Seasons & episodes
S2 · E145Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek 2006-11-15
Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.
S2 · E146Richard Linklater 2006-11-16
Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.
S2 · E147Jim Lehrer 2006-11-27
Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.
S2 · E148Harry Shearer 2006-11-28
Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.
S2 · E149Nora Ephron 2006-11-29
Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.
S2 · E150Mike Lupica 2006-11-30
Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.
S2 · E151Will Wright 2006-12-04
Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.
S2 · E152Steven D. Levitt 2006-12-05
Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.
S2 · E153John Sexton 2006-12-06
Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.
S2 · E154Dr. Francis S. Collins 2006-12-07
Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins.
S2 · E155Dr. Peter Singer 2006-12-11
Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Dr. Peter Singer
S2 · E156Dan Savage 2006-12-12
Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.
S2 · E157Doris Kearns Goodwin 2006-12-13
Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.
S2 · E158Daniel Pinchbeck 2006-12-14
Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck.
S2 · E159Jack Welch 2006-12-18
Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.
S2 · E160Deepak Chopra 2006-12-19
Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.
S2 · E161Chris Funk, Robert Schneider 2006-12-20
Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.