Seasons & episodes

Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.

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Andrew Sullivan says conservatives should support Obama.

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.

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S4 · E148Stephen Moore 2008-11-13＋

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S4 · E149Malcom Gladwell 2008-11-17＋

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell. Also, Stephen talks with the host of Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw about the important cabinet positions to be filled by Barack Obama.

S4 · E150Paul Simon 2008-11-18＋

Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.

S4 · E151Michael Lewis 2008-11-19＋

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

S4 · E152Cory Booker, Thomas L. Friedman 2008-11-20＋

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

S4 · E153Khaled Hosseini, Roland Fryer 2008-12-01＋

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

S4 · E154Jeffrey Goldberg 2008-12-02＋

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

S4 · E155Barbara Walters 2008-12-03＋

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

S4 · E156Sen. Bob Graham, Nicholas Wade 2008-12-04＋

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

S4 · E157Geoffrey Canada 2008-12-08＋

Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then talks about a potential government bailout of the Big Three U.S. automakers. Stephen then discusses Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen unknowingly hanging up on President-elect Obama. Finally, he interviews Geoffrey Canada about his work with the Harlem Children's Zone.

S4 · E158Kevin Bacon, Charlie Kaufman 2008-12-09＋

Stephen briefly mentions the arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. A discussion on Frost/Nixon, he interviews Kevin Bacon about the film. As a prelude to Thursday's new episode of Tek Jansen, Stephen shows the previous installment. Finally, he interviews Charlie Kaufman about his new film, Synecdoche, New York.

S4 · E159Richard Haass 2008-12-10＋

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

S4 · E160Michael Phelps 2008-12-11＋

Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Michael Phelps will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics after Stephen teaches him how to ice dance.

S5 · E1John King 2009-01-05＋

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

S5 · E2Matt Miller 2009-01-06＋

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

S5 · E3Benicio Del Toro 2009-01-07＋

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