Season 2

Season 2

The Colbert Report

2006 Episodes

Episodes

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Nancy Grace
EP 1

Nancy Grace

1/9/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!

Guest Stars

Kareem Abdul-JabbarKeith Olbermann
Carl Bernstein
EP 2

Carl Bernstein

1/10/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!

Guest Stars

Al FrankenSteven Van ZandtCarl Bernstein
John Stossel
EP 3

John Stossel

1/11/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

Ken Miller
EP 4

Ken Miller

1/12/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!

George Stephanopoulos
EP 5

George Stephanopoulos

1/16/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!

Guest Stars

George Stephanopoulos
Andrew Sullivan
EP 6

Andrew Sullivan

1/17/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

Guest Stars

Andrew Sullivan
Frank McCourt
EP 7

Frank McCourt

1/18/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!

Guest Stars

Frank McCourt
Nina Totenberg
EP 8

Nina Totenberg

1/19/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!

Guest Stars

Nina TotenbergGary Hart
David Gregory
EP 9

David Gregory

1/23/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!

Guest Stars

David GregoryDavid Cross
Robin Givhan
EP 10

Robin Givhan

1/24/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!

Guest Stars

Robin Givhan
Norah Vincent
EP 11

Norah Vincent

1/25/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!

Paul Begala
EP 12

Paul Begala

1/26/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!

Guest Stars

Paul DinelloMichael SmerconishPaul BegalaDavid Cross
Annie Duke
EP 13

Annie Duke

1/30/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

Guest Stars

Annie Duke
Dave Marash
EP 14

Dave Marash

1/31/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!

Guest Stars

Dave Marash
Emily Yoffe
EP 15

Emily Yoffe

2/1/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!

Guest Stars

Emily Yoffe
Christine Todd Whitman
EP 16

Christine Todd Whitman

2/2/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!

Guest Stars

Jerry Nadler
Sen. Barbara Boxer
EP 17

Sen. Barbara Boxer

2/6/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

Guest Stars

Barbara Boxer
James Woolsey
EP 18

James Woolsey

2/7/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

Guest Stars

R. James Woolsey, Jr.
Alan Dershowitz
EP 19

Alan Dershowitz

2/8/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!

Guest Stars

Ralph NaderAlan Dershowitz
George Packer
EP 20

George Packer

2/9/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!

EP 21

Lama Surya Das

2/21/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!

Guest Stars

Surya Das
EP 22

Michael Eric Dyson

2/22/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster, Michael Eric Dyson!

EP 23

David Brooks

2/23/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

Guest Stars

William KristolDavid BrooksEd Helms
EP 24

Tony Campolo

2/27/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, Tony Campolo!

EP 25

Brett O'Donnell

2/28/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!

Guest Stars

Donald FaisonHelen ThomasMike Huckabee
EP 26

Arianna Huffington

3/1/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!

Guest Stars

Arianna Huffington
EP 27

Jeffrey Sachs

3/2/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs!

Guest Stars

Jeffrey Sachs
EP 28

Bob Schieffer

3/6/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

Guest Stars

Bob Schieffer
EP 29

Norman Ornstein

3/7/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, Norman Ornstein!

EP 30

James Webb

3/8/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb!

EP 31

Lorraine Bracco

3/9/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

Guest Stars

Lorraine Bracco
EP 32

Christopher Buckley

3/13/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley!

EP 33

Keith Olbermann

3/14/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!

EP 34

Al Franken

3/15/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!

EP 35

Frank Vincent

3/16/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent!

EP 36

Connie Chung

3/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

Guest Stars

Stone Phillips
EP 37

Steve Kroft

3/21/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!

EP 38

Dan Senor

3/22/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!

EP 39

John Kasich

3/23/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You.

Guest Stars

John Kasich
EP 40

Sen. Gary Hart

3/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

EP 41

Michael Brown

3/28/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

EP 42

Bruce Bartlett

3/29/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!

EP 43

Robert Greenwald

3/30/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, and most recently, The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress, Robert Greenwald!

EP 44

Michael Smerconish

4/3/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

EP 45

Rev. Jesse Jackson

4/4/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

EP 46

Harvey Mansfield

4/5/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

EP 47

Markos Moulitsas

4/6/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley.

Guest Stars

Douglas Brinkley
EP 48

Reza Aslan

4/17/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan!

Guest Stars

Reza Aslan
EP 49

Anthony Romero

4/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

Guest Stars

Chris Matthews
EP 50

Caitlin Flanagan

4/19/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan!

EP 51

Ralph Nader

4/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

Guest Stars

Christopher Noxon
EP 52

Hugh Hewitt

4/24/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt!

EP 53

Sam Harris

4/25/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

Guest Stars

Tony Hawk
EP 54

Sebastian Junger

4/26/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.

EP 55

Bill Kristol

4/27/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

Guest Stars

Ron Suskind
EP 56

Jon Meacham

5/1/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham!

EP 57

Gov. Mike Huckabee

5/2/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!

EP 58

Paul Rieckhoff

5/3/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff!

EP 59

Rick Reilly

5/4/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly!

EP 60

Shere Hite

5/8/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

EP 61

Frank Rich

5/9/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich!

EP 62

Bill Bastone

5/10/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!

Guest Stars

Ric Ocasek
EP 63

Madeleine Albright

5/11/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!

EP 64

Kevin Phillips

5/15/2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

EP 65

Tyson Slocum

5/16/2006

Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.

Guest Stars

Peter Beinart
EP 66

Jonathan Alter

5/17/2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

EP 67

Ted Daeschler

5/18/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!

EP 68

Stone Phillips

6/5/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

EP 69

Christiane Amanpour

6/6/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

EP 70

Steven Squyres

6/7/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres.

EP 71

Steven Johnson

6/8/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.

Guest Stars

Jon Stewart
EP 72

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

6/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.

Guest Stars

David GergenRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
EP 73

Tim Flannery

6/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

EP 74

David Sirota

6/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

Guest Stars

Neil Young
EP 75

Michael Pollan

6/15/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.

EP 76

Gustavo Arellano

6/19/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

EP 77

Bart Ehrman

6/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

EP 78

Bay Buchanan

6/21/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

EP 79

Douglas Brinkley

6/22/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

Guest Stars

Martin Short
EP 80

Marc Bowden

6/26/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam.

Guest Stars

Toby Keith
EP 81

Chris Matthews

6/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

EP 82

Robert Baer

6/28/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer.

EP 83

Christopher Noxon

6/29/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

EP 84

Amy Sedaris

7/10/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.

EP 85

Tony Hawk

7/11/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

EP 86

Mort Zuckerman

7/12/2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

Guest Stars

Daniel Ellsberg
EP 87

Ron Suskind

7/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

Guest Stars

Arianna Huffington
EP 88

Lee Silver

7/17/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

Guest Stars

Ted Danson
EP 89

Dhani Jones

7/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.

EP 90

Joe Scarborough

7/19/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.

EP 91

Tom Brokaw

7/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

EP 92

Howell Raines

7/24/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines

EP 93

William Donohue

7/25/2006

Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.

EP 94

Neal Katyal

7/26/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

Guest Stars

Amy GoodmanMaz Jobrani
EP 95

Joe Quesada

7/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

Guest Stars

Randy Newman
EP 96

Ned Lamont

7/31/2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

EP 97

Peter Beinart

8/1/2006

Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.

EP 98

Linda Hirshman

8/2/2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

EP 99

Paul Hackett III

8/3/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

EP 100

Bill Rhoden

8/8/2006

Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.

EP 101

Alexandra Robbins

8/9/2006

Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids.

EP 102

Eli Pariser

8/10/2006

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

EP 103

Ramesh Ponnuru

8/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.

Guest Stars

Jon Stewart
EP 104

David Gergen

8/15/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.

EP 105

Morgan Spurlock

8/16/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.

EP 106

Neil Young

8/17/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

Guest Stars

Neil Young
EP 107

Geoffrey Nunberg

8/21/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.

EP 108

Paul Krugman

8/22/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.

EP 109

Gideon Yago

8/23/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago

Guest Stars

Gideon Yago
Janna Levin
EP 110

Janna Levin

8/24/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.

EP 111

Martin Short

9/11/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

EP 112

Toby Keith

9/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

EP 113

Ken Jennings

9/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Ken Jennings

EP 114

Bill Simmons

9/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN's Sports Guy columnist and author of Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox, Bill Simmons

EP 115

Will Power

9/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

EP 116

Frank Rich

9/19/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina.

EP 117

James Carville

9/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

EP 118

Daniel Ellsberg

9/21/2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

Guest Stars

Daniel Ellsberg
EP 119

Arianna Huffington

9/25/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

EP 120

Ted Danson

9/26/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

EP 121

Lowell Bergman

9/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.

EP 122

Steve Wozniak

9/28/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.

Guest Stars

Sarah Vowell
EP 123

Michael Lewis

10/2/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.

EP 124

Andy Stern

10/3/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern.

EP 125

Senator Byron Dorgan

10/4/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America.

EP 126

Amy Goodman

10/5/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

Guest Stars

Amy Goodman
EP 127

Randy Newman

10/9/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

EP 128

Ariel Levy

10/10/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy.

Guest Stars

Jane FondaGloria SteinemAriel Levy
EP 129

George Lucas

10/11/2006

Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.

EP 130

Gov. Brian Schweitzer

10/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

EP 131

Barry Scheck

10/16/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

EP 132

Richard Dawkins

10/17/2006

Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.

EP 133

David Kuo

10/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction, David Kuo.

Guest Stars

Deepak Chopra
EP 134

Dr. Peter Agre

10/19/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.

EP 135

Barry Manilow

10/30/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

Guest Stars

Barry Manilow
EP 136

Tim Robbins

10/31/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

Guest Stars

Tim Robbins
EP 137

Penn Jillette

11/1/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

EP 138

Ronald Reagan Jr.

11/2/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

Guest Stars

Ron ReaganTim Meadows
EP 139

Mark Halperin

11/6/2006

Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008, Mark Halperin.

EP 140

Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

11/7/2006

Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.

EP 141

Jeff Greenfield

11/8/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

EP 142

Dean Kamen

11/9/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.

Guest Stars

Tim Meadows
EP 143

Dan Rather

11/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

EP 144

Jeff Swartz

11/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

EP 145

Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

11/15/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.

Guest Stars

Al Franken
EP 146

Richard Linklater

11/16/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.

EP 147

Jim Lehrer

11/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.

Guest Stars

Jim Lehrer
EP 148

Harry Shearer

11/28/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

Guest Stars

Harry Shearer
EP 149

Nora Ephron

11/29/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.

Guest Stars

Nora Ephron
EP 150

Mike Lupica

11/30/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.

Guest Stars

Mike LupicaTim Meadows
EP 151

Will Wright

12/4/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

EP 152

Steven D. Levitt

12/5/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.

EP 153

John Sexton

12/6/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.

EP 154

Dr. Francis S. Collins

12/7/2006

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.

EP 155

Dr. Peter Singer

12/11/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Dr. Peter Singer

EP 156

Dan Savage

12/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.

EP 157

Doris Kearns Goodwin

12/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Guest Stars

Doris Kearns Goodwin
EP 158

Daniel Pinchbeck

12/14/2006

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.

EP 159

Jack Welch

12/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.

EP 160

Deepak Chopra

12/19/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.

Guest Stars

Deepak Chopra
EP 161

Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

12/20/2006

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.

Guest Stars

Peter FramptonRick NielsenHenry KissingerMorley SaferEliot Spitzer