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Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into cr...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