4 - Episode 68

Sen. Claire McCaskill

Season 4 - Episode 69

Tonight Stephen welcomes Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.

Tad Devine, David Sirota

Season 4 - Episode 70

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washingt...

Jon Paskowitz

Season 4 - Episode 71

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-producer of the movie Surf Wise, Jon Paskowitz.

George Will

Season 4 - Episode 72

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation, Georg...

Rep. Bob Barr, Salman Rushdie

Season 4 - Episode 73

Tonight Stephen welcomes Oklahoma Representative and Libertarian Presidential candidate, Bob Barr.

Pat Buchanan

Season 4 - Episode 74

Tonight Stephen welcomes conservative political commentator and author of Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its...

Phil Weiss

Season 4 - Episode 75

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York columnist Phil Weiss.

Alan Rabinowitz

Season 4 - Episode 76

Tonight Stephen welcomes wildlife scientist and author of Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and...

David Hajdu

Season 4 - Episode 77

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, David Hajdu.

Winona LaDuke, Dixon Despommier

Season 4 - Episode 78

Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, Dixon Despommier.

Kenneth Miller

Season 4 - Episode 79

Tonight Stephen talks with biologist and author of Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul, Kenneth Miller.

Neal Katyal, Jonathan Zittrain

Season 4 - Episode 80

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet Security and author of The Future of the Internet--And How to Sto...

Uma Mysorekar, Junot Díaz / Lexicon Artist

Season 4 - Episode 81

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz.

Bishop N.T. Wright

Season 4 - Episode 82

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible scholar and author of Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, ...

Barbara Ehrenreich

Season 4 - Episode 83

Tonight Stephen welcomes political satirist and author of This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, Barbara Ehrenriech.

Jason Bond, Will Smith

Season 4 - Episode 84

Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper, actor and star of Hancock, Will Smith.

Paul Goldberger, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Season 4 - Episode 85

Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Also, Stephen talks with architecture...

Rep. Robert Wexler

Season 4 - Episode 86

Lama Surya Das, Daniel C. Esty

Season 4 - Episode 87

Tonight Stephen welcomes the head of Yale's Center for Business the Environment, Dan Esty. Also Stephen talks with Lama Surya Das about whet...

Julia E. Sweig, Jason Riley

Season 4 - Episode 88

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, Jason Riley. Also, Stephen talks with Julia Sweig,...

Rush

Season 4 - Episode 89

Tonight Stephen welcomes rock group Rush. They perform Tom Sawyer

Elizabeth Edwards

Season 4 - Episode 90

Tonight Stephen welcomes the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards and author of Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength fro...

Sen. Jim Webb

Season 4 - Episode 91

Tonight Stephen welcomes Virginia Senator and author of A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America, Senator Jim Webb.

Lucas Conley

Season 4 - Episode 92

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion, L...

Nas

Season 4 - Episode 93

Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper Nas who is representing www.colorofchange.org and their petition to FOX to stop racist bias in news.

Laurie Goodstein, Garrett Reisman

Season 4 - Episode 94

Tonight Stephen welcomes astronaut Garrett Reisman.

Toby Keith

Season 4 - Episode 95

Tonight Stephen welcomes country music superstar Toby Keith and star of Beer for My Horses, plus Keith performs the song of the same name.

Eric Roston

Season 4 - Episode 96

Tonight Stephen welcomes Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Season 4 - Episode 97

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musical act Crosby, Stills Nash.

Buzz Aldrin

Season 4 - Episode 98

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Lucas Conley, The Apples in Stereo

Season 4 - Episode 99

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion, L...

David Carr

Season 4 - Episode 100

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of his Life-...

Jason Bond, Kevin Costner

Season 4 - Episode 101

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor/director and star of Swing Vote, Kevin Costner.

Devin Gordon, Thomas Frank

Season 4 - Episode 102

Tonight Stephen welcomes contributing editor for Harper's and author of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, Thomas Frank.

Jorge Ramos

Season 4 - Episode 103

Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor for Univision News and author of The Gift of Time: Letters from a Father, Jorge Ramos.

Joey Cheek, Jane Mayer

Season 4 - Episode 104

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ide...

Dick Meyer

Season 4 - Episode 105

Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium, Dick Meyer.

Bing West

Season 4 - Episode 106

Tonight Stephen welcomes combat journalist and author of The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq, Bing West.

Rep. Bob Barr, Scott McClellan

Season 4 - Episode 107

Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washin...

Gov. Mike Huckabee

Season 4 - Episode 108

Tonight Stephen welcomes former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee.

Richard Brookhiser

Season 4 - Episode 109

Tonight Stephen welcomes biographer, historian and author of George Washington on Leadership, Richard Brookhiser.

John McWhorter

Season 4 - Episode 110

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America, John McWhorter.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson

Season 4 - Episode 111

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former director of the National Economic Council, Laura Tyson.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Season 4 - Episode 112

Adam Brickley, Ron Paul

Season 4 - Episode 113

Gov. David Paterson

Season 4 - Episode 114

Peter J. Gomes

Season 4 - Episode 115

Tyson Slocum, Rick Reilly

Season 4 - Episode 116

Robert Lutz

Season 4 - Episode 117

Maria Bartiromo

Season 4 - Episode 118

Jackson Browne

Season 4 - Episode 119

Joe Nocera, Cornel West

Season 4 - Episode 120

Nick Carr

Season 4 - Episode 121

Paul Begala

Season 4 - Episode 122

James Taylor

Season 4 - Episode 123

Dave Levin

Season 4 - Episode 124

Stephen Greenblatt, Naomi Klein

Season 4 - Episode 125

Jim Cramer

Season 4 - Episode 126

Nate Silver

Season 4 - Episode 127

Joe Scarborough

Season 4 - Episode 128

David Gergen, Oliver Stone

Season 4 - Episode 129

Bethany McLean, Kathleen Parker

Season 4 - Episode 130

Stephen offers his investment advice, and Kathleen Parker doesn't think Sarah Palin is ready.

Joseph Stiglitz

Season 4 - Episode 131

Shai Agassi

Season 4 - Episode 132

Brent Glass, Robert Greenwald

Season 4 - Episode 133

Stephen starts by talking about the final presidential debate, praising John McCain, but attacking his references to Joe the Plumber. Stephe...

Fareed Zakaria, Wynton Marsalis

Season 4 - Episode 134

Stephen begins by talking about Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama for president. He then interviews Fareed Zakaria about the economic cris...

Michael Farris

Season 4 - Episode 135

Stephen begins by talking about Stephen Jr., his adopted eagle son, who was spotted in Oregon. He claims that Stephen Jr. has been supportin...

David Frum

Season 4 - Episode 136

Jonathan Alter

Season 4 - Episode 137

Yo-Yo Ma

Season 4 - Episode 138

Grammy Award winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, (Songs of Joy and Peace).

Brian Moore, Sherman Alexie

Season 4 - Episode 139

Stephen welcomes Sherman Alexie, author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."

David Simon

Season 4 - Episode 140

Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.

Wilco

Season 4 - Episode 141

Charlie Cook, Andrew Sullivan

Season 4 - Episode 142

Andrew Sullivan says conservatives should support Obama.

Indecision 2008: America's Choice

Season 4 - Episode 143

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and ...

Ambassador Andrew Young

Season 4 - Episode 144

Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.

Rachel Maddow

Season 4 - Episode 145

Dan Savage, Kevin Johnson

Season 4 - Episode 146

Bob Woodward

Season 4 - Episode 147

Stephen Moore

Season 4 - Episode 148

Malcom Gladwell

Season 4 - Episode 149

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell. Also, Stephen talks with the host of Meet the Pres...

Paul Simon

Season 4 - Episode 150

Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.

Michael Lewis

Season 4 - Episode 151

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity, Michael Lewis.

Cory Booker, Thomas L. Friedman

Season 4 - Episode 152

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, Thoma...

Khaled Hosseini, Roland Fryer

Season 4 - Episode 153

Stephen checks in on the war in Afghanistan, and Roland Fryer sees if cash incentives inspire students.

Jeffrey Goldberg

Season 4 - Episode 154

Plaxico Burress could go to jail, and Jeffrey Goldberg says airline security is insufficient.

Barbara Walters

Season 4 - Episode 155

The media reacts to Obama's cabinet picks, and Barbara Walters promotes her TV special.

Sen. Bob Graham, Nicholas Wade

Season 4 - Episode 156

A new report predicts a biological attack, and Nicholas Wade wants to recreate a woolly mammoth.

Geoffrey Canada

Season 4 - Episode 157

Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then talks about a potential government bailout of the Big Three U.S. a...

Kevin Bacon, Charlie Kaufman

Season 4 - Episode 158

Stephen briefly mentions the arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. A discussion on Frost/Nixon, he interviews Kevin Ba...

Richard Haass

Season 4 - Episode 159

Richard Haass believes this century has the potential for America to cooperate with other countries to make the world safer.

Michael Phelps

Season 4 - Episode 160

Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Michael Phelps will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics after Steph...