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The Colbert Report - Season 5

The Colbert Report

Run Time: 24 mins

Air Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Average Rating: ⭐ 6.881 (278 votes)

Comedy Central

161 Episodes

John King

John King

Season 5 - Episode 1

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

Season 5 - Episode 2

Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

Benicio Del Toro

Benicio Del Toro

Season 5 - Episode 3

Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig

Season 5 - Episode 4

Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.

Anthony Romero

Anthony Romero

Season 5 - Episode 5

Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson

Season 5 - Episode 6

Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.

Alan Khazei

Alan Khazei

Season 5 - Episode 7

Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.

David Gregory, Shepard Fairey

David Gregory, Shepard Fairey

Season 5 - Episode 8

A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey'...

Frank Rich

Frank Rich

Season 5 - Episode 9

Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.

Jabari Asim

Jabari Asim

Season 5 - Episode 10

Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.

Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander

Season 5 - Episode 11

Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.

Jon Meacham

Jon Meacham

Season 5 - Episode 12

Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.

Chris Mooney, Ed Young

Chris Mooney, Ed Young

Season 5 - Episode 13

Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.

Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

Season 5 - Episode 14

Documentary, "Man on Wire"

Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton

Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton

Season 5 - Episode 15

John Podesta

John Podesta

Season 5 - Episode 16

President and CEO, Center for American Progress

Dan Zaccagnino

Dan Zaccagnino

Season 5 - Episode 17

The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Season 5 - Episode 18

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Season 5 - Episode 19

Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"

James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer

James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer

Season 5 - Episode 20

Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.

TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio

Season 5 - Episode 21

Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.

Robert Ballard

Robert Ballard

Season 5 - Episode 22

It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker

Season 5 - Episode 23

New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"

David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik

David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik

Season 5 - Episode 24

Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

Father James Martin, Helen Fisher

Father James Martin, Helen Fisher

Season 5 - Episode 25

Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Rea...

Cliff Sloan

Cliff Sloan

Season 5 - Episode 26

Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.

John Fetterman

John Fetterman

Season 5 - Episode 27

Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Season 5 - Episode 28

Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time.

David Byrne

David Byrne

Season 5 - Episode 29

Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is?

Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman

Season 5 - Episode 30

President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Carolina may finally end gun prostitution.

Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

Season 5 - Episode 31

Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk About Love" and will NASA name part of the space station after ...

Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson

Season 5 - Episode 32

Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan

Season 5 - Episode 33

Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."

William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling

William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling

Season 5 - Episode 34

Tonight Stephen welcomes microbiologist and member of the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Dr. Jay Keasling. Also Stephen talks with NASA's associ...

Howard Fineman

Howard Fineman

Season 5 - Episode 35

Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our...

Simon Johnson, Peter Singer

Simon Johnson, Peter Singer

Season 5 - Episode 36

Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.

Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman

Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman

Season 5 - Episode 37

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'.

David Grann

David Grann

Season 5 - Episode 38

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon'.

Juan Cole

Juan Cole

Season 5 - Episode 39

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'.

John McCardell

John McCardell

Season 5 - Episode 40

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility.

Derrick Pitts

Derrick Pitts

Season 5 - Episode 41

The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute.

David Plotz

David Plotz

Season 5 - Episode 42

David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight.

Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo

Season 5 - Episode 43

Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show.

Biz Stone

Biz Stone

Season 5 - Episode 44

One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show.

Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry

Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry

Season 5 - Episode 45

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry.

Queen Noor

Queen Noor

Season 5 - Episode 46

Tonight Stephen welcomes Jordan's Queen Noor.

Phil Bronstein

Phil Bronstein

Season 5 - Episode 47

Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein.

Bart Ehrman

Bart Ehrman

Season 5 - Episode 48

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible expert and author of Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't K...

Sunita L. Williams, Susie Orbach

Sunita L. Williams, Susie Orbach

Season 5 - Episode 49

Tonight Stephen welcomes psychotherapist and author of Bodies, Susie Orbach. Also, Stephen talks with NASA's Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office ...

Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

Season 5 - Episode 50

Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny, Jim Lehrer.

Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec

Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec

Season 5 - Episode 51

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former head of the Office of Legal Council for both President Reagan and George Bush Sr., and author of Can a C...

Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Season 5 - Episode 52

Sheriff Joe Arpaio denies that he focuses too much on illegal immigration.

Coach Mike Kryzewski

Coach Mike Kryzewski

Season 5 - Episode 53

Tonight Stephen talks with Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Ira Glass

Ira Glass

Season 5 - Episode 54

Tonight Stephen talks with host of This American Life, Ira Glass.

Elizabeth Bintliff

Elizabeth Bintliff

Season 5 - Episode 55

Tonight Stephen welcomes the West Africa Program Officer for Heifer International, Elizabeth Bintliff.

The Decemberists

The Decemberists

Season 5 - Episode 56

Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group The Decemberists.

David Gross

David Gross

Season 5 - Episode 57

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of 'Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation', Daniel Gross. Also, ...

David Kessler

David Kessler

Season 5 - Episode 58

Tonight Stephen welcomes former FDA commissioner and author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, Da...

Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman

Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman

Season 5 - Episode 59

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadlemann.

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Season 5 - Episode 60

The Prescott Group needs a bailout, and J.J. Abrams reveals clues to Stephen's Persian Gulf mystery.

Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff

Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff

Season 5 - Episode 61

Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law and Paul Rieckhoff wants to make sure ret...

Laurie Garrett

Laurie Garrett

Season 5 - Episode 62

President Obama's approval numbers are at 67%, and public health expert Laurie Garrett is here to shed some light on the swine flu.

Mitchell Joachim

Mitchell Joachim

Season 5 - Episode 63

It's Bring Your Savior to Work Day, and Mitchell Joachim wants to build carbon-neutral cities.

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Season 5 - Episode 64

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Daniels Also, Stephen talks with the vice president of policy at Demos.org, Tamara Draut about credit ca...

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Season 5 - Episode 65

Tonight Stephen welcomes the producer & director of Angels & Demons, Ron Howard. Also, Stephen talks with the head of Latin American Divisio...

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

Season 5 - Episode 66

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan.

Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Islam

Season 5 - Episode 67

Donald Trump allows Miss California to keep her crown, the DonorsChoose competition continues, and Yusuf performs.

Meghan McCain

Meghan McCain

Season 5 - Episode 68

Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people trying to make it more extreme.

Walter Kirn

Walter Kirn

Season 5 - Episode 69

Republicans find a way to make us love them again, and a Difference Maker stands up to the government.

Seth Shostak

Seth Shostak

Season 5 - Episode 70

Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says the CIA lied to her.

Green Day

Green Day

Season 5 - Episode 71

Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks about their album, "21st Century Breakdown."

Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan

Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan

Season 5 - Episode 72

Republicans could lose their Latino voter, and you can see Stephen's Persian Gulf destination from Sarah Palin's house.

Katty Kay

Katty Kay

Season 5 - Episode 73

The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects kids from erectile dysfunction advertising.

Eric Schlosser

Eric Schlosser

Season 5 - Episode 74

California allows some gay couples to stay married, and Obama invites Iran to celebrate 4th of July.

Dag Soderberg, David Byrne

Dag Soderberg, David Byrne

Season 5 - Episode 75

Wikipedia takes on the Church of Scientology, and the latest on abstinence-only education will be worth the wait.

General Raymond Odierno

General Raymond Odierno

Season 5 - Episode 76

General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.

Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom

Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom

Season 5 - Episode 77

Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his international desk of wisdom and truthiness.

Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby

Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby

Season 5 - Episode 78

Tom Hanks and Stephen prepare a care package, and Charles H. Jacoby Jr. picks his favorite soldier.

Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe

Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe

Season 5 - Episode 79

George W. Bush praises the troops, and Frank A. Grippe orders his officers to sing the Army song.

Austan Goolsbee

Austan Goolsbee

Season 5 - Episode 80

Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.

Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers

Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers

Season 5 - Episode 81

According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.

Joshua Micah Marshall

Joshua Micah Marshall

Season 5 - Episode 82

Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.

Paul Muldoon

Paul Muldoon

Season 5 - Episode 83

Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul Muldoon.

Simon Schama

Simon Schama

Season 5 - Episode 84

Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America.

Howard Dean, David Kilcullen

Howard Dean, David Kilcullen

Season 5 - Episode 85

David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guerrilla movements.

Matthew Crawford

Matthew Crawford

Season 5 - Episode 86

The Jonas Brothers don't abstain from making awesome rock, and Matthew Crawford believes in working with his hands.

Jim Fouratt

Jim Fouratt

Season 5 - Episode 87

ABC turns their network over to Barack Obama, and Jim Fouratt meets the leader of the gay shame movement.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Season 5 - Episode 88

Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to make science accessible to whomever wants to reach out and touch it.

Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson

Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson

Season 5 - Episode 89

Stephen questions whether America should embrace soccer, and Kevin Mattson thinks Jimmy Carter was underappreciated.

Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

Season 5 - Episode 90

The Supreme Court takes its recess, and Nicholas Kristof discusses "It's Time to Learn From Frogs" after crossing five lanes of busy traffic...

Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs

Season 5 - Episode 91

Congress passes a renewable energy bill, and climber Ed Viesturs scales Stephen's ego.

Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman

Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman

Season 5 - Episode 92

The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman knows a lot about money.

Leymah Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee

Season 5 - Episode 93

Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is.

Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff

Season 5 - Episode 94

There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushkoff lets Jews and Freemasons off the hook.

Edmund Andrews

Edmund Andrews

Season 5 - Episode 95

Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen vampires if he wants to get out of debt.

Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park

Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park

Season 5 - Episode 96

Geoffrey Canada can't find any area where white men are being disproportionately victimized and Bob Park doesn't understand why humans need ...

Dr. Aaron Carroll

Dr. Aaron Carroll

Season 5 - Episode 97

Stephen will be the mighty oak when he investigates Acorn, and Aaron Carroll believes America should have a single-payer system.

Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson

Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson

Season 5 - Episode 98

The truth behind the CIA's secret assassination squad is revealed, and Chris Anderson talks about a future economy where everything is free.

Zev Chafets

Zev Chafets

Season 5 - Episode 99

The British announce plans to cut and run, Tom Vilsack drops out of the presidential race, and Zev Chafets angles for a Christmas present.

Movits!

Movits!

Season 5 - Episode 100

A report on tasers may shock you, and Swedish band Movits! helps Stephen put his Ikea futon together

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Season 5 - Episode 101

Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accent to give herself an air of being an ethnic minority.

Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker

Season 5 - Episode 102

Lance Armstrong comes in third in the Tour de France, and Kevin Baker says Obama is the new Hoover.

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Season 5 - Episode 103

Kathryn Bigelow's war movie, "The Hurt Locker," is getting great reviews, despite not having explosions and ear-splitting sound effects.

General Anthony Zinni

General Anthony Zinni

Season 5 - Episode 104

President Obama finds a way to pay for health care, and General Anthony Zinni will wax Stephen's chest.

Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen

Season 5 - Episode 105

According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.

Kris Kobach

Kris Kobach

Season 5 - Episode 106

Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward the people willing to come to this country legally.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Season 5 - Episode 107

Stephen reviews the movies that are destroying America and talks to Meryl Streep about her role as Julia Child.

Sen. Barbara Boxer

Sen. Barbara Boxer

Season 5 - Episode 108

Vladimir Putin returns to the spotlight, and Stephen interviews Barbara Boxer with deaf suspicion.

Jonathan Cohn

Jonathan Cohn

Season 5 - Episode 109

Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan Cohn explains why America's having a health care crisis.

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

Season 5 - Episode 110

Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spreads peace through music.

Mark Devlin

Mark Devlin

Season 5 - Episode 111

Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life telescopes to the edge of space.

Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben

Season 5 - Episode 112

Reporters get so desperate they'll even work for a newspaper, and Bill McKibben lowers carbon dioxide levels by not exhaling when he talks.

Robert Wright

Robert Wright

Season 5 - Episode 113

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Season 5 - Episode 114

Ang Lee captures the hope and optimism of tired, dirty kids in his movie, "Taking Woodstock."

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Season 5 - Episode 115

The Earth's population nears 7 billion, and Chris Matthews discusses his documentary, "The Kennedy Brothers."

Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Season 5 - Episode 116

The health care debate rages on, MTV's VMAs deliver a shock, and Cory Booker admits he is the mayor of Newark.

Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

Season 5 - Episode 117

Christiane Amanpour is going to make Americans care about the rest of the world with her CNN show "Amanpour."

Tony Danza

Tony Danza

Season 5 - Episode 118

Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and The Flaming Lips perform.

Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni

Season 5 - Episode 119

Stephen resurrects the U.S. military technique of staring at a goats and Frank Bruni talks about mastering his addiction to compulsive eatin...

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 120

The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to drive electric cars.

AJ Jacobs

AJ Jacobs

Season 5 - Episode 121

AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, trying to be the most rational person alive and radical honesty.

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Season 5 - Episode 122

The Republican Party is accused of racism, another holiday is under attack, and Ken Burns makes a documentary about national parks.

Sheryl WuDunn

Sheryl WuDunn

Season 5 - Episode 123

Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to lift developing nations out of poverty.

Matt Latimer / Out Of The Closet

Matt Latimer / Out Of The Closet

Season 5 - Episode 124

An exciting new tobacco product hits the market, and Matt Latimer recalls his Bush speechwriting days.

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 125

Stephen has an update on his space treadmill, and he'll evolve Richard Dawkins' book into tiny shreds of paper.

Francis Collins

Francis Collins

Season 5 - Episode 126

Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell research to give him crab claws.

Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan

Season 5 - Episode 127

President Obama proposes a longer school year, and Arne Duncan could only get a job as a secretary.

The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

Season 5 - Episode 128

The Mountain Goats perform "Psalms 40:2" from their album, "The Life of the World to Come."

Alison Gopnik

Alison Gopnik

Season 5 - Episode 129

Doctors invent a radical new surgery, and Alison Gopnik says babies can help us understand deep philosophical questions.

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 130

The media attacks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh may buy a football team, and Colin Beavan makes no environmental impact.

Shashi Tharoor,  Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Season 5 - Episode 131

Stephen takes on Norwegians for giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, plays tennis with James Blake and talks zombies with Sanjay Gupta.

David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle

David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle

Season 5 - Episode 132

Stephen posts Twitter updates on Miley Cyrus, talks fetuses with David Javerbaum and asks Sylvia Earle why he should care about the ocean.

Amy Farrell, The RZA

Amy Farrell, The RZA

Season 5 - Episode 133

Stephen gets angry over health care reform, discusses obesity with Amy Farrell, and talks wisdom with the RZA.

Jerry Mitchell

Jerry Mitchell

Season 5 - Episode 134

Stephen proves that mayo is the illest condiment, asks Jerry Mitchell what a newspaper reporter is and unveils his new portrait.

Cornel West

Cornel West

Season 5 - Episode 135

Stephen criticizes Washington State, endorses your job application and disagrees with everything Cornel West stands for.

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 136

The Catholic Church reaches out to former members, and Gail Collins talks about the modern American woman.

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Season 5 - Episode 137

Stephen finds out what broke the largest particle accelerator and preps for his interview with Brian Cox by watching "Baby Einstein" tapes.

Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

Season 5 - Episode 138

Stephen talks to Rosanne Cash about torturing detainees with music and discusses "Teen Wolf" with Bill Simmons.

Nicholas Thompson

Nicholas Thompson

Season 5 - Episode 139

Stephen sponsors the U.S. speedskating team, analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakfast and disputes the end of the Cold War with Nicholas T...

Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan

Season 5 - Episode 140

Stephen makes history with the U.S. Speedskating team, covers a gay couple's arrest on Mormon Church property and wants Andrew Sullivan to a...

Harold Evans

Harold Evans

Season 5 - Episode 141

Stephen declares Barack Obama the loser, gets dunked in water by Al Gore and asks Harold Evans if he's going to be a chimney sweep.

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 142

Stephen puts Canada on notice with Joey Cheek, introduces Vaxaconda and talks to William Bratton about McGruff the Crime Dog.

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 143

Stephen asks Mike Castle why he can't marry a chicken, helps Katherine Reutter win a gold medal, and talks art with Thomas Campbell.

Maria Shriver

Maria Shriver

Season 5 - Episode 144

Stephen defends Barney Frank for not recognizing marijuana, enjoys a Taser XREP ad and feeds ice cream to Maria Shriver.

Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell

Season 5 - Episode 145

Stephen believes bankers are God's representatives, criticizes "Sesame Street" and asks Christopher Caldwell where the Muslim pope is.

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Season 5 - Episode 146

Stephen uses Miracle Whip money to buy mayo, claims Lou Dobbs' audience and shaves Woody Harrelson's head.

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 147

Stephen shows Barack Obama how to greet foreign leaders, offers to sing in Aerosmith, and discusses architecture with Paul Goldberger.

Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell

Season 5 - Episode 148

Stephen talks to Marc Kielburger about child labor, skateboards with Jackie Speier and asks Malcolm Gladwell to explain a New Yorker cartoon...

Norah Jones

Norah Jones

Season 5 - Episode 149

Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, "2012" takes the world by storm, and Norah Jones talks about her famous father, Indiana.

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 150

The Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery, and Elvis Costello plays "Cheap Reward" with Stephen.

Dan Esty, Cevin Soling

Dan Esty, Cevin Soling

Season 5 - Episode 151

Stephen talks to Dan Esty about global warming, forces Joseph Cirincione to play "Sanction, Bomb, Marry?" and compares school to prison with...

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 152

Stephen profiles a made-up district, discusses alien Jesus with Guy Consolmagno and helps Sherman Alexie save part of white culture

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 153

Stephen critiques President Obama's speech, presents a device that lets him poop whenever he wants, and questions Craig Watson's innocence

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 154

Stephen covers Tiger Woods' car crash, tries out for the U.S. skeleton team and talks to Janet Napolitano about the color-coded threat level...

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 155

Bill T. Jones describes how Fela Kuti fought against the Nigerian government with his music.

Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly

Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly

Season 5 - Episode 156

Stephen gives Bernie Sanders a chance to address the vicious socialist rumors and discusses the best of the public with Andy Schlafly.

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 157

Stephen appeals to the monkey demographic, gets a visit from Krampus and calls out Goldman Sachs with Matt Taibbi.

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Season 5 - Episode 158

Stephen details Russia's battle plan for Afghanistan, tries out for the U.S. bobsled team and puts words in Lara Logan's mouth.

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Season 5 - Episode 159

Stephen interviews President Obama's cardboard cutout, signs Katherine Reutter's thigh and pre-censors Snoop Dogg.

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Season 5 - Episode 160

John Slattery sells gold, Stephen relays the story of Treesus, and Alicia Keys performs her hit song.

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Season 5 - Episode 161

Stephen encourages Tiger Woods, sees the ghost of Stephen King and remembers the wacky decade with Tom Brokaw.

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