Seasons & episodes
S6 · E73Mark Frauenfelder 2010-06-08
Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
S6 · E74Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn 2010-06-09
Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
S6 · E75Alan Bean 2010-06-10
Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
S6 · E76Stephen Prothero 2010-06-14
Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
S6 · E77Dr. Carl Safina 2010-06-15
Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
S6 · E78Devo 2010-06-16
Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
S6 · E79David Mamet 2010-06-17
Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.
S6 · E80Wes Moore 2010-06-21
Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
S6 · E81Gloria Steinem 2010-06-22
Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
S6 · E82Tim Westergren 2010-06-23
Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.
S6 · E83Michael Specter 2010-06-24
Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.
S6 · E84Michael Hastings, John Waters 2010-06-28
Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.
S6 · E85Mayor Julian Castro 2010-06-29
BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.
S6 · E86Nicholas Carr 2010-06-30
Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.
S6 · E87Manny Howard 2010-07-01
Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.
S6 · E88Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku 2010-07-05
Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.
S6 · E89Garret Keizer 2010-07-06
Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"
S6 · E90Steve Carell 2010-07-07
Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert
S6 · E91Arturo Rodriguez 2010-07-08
Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.
S6 · E92Hephzibah Anderson 2010-07-26
Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.
S6 · E93Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline 2010-07-27
Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.
S6 · E94Elon Musk 2010-07-28
President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.
S6 · E95Andy Cohen 2010-07-29
Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.
S6 · E96Jimmy Cliff 2010-08-02
Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.