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David McCullough
The Colbert Report - S7 - E89
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.
The Colbert Report: Season 7 - 86 Episode s
7x39 - Nathan Myhrvold
March 23, 2011
Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.
7x40 - Jody Williams
March 24, 2011
Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.
7x41 - Michael Moore
March 28, 2011
Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.
7x42 - Dr. Anthony Fauci
March 29, 2011
Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
7x43 - Tim Shriver
March 30, 2011
Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.
7x44 - Piers Gibbon
March 31, 2011
The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.
7x45 - Andrew Chaikin
April 4, 2011
Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.
7x46 - James Franco
April 5, 2011
Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.
7x47 - Sir David Tang
April 6, 2011
Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.
7x48 - Jeff Greenfield
April 7, 2011
Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.
7x49 - Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage
April 11, 2011
Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.
7x50 - Ray Kurzweil
April 12, 2011
Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.
7x51 - Morgan Spurlock
April 13, 2011
Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.
7x52 - Caroline Kennedy
April 14, 2011
Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.
7x53 - Ron Paul
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.
7x54 - A.C. Grayling
April 26, 2011
The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
7x55 - Ice-T
April 27, 2011
The new danger in air travel comes with a fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.
7x56 - Wade Graham
April 28, 2011
Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.
7x57 - Francis Fukuyama
May 2, 2011
Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.
7x58 - Rex Ryan
May 3, 2011
Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.
7x59 - Amy Farrell
May 4, 2011
"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.
7x60 - Bill James
May 5, 2011
Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.
7x61 - Lupe Fiasco
May 9, 2011
Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.
7x62 - Geoffrey Rush
May 10, 2011
A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.
7x63 - Eric Greitens
May 11, 2011
Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.
7x64 - John Bradshaw
May 12, 2011
Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.
7x65 - Alison Klayman
May 16, 2011
Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
7x66 - Amy Kremer
May 17, 2011
Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.
7x67 - Austan Goolsbee
May 18, 2011
Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.
7x68 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
May 19, 2011
John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.
7x69 - James Stewart
May 31, 2011
Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
7x70 - Robert Kennedy, Jr.
June 1, 2011
Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.
7x71 - Salman Khan
June 2, 2011
Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.
7x72 - Werner Herzog
June 6, 2011
Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.
7x73 - Sugar Ray Leonard
June 7, 2011
Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.
7x74 - Bre Pettis
June 8, 2011
Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.
7x75 - Tom Ridge
June 9, 2011
Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.
7x76 - Henry Kissinger
June 13, 2011
Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.
7x77 - Janny Scott
June 14, 2011
Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.
7x78 - Keith Olbermann
June 15, 2011
Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.
7x79 - Bon Iver
June 20, 2011
Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.
7x80 - Florence And The Machine
June 21, 2011
Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.
7x81 - Talib Kweli
June 22, 2011
Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.
7x82 - The Black Belles
June 23, 2011
Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.
7x83 - Grover Norquist
June 27, 2011
Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.
7x84 - Alexandra Pelosi
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.
7x85 - Gary Sinise
June 29, 2011
The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.
7x86 - Timothy Garton Ash
June 30, 2011
The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.
7x87 - Michael Shermer
July 11, 2011
The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."
7x88 - Dan Savage
July 12, 2011
Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.
7x89 - David McCullough
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.
7x90 - Jose Antonio Vargas
July 14, 2011
The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.
7x91 - John Prendergast
July 18, 2011
Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.
7x92 - David Carr
July 19, 2011
Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."
7x93 - Michael Sandel
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.
7x94 - David Eagleman
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.
7x95 - Brian Cox
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.
7x96 - Brooke Gladstone
July 26, 2011
Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.
7x97 - Mary (Missy) Cummings
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.
7x98 - Buddy Roemer
July 28, 2011
John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.
7x99 - Tony Hsieh
August 1, 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.
7x100 - Al Hunt
August 2, 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.
7x101 - Robert Wittman
August 3, 2011
A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.
7x102 - Anthony Bourdain
August 4, 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.
7x103 - Nassir Ghaemi
August 8, 2011
America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.
7x104 - The Cars
August 9, 2011
The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.
7x105 - Elliot Ackerman
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.
7x106 - Gloria Steinem
August 11, 2011
Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.
7x107 - Ambassador Susan Rice
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.
7x108 - STS-135 astronauts
August 16, 2011
Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.
7x109 - Jeff Bridges
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.
7x110 - Kevin Mitnick
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.
7x111 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty
September 6, 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.
7x112 - Robin Wright
September 7, 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.
7x113 - Tom Brokaw
September 8, 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.
7x114 - Diane Sawyer
September 12, 2011
Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."
7x115 - Al Gore
September 13, 2011
Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.
7x116 - Michael Moore
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."
7x117 - David Copperfield
September 15, 2011
Swiss banking giant UBS reports a billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.
7x118 - Jeffrey Kluger
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.
7x119 - Daniel Yergin
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.
7x120 - Jeremy Ben-Ami
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.
7x121 - Radiohead
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.
7x122 - Melinda Gates
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.
7x123 - Ken Burns
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.
7x124 - Mark Cuban
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.
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161 Episode s
S7: Season 7
124 Episode s
S8: Season 8
155 Episode s
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155 Episode s
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S11: Season 11
40 Episode s