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Episode 5120 - Intro: Sep 22, 2009 9/21/2009 Edit details The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to drive electric cars.

Episode 5099 - ThreatDown: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Bill Gates & Wilford Brimley 7/22/2009 Edit details Henry Louis Gates Jr. commits the perfect crime, Bill Gates tries to control the weather, and Wilford Brimley has too much free time.

Episode 5082 - Intro: Jun 17, 2009 6/16/2009 Edit details Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.

Episode 5029 - Michael Steele Gets Served 3/1/2009 Edit details Maybe Michael Steele doesn't understand the rules of a rap battle.

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Episode 148 - Tue, Nov 17, 2009 11/16/2009 Edit details Stephen interviews writer Malcolm Gladwell, and talks about his new book “What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures,” a collection of his best articles and stories he wrote for The New Yorker.

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Episode 147 - Mon, Nov 16, 2009 11/15/2009 Edit details Author Paul Goldberger sits down with Stephen to talk about the importance of architecture in America as discussed in his new book “Why Architecture Matters.”

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Episode 146 - Thu, Nov 12, 2009 11/11/2009 Edit details Actor Woody Harrelson stops by the Colbert Report to talk to Stephen about his new movie “The Messenger.”

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Episode 143 - Mon, Nov 9, 2009 11/8/2009 Edit details Tom Campbell, the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art stops by the Report to check in with Stephen.

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Episode 142 - Thu, Nov 5, 2009 11/4/2009 Edit details Olympic Speed Skating Medalist, Joey Cheek and former LAPD Chief, William Bratton joins Stephen for what is to be expected as a life changing conversation.

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Episode 141 - Wed, Nov 4, 2009 11/3/2009 Edit details Harold Evans, author of "My Paper Chase" dares to take a leap into the Colbert Nation.

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Episode 140 - Tue, Nov 3, 2009 11/2/2009 Edit details “The Atlantic” columnist Andrew Sullivan drops by the studio to chat with Stephen.

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Episode 139 - Mon, Nov 2, 2009 11/1/2009 Edit details Nicholas Thompson sits down with Stephen to discuss his new book, “The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War.”

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Episode 138 - Thu, Oct 29, 2009 10/28/2009 Edit details Stephen sits down to chat with Bill Simmons about sports and his new book "The Book of Basketball."

Episode 137 - The Word: YouGenics 10/27/2009 Edit details Your baby will never be denied health coverage for being too fat or too skinny if you mate with an insurance company CEO.

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Episode 136 - Tue, Oct 27, 2009 10/26/2009 Edit details Professor Randall Balmer and author, Gail Collins individually step into the Colbert Nation to explore the relatively unknown.

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Episode 135 - Mon, Oct 26, 2009 10/25/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Princeton Professor Cornel West to the Report to discuss his latest book "Brother West."

Episode 134 - Thu, Oct 15, 2009 10/14/2009 Edit details Mississippi investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell comes to the Report to discuss his work following the MacArthur Foundation grant, not to probe The Colbert Nation’s political dealings and influence.

Episode 133 - The Obesity Epidemic - Amy Farrell 10/13/2009 Edit details Amy Farrell believes the American government is misguided when it focuses on the obesity epidemic.

Episode 130 - Thu, Oct 8, 2009 10/7/2009 Edit details Environmentally conscious author Colin Beavan talks with Stephen about living a no-impact life. This is hard for Stephen to understand as his primary objective in life is to impact everything.

Episode 129 - Wed, Oct 7, 2009 10/6/2009 Edit details Finally a guest that Stephen can actually relate to. Alison Gopnik visits the Report to talk about the minds of children.

Episode 128 - Tue, Oct 6, 2009 10/5/2009 Edit details CBS News’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Lara Logan sits down with Stephen and The Mountain Goats perform for the Nation.

Episode 127 - Mon, Oct 5, 2009 10/4/2009 Edit details Stephen talks with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about modifying the curriculums at schools nation-wide so that they incorporate the history of the Colbert Nation.

Episode 126 - Thu, Oct 1, 2009 9/30/2009 Edit details Interested in the secret behind his own super-genetics, Stephen looks to Dr. Francis Collins for answers.

Episode 125 - Wed, Sep 30, 2009 9/29/2009 Edit details Stephen demands justice after author Richard Dawkins denies the Report his vote for the greatest show on earth.

Episode 124 - Tue, Sep 29, 2009 9/28/2009 Edit details Matt Latimer, author of "Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor" sits down for a chat with Stephen.

Episode 123 - Mon, Sep 28, 2009 9/27/2009 Edit details Stephen sits down with author Sheryl Wudunn to discuss women and their importance in both the Colbert Nation and the world at large.

Episode 122 - Thu, Sep 24, 2009 9/23/2009 Edit details Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns challenges Stephen’s claim to America’s best idea as he talks about his new project all about national parks.

Episode 121 - Wed, Sep 23, 2009 9/22/2009 Edit details The director of "Capitalism: A Love Story," Michael Moore and the author of "The Guinea Pig Diaries," AJ Jacobs both take a step into the Colbert Nation.

Episode 120 - Tue, Sep 22, 2009 9/21/2009 Edit details Entrepreneur Shai Agassi comes to the Report full of crazy ideas about how electricity can run cars. Stephen sets him straight on this and several other urban legends.

Episode 119 - Thu, Sep 17, 2009 9/16/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes food critic and author Frank Bruni as he talks about his new book “Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater,” which borrows heavily from Stephen’s own personal diary.

Episode 118 - Wed, Sep 16, 2009 9/15/2009 Edit details Stephen is joined by The Flaming Lips to talk music and their new album “Embryonic,” which laments the hardships of life when your mouth is constantly ablaze.

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Episode 117 - Tue, Sep 15, 2009 9/14/2009 Edit details CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour treads Colbert Nation waters.

Episode 116 - Mon, Sep 14, 2009 9/13/2009 Edit details Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker leaves his beloved city to enter the Colbert Nation.

Episode 115 - Stephen's Sound Advice - How to Make Babies 8/19/2009 Edit details America needs to get back in the game of overpopulation by instituting a one-child minimum policy and letting teens spread sex misinformation to their peers.

Episode 114 - Wed, Aug 19, 2009 8/18/2009 Edit details Oscar-winning director Ang Lee comes to the Report to promote his new film “Taking Woodstock;” and presumably to corrupt Stephen’s studio audience with his hippie voodoo.

Episode 113 - Tue, Aug 18, 2009 8/17/2009 Edit details Robert Wright comes to the Report to explain that his new book, “The Evolution of God” is not a biography about Stephen Colbert.

Episode 112 - Mon, Aug 17, 2009 8/16/2009 Edit details Bill McKibben, Co-Founder and Director of 350.org, teaches Stephen how to protect the Colbert Nation from the climate crisis.

Episode 111 - Thu, Aug 13, 2009 8/12/2009 Edit details Stephen sits down with cosmologist Mark Devlin to discuss their respective involvements with NASA; Devlin launched a telescope and Stephen launched a treadmill.

Episode 110 - Wed, Aug 12, 2009 8/11/2009 Edit details Stephen has a jam session with Mark Johnson, producer of the album and DVD: “Playing for Change; Songs Around The World.”

Episode 109 - Tue, Aug 11, 2009 8/10/2009 Edit details Jonathan Cohn tries to convince Stephen about the benefits of universal healthcare with his new book, “Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis—And the People Who Pay the Price.”

Episode 108 - Mon, Aug 10, 2009 8/9/2009 Edit details Senator Barbara Boxer comes to the Report to promote her new book, “Blind Trust: A Novel,” and to convince Stephen that it’s not about the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.

Episode 107 - Thu, Aug 6, 2009 8/5/2009 Edit details Stephen sits down with an obscure, unknown actress named Meryl Streep to discuss her new movie, “Julie and Julia.”

Episode 106 - Wed, Aug 5, 2009 8/4/2009 Edit details Kris Kobach discusses immigration battles and vies for Stephen’s vote in his campaign to become Secretary of State in Kansas.

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Episode 105 - Kurt Andersen 8/3/2009 Edit details According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.

Episode 104 - Mon, Aug 3, 2009 8/2/2009 Edit details General Tony Zinni, co-author of “Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom,” drops by the studio to chat with Stephen.

Episode 103 - Thu, Jul 30, 2009 7/29/2009 Edit details Stephen sits down with Kathryn Bigelow, director of the new critically acclaimed war film “The Hurt Locker,” to discuss the film's message about the ongoing war in Iraq.

Episode 102 - Wed, Jul 29, 2009 7/28/2009 Edit details Writer Kevin Baker drops by the studio to talk politics with Stephen.

Episode 101 - Tue, Jul 28, 2009 7/27/2009 Edit details Arianna Huffington returns to the Report to discuss her new book, “Who’s to Say What’s Obscene: Politics, Culture and Comedy in America Today” with Stephen, an expert on the subject.

Episode 100 - Mon, Jul 27, 2009 7/26/2009 Edit details Swedish hip hop band Movits! comes to the Report to promote their new album, Äppelknyckarjazz—and to teach Stephen how to pronounce its title.

Episode 99 - Thu, Jul 23, 2009 7/22/2009 Edit details Colbert steps up to the plate with author Zev Chafets to discuss his new book about the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Episode 98 - Wed, Jul 22, 2009 7/21/2009 Edit details Matthew Waxman, Associate Professor of Law at Columbia University and author Chris Anderson step into the Colbert Nation.

Episode 97 - Tue, Jul 21, 2009 7/20/2009 Edit details Dr. Aaron Carroll joins Stephen on the Report to give him the low down on health care issues in America.

Episode 96 - Mon, Jul 20, 2009 7/19/2009 Edit details Physicist Bob Park stops in to the Report to tell Stephen why he doesn't like manned flights to the moon.

Episode 95 - Thu, Jul 16, 2009 7/15/2009 Edit details Writer and New York Times reporter Edmund Andrews holds nothing back when discussing the mortgage meltdown and debt crisis in America as he goes toe-to-toe with Colbert on the Report

Episode 94 - Wed, Jul 15, 2009 7/14/2009 Edit details The author of “Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back,” Douglas Rushkoff comes to the Colbert Report to talk about how the big corporations have taken over.

Episode 93 - Tue, Jul 14, 2009 7/13/2009 Edit details Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian woman best known for founding the Women in Peacebuilding Program attempts to bring peace to the ever crazy Colbert Report.

Episode 92 - Mon, Jul 13, 2009 7/12/2009 Edit details The Princeton University professor and Noble Prize winning economist Paul Krugman stops in to see if he and Colbert can fix the economy on the Report.

Episode 91 - Thu, Jul 2, 2009 7/1/2009 Edit details Ed Viesturs climbs his way to the interview chair to talk mountaineering with Stephen.

Episode 90 - Wed, Jul 1, 2009 6/30/2009 Edit details Journalist Nick Kristof stops by the Report for a worldly chat with Stephen.

Episode 89 - Tue, Jun 30, 2009 6/29/2009 Edit details No malaise here: Stephen hosts Kevin Mattson, author of a new book on Jimmy Carter.

Episode 88 - Mon, Jun 29, 2009 6/28/2009 Edit details The ever-personable Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to the Report to give Stephen a lesson in astrophysics.

Episode 87 - Thu, Jun 25, 2009 6/24/2009 Edit details Stephen shoots the breeze with gay activist, actor, entrepreneur and journalist Jim Fouratt.

Episode 86 - Wed, Jun 24, 2009 6/23/2009 Edit details Stephen joins Matthew Crawford on his journey from Ph.D to motorcycle repairman as they look through the author's debut tome, "Shop Class as Soulcraft."

Episode 85 - Tue, Jun 23, 2009 6/22/2009 Edit details It’s a packed night on the Report as Stephen first talks to former presidential candidate Howard Dean about health care reform, and wraps up the evening by chatting with Dave Kilcullen about his new book, “The Accidental Guerilla.”

Episode 84 - Mon, Jun 22, 2009 6/21/2009 Edit details Simon Schama and Stephen go back to the future to discuss the author’s new book, “The American Future: A History.”

Episode 83 - Thu, Jun 18, 2009 6/17/2009 Edit details Princeton Prof and White House poetry slam participant, Paul Muldoon hits Stephen with some of his words.

Episode 82 - Wed, Jun 17, 2009 6/16/2009 Edit details Talking Points Memo publisher Josh Marshall leaps from the blogosphere to cable to speak with Stephen.

Episode 81 - Intro: Jun 16, 2009 6/15/2009 Edit details 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.

Episode 80 - Intro: Jun 15, 2009 6/14/2009 Edit details Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.

Episode 79 - Thu, Jun 11, 2009 6/10/2009 Edit details Stephen wraps up his stay in Iraq with Command Sergeant Major Frank Grippe.

Episode 78 - Wed, Jun 10, 2009 6/9/2009 Edit details Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby pays a visit to the Colbert Nation, which is coincidently in Iraq for the time being.

Episode 77 - Tue, Jun 9, 2009 6/8/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his international desk of wisdom and truthiness.

Episode 76 - Mon, Jun 8, 2009 6/7/2009 Edit details General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.

Episode 75 - Thu, Jun 4, 2009 6/3/2009 Edit details The co-founder and CEO of Illuminated World, Dag Soderberg, sheds some light into Stephen’s world.

Episode 74 - Wed, Jun 3, 2009 6/2/2009 Edit details Journalist and commentator Eric Schlosser pays a visit to Stephen’s humble studio of magic and dreams.

Episode 73 - Tue, Jun 2, 2009 6/1/2009 Edit details Katty Kay, co-author of "Womenomics" tells Stephen how he can write his own rules for success.

Episode 72 - Mon, Jun 1, 2009 5/31/2009 Edit details U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan tells Stephen his cure-all remedy for the economy from his new book "Reckless!”

Episode 71 - Thu, May 21, 2009 5/20/2009 Edit details Green Day schools Stephen in punk rock with a performance off of their new album "21st Century Breakdown."

Episode 70 - Wed, May 20, 2009 5/19/2009 Edit details Seth Shostak, astronomer and author of "Confessions of an Alien Hunter," makes a couple confessions of his own to Stephen.

Episode 69 - Tue, May 19, 2009 5/18/2009 Edit details Walter Kirn swings by to tell Stephen about his new book "Lost in the Meritocracy."

Episode 68 - Mon, May 18, 2009 5/17/2009 Edit details Meghan McCain, columnist for “The Daily Beast” and daughter of Senator John McCain stops by the show to talk to Stephen.

Episode 67 - Thu, May 15, 2009 5/13/2009 Edit details Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) discusses his new album “Roadsinger” with Stephen and even performs in the studio.

Episode 66 - Wed, May 13, 2009 5/12/2009 Edit details Stephen spearheads his offense on food when Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food" stops by the show.

Episode 65 - Tue, May 12, 2009 5/11/2009 Edit details American filmmaker extraordinaire Ron Howard checks in with Stephen.

Episode 64 - Mon, May 11, 2009 5/10/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with Tamara Draut, author of "Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead."

Episode 63 - Intro: May 07, 2009 5/6/2009 Edit details It's the National Day of Prayer, or as Stephen calls it, Bring Your Savior to Work Day.

Episode 62 - Wed, May 6, 2009 5/5/2009 Edit details Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurie Garrett sits down with Stephen for a truly deep and intellectual conversation.

Episode 61 - Tue, May 5, 2009 5/4/2009 Edit details Cliff Sloan, former law clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens and Paul Rieckhoff, founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America stop by the show to talk to Stephen.

Episode 60 - Mon, May 4, 2009 5/3/2009 Edit details J.J. Abrams stops by the studio to talk Star Trek with Stephen.

Episode 59 - Thu, Apr 30, 2009 4/29/2009 Edit details Drug legalization advocate Dr. Ethan Nadelmann stops by to tell Stephen why we should “legalize it.”

Episode 58 - Wed, Apr 29, 2009 4/28/2009 Edit details Stephen discusses America's diet with David Kessler, author of "The End of Overeating."

Episode 57 - Tue, Apr 28, 2009 4/27/2009 Edit details NBC News Chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel stops by the studio. Later, Stephen chats with author Daniel Gross about his new book "Dumb Money."

Episode 56 - Mon, Apr 27, 2009 4/26/2009 Edit details Stephen rocks out with The Decemberists and discusses their new album, “The Hazards of Love.”

Episode 55 - Thu, Apr 23, 2009 4/22/2009 Edit details Elizabeth Bintliff of Heifer International takes a break from her philanthropy to chat with Stephen.

Episode 54 - Wed, Apr 22, 2009 4/21/2009 Edit details Host of “This American Life,” Ira Glass comes by the studio to chat with Stephen.

Episode 53 - Tue, Apr 21,2009 4/20/2009 Edit details Stephen talks with Duke Basketball coach and coach of the “Olympic Dream Team,” Mike Kryzewski, about his book “The Gold Standard.”

Episode 52 - Mon, Apr 20, 2009 4/19/2009 Edit details Ken Quinn, the second mate of the pirated ship Maersk Alabama joins Stephen in the studio and “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Sheriff Arpaio stops by.

Episode 51 - Thu, Apr 16, 2009 4/15/2009 Edit details Author Kanishk Tharoor stops by to talk to Stephen about the election in India. Legal scholar Doug Kmiec proposes his plan for government’s role in marriage.

Episode 50 - Wed, Apr 15, 2009 4/14/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with author Jim Lehrer about his new book “O Johnny: A Novel.”

Episode 49 - Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4/13/2009 Edit details Sunita L. Williams of NASA stops by the studio, and author Susie Orbach joins Stephen to discuss her book “Bodies: Big Ideas/Small Books.”

Episode 48 - Thu, Apr 9, 2009 4/8/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with author Bart Ehrman about his new book, “Jesus Interrupted.”

Episode 47 - Wed, Apr 8, 2009 4/7/2009 Edit details Newspaper mogul Phil Bronstein joins Stephen in the studio.

Episode 46 - Tue, Apr 7, 2009 4/6/2009 Edit details Queen Noor of Jordan takes a break from her humanitarian efforts to sit down with Stephen.

Episode 45 - Mon, Apr 6, 2009 4/5/2009 Edit details Rich Lowry, editor of The National Review, and fellow television journalism icon, Tom Brokaw, joins Stephen to discuss the big issues.

Episode 44 - Thu, Apr 2, 2009 4/1/2009 Edit details Twitter founder Biz Stone takes a break from tweeting to join Stephen in the studio.

Episode 43 - Wed, Apr 1, 2009 3/31/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with global economist Dambisa Moyo about her new book “Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.”

Episode 42 - Obama's Endless Dog Search 3/30/2009 Edit details Barack Obama's epic quest for a dog has inspired Stephen to write his own children's book.

Episode 41 - Mon, Mar 30, 2009 3/29/2009 Edit details The Franklin Institute’s Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts drops by to chat with Stephen.

Episode 40 - Thu, Mar 19, 2009 3/18/2009 Edit details John McCardell, President and founder of chooseresponsibility.org, joins Stephen in the studio.

Episode 39 - Wed, Mar 18, 2009 3/17/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with Juan Cole about his new book “Engaging the Muslim World.”

Episode 38 - Tue, Mar 17, 2009 3/16/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes David Grann, author of “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.”

Episode 37 - Stephen Wants to Hug You 3/15/2009 Edit details Stephen wants to hug every one of you.

Episode 36 - Thu, Mar 12, 2009 3/11/2009 Edit details Stephen gets schooled as MIT’s Simon Johnson and Princeton animal rights activist Peter Singer both drop by the studio.

Episode 35 - Wed, Mar 11, 2009 3/10/2009 Edit details Stephen meets with Newsweek’s Howard Fineman, author of “The Thirteen American Arguments.”

Episode 34 - Tue, Mar 10, 2009 3/9/2009 Edit details Dr. Jay Keasling and NASA’s William Gerstenmaier brave an encounter with Stephen.

Episode 33 - Mon, Mar 9, 2009 3/8/2009 Edit details Lisa Hannigan joins Stephen to perform a song from her latest album “Sea Sew.”

Episode 32 - Thu, Mar 5, 2009 3/4/2009 Edit details Stephen is enlightened by Steven Johnson, author of “The Invention of Air.”

Episode 31 - Wed, Mar 4, 2009 3/3/2009 Edit details Stephen discusses musical taste with guest Carl Wilson, author of the book “Let’s Talk about Love.”

Episode 30 - Tue, Mar 3, 2009 3/2/2009 Edit details New York Times columnist Mark Bittman sits with Stephen to talk about his latest book, “Food Matters.”

Episode 29 - Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3/1/2009 Edit details Musical guest David Bryne stops by the studio to perform a song from his new album "Everything that Happens Will Happen Today."

Episode 28 - Thu, Feb 26, 2009 2/25/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Kris Kristofferson to the show to promote his new album, “This Old Road.”

Episode 27 - Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2/24/2009 Edit details John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, PA, has a no nonsense discussion with Stephen.

Episode 26 - Tue, Feb 24, 2009 2/23/2009 Edit details Stephen and author Cliff Sloan look at the history of the Supreme Court as described in his book, “The Great Decision.”

Episode 25 - Mon, Feb 23, 2009 2/22/2009 Edit details Helen Fisher, author of “Why Him? Why Her?,” and Father James Martin both drop by to talk with Stephen.

Episode 24 - Thu, Feb 12, 2009 2/11/2009 Edit details The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik braves a visit with Stephen to share his views on Lincoln and Darwin, the topic of his book “Angels and Ages.”

Episode 23 - Wed, Feb 11, 2009 2/10/2009 Edit details Stephen discusses genetics with Harvard professor Steven Pinker as they examine his New York Times article “My Genome, My Self.”

Episode 22 - Tue, Feb 10, 2009 2/9/2009 Edit details Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard tells Stephen about discovering the wreck of the Titanic.

Episode 21 - Mon, Feb 9, 2009 2/8/2009 Edit details Musical guest TV On The Radio perform a song from their latest album, “Dear Science,” for Stephen.

Episode 20 - Thu, Feb 5, 2009 2/4/2009 Edit details Stephen has plenty to say as The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki and Jonah Lehrer, author of “How We Decide,” both visit the Report.

Episode 19 - Wed, Feb 4, 2009 2/3/2009 Edit details Actor Steve Martin has a man-to-man chat with Stephen about his new movie “The Pink Panther 2.”

Episode 18 - Tue, Feb 3, 2009 2/2/2009 Edit details Henry Louis Gates, Jr. pays Stephen another visit to talk about his new PBS documentary "Looking for Lincoln."

Episode 17 - Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2/1/2009 Edit details Stephen chats with Dan Zaccagnino, head of an online community of musicians known as Indaba Music.

Episode 16 - Thu, Jan 29, 2009 1/28/2009 Edit details Stephen meets with President Clinton’s former Chief of Staff John Podesta, now President of liberal think tank Center for American Progress.

Episode 15 - Wed, Jan 28, 2009 1/27/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Sir Paul McCartney to the show. This will be his first and only scheduled U.S. late-night appearance in support of his new album, "Electric Arguments", released under The Fireman alias used by McCartney and producer/musician Youth.

Episode 14 - Tue, Jan 27, 2009 1/26/2009 Edit details He walked a high-wire between the Twin Towers. Now Philippe Petit, author of “Man on Wire,” braves a visit with Stephen Colbert himself.

Episode 13 - Mon, Jan 26, 2009 1/25/2009 Edit details Pastor Ed Young, who routinely preaches sex to a conservative congregation, and Chris Mooney, author of “The Republican War on Science,” both stop by to talk with Stephen.

Episode 12 - Thu, Jan 22, 2009 1/21/2009 Edit details Author Jon Meacham drops by to talk with Stephen about his book "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House."

Episode 11 - Wed, Jan 21, 2009 1/20/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Elizabeth Alexander, writer of the inaugural poem for Barack Obama.

Episode 10 - Tue, Jan 20, 2009 1/19/2009 Edit details Author Jabari Asim joins Stephen to talk about his book "What Obama Means: …For Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future."

Episode 9 - Mon, Jan 19, 2009 1/18/2009 Edit details The New York Times' Frank Rich sits down with Stephen.

Episode 8 - Thu, Jan 15, 2009 1/14/2009 Edit details Shepard Fairey, the artist who designed the Obama "Hope" Poster, and David Gregory, moderator for "Meet the Press," both drop by to chat with Stephen.

Episode 7 - Wed, Jan 14, 2009 1/13/2009 Edit details Alan Khazei, Founder and CEO of Be the Change, Inc., joins Stephen in the studio.

Episode 6 - Tue, Jan 13, 2009 1/12/2009 Edit details Stephen welcomes Niall Ferguson, author of "The Ascent of Money: The Financial History of the World."

Episode 5 - Mon, Jan 12, 2009 1/11/2009 Edit details Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the A.C.L.U., sits down with Stephen.

Episode 4 - Thu, Jan 8, 2009 1/7/2009 Edit details Author Lawrence Lessig stops by to chat about his book "Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy."

Episode 3 - Wed, Jan 7, 2009 1/6/2009 Edit details Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del Toro speaks about his new film "Che," a two-part portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.

Episode 2 - Tue, Jan 6, 2009 1/5/2009 Edit details Matt Miller drops by the studio to talk with Stephen about his new book "The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity."

Episode 1 - Mon, Jan 5, 2009 1/4/2009 Edit details CNN’s John King helps Stephen kick off a new year of The Colbert Report.

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