Seasons & episodes
S18 · E12Barack Obama 2012-10-18
Samantha Bee explains why women voters are turned off by the debates, and President Obama weighs in on the election, Libya and Joe Biden's swimwear.
S18 · E13D.L. Hughley 2012-10-22
The conservative media exploits an Obama sound bite, Jessica Williams and Samantha Bee follow the President's last campaign, and DL Hughley explains "The Endangered List".
S18 · E14Gerard Butler 2012-10-23
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama debate foreign policy, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi share closing election arguments, and Gerard Butler talks surfing in "Chasing Mavericks".
S18 · E15Dakota Meyer 2012-10-24
Donald Trump challenges President Obama, military veterans fight the civilian economy, and war hero Dakota Meyer describes a dark day in Afghanistan.
S18 · E16Nancy Pelosi 2012-10-25
Both parties pick winners and losers, an Indiana Senate candidate stirs up controversy, and Nancy Pelosi shares her take on the 2012 presidential election.
S18 · E17Jon Ronson 2012-10-31
Hurricane Sandy reveals government competence, John Oliver and Jason Jones run eighth grade political campaigns, and Jon Ronson shares examples of investigative satire.
S18 · E18Bob Woodruff 2012-11-01
Ohio suffers a storm of political ads, Jason Jones and John Oliver raise student council election funds, and Bob Woodruff promotes the "Stand Up For Heroes" fundraiser.
S18 · E19Martha Raddatz 2012-11-05
The presidential campaigns wind down, John Oliver and Jason Jones coach young politicians, and Martha Raddatz shares the secret to her debate moderating authority.
S18 · E20Democalypse 2012: Election Night - This Ends Now 2012-11-06
Election night wraps up, the Best F#@king News Team Ever reports future election results, and Samantha Bee interviews undecided voters.
S18 · E21Nate Silver 2012-11-07
Barack Obama defeats Mitt Romney, Karl Rove refuses to admit defeat, Fox News plays the blame game, and Nate Silver explains his forecasting methodology.
S18 · E22Katie Dellamaggiore & Pobo Efekoro 2012-11-08
Colorado legalizes marijuana, John Oliver offers a unique interpretation of the election, and Katie Dellamaggiore and Pobo Efekoro talk "Brooklyn Castle".
S18 · E23Mike Huckabee 2012-11-12
New York cleans up after Hurricane Sandy, General Petraeus resigns as head of the CIA, and Mike Huckabee calls for a more inclusive GOP.
S18 · E24Jason Sudeikis 2012-11-13
White House petitioners threaten secession, the Petraeus scandal widens with a second implicated general, and Jason Sudeikis channels Joe Biden and Mitt Romney.
S18 · E25Jon Meacham 2012-11-14
The GOP does well among married women, the BBC confronts a decades-long child sex scandal, and Jon Meacham talks "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power".
S18 · E26Andrew Napolitano 2012-11-15
Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of bribery, Al Madrigal investigates Arizona's legislative landscape, and Andrew Napolitano waxes Constitutional.
S18 · E27David Nasaw 2012-11-26
Israel and Hamas call a ceasefire, God works in mysterious ways, and David Nasaw discusses "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy".
S18 · E28Warren Buffett & Carol Loomis 2012-11-27
Wal-Mart employees surrender their front row Black Friday seats, several parties receive blame for the Twinkie's death, and Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis talk tax fairness.
S18 · E29Neil Young 2012-11-28
John McCain and Lindsey Graham attack Susan Rice, Marcia Fudge attacks their attack, Jason Jones examines political consulting, and Neil Young brings vinyl sound to digital.
S18 · E30Calvin Trillin 2012-11-29
Mitt Romney joins President Obama for a private White House meeting, John Hodgman threatens to secede, and Calvin Trillin recounts the presidential race in verse.
S18 · E31Denis Leary 2012-12-03
Fox News continues fighting the war on Christmas, Congress debates the filibuster, and Denis Leary spreads holiday cheer in his book, "Merry F**kin' Christmas".
S18 · E32R.A. Dickey 2012-12-04
The left and right debate fiscal cliff resolutions, House Republicans pass on diversity, and Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey describes the brotherhood of the knuckleball.
S18 · E33Alan Simpson 2012-12-05
Senate Republicans oppose the UN's disability rights treaty, Al Madrigal investigates pot-smoking seniors, and Alan Simpson untangles the fiscal cliff.
S18 · E34Chris Christie 2012-12-06
Kate Middleton battles morning sickness, Samantha Bee predicts the royal child's future, and Chris Christie shares details of his hug with Bruce Springsteen.
S18 · E35Bishop Gene Robinson 2012-12-10
Sports commentator Bob Costas switches subjects, Mitch McConnell's plan backfires, and Gene Robinson talks being the first openly gay bishop in Christendom.