1. John King
Aired: Jan 5, 2009 Stephen's new co-host Alan Colmes analyzes the Democrats' racism. Tek Jansen ...
2. Matt Miller
Aired: Jan 6, 2009 Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like ...
3. Benicio Del Toro
Aired: Jan 7, 2009 Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
4. Lawrence Lessig
Aired: Jan 8, 2009 Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into cr...
5. Anthony Romero
Aired: Jan 12, 2009 Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't clo...
6. Niall Ferguson
Aired: Jan 13, 2009 Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a ...
7. Alan Khazei
Aired: Jan 14, 2009 Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
8. Shepard Fairey
Aired: Jan 15, 2009 A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonder...
9. Frank Rich
Aired: Jan 19, 2009 Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
10. Jabari Asim
Aired: Jan 20, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: ...
11. Elizabeth Alexander
Aired: Jan 21, 2009 Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and...
12. Jon Meacham
Aired: Jan 22, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew ...
13. Ed Young
Aired: Jan 26, 2009 Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people sh...
14. Philippe Petit
Aired: Jan 27, 2009 Documentary, "Man on Wire"
15. Paul McCartney/Denis Dutton
Aired: Jan 28, 2009
16. John Podesta
Aired: Jan 29, 2009 President and CEO, Center for American Progress
17. Dan Zaccagnino
Aired: Feb 2, 2009 The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
18. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Aired: Feb 3, 2009 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but h...
19. Steve Martin
Aired: Feb 4, 2009 Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"
20. Jonah Lehrer/James Surowiecki
Aired: Feb 5, 2009 Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience o...
21. TV on the Radio
Aired: Feb 9, 2009 Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.
22. Robert Ballard
Aired: Feb 10, 2009 It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a...
23. Steven Pinker/Eleanor Holmes Norton
Aired: Feb 11, 2009 New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
24. Adam Gopnik
Aired: Feb 12, 2009 Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Ab...
25. Helen Fisher/Father James Martin
Aired: Feb 23, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anth...
26. Cliff Sloan
Aired: Feb 24, 2009 Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it establ...
27. John Fetterman
Aired: Feb 25, 2009 Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of ...
28. Kris Kristofferson
Aired: Feb 26, 2009 Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a ...
29. David Byrne
Aired: Mar 2, 2009 Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is?
30. Mark Bittman
Aired: Mar 3, 2009 President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Ca...
31. Carl Wilson/Jack Jacobs and Stephen Moore
Aired: Mar 4, 2009 Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk ...
32. Steven Johnson/Jim Cramer
Aired: Mar 5, 2009 Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that ...
33. Lisa Hannigan
Aired: Mar 9, 2009 Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."
34. Jay Keasling/William Gerstenmaier
Aired: Mar 10, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes microbiologist and member of the Joint BioEnergy Ins...
35. Howard Fineman
Aired: Mar 11, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen A...
36. Peter Singer/Simon Johnson
Aired: Mar 12, 2009 Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying ...
37. Neil Gaiman/Jonathan Chait
Aired: Mar 16, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'.
38. David Grann
Aired: Mar 17, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly ...
39. Juan Cole
Aired: Mar 18, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'.
40. John McCardell
Aired: Mar 19, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility.
41. Derrick Pitts
Aired: Mar 30, 2009 The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute.
42. David Plotz
Aired: Mar 31, 2009 David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight.
43. Dambisa Moyo
Aired: Apr 1, 2009 Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show.
44. Biz Stone
Aired: Apr 2, 2009 One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show.
45. Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry
Aired: Apr 6, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry.
46. Queen Noor
Aired: Apr 7, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes Jordan's Queen Noor.
47. Phil Bronstein
Aired: Apr 8, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle,...
48. Bart Ehrman
Aired: Apr 9, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible expert and author of Jesus, Interrupted: Revea...
49. Susie Orbach
Aired: Apr 14, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes psychotherapist and author of Bodies, Susie Orbach. ...
50. Jim Lehrer
Aired: Apr 15, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny,...
51. Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec
Aired: Apr 16, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the former head of the Office of Legal Council for b...
52. Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Aired: Apr 20, 2009 Sheriff Joe Arpaio denies that he focuses too much on illegal immigration.
53. Coach Mike Kryzewski
Aired: Apr 21, 2009 Tonight Stephen talks with Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyze...
54. Ira Glass
Aired: Apr 22, 2009 Tonight Stephen talks with host of This American Life, Ira Glass.
55. Elizabeth Bintliff
Aired: Apr 23, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the West Africa Program Officer for Heifer Internati...
56. The Decemberists
Aired: Apr 27, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group The Decemberists.
57. David Gross
Aired: Apr 28, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of 'Dumb Money: How Our Greate...
58. David Kessler
Aired: Apr 29, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes former FDA commissioner and author of The End of Ove...
59. Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman
Aired: Apr 30, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder and executive director of the Drug Polic...
60. J.J. Abrams
Aired: May 4, 2009 The Prescott Group needs a bailout, and J.J. Abrams reveals clues to Stephen'...
61. Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff
Aired: May 5, 2009 Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it establ...
62. Laurie Garrett
Aired: May 6, 2009 President Obama's approval numbers are at 67%, and public health expert Lauri...
63. Mitchell Joachim
Aired: May 7, 2009 It's Bring Your Savior to Work Day, and Mitchell Joachim wants to build carbo...
64. Jeff Daniels
Aired: May 11, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Daniels Also, Stephen talks with the vice...
65. Ron Howard
Aired: May 12, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the producer & director of Angels & Demons, Ron Howa...
66. Michael Pollan
Aired: May 13, 2009 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifes...
67. Yusuf Islam
Aired: May 14, 2009 Donald Trump allows Miss California to keep her crown, the DonorsChoose compe...
68. Meghan McCain
Aired: May 18, 2009 Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people...
69. Walter Kirn
Aired: May 19, 2009 Republicans find a way to make us love them again, and a Difference Maker sta...
70. Seth Shostak
Aired: May 20, 2009 Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says t...
71. Green Day
Aired: May 21, 2009 Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks abou...
72. Byron Dorgan
Aired: Jun 1, 2009 Republicans could lose their Latino voter, and you can see Stephen's Persian ...
73. Katty Kay
Aired: Jun 2, 2009 The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects ki...
74. Eric Schlosser
Aired: Jun 3, 2009 California allows some gay couples to stay married, and Obama invites Iran to...
75. Dag Soderberg, David Byrne
Aired: Jun 4, 2009 Wikipedia takes on the Church of Scientology, and the latest on abstinence-on...
76. General Raymond Odierno
Aired: Jun 8, 2009 General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.
77. Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom
Aired: Jun 9, 2009 Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his inte...
78. Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby
Aired: Jun 10, 2009 Tom Hanks and Stephen prepare a care package, and Charles H. Jacoby Jr. picks...
79. Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe
Aired: Jun 11, 2009 George W. Bush praises the troops, and Frank A. Grippe orders his officers to...
80. Austan Goolsbee
Aired: Jun 15, 2009 Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Gools...
81. Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers
Aired: Jun 16, 2009 According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Roge...
82. Joshua Micah Marshall
Aired: Jun 17, 2009 Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah M...
83. Paul Muldoon
Aired: Jun 18, 2009 Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul...
84. Simon Schama
Aired: Jun 22, 2009 Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simo...
85. David Kilcullen/Howard Dean
Aired: Jun 23, 2009 David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guer...
86. Matthew Crawford
Aired: Jun 24, 2009 The Jonas Brothers don't abstain from making awesome rock, and Matthew Crawfo...
87. Jim Fouratt
Aired: Jun 25, 2009 ABC turns their network over to Barack Obama, and Jim Fouratt meets the leade...
88. Neil deGrasse Tyson/Jeff Goldblum
Aired: Jun 29, 2009 Stephen Colbert welcomes back Neil de Grasse Tyson, the first African America...
89. Kevin Mattson/Alexi Lalas
Aired: Jun 30, 2009 Stephen questions whether America should embrace soccer, and Kevin Mattson th...
90. Nicholas Kristof
Aired: Jul 1, 2009 The Supreme Court takes its recess, and Nicholas Kristof discusses "It's Time...
91. Ed Viesturs
Aired: Jul 2, 2009 Congress passes a renewable energy bill, and climber Ed Viesturs scales Steph...
92. Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman
Aired: Jul 13, 2009 The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul ...
93. Leymah Gbowee
Aired: Jul 14, 2009 Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Le...
94. Douglas Rushkoff
Aired: Jul 15, 2009 There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushko...
95. Edmund Andrews
Aired: Jul 16, 2009 Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen va...
96. Bob Park
Aired: Jul 20, 2009 Geoffrey Canada can't find any area where white men are being disproportionat...
97. Dr. Aaron Carroll
Aired: Jul 21, 2009 Stephen will be the mighty oak when he investigates Acorn, and Aaron Carroll ...
98. Chris Anderson
Aired: Jul 22, 2009 The truth behind the CIA's secret assassination squad is revealed, and Chris ...
99. Zev Chafets
Aired: Jul 23, 2009 The British announce plans to cut and run, Tom Vilsack drops out of the presi...
100. Movits!
Aired: Jul 27, 2009 A report on tasers may shock you, and Swedish band Movits! helps Stephen put ...
101. Arianna Huffington
Aired: Jul 28, 2009 Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accen...
102. Kevin Baker
Aired: Jul 29, 2009 Lance Armstrong comes in third in the Tour de France, and Kevin Baker says Ob...
103. Kathryn Bigelow
Aired: Jul 30, 2009 Kathryn Bigelow's war movie, "The Hurt Locker," is getting great reviews, des...
104. General Anthony Zinni
Aired: Aug 3, 2009 President Obama finds a way to pay for health care, and General Anthony Zinni...
105. Kurt Andersen
Aired: Aug 4, 2009 According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a b...
106. Kris Kobach
Aired: Aug 5, 2009 Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward ...
107. Meryl Streep
Aired: Aug 6, 2009 Stephen reviews the movies that are destroying America and talks to Meryl Str...
108. Barbara Boxer
Aired: Aug 10, 2009 Vladimir Putin returns to the spotlight, and Stephen interviews Barbara Boxer...
109. Jonathan Cohn
Aired: Aug 11, 2009 Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan...
110. Mark Johnson
Aired: Aug 12, 2009 Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spr...
111. Mark Devlin
Aired: Aug 13, 2009 Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life te...
112. Bill McKibben
Aired: Aug 17, 2009 Reporters get so desperate they'll even work for a newspaper, and Bill McKibb...
113. Robert Wright
Aired: Aug 18, 2009
114. Ang Lee
Aired: Aug 19, 2009 Ang Lee captures the hope and optimism of tired, dirty kids in his movie, "Ta...
115. Chris Matthews
Aired: Aug 20, 2009 The Earth's population nears 7 billion, and Chris Matthews discusses his docu...
116. Cory Booker
Aired: Sep 14, 2009 The health care debate rages on, MTV's VMAs deliver a shock, and Cory Booker ...
117. Christiane Amanpour
Aired: Sep 15, 2009 Christiane Amanpour is going to make Americans care about the rest of the wor...
118. The Flaming Lips
Aired: Sep 16, 2009 Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims...
119. Frank Bruni
Aired: Sep 17, 2009 Stephen resurrects the U.S. military technique of staring at a goats and Fran...
120. Shai Agassi
Aired: Sep 22, 2009 The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to dri...
121. AJ Jacobs
Aired: Sep 23, 2009 AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, try...
122. Ken Burns
Aired: Sep 24, 2009 The Republican Party is accused of racism, another holiday is under attack, a...
123. Sheryl WuDunn
Aired: Sep 28, 2009 Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to l...
124. Matt Latimer / Out Of The Closet
Aired: Sep 29, 2009 An exciting new tobacco product hits the market, and Matt Latimer recalls his...
125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Aired: Sep 30, 2009 Stephen has an update on his space treadmill, and he'll evolve Richard Dawkin...
126. Francis Collins
Aired: Oct 1, 2009 Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell re...
127. Arne Duncan
Aired: Oct 5, 2009 President Obama proposes a longer school year, and Arne Duncan could only get...
128. The Mountain Goats
Aired: Oct 6, 2009 The Mountain Goats perform "Psalms 40:2" from their album, "The Life of the W...
129. Alison Gopnik
Aired: Oct 7, 2009 Doctors invent a radical new surgery, and Alison Gopnik says babies can help ...
130. Thu, Oct 8, 2009
Aired: Oct 8, 2009 The media attacks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh may buy a football team, and Coli...
131. Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Aired: Oct 12, 2009 Stephen takes on Norwegians for giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, plays ten...
132. Sylvia Earle
Aired: Oct 13, 2009 Stephen posts Twitter updates on Miley Cyrus, talks fetuses with David Javerb...
133. Amy Farrell, The RZA
Aired: Oct 14, 2009 Stephen gets angry over health care reform, discusses obesity with Amy Farrel...
134. Jerry Mitchell
Aired: Oct 15, 2009 Stephen proves that mayo is the illest condiment, asks Jerry Mitchell what a ...
135. Cornel West
Aired: Oct 26, 2009 Stephen criticizes Washington State, endorses your job application and disagr...
136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009
Aired: Oct 27, 2009 The Catholic Church reaches out to former members, and Gail Collins talks abo...
137. Brian Cox
Aired: Oct 28, 2009 Stephen speaks with British astrophysicist and documentary host Professor Bri...
138. Bill Simmons
Aired: Oct 29, 2009 Stephen talks to Rosanne Cash about torturing detainees with music and discus...
139. Nicholas Thompson
Aired: Nov 2, 2009 Stephen sponsors the U.S. speedskating team, analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's...
140. Andrew Sullivan
Aired: Nov 3, 2009 Stephen makes history with the U.S. Speedskating team, covers a gay couple's ...
141. Harold Evans
Aired: Nov 4, 2009 Stephen declares Barack Obama the loser, gets dunked in water by Al Gore and ...
142. William Bratton
Aired: Nov 5, 2009 Stephen puts Canada on notice with Joey Cheek, introduces Vaxaconda and talks...
143. Mon, Nov 9, 2009
Aired: Nov 9, 2009 Stephen asks Mike Castle why he can't marry a chicken, helps Katherine Reutte...
144. Maria Shriver
Aired: Nov 10, 2009 Stephen defends Barney Frank for not recognizing marijuana, enjoys a Taser XR...
145. Christopher Caldwell
Aired: Nov 11, 2009 Stephen believes bankers are God's representatives, criticizes "Sesame Street...
146. Woody Harrelson
Aired: Nov 12, 2009 Stephen uses Miracle Whip money to buy mayo, claims Lou Dobbs' audience and s...
147. Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Aired: Nov 16, 2009 Stephen shows Barack Obama how to greet foreign leaders, offers to sing in Ae...
148. Malcolm Gladwell
Aired: Nov 17, 2009 Stephen talks to Marc Kielburger about child labor, skateboards with Jackie S...
149. Norah Jones
Aired: Nov 18, 2009 Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, "2012" takes the world by storm, and Norah J...
150. Elvis Costello
Aired: Nov 19, 2009 The Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery, and Elvis Costello plays "Che...
151. Dan Esty, Cevin Soling
Aired: Nov 30, 2009 Stephen talks to Dan Esty about global warming, forces Joseph Cirincione to p...
152. Tue, Dec 1, 2009
Aired: Dec 1, 2009 Stephen profiles a made-up district, discusses alien Jesus with Guy Consolmag...
153. Wed, Dec 2, 2009
Aired: Dec 2, 2009 Stephen critiques President Obama's speech, presents a device that lets him p...
154. Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Aired: Dec 3, 2009 Stephen covers Tiger Woods' car crash, tries out for the U.S. skeleton team a...
155. Mon, Dec 7, 2009
Aired: Dec 7, 2009 Bill T. Jones describes how Fela Kuti fought against the Nigerian government ...
156. Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly
Aired: Dec 8, 2009 Stephen gives Bernie Sanders a chance to address the vicious socialist rumors...
157. Matt Taibbi
Aired: Dec 9, 2009 Stephen appeals to the monkey demographic, gets a visit from Krampus and call...
158. Lara Logan
Aired: Dec 10, 2009 Stephen details Russia's battle plan for Afghanistan, tries out for the U.S. ...
159. Snoop Dogg
Aired: Dec 14, 2009 Stephen interviews President Obama's cardboard cutout, signs Katherine Reutte...
160. Alicia Keys
Aired: Dec 15, 2009 John Slattery sells gold, Stephen relays the story of Treesus, and Alicia Key...
161. Tom Brokaw
Aired: Dec 16, 2009 Stephen encourages Tiger Woods, sees the ghost of Stephen King and remembers ...
