Episodes
Nancy Grace
January 9, 2006
Carl Bernstein
January 10, 2006
John Stossel
January 11, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!
Ken Miller
January 12, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!
George Stephanopoulos
January 16, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!
Andrew Sullivan
January 17, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!
Frank McCourt
January 18, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!
Nina Totenberg
January 19, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!
David Gregory
January 23, 2006
Robin Givhan
January 24, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!
Norah Vincent
January 25, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!
Paul Begala
January 26, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!
Annie Duke
January 30, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!
Dave Marash
January 31, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!
Emily Yoffe
February 1, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!
Christine Todd Whitman
February 2, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!
Sen. Barbara Boxer
February 6, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!
James Woolsey
February 7, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!
Alan Dershowitz
February 8, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!
George Packer
February 9, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!
Lama Surya Das
February 21, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!
Michael Eric Dyson
February 22, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster, Michael Eric Dyson!
David Brooks
February 23, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!
Tony Campolo
February 27, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, Tony Campolo!
Brett O'Donnell
February 28, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!
Arianna Huffington
March 1, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!
Jeffrey Sachs
March 2, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs!
Bob Schieffer
March 6, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!
Norman Ornstein
March 7, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, Norman Ornstein!
James Webb
March 8, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb!
Lorraine Bracco
March 9, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!
Christopher Buckley
March 13, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley!
Keith Olbermann
March 14, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!
Al Franken
March 15, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!
Frank Vincent
March 16, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent!
Connie Chung
March 20, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.
Steve Kroft
March 21, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!
Dan Senor
March 22, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!
John Kasich
March 23, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You.
Sen. Gary Hart
March 27, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Michael Brown
March 28, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.
Bruce Bartlett
March 29, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!
Robert Greenwald
March 30, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, and most recently, The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress, Robert Greenwald!
Michael Smerconish
April 3, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.
Rev. Jesse Jackson
April 4, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.
Harvey Mansfield
April 5, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.
Markos Moulitsas
April 6, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley.
Reza Aslan
April 17, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan!
Anthony Romero
April 18, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
Caitlin Flanagan
April 19, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan!
Ralph Nader
April 20, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.
Hugh Hewitt
April 24, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt!
Sam Harris
April 25, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Sebastian Junger
April 26, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.
Bill Kristol
April 27, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!
Jon Meacham
May 1, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham!
Gov. Mike Huckabee
May 2, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!
Paul Rieckhoff
May 3, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff!
Rick Reilly
May 4, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly!
Shere Hite
May 8, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!
Frank Rich
May 9, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich!
Bill Bastone
May 10, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!
Madeleine Albright
May 11, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!
Ned Lamont
May 15, 2006
Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.
Tyson Slocum
May 16, 2006
Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.
Jonathan Alter
May 17, 2006
Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.
Ted Daeschler
May 18, 2006
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!
Stone Phillips
June 5, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.
Christiane Amanpour
June 6, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Steven Squyres
June 7, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres.
Steven Johnson
June 8, 2006
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
June 12, 2006
Tim Flannery
June 13, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.
David Sirota
June 14, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.
Michael Pollan
June 15, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.
Gustavo Arellano
June 19, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.
Bart Ehrman
June 20, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.
Bay Buchanan
June 21, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.
Douglas Brinkley
June 22, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.
Marc Bowden
June 26, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam.
Chris Matthews
June 27, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
Robert Baer
June 28, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer.
Christopher Noxon
June 29, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.
Amy Sedaris
July 10, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.
Tony Hawk
July 11, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Mort Zuckerman
July 12, 2006
Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
Ron Suskind
July 13, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
Lee Silver
July 17, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.
Dhani Jones
July 18, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.
Joe Scarborough
July 19, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.
Tom Brokaw
July 20, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.
Howell Raines
July 24, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines
William Donohue
July 25, 2006
Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.
Neal Katyal
July 26, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.
Joe Quesada
July 27, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.
Ned Lamont
July 31, 2006
Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.
Peter Beinart
August 1, 2006
Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.
Linda Hirshman
August 2, 2006
Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.
Paul Hackett III
August 3, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
Bill Rhoden
August 8, 2006
Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.
Alexandra Robbins
August 9, 2006
Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids.
Eli Pariser
August 10, 2006
Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.
Ramesh Ponnuru
August 14, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.
David Gergen
August 15, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.
Morgan Spurlock
August 16, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.
Neil Young
August 17, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.
Geoffrey Nunberg
August 21, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.
Paul Krugman
August 22, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.
Gideon Yago
August 23, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago
Janna Levin
August 24, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.
Martin Short
September 11, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.
Toby Keith
September 12, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.
Ken Jennings
September 13, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Ken Jennings
Bill Simmons
September 14, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN's Sports Guy columnist and author of Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox, Bill Simmons
Will Power
September 18, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.
Frank Rich
September 19, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina.
James Carville
September 20, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.
Daniel Ellsberg
September 21, 2006
Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
Arianna Huffington
September 25, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life
Ted Danson
September 26, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.
Lowell Bergman
September 27, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.
Steve Wozniak
September 28, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.
Michael Lewis
October 2, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.
Andy Stern
October 3, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern.
Senator Byron Dorgan
October 4, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America.
Amy Goodman
October 5, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.
Randy Newman
October 9, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.
Ariel Levy
October 10, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy.
George Lucas
October 11, 2006
Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer
October 12, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Barry Scheck
October 16, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
Richard Dawkins
October 17, 2006
Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.
David Kuo
October 18, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction, David Kuo.
Dr. Peter Agre
October 19, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.
Barry Manilow
October 30, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.
Tim Robbins
October 31, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.
Penn Jillette
November 1, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.
Ronald Reagan Jr.
November 2, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.
Mark Halperin
November 6, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008, Mark Halperin.
Indecision 2006 Election Coverage
November 7, 2006
Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.
Jeff Greenfield
November 8, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.
Dean Kamen
November 9, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.
Dan Rather
November 13, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.
Jeff Swartz
November 14, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.
Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek
November 15, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.
Richard Linklater
November 16, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.
Jim Lehrer
November 27, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.
Harry Shearer
November 28, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.
Nora Ephron
November 29, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.
Mike Lupica
November 30, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.
Will Wright
December 4, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.
Steven D. Levitt
December 5, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.
John Sexton
December 6, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.
Dr. Francis S. Collins
December 7, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins.
Dr. Peter Singer
December 11, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Dr. Peter Singer
Dan Savage
December 12, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
December 13, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Daniel Pinchbeck
December 14, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck.
Jack Welch
December 18, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.
Deepak Chopra
December 19, 2006
Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.
Chris Funk, Robert Schneider
December 20, 2006
Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.
