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June 24, 2010

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Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.

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The Colbert Report: Season 6 - 101 Episode s

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.
6x122 - Ken Burns
September 27, 2010
The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."
6x123 - Paul Begala, Ross Douthat
September 28, 2010
Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.
6x124 - Steve Rattner
September 29, 2010
The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.
6x125 - Aaron Sorkin
September 30, 2010
Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.
6x126 - Eugene Robinson
October 4, 2010
The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.
6x127 - Leon Botstein
October 5, 2010
Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school
6x128 - Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy
October 6, 2010
The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.
6x129 - Davis Guggenheim
October 7, 2010
Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.
6x130 - Robert Reich
October 11, 2010
Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.
6x131 - Brendan Steinhauser
October 12, 2010
Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.
6x132 - Austan Goolsbee
October 13, 2010
Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
6x133 - Bill Bryson
October 14, 2010
Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.

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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

6x67 - Deepak Chopra

6x68 - The Hold Steady

6x69 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

6x70 - Lisa Miller

6x71 - Vampire Weekend

6x72 - James Carville, Jonathan Alter

6x73 - Mark Frauenfelder

6x74 - Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn

6x75 - Alan Bean

6x76 - Stephen Prothero

6x77 - Dr. Carl Safina

6x78 - Devo

6x79 - David Mamet

6x80 - Wes Moore

6x81 - Gloria Steinem

6x82 - Tim Westergren

6x83 - Michael Specter

6x84 - Michael Hastings, John Waters

6x85 - Mayor Julian Castro

6x86 - Nicholas Carr

6x87 - Manny Howard

6x88 - Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku

6x89 - Garret Keizer

6x90 - Steve Carell

6x91 - Arturo Rodriguez

6x92 - Hephzibah Anderson

6x93 - Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline

6x94 - Elon Musk

6x95 - Andy Cohen

6x96 - Jimmy Cliff

6x97 - Laura Ingraham

6x98 - Michael Posner

6x99 - Savion Glover

6x100 - Dylan Ratigan

6x101 - David Finkel

6x102 - Chuck Close

6x103 - Richard Clarke, John Fetterman

6x104 - Barry Levine

6x105 - Thomas French

6x106 - Jon Krakauer

6x107 - Leslie Kean

6x108 - Jeffrey Goldberg

6x109 - Andrew Hacker, Heidi Cullen

6x110 - Richard Engel

6x111 - Anthony Romero

6x112 - Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. Raymond Odierno