Seasons & episodes
S13 · E151Jon Meacham 2008-11-19
Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.
S13 · E152Richard Belzer 2008-11-20
Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.
S13 · E153Anne Hathaway 2008-12-01
Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.
S13 · E154Calvin Trillin 2008-12-02
Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.
S13 · E155Arianna Huffington 2008-12-03
The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.
S13 · E156Ron Howard 2008-12-04
Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.
S13 · E157Matthew Alexander 2008-12-08
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.
S13 · E158Mike Huckabee 2008-12-09
Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.
S13 · E159Don Rickles 2008-12-10
Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.
S13 · E160Philip Seymour Hoffman 2008-12-11
Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.
S14 · E1David Gregory 2009-01-05
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
S14 · E2Michael Wolff 2009-01-06
Author Michael Wolff.
S14 · E3Rachel Maddow 2009-01-07
Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.
S14 · E4Dana Perino 2009-01-08
Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.
S14 · E5Maxwell Kennedy 2009-01-12
Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.
S14 · E6Daniel Craig 2009-01-13
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S14 · E7Fareed Zakaria 2009-01-14
Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.
S14 · E8Bethany McLean 2009-01-15
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S14 · E9Abderrahim Foukara 2009-01-19
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S14 · E10Bishop Gene Robinson 2009-01-20
A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.
S14 · E11David Sanger 2009-01-21
Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.
S14 · E12Liam Neeson 2009-01-22
Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.
S14 · E13President Jimmy Carter 2009-01-26
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
S14 · E14Gwen Ifill 2009-01-27
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