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The Colbert Report - S6 - E71
Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
The Colbert Report: Season 6 - 101 Episode s
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.
6x67 - Deepak Chopra
May 12, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes self help guru and author of The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, Deepak Chopra.
6x68 - The Hold Steady
May 13, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.
6x69 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
June 1, 2010
Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.
6x70 - Lisa Miller
June 2, 2010
Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.
6x71 - Vampire Weekend
June 3, 2010
Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
6x72 - James Carville, Jonathan Alter
June 7, 2010
Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.
6x73 - Mark Frauenfelder
June 8, 2010
Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
6x74 - Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn
June 9, 2010
Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
6x75 - Alan Bean
June 10, 2010
Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
6x76 - Stephen Prothero
June 14, 2010
Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
6x77 - Dr. Carl Safina
June 15, 2010
Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
6x78 - Devo
June 16, 2010
Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
6x79 - David Mamet
June 17, 2010
Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.
6x80 - Wes Moore
June 21, 2010
Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
6x81 - Gloria Steinem
June 22, 2010
Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
6x82 - Tim Westergren
June 23, 2010
Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.
6x83 - Michael Specter
June 24, 2010
Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.
6x84 - Michael Hastings, John Waters
June 28, 2010
Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.
6x85 - Mayor Julian Castro
June 29, 2010
BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.
6x86 - Nicholas Carr
June 30, 2010
Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.
6x87 - Manny Howard
July 1, 2010
Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.
6x88 - Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku
July 5, 2010
Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.
6x89 - Garret Keizer
July 6, 2010
Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"
6x90 - Steve Carell
July 7, 2010
Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert
6x91 - Arturo Rodriguez
July 8, 2010
Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.
6x92 - Hephzibah Anderson
July 26, 2010
Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.
6x93 - Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline
July 27, 2010
Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.
6x94 - Elon Musk
July 28, 2010
President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.
6x95 - Andy Cohen
July 29, 2010
Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.
6x96 - Jimmy Cliff
August 2, 2010
Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.
6x97 - Laura Ingraham
August 3, 2010
Stephen reads some of Barack Obama's private musings to Laura Ingraham.
6x98 - Michael Posner
August 4, 2010
P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.
6x99 - Savion Glover
August 5, 2010
Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.
6x100 - Dylan Ratigan
August 10, 2010
Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.
6x101 - David Finkel
August 11, 2010
Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq War's effect on American troops.
6x102 - Chuck Close
August 12, 2010
Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.
6x103 - Richard Clarke, John Fetterman
August 16, 2010
Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.
6x104 - Barry Levine
August 17, 2010
Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.
6x105 - Thomas French
August 18, 2010
Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.
6x106 - Jon Krakauer
August 19, 2010
Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.
6x107 - Leslie Kean
August 23, 2010
President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.
6x108 - Jeffrey Goldberg
August 24, 2010
Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.
6x109 - Andrew Hacker, Heidi Cullen
August 25, 2010
Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather
6x110 - Richard Engel
August 26, 2010
Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
6x111 - Anthony Romero
September 7, 2010
The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.
6x112 - Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. Raymond Odierno
September 8, 2010
Stephen kicks off his salute to the troops tonight with appearances by the Vice President of the United States and the general who shaved his head.
6x113 - Sen. Jim Webb, Joshua Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend
September 9, 2010
David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.
6x114 - Lisa Birnbach
September 13, 2010
Lisa Birnbach released "The Official Preppy Handbook" in 1980. Who'd have thought that 30 years later, we'd still have preppies but not books.
6x115 - Sean Wilentz
September 14, 2010
Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.
6x116 - Saul Griffith
September 15, 2010
The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.
6x117 - Lawrence O'Donnell
September 16, 2010
Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.
6x118 - Pavement
September 20, 2010
A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.
6x119 - Eric Schmidt
September 21, 2010
Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.
6x120 - Guillermo Del Toro
September 22, 2010
President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.
6x121 - Oscar Goodman
September 23, 2010
Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.
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