Seasons & episodes
S6 · E131Brendan Steinhauser 2010-10-12
Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.
S6 · E132Austan Goolsbee 2010-10-13
Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
S6 · E133Bill Bryson 2010-10-14
Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.
S6 · E134Nicholas Negroponte 2010-10-25
Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.
S6 · E135Garry Wills 2010-10-26
Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.
S6 · E136Rep. Tom Perriello, Apolo Anton Ohno 2010-10-27
Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.
S6 · E137Maira Kalman 2010-10-28
The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.
S6 · E138Jonathan Alter 2010-11-01
Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.
S6 · E139Katrina vanden Heuvel, David Frum 2010-11-02
Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.
S6 · E140Doris Kearns Goodwin 2010-11-03
Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.
S6 · E141Elvis Costello 2010-11-04
A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.
S6 · E142Reza Aslan 2010-11-08
Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.
S6 · E143Cee-Lo Green 2010-11-09
Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.
S6 · E144Martha Stewart 2010-11-10
Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.
S6 · E145Quincy Jones 2010-11-11
Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.
S6 · E146David Stern 2010-11-15
Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.
S6 · E147John Legend 2010-11-16
Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."
S6 · E148Ian Frazier 2010-11-17
Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.
S6 · E149Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta 2010-11-18
Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.
S6 · E150Dan Savage 2010-11-29
The advice columnist and Colbert Report national spokes-gay returns to talk about his new anti-suicide initiative for gay teenagers.
S6 · E151Tom Vilsack 2010-11-30
James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.
S6 · E152Michelle Rhee 2010-12-01
The former education commissioner talks about her efforts to reform the Washington D.C. school system.
S6 · E153David Stockman 2010-12-02
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S6 · E154Garry Trudeau 2010-12-06
Obama tries to win over Republicans, and Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of "Doonesbury."