E1 - Gov. Ed Rendell

Aired: January 03, 2011

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.

E2 - Geoffrey Canada

Aired: January 04, 2011

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.

E3 - Atul Gawande

Aired: January 05, 2011

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.

E4 - Dr. Ronald DePinho

Aired: January 06, 2011

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.

E5 - Fen Montaigne

Aired: January 10, 2011

Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.

E6 - Chris Hughes

Aired: January 11, 2011

Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.

E7 - Bernard-Henri Levy

Aired: January 12, 2011

50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.

E8 - Kevin Spacey

Aired: January 13, 2011

Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.

E9 - Sherry Turkle

Aired: January 17, 2011

Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.

E10 - Cornel West

Aired: January 18, 2011

Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.

E11 - Ron Reagan Jr.

Aired: January 19, 2011

Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.

E12 - Chris Matthews

Aired: January 20, 2011

Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.

E13 - Charlie Rose

Aired: January 24, 2011

House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.

E14 - Amy Chua

Aired: January 25, 2011

Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.

E15 - Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis

Aired: January 26, 2011

Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.

E16 - Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene

Aired: January 27, 2011

Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.

E17 - Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit

Aired: January 31, 2011

There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.

E18 - Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis

Aired: February 01, 2011

Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.

E19 - Sean Kelly

Aired: February 02, 2011

America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.

E20 - Jane McGonigal

Aired: February 03, 2011

Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

E21 - LCD Soundsystem

Aired: February 14, 2011

Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.

E22 - Christiane Amanpour, David Albright

Aired: February 15, 2011

President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.

E23 - Eric Foner

Aired: February 16, 2011

Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.

E24 - Jeffrey Leonard

Aired: February 17, 2011

Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.

E25 - Eugene Jarecki

Aired: February 21, 2011

Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.

E26 - Randi Weingarten, Bing West

Aired: February 22, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.

E27 - Stephanie Coontz

Aired: February 23, 2011

Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.

E28 - Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee

Aired: February 24, 2011

Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.

E29 - Michael Scheuer

Aired: February 28, 2011

Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.

E30 - Evan Osnos

Aired: March 01, 2011

Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.

E31 - Harry Connick Jr.

Aired: March 02, 2011

There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.

E32 - Mark W. Moffett

Aired: March 03, 2011

Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.

E33 - Joshua Foer

Aired: March 07, 2011

Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.

E34 - Dan Sinker

Aired: March 08, 2011

Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.

E35 - David Brooks

Aired: March 09, 2011

Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."

E36 - Reza Aslan

Aired: March 10, 2011

Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.

E37 - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Aired: March 21, 2011

Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.

E38 - Ayman Mohyeldin

Aired: March 22, 2011

The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.

E39 - Nathan Myhrvold

Aired: March 23, 2011

Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.

E40 - Jody Williams

Aired: March 24, 2011

Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.

E41 - Michael Moore

Aired: March 28, 2011

Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.

E42 - Dr. Anthony Fauci

Aired: March 29, 2011

Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

E43 - Tim Shriver

Aired: March 30, 2011

Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.

E44 - Piers Gibbon

Aired: March 31, 2011

The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.

E45 - Andrew Chaikin

Aired: April 04, 2011

Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.

E46 - James Franco

Aired: April 05, 2011

Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

E47 - Sir David Tang

Aired: April 06, 2011

Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.

E48 - Jeff Greenfield

Aired: April 07, 2011

Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.

E49 - Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage

Aired: April 11, 2011

Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.

E50 - Ray Kurzweil

Aired: April 12, 2011

Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.

E51 - Morgan Spurlock

Aired: April 13, 2011

Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.

E52 - Caroline Kennedy

Aired: April 14, 2011

Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.

E53 - Ron Paul

Aired: April 25, 2011

n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump leads in the potential Republican candidate polls. Masturbation cures restless leg syndrome, and Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve.

E54 - A.C. Grayling

Aired: April 26, 2011

The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.

E55 - Ice-T

Aired: April 27, 2011

The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.

E56 - Wade Graham

Aired: April 28, 2011

Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.

E57 - Francis Fukuyama

Aired: May 02, 2011

Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.

E58 - Rex Ryan

Aired: May 03, 2011

Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.

E59 - Amy Farrell

Aired: May 04, 2011

"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.

E60 - Bill James

Aired: May 05, 2011

Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.

E61 - Lupe Fiasco

Aired: May 09, 2011

Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.

E62 - Geoffrey Rush

Aired: May 10, 2011

A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.

E63 - Eric Greitens

Aired: May 11, 2011

Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.

E64 - John Bradshaw

Aired: May 12, 2011

Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.

E65 - Alison Klayman

Aired: May 16, 2011

Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

E66 - Amy Kremer

Aired: May 17, 2011

Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.

E67 - Austan Goolsbee

Aired: May 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.

E68 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Aired: May 19, 2011

John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.

E69 - James Stewart

Aired: May 31, 2011

Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.

E70 - Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Aired: June 01, 2011

Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.

E71 - Salman Khan

Aired: June 02, 2011

Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.

E72 - Werner Herzog

Aired: June 06, 2011

Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.

E73 - Sugar Ray Leonard

Aired: June 07, 2011

Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.

E74 - Bre Pettis

Aired: June 08, 2011

Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.

E75 - Tom Ridge

Aired: June 09, 2011

Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.

E76 - Henry Kissinger

Aired: June 13, 2011

Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.

E77 - Janny Scott

Aired: June 14, 2011

Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.

E78 - Keith Olbermann

Aired: June 15, 2011

Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.

E79 - Bon Iver

Aired: June 20, 2011

Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.

E80 - Florence And The Machine

Aired: June 21, 2011

Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.

E81 - Talib Kweli

Aired: June 22, 2011

Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.

E82 - The Black Belles

Aired: June 23, 2011

Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.

E83 - Grover Norquist

Aired: June 27, 2011

Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.

E84 - Alexandra Pelosi

Aired: June 28, 2011

The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary on immigrant naturalization in the U.S.

E85 - Gary Sinise

Aired: June 29, 2011

The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.

E86 - Timothy Garton Ash

Aired: June 30, 2011

The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.

E87 - Michael Shermer

Aired: July 11, 2011

The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."

E88 - Dan Savage

Aired: July 12, 2011

Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.

E89 - David McCullough

Aired: July 13, 2011

The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and David McCullough has a new book about Americans in Paris.

E90 - Jose Antonio Vargas

Aired: July 14, 2011

The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.

E91 - John Prendergast

Aired: July 18, 2011

Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.

E92 - David Carr

Aired: July 19, 2011

Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."

E93 - Michael Sandel

Aired: July 20, 2011

A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.

E94 - David Eagleman

Aired: July 21, 2011

California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC loves breasts, and neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses the secret lives of the brain.

E95 - Brian Cox

Aired: July 25, 2011

The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal puppetry to market their product to vaginas, and Brian Cox reveals the mysteries of space.

E96 - Brooke Gladstone

Aired: July 26, 2011

Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.

E97 - Mary (Missy) Cummings

Aired: July 27, 2011

Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric car drivers face a critical deadline, and Missy Cummings develops a new breed of flying robots.

E98 - Buddy Roemer

Aired: July 28, 2011

John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.

E99 - Tony Hsieh

Aired: August 01, 2011

Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company turns ashes into bullets, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh talks about delivering happiness.

E100 - Al Hunt

Aired: August 02, 2011

Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save America's credit rating, and Al Hunt thinks everyone lost the debt ceiling deal.

E101 - Robert Wittman

Aired: August 03, 2011

A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.

E102 - Anthony Bourdain

Aired: August 04, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over MLB's Twitter feed, and Anthony Bourdain describes the grossest things he's ever eaten.

E103 - Nassir Ghaemi

Aired: August 08, 2011

America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.

E104 - The Cars

Aired: August 09, 2011

The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.

E105 - Elliot Ackerman

Aired: August 10, 2011

Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate money for a fix, and Elliot Ackerman lets voters directly nominate a president.

E106 - Gloria Steinem

Aired: August 11, 2011

Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.

E107 - Ambassador Susan Rice

Aired: August 15, 2011

Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, and Ambassador Susan Rice discusses the role of the United Nations.

E108 - STS-135 astronauts

Aired: August 16, 2011

Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.

E109 - Jeff Bridges

Aired: August 17, 2011

Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marriage into everyday napkin terms, and Jeff Bridges looks good by having fun.

E110 - Kevin Mitnick

Aired: August 18, 2011

America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.

E111 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Aired: September 06, 2011

People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils its toning shoes, and Tim Pawlenty explains why he pulled out of the presidential race.

E112 - Robin Wright

Aired: September 07, 2011

The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial, and Robin Wright discusses the cultural impact of the Arab Spring.

E113 - Tom Brokaw

Aired: September 08, 2011

The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme, and Tom Brokaw follows the progress of 9/11 victims' family members.

E114 - Diane Sawyer

Aired: September 12, 2011

Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."

E115 - Al Gore

Aired: September 13, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.

E116 - Michael Moore

Aired: September 14, 2011

Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his postal solution, and Michael Moore talks about his memoir "Here Comes Trouble."

E117 - David Copperfield

Aired: September 15, 2011

Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.

E118 - Jeffrey Kluger

Aired: September 20, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" changes everything; and Jeffrey Kluger examines the bond between siblings.

E119 - Daniel Yergin

Aired: September 21, 2011

Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors occupy Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses the world's quest for energy.

E120 - Jeremy Ben-Ami

Aired: September 22, 2011

A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to silent farts in Afghanistan, and Jeremy Ben-Ami discusses the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

E121 - Radiohead

Aired: September 26, 2011

America reaches a milestone in corporate civil rights, Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien discuss global warming, and rock legend Radiohead performs.

E122 - Melinda Gates

Aired: September 27, 2011

Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.

E123 - Ken Burns

Aired: September 28, 2011

Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.

E124 - Mark Cuban

Aired: September 29, 2011

Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c)(4), Kevin Kline hosts The Donating Game, and Mark Cuban talks billionaires.