1. Richard Freeman
Aired: Jan 7, 2008
2. Gary Rosen
Aired: Jan 8, 2008
3. Matt Taibbi
Aired: Jan 9, 2008
4. Muhammad Yunus
Aired: Jan 10, 2008
5. Neil Shubin
Aired: Jan 14, 2008
6. Jared Cohen
Aired: Jan 15, 2008
7. Deborah Tannen
Aired: Jan 16, 2008
8. David Levy
Aired: Jan 17, 2008
9. Eric Weiner
Aired: Jan 21, 2008
10. Andrew Young
Aired: Jan 22, 2008
11. Stephen Colbert's Sport Report
Aired: Jan 23, 2008
12. Charles Nesson
Aired: Jan 24, 2008
13. Rick Warren
Aired: Jan 28, 2008
14. Alex Ross
Aired: Jan 29, 2008
15. Frans de Waal
Aired: Jan 30, 2008
16. Andrew Napolitano
Aired: Jan 31, 2008
17. Jacob Weisberg
Aired: Feb 4, 2008 In 2008, during the Writers Guild of America strike, Conan and Jon Stewart st...
18. Bob Dole
Aired: Feb 5, 2008
19. Tad Devine
Aired: Feb 6, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks...
20. Mark Moffett
Aired: Feb 7, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with...
21. Philip Zimbardo
Aired: Feb 11, 2008 Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "B...
22. Lisa Randall
Aired: Feb 12, 2008 Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen cla...
23. Richard Thompson Ford
Aired: Feb 13, 2008 Stephen begins by talking about how he survived the writers strike. He brings...
24. Leonard Nimoy
Aired: Feb 14, 2008 Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian...
25. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Aired: Feb 26, 2008 Stephen starts by talking about a photo of Barack Obama in Muslim dress, clai...
26. Tony Snow
Aired: Feb 27, 2008 Stephen begins by discussing a recent John McCain rally, in which opening spe...
27. Ingrid Newkirk
Aired: Feb 28, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the president and co-founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk...
28. Shashi Tharoor
Aired: Mar 3, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the former UN undersecretary general for communicati...
29. Jennifer 8. Lee
Aired: Mar 4, 2008 Stephen starts by talking about John McCain and his support from John Hagee. ...
30. Gregory Rodriguez
Aired: Mar 5, 2008 Stephen begins by paying tribute to Brett Favre. He then becomes angry about ...
31. John Legend
Aired: Mar 6, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes musician John Legend.
32. George McGovern
Aired: Mar 10, 2008 Stephen begins by talking about the Eliot Spitzer scandal. In "The Wørd," he ...
33. Geraldo Rivera
Aired: Mar 11, 2008 Stephen talks about his hate for John McCain, which he is forced to set aside...
34. Howard Kurtz
Aired: Mar 12, 2008
35. Sudhir Venkatesh
Aired: Mar 13, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Columbia University professor and author of Gang Lea...
36. Samantha Power
Aired: Mar 17, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chas...
37. Carole King
Aired: Mar 18, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary singer/songwriter Carole King.
38. Dee Dee Myers
Aired: Mar 19, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary and author of Why...
39. Dean Kamen
Aired: Mar 20, 2008
40. Michael Reynolds
Aired: Mar 31, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of English and journalism and author of Wh...
41. Van Jones
Aired: Apr 1, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Ri...
42. R.E.M.
Aired: Apr 2, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes classic American rock band R.E.M. to talk about thei...
43. Clay Shirky
Aired: Apr 3, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes telecommunications professor and author of Here Come...
44. Jesse Ventura
Aired: Apr 7, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota and au...
45. Madeline Albright
Aired: Apr 8, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former Clinton Secretary of State and author of Memo...
46. Jeff Gore
Aired: Apr 9, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Citizens for Retiring the Penny, Jeff...
47. Robin Wright
Aired: Apr 10, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist (specializing in the Middle East) and aut...
48. John Legend/Chris Matthews/Michael Nutter
Aired: Apr 14, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
49. The Roots
Aired: Apr 15, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Grammy Award winning musical group The Roots.
50. Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders/Edward Rendell
Aired: Apr 16, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania's Governor, Ed Rendell.
51. Hillary Clinton/John Edwards/Barack Obama
Aired: Apr 17, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania Congressman Rep. Patrick Murphy.
52. James Martin/Bernie Sanders
Aired: Apr 21, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Vermont Congressman Rep. Bernie Sanders.
53. Susan Jacoby
Aired: Apr 22, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Age of American Unreaso...
54. Mitch Albom
Aired: Apr 23, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes radio host and author of For One More Day, Mitch Albom.
55. Maria Shriver
Aired: Apr 24, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist, California's First Lady and author of Ju...
56. Leslie Feist
Aired: Apr 28, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Feist.
57. Anne Lamott
Aired: Apr 29, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist and author of Grace (Eventually):...
58. Noah Feldman
Aired: Apr 30, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes law professor at Harvard University and author of Th...
59. James Howard Kuntsler
Aired: May 1, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of World Made by Hand, Jame...
60. Carl Hiaasen
Aired: May 5, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker'...
61. Nathan Gunn
Aired: May 6, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn.
62. Hasan Elahi/George Johnson
Aired: May 7, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes science writer and author of The Ten Most Beautiful ...
63. Arianna Huffington
Aired: May 8, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor in chief of the Huffington Post and autho...
64. Dr. Mehmet Oz
Aired: May 12, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of You: Staying Young: The Owner's Man...
65. Jennifer Hooper McCarty
Aired: May 13, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of What Really Sank the Titanic: New F...
66. Laura Dern/Grover Norquist
Aired: May 14, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Americans for Tax Reform and author...
67. Andrei Cherny
Aired: May 15, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Candy Bombers: The Unto...
68. Brian Greene
Aired: May 27, 2008
69. Claire McCaskill
Aired: May 28, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.
70. David Sirota
Aired: May 29, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Uprising: An Unauthoriz...
71. Jon Paskowitz
Aired: Jun 2, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-producer of the movie Surf Wise, Jon Paskowitz.
72. George Will
Aired: Jun 3, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of One Man's Americ...
73. Salman Rushdie
Aired: Jun 4, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Oklahoma Representative and Libertarian Presidential...
74. Pat Buchanan
Aired: Jun 5, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes conservative political commentator and author of Chu...
75. Philip Weiss
Aired: Jun 9, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes New York columnist Phil Weiss.
76. Alan Rabinowitz
Aired: Jun 10, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes wildlife scientist and author of Life in the Valley ...
77. David Hajdu
Aired: Jun 11, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Gr...
78. Dickson Despommier
Aired: Jun 12, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of environmental health sciences at Columb...
79. Kenneth Miller/R.E.M.
Aired: Jun 16, 2008 Tonight Stephen talks with biologist and author of Only a Theory: Evolution a...
80. Jonathan Zittrain
Aired: Jun 17, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet Se...
81. Junot Diaz
Aired: Jun 18, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, ...
82. Bishop N.T. Wright
Aired: Jun 19, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible scholar and author of Surprised by Hope: Rethi...
83. Barbara Ehrenreich
Aired: Jun 23, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes political satirist and author of This Land Is Their ...
84. Will Smith
Aired: Jun 24, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper, actor and star of Hancock, Will Smith.
85. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Aired: Jun 25, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetariu...
86. Robert Wexler
Aired: Jun 26, 2008
87. Daniel C. Esty
Aired: Jul 14, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the head of Yale's Center for Business the Environme...
88. Jason Riley
Aired: Jul 15, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Let Them In: The Case for O...
89. Rush
Aired: Jul 16, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes rock group Rush. They perform Tom Sawyer
90. Elizabeth Edwards
Aired: Jul 17, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwar...
91. Jim Webb
Aired: Jul 21, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Virginia Senator and author of A Time to Fight: Recl...
92. Margaret Spellings
Aired: Jul 22, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Dis...
93. Nas
Aired: Jul 23, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper Nas who is representing www.colorofchange.org...
94. Garrett Reisman
Aired: Jul 24, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes astronaut Garrett Reisman.
95. Toby Keith
Aired: Jul 28, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes country music superstar Toby Keith and star of Beer ...
96. Eric Roston
Aired: Jul 29, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Co...
97. Crosby, Stills & Nash
Aired: Jul 30, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musical act Crosby, Stills Nash.
98. Buzz Aldrin
Aired: Jul 31, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
99. Lucas Conley/The Apples in Stereo
Aired: Aug 4, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Dis...
100. David Carr
Aired: Aug 5, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The Night of ...
101. Kevin Costner
Aired: Aug 6, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor/director and star of Swing Vote, Kevin Costner.
102. Thomas Frank
Aired: Aug 7, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes contributing editor for Harper's and author of The W...
103. Jorge Ramos
Aired: Aug 11, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor for Univision News and author of The Gift...
104. Jane Mayer
Aired: Aug 12, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Dark Side: The Inside S...
105. Dick Meyer
Aired: Aug 13, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of Why We Hate Us: American...
106. Bing West
Aired: Aug 14, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes combat journalist and author of The Strongest Tribe:...
107. Scott McClellan
Aired: Aug 26, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, ...
108. Mike Huckabee
Aired: Aug 27, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential...
109. Richard Brookhiser
Aired: Aug 28, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes biographer, historian and author of George Washingto...
110. John McWhorter
Aired: Aug 29, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of All about the Be...
111. Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Aired: Sep 2, 2008 Final entries in the Stephen Colbert's Make McCain Exciting Challenge are shown.
112. Doris Kearns Goodwin
Aired: Sep 3, 2008
113. Ron Paul
Aired: Sep 4, 2008
114. David Paterson
Aired: Sep 5, 2008
115. Peter J. Gomes
Aired: Sep 15, 2008
116. Rick Reilly
Aired: Sep 16, 2008
117. Bob Lutz
Aired: Sep 17, 2008
118. Maria Bartiromo
Aired: Sep 18, 2008
119. Jackson Browne
Aired: Sep 23, 2008
120. Cornel West
Aired: Sep 24, 2008
121. Nicholas Carr
Aired: Sep 25, 2008
122. Paul Begala
Aired: Sep 29, 2008
123. James Taylor
Aired: Sep 30, 2008
124. Dave Levin
Aired: Oct 1, 2008
125. Stephen Greenblatt/Naomi Klein
Aired: Oct 2, 2008
126. Jim Cramer
Aired: Oct 6, 2008
127. Nathaniel Read Silver
Aired: Oct 7, 2008
128. Joe Scarborough
Aired: Oct 8, 2008
129. Oliver Stone/David Gergen
Aired: Oct 9, 2008
130. Bethany McLean/Kathleen Parker
Aired: Oct 13, 2008 Stephen offers his investment advice, and Kathleen Parker doesn't think Sarah...
131. Joseph Stiglitz
Aired: Oct 14, 2008
132. Shai Agassi
Aired: Oct 15, 2008
133. Brent Glass/Robert Greenwald
Aired: Oct 16, 2008 Stephen starts by talking about the final presidential debate, praising John ...
134. Fareed Zakaria/Wynton Marsalis
Aired: Oct 20, 2008 Stephen begins by talking about Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama for presi...
135. Michael Farris
Aired: Oct 21, 2008 Stephen begins by talking about Stephen Jr., his adopted eagle son, who was s...
136. David Frum
Aired: Oct 22, 2008
137. Jonathan Alter
Aired: Oct 23, 2008
138. Yo-Yo Ma
Aired: Oct 27, 2008 Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs from his newest album, "Songs ...
139. Sherman Alexie
Aired: Oct 28, 2008 Stephen welcomes Sherman Alexie, author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Pa...
140. David Simon
Aired: Oct 29, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.
141. Wilco
Aired: Oct 30, 2008
142. Charlie Cook/Andrew Sullivan
Aired: Nov 3, 2008 The Atlantic.com's Andrew Sullivan gets Stephen in the mood for election day.
143. Steve Forbes
Aired: Nov 4, 2008 Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarter...
144. Andrew Young
Aired: Nov 5, 2008 Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.
145. Rachel Maddow
Aired: Nov 6, 2008
146. Kevin Johnson
Aired: Nov 11, 2008
147. Bob Woodward
Aired: Nov 12, 2008
148. Stephen Moore
Aired: Nov 13, 2008
149. Tom Brokaw/Malcolm Gladwell
Aired: Nov 17, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcol...
150. Paul Simon
Aired: Nov 18, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.
151. Michael Lewis
Aired: Nov 19, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial I...
152. Cory Booker/Thomas Friedman
Aired: Nov 20, 2008 Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why ...
153. Khaled Hosseini/Roland Fryer
Aired: Dec 1, 2008 Stephen checks in on the war in Afghanistan, and Roland Fryer sees if cash in...
154. Jeffrey Goldberg
Aired: Dec 2, 2008 Plaxico Burress could go to jail, and Jeffrey Goldberg says airline security ...
155. Barbara Walters
Aired: Dec 3, 2008 The media reacts to Obama's cabinet picks, and Barbara Walters promotes her T...
156. Bob Graham/Nicholas Wade
Aired: Dec 4, 2008 A new report predicts a biological attack, and Nicholas Wade wants to recreat...
157. Geoffrey Canada
Aired: Dec 8, 2008 Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then tal...
158. Kevin Bacon/Charlie Kaufman
Aired: Dec 9, 2008 Stephen briefly mentions the arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod B...
159. Richard Haass
Aired: Dec 10, 2008 Richard Haass believes this century has the potential for America to cooperat...
160. Michael Phelps
Aired: Dec 11, 2008 Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Mich...
