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154 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Mon, Oct 1, 201222 mins
Ben Folds Five performs a song from their new album "The Sound of the Life of the Mind."
Episode 2
Tue, Oct 2, 2012
Episode 3
Wed, Oct 3, 201222 mins
Kenny Rogers stops by to talk about his new book "Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir."
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 4, 201222 mins
Dr. George Church, co-author of "REGENESIS: How Synthetic Biology will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves," visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 9, 201222 mins
Morrissey discusses his upcoming tour and plays a song in the studio.
Episode 7
Wed, Oct 10, 201222 mins
Naomi Wolf talks about her book "Vagina: A New Biography."
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Episode 9
Mon, Oct 15, 201222 mins
Journalist Evan Thomas portrays another side of Dwight Eisenhower in his book "Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World."
Episode 10
Tue, Oct 16, 201222 mins
Mayor Cory Booker visits the show to talk about the upcoming Dodge poetry festival in Newark.
Episode 11
Wed, Oct 17, 201222 mins
Tyler Perry stops by to discuss his new movie "Alex Cross."
Episode 12
Thu, Oct 18, 201222 mins
The Killers play a song from their new album "Battle Born."
Episode 13
Mon, Oct 22, 201222 mins
Donald Sadoway, professor at MIT and inventor of liquid metal batteries, discusses renewable energy sources.
Episode 14
Tue, Oct 23, 201222 mins
John Grisham stops by to talk about his new book "The Racketeer."
Episode 15
Wed, Oct 24, 201222 mins
Author Anthony Everitt discusses his new book "The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire."
Episode 16
Thu, Oct 25, 201222 mins
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels visits Stephen to talk about his book "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans."
Episode 17
Wed, Oct 31, 201222 mins
Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter discusses gender pay equality and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Episode 18
Tue, Oct 30, 201221 mins
Stephen welcomes Blind Boys of Alabama to The Colbert Report to discuss their album "I'll Find A Way."
Episode 19
Mon, Nov 5, 201222 mins
Nate Silver, author of "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't," discusses the odds of the election.
Episode 20
Thu, Nov 1, 201222 mins
David Byrne & St. Vincent play a song from their latest collaboration, "Love This Giant."
Episode 21
Wed, Nov 7, 201222 mins
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses last night's elections.
Episode 22
Thu, Nov 8, 201222 mins
Progressive political TV host Rachel Maddow sits down with Stephen to discuss the election results.
Episode 23
Mon, Nov 12, 201222 mins
Ken Burns, director of "The Dust Bowl" and "The Central Park Five," visits The Colbert Report to talk about his new documentaries.
Episode 24
Tue, Nov 13, 201222 mins
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses his new book about the first president entitled "Victory at Yorktown: A Novel (George Washington)."
Episode 25
Wed, Nov 14, 201222 mins
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner talks about writing the screenplay for the upcoming film "Lincoln."
Episode 26
Thu, Nov 15, 201222 mins
Anthropologist Chris Stringer discusses the origins of the human race and his new book "Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth."
Episode 27
Mon, Nov 26, 201222 mins
Jake Tapper stops by to talk about his book "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor."
Episode 28
Tue, Nov 27, 201222 mins
Dolly Parton tells Stephen all about her personal philosophies on life and her new book "Dream More."
Episode 29
Wed, Nov 28, 201222 mins
Frank Oz talks about the release of the director's cut of "Little Shop of Horrors."
Episode 30
Thu, Nov 29, 201222 mins
Theoretical cosmologist Sean Carroll discusses his book "The Particle at the End of the Universe."
Episode 31
Mon, Dec 3, 201222 mins
Stephen kicks off a Tolkien-themed week with Sir Ian McKellen, who stars as Gandalf the Grey in "The Hobbit."
Episode 32
Tue, Dec 4, 201222 mins
Star of "The Hobbit," Martin Freeman stops by the Report.
Episode 33
Wed, Dec 5, 201222 mins
Hobbit Week continues with guest Andy Serkis, the actor behind Gollum.
Episode 34
Thu, Dec 6, 201222 mins
Director Peter Jackson helps Stephen wrap up Hobbit Week.
Episode 35
Mon, Dec 10, 201222 mins
Stephen welcomes recording artist Diana Krall to talk about her new album "Glad Rag Doll." Then Diana, Stephen, and Elvis Costello perform a song to kick off Christmas Carol Week.
Episode 36
Tue, Dec 11, 201222 mins
Malcolm Gladwell visits The Colbert Report to talk about "The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs." Then Christmas Carol Week continues when Audra McDonald stops by to perform a song with Stephen.
Episode 37
Wed, Dec 12, 201222 mins
Stephen welcomes actor Mandy Patinkin to The Colbert Report to talk about his show "Homeland." Then, for Day 3 of Christmas Carol Week, Michael Stipe joins Mandy and Stephen to perform a song.
Episode 38
Thu, Dec 13, 201222 mins
Sister Simone Campbell sits down with Stephen to discuss her social justice lobby, and Christmas Carol Week wraps up with a performance from Stephen, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, and Sean Lennon.
Episode 39
Mon, Jan 7, 201322 mins
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, stops by The Colbert Report to discuss his upcoming ventures.
Episode 40
Tue, Jan 8, 201322 mins
Punter for the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, discusses his support of gay marriage.
Episode 41
Wed, Jan 9, 201322 mins
Neil Shubin talks about his book "The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People."
Episode 42
Thu, Jan 10, 201322 mins
Ben Gibbard stops by to discuss his new solo album, "Former Lives," and perform a song.
Episode 43
Mon, Jan 14, 201322 mins
Piers Morgan stops by The Colbert Report.
Episode 44
Tue, Jan 15, 201322 mins
Jared Diamond discusses his new book, "The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?"
Episode 45
Wed, Jan 16, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Tom Brokaw to the show.
Episode 46
Thu, Jan 17, 201322 mins
Akhil Reed Amar stops by to talk about his new book, "America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By."
Episode 47
Mon, Jan 21, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates to the show.
Episode 48
Tue, Jan 22, 201322 mins
Caroline Kennedy stops by to talk about her new book "Poems to Learn by Heart."
Episode 49
Wed, Jan 23, 201322 mins
Sally Field sits down with Stephen to discuss her movie "Lincoln."
Episode 50
Thu, Jan 24, 201322 mins
Fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson talks about her first book "Rookie Yearbook One."
Episode 51
Mon, Jan 28, 201322 mins
Environmental policy expert Michael Shellenberger stops by The Colbert Report.
Episode 52
Tue, Jan 29, 201322 mins
Author George Saunders discusses his new book "Tenth of December: Stories."
Episode 53
Wed, Jan 30, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Bill Gates to the show.
Episode 55
Mon, Feb 4, 201322 mins
Justice Sonia Sotomayor stops by to discuss her memoir "My Beloved World."
Episode 56
Tue, Feb 5, 201322 mins
Julie Andrews talks about her new children's book "The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart."
Episode 57
Wed, Feb 6, 201322 mins
Lawrence Wright discusses his new book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief."
Episode 58
Thu, Feb 7, 2013
Episode 59
Mon, Feb 11, 201322 mins
Author Garry Wills visits The Colbert Report to discuss his new book "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition."
Episode 60
Tue, Feb 12, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Roger Hodge, editor of the "Oxford American", to the show.
Episode 61
Wed, Feb 13, 201322 mins
Dave Grohl stops by to talk about his documentary "Sound City."
Episode 62
Thu, Feb 14, 201322 mins
Gavin Newsom sits down with Stephen to discuss his new book "Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government."
Episode 63
Tue, Feb 19, 201322 mins
Emily Bazelon discusses her book "Sticks & Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy."
Episode 64
Wed, Feb 20, 201322 mins
David Goldhill stops by to talk about his book "Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father--and How We Can Fix It."
Episode 65
Thu, Feb 21, 201322 mins
The dancer Lil Buck talks to Stephen about his unique style known as "jookin."
Episode 66
Mon, Feb 25, 2013
Episode 67
Tue, Feb 26, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes physicist Dr. Michio Kaku to the show.
Episode 68
Wed, Feb 27, 201322 mins
Paola Antonelli of the Museum of Modern Art sits down with Stephen to discuss the museum's new video game exhibit.
Episode 69
Thu, Feb 28, 201322 mins
Director of Speechwriting for President Obama, Jon Favreau, visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 70
Wed, May 1, 201322 mins
New York Times reporter Christopher Chivers visits The Colbert Report to talk about Syria.
Episode 71
Tue, Mar 5, 201322 mins
James Franco talks about his new movie "Oz the Great and Powerful."
Episode 72
Wed, Mar 6, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes artist Brendan O'Connell to the show to discuss his series of paintings inspired by Walmart.
Episode 73
Thu, Mar 7, 201322 mins
John Sexton, President of NYU, stops by to talk about his latest book "Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game."
Episode 74
Mon, Mar 25, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Junot Diaz to the show to discuss Freedom University, a school for undocumented students.
Episode 75
Tue, Mar 26, 201322 mins
Dr. Eric Topol discusses his new book "The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care."
Episode 77
Thu, Mar 28, 201322 mins
Dr. Robert Lustig stops by to talk about his new book "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease."
Episode 78
Mon, Apr 1, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes actress Sigourney Weaver to the show to talk about her role in the Broadway play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."
Episode 79
Tue, Apr 2, 201322 mins
Former Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevey stops by to discuss the HBO documentary "Fall to Grace."
Episode 80
Wed, Apr 3, 201322 mins
A.C. Grayling, author of "The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism," visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 81
Thu, Apr 4, 201322 mins
Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, talks about The Brain Activity Map Project.
Episode 82
Mon, Apr 8, 201322 mins
Stephen interviews President Bill Clinton after hosting the closing session of Clinton Global Initiative University.
Episode 83
Tue, Apr 9, 201322 mins
Author Charlie LeDuff stops by to talk about his book "Detroit: An American Autopsy."
Episode 84
Wed, Mar 27, 201322 mins
Pig farmer Carl Edger Blake II tells Stephen about his quest to breed the world's best tasting pig.
Episode 85
Thu, Apr 11, 201322 mins
Author Cass Sunstein discusses his new book "Simpler: The Future of Government."
Episode 86
Mon, Apr 1, 201322 mins
Caroline Kennedy stops by to talk about her new book "Poems to Learn by Heart."
Episode 87
Wed, Apr 17, 201322 mins
Jeff Bridges stops by to discuss his new movie "R.I.P.D."
Episode 88
Thu, Apr 18, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, to the show.
Episode 89
Mon, Apr 22, 201322 mins
Author Michael Pollan stops by the show to discuss his newest book "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation."
Episode 90
Tue, Apr 23, 201322 mins
Co-author Eric Schmidt talks about his book "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business."
Episode 91
Wed, Apr 24, 201322 mins
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 92
Wed, Apr 10, 201322 mins
Shane Smith, host and executive producer of the new HBO series "Vice," visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 93
Thu, Apr 25, 201322 mins
Bishop Gene Robinson sits down with Stephen to discuss his book "God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage."
Episode 94
Mon, Apr 29, 201322 mins
Iggy & The Stooges stop by to talk about their new album "Ready to Die."
Episode 95
Wed, May 1, 2013
Episode 96
Thu, May 2, 201322 mins
Ben Kingsley sits down with Stephen to talk about "Iron Man 3."
Episode 97
Mon, May 6, 201322 mins
Author Robert Caro stops by to discuss his book "The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson."
Episode 98
Tue, May 7, 201322 mins
Stephen sits down with author Douglas Rushkoff to talk about his book "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now."
Episode 99
Wed, May 8, 201322 mins
Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News' Chief Health and Medical Editor, discusses his book "Tell Me the Truth, Doctor."
Episode 100
Thu, May 9, 201322 mins
Author Jennifer Egan joins Stephen for The Colbert Book Club and director Baz Luhrmann talks about his new movie "The Great Gatsby."
Episode 101
Mon, May 13, 2013
Episode 102
Thu, May 16, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Harvard evolutionary biology professor Dr. Daniel Lieberman to the show.
Episode 103
Wed, May 1, 201322 mins
Authors Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm discuss their new book "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six."
Episode 104
Sun, Sep 1, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, to the show.
Episode 105
Mon, May 20, 2013
Episode 106
Tue, May 21, 201322 mins
Author Noah Feldman talks about his new book "Cool War: The Future of Global Competition."
Episode 107
Wed, May 22, 201322 mins
The National stops by and performs a song off their new album "Trouble Will Find Me."
Episode 108
Mon, May 20, 2013
Episode 109
Mon, Jun 3, 2013
Mark Pocan tempts Stephen with divorce, precision-guided guns promote skill-free killing, and John Dingell wants Congress to learn how to compromise.
Episode 110
Tue, Jun 4, 201322 mins
Director Alex Gibney sits down with Stephen to talk about his new movie "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks."
Episode 111
Wed, Jun 5, 2013
Superman gets a makeover, Laurie Garrett reviews Monsanto's wheat incident, the Chicago Sun-Times scraps photojournalism, and Jonathan Alter dissects the 2012 election.
Episode 112
Thu, Jun 6, 201322 mins
Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T Bone Burnett talk about their new musical "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County."
Episode 113
Mon, Jun 10, 201322 mins
Author Dan Savage sits down with Stephen to discuss his new book "American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics."
Episode 114
Tue, Jun 11, 201322 mins
Author Daniel Bergner stops by to talk about his new book "What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire."
Episode 115
Wed, Jun 12, 201360 mins
Stephen welcomes Paul McCartney to the show for a special musical episode.
Episode 116
Wed, Jun 19, 201322 mins
The Postal Service performs songs from the album "Give Up" to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Episode 117
Thu, Jun 20, 201322 mins
Director Joss Whedon stops by to talk about his new movie "Much Ado About Nothing."
Episode 118
Mon, Jun 3, 2013
Episode 119
Tue, Jun 25, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Peniel Joseph, a professor of history at Tufts University, to the show.
Episode 120
Wed, Jun 26, 201322 mins
Bill Moyers stops by to talk about his Frontline documentary "Two American Families."
Episode 121
Thu, Jun 27, 201322 mins
New York's Democratic senior senator Chuck Schumer stops by to discuss immigration reform.
Episode 122
Mon, Jul 15, 201322 mins
Author Jeremy Scahill talks about his most recent book "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield."
Episode 123
Tue, Jul 16, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes David Karp, the founder of Tumblr, to the show.
Episode 124
Mon, Jun 17, 201322 mins
World famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld drops in to talk about the second season of his hit web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
Episode 125
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
Episode 126
Thu, Jun 27, 201322 mins
Author Kjerstin Gruys joins Stephen to talk about her new book "Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I Learned to Love My Body by Not Looking at It for a Year."
Episode 128
Mon, Jun 17, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Anant Agarwal, President of edX, a free online learning service provided by MIT and Harvard, to The Colbert Report.
Episode 129
Thu, Jul 25, 201322 mins
Former Maine Senator Olympia Snowe joins Stephen to talk about her book "Fighting For Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress."
Episode 130
Mon, Jul 29, 201322 mins
The Lumineers perform the song "Stubborn Love" off their self-titled album.
Episode 131
Tue, Jul 30, 201322 mins
Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande discusses his New Yorker article "Slow Ideas."
Episode 133
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston stops by the show to talk about the final season of "Breaking Bad."
Episode 134
Mon, Aug 5, 201322 mins
Stephen sits down with Hugh Laurie to discuss his second studio album "Didn't it Rain."
Episode 135
Tue, Aug 6, 201322 mins
Surprise guest Robin Thicke drops by Stephest Colbchella '013.
Episode 136
Wed, Aug 7, 201322 mins
Ashton Kutcher visits The Colbert Report and discusses his upcoming movie "Jobs."
Episode 137
Thu, Aug 8, 201322 mins
Author Colum McCann talks about his new book "TransAtlantic: A Novel."
Episode 138
Mon, Aug 12, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to the show.
Episode 139
Tue, Aug 13, 201322 mins
Congressman John Lewis discusses his new graphic novel "March Book 1."
Episode 140
Wed, Aug 14, 201322 mins
Kevin Spacey stops by to talk about his Netflix series "House of Cards."
Episode 141
Thu, Aug 15, 201322 mins
Richard Brodhead, President of Duke University, visits The Colbert Report.
Episode 142
Tue, Sep 3, 2013
Episode 143
Wed, Sep 4, 201322 mins
Meteorologist Gary England talks about his new role as Vice President for weather development at Griffin Communications.
Episode 144
Thu, Sep 5, 201322 mins
Musician John Prine stops by to discuss his album "The Missing Years."
Episode 145
Mon, Sep 9, 201322 mins
Billie Jean King sits down with Stephen to talk about her PBS "American Masters" profile.
Episode 146
Tue, Sep 10, 201322 mins
Producer Shane Salerno discusses the documentary "Salinger."
Episode 147
Wed, Sep 11, 201322 mins
Sheryl Crow visits The Colbert Report and talks about her new album "Feels Like Home."
Episode 148
Thu, Sep 12, 201322 mins
Author Philip Mudd stops by to discuss his new book "Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda."
Episode 149
Mon, Sep 16, 201322 mins
Author Andrew Bacevich visits the show and discusses his new book "Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country."
Episode 150
Tue, Sep 17, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, to The Colbert Report.
Episode 151
Wed, Sep 18, 201322 mins
Author Nicholson Baker stops by to talk about his new book "Traveling Sprinkler: A Novel."
Episode 153
Tue, Sep 24, 201322 mins
Metallica discusses their new 3-D movie "Metallica Through the Never."
Episode 154
Wed, Sep 25, 201322 mins
Joseph Gordon-Levitt vists the show to talk about his new movie "Don Jon."
Episode 155
Thu, Sep 26, 201322 mins
Stephen welcomes shark wrangler and OCEARCH expedition leader Chris Fischer to the show.
Episode 161
Thu, Sep 19, 201322 mins
Jack Johnson visits the show and performs songs from his album "From Here to Now to You."
Episode 162
Tue, Oct 8, 2013
Episode 170
Wed, Sep 25, 2013
Episode 190
Wed, Oct 9, 201321 mins
Tom Hanks stops by to discuss his new movie "Captain Phillips."
Episode 192
Thu, Oct 10, 201322 mins
Authors Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell visit the show to talk about their new book "Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever."