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January 28, 2010

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Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.

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The Colbert Report: Season 6 - 66 Episode s

6x1 - Erick Erickson
January 4, 2010
Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.
6x2 - Riley Crane
January 5, 2010
The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.
6x3 - Capt. Charles Moore
January 6, 2010
The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.
6x4 - James Fowler
January 7, 2010
America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.
6x5 - Mon, Jan 11, 2010
January 11, 2010
Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.
6x6 - Raj Patel
January 12, 2010
Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."
6x7 - Wed, Jan 13, 2010
January 13, 2010
Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."
6x8 - Thu, Jan 14, 2010
January 14, 2010
Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.
6x9 - Emily Pilloton
January 18, 2010
Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.
6x10 - Stephen Bosworth
January 19, 2010
Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.
6x11 - Dick Ebersol
January 20, 2010
Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.
6x12 - John Farmer
January 21, 2010
Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.
6x13 - Kati Marton
January 25, 2010
An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.
6x14 - Mika Brzezinski
January 26, 2010
Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.
6x15 - Arthur Benjamin
January 27, 2010
Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.
6x16 - David Gergen
January 28, 2010
Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.
6x17 - Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.
February 1, 2010
Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.
6x18 - Eliot Spitzer
February 2, 2010
Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.
6x19 - Peter Cove, John Durant
February 3, 2010
Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.
6x20 - Henry Louis Gates
February 4, 2010
A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.
6x21 - Jonathan Safran Foer
February 8, 2010
Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.
6x22 - George Stephanopoulos
February 9, 2010
Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.
6x23 - Claire Danes
February 10, 2010
Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.
6x24 - Al Michaels, David Ross
February 11, 2010
Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.
6x25 - Shaun White
February 22, 2010
Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.
6x26 - Lindsey Vonn, Bob Costas
February 23, 2010
Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.
6x27 - Scott Hamilton, Jeret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge
February 24, 2010
Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.
6x28 - Shani Davis, Seth Wescott
February 25, 2010
Shani Davis thanks the Colbert Nation for his medals, and Seth Wescott refuses to wear tight clothing.
6x29 - Don Cheadle
March 1, 2010
Michael Buble sings two national anthems, and Don Cheadle considers doing heroin for Darfur.
6x30 - David Brooks
March 2, 2010
Kids may be the key to our economic future, and David Brooks discusses moderate conservatism.
6x31 - Scheherazade Rehman, Garry Wills
March 3, 2010
Scheherazade Rehman debates Greece's economy, and Garry Wills says the president has too much power.
6x32 - Barry Schwartz
March 4, 2010
Iraqi candidates sway voters with gifts, and Barry Schwartz explains the downside of too many choices.
6x33 - Tom Hanks
March 8, 2010
Ezra Klein details the reconciliation process, and Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker.
6x34 - Annie Leonard
March 9, 2010
Pringles recalls its two best flavors, and Annie Leonard says Americans have too much stuff.
6x35 - Sean Carroll
March 10, 2010
Charlie Cook discusses health care reconciliation, and Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time.
6x36 - David Aaronovitch
March 11, 2010
Scott Rasmussen interprets poll results, and David Aaronovitch discusses conspiracy theories.
6x37 - Robert Baer
March 15, 2010
Stephen questions the media's focus and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.
6x38 - Rebecca Skloot
March 16, 2010
Stephen examines the way Americans eat and talks to Rebecca Skloot about the ethics of science.
6x39 - Nell Irvin Painter
March 17, 2010
Doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness, and Stephen arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.
6x40 - Mary Matalin
March 18, 2010
James Martin defends social justice, and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.
6x41 - Claire McCaskill
March 29, 2010
Stephen breeds the elderly in captivity, and Claire McCaskill sends a message to Rush Limbaugh.
6x42 - Simon Johnson
March 30, 2010
Scandal rocks the church even harder than Creed, and Simon Johnson thinks banks have too much power.
6x43 - Craig Mullaney
March 31, 2010
The federal government raids an anti-government militia, and Craig Mullaney discusses Afghanistan.
6x44 - David Frum, Judith Shulevitz
April 1, 2010
David Frum gets fired from the Republican cult, and Judith Shulevitz discusses the Sabbath.
6x45 - Dean Kamen
April 5, 2010
Fox cancels "24," and Dean Kamen talks about his new advanced prosthetic arm invention.
6x46 - Reverend Al Sharpton
April 6, 2010
Scrabble changes its rules to allow proper names, and Al Sharpton fights for education reform.
6x47 - David Simon
April 7, 2010
Jeff Goldblum blesses a cigarette, and David Simon talks about his new show, "Treme."
6x48 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
April 8, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson
6x49 - Jeffrey Toobin, Julian Assange
April 12, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. Also, Stephen talks with Jeffrey Toobin about the replacement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
6x50 - Jon Mooallem
April 13, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times journalist Jon Mooallem.
6x51 - David Shields
April 14, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, David Shields. Also, Stephen talks with the host of This Week, Jake Tapper and Bill Adair from politicfact.com about fact checking the Sunday talk shows.
6x52 - Aimee Mullins
April 15, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes athlete, actress and activist Aimee Mullins
6x53 - Andrew Ross Sorkin, George Will
April 19, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes political pundit George Will. Also, Stephen talks with New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin
6x54 - Jeffrey Katzenberg
April 20, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief executive of Dreamworks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg.
6x55 - Craig Robinson
April 21, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes Oregon State University's basketball coach and author of A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond, Craig Robinson.
6x56 - Gorillaz
April 22, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group Gorillaz.
6x57 - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
April 26, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes singer Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.
6x58 - Conn Iggulden
April 27, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Conn Iggulden.
6x59 - Gregg Easterbrook
April 28, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.
6x60 - OK Go
April 29, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.
6x61 - Elizabeth Warren
May 3, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. Also, Stephen talks with the president of the Salt Institute Lori Roman and the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael Jacobson about salt intake regulation.
6x62 - Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett
May 4, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.
6x63 - David Isay
May 5, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.
6x64 - Stewart Brand
May 6, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes environmentalist and author of Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, Stewart Brand. Also, Stephen talks with The Atlantic Monthly columnist Andrew Sullivan about the British elections.
6x65 - Gary Johnson
May 10, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Also, Stephen talks with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman about the Greek bailout.
6x66 - Hampton Sides
May 11, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, Hampton Sides. Also, Stephen talks with Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about Elena Kagen's Supreme Court nomination.

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6x1 - Erick Erickson

6x2 - Riley Crane

6x3 - Capt. Charles Moore

6x4 - James Fowler

6x5 - Mon, Jan 11, 2010

6x6 - Raj Patel

6x7 - Wed, Jan 13, 2010

6x8 - Thu, Jan 14, 2010

6x9 - Emily Pilloton

6x10 - Stephen Bosworth

6x11 - Dick Ebersol

6x12 - John Farmer

6x13 - Kati Marton

6x14 - Mika Brzezinski

6x15 - Arthur Benjamin

6x16 - David Gergen

6x17 - Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.

6x18 - Eliot Spitzer

6x19 - Peter Cove, John Durant

6x20 - Henry Louis Gates

6x21 - Jonathan Safran Foer

6x22 - George Stephanopoulos

6x23 - Claire Danes

6x24 - Al Michaels, David Ross

6x25 - Shaun White

6x26 - Lindsey Vonn, Bob Costas

6x27 - Scott Hamilton, Jeret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge

6x28 - Shani Davis, Seth Wescott

6x29 - Don Cheadle

6x30 - David Brooks

6x31 - Scheherazade Rehman, Garry Wills

6x32 - Barry Schwartz

6x33 - Tom Hanks

6x34 - Annie Leonard

6x35 - Sean Carroll

6x36 - David Aaronovitch

6x37 - Robert Baer

6x38 - Rebecca Skloot

6x39 - Nell Irvin Painter

6x40 - Mary Matalin

6x41 - Claire McCaskill

6x42 - Simon Johnson

6x43 - Craig Mullaney

6x44 - David Frum, Judith Shulevitz

6x45 - Dean Kamen

6x46 - Reverend Al Sharpton

6x47 - David Simon

6x48 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

6x49 - Jeffrey Toobin, Julian Assange

6x50 - Jon Mooallem

6x51 - David Shields

6x52 - Aimee Mullins

6x53 - Andrew Ross Sorkin, George Will

6x54 - Jeffrey Katzenberg

6x55 - Craig Robinson

6x56 - Gorillaz

6x57 - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

6x58 - Conn Iggulden

6x59 - Gregg Easterbrook

6x60 - OK Go

6x61 - Elizabeth Warren

6x62 - Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett

6x63 - David Isay

6x64 - Stewart Brand

6x65 - Gary Johnson

6x66 - Hampton Sides

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