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The Colbert Report — Season 2

2006161 episodes6.9/10 (297 votes)

About this season

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.

Episodes (161)

Nancy Grace
E1

1. Nancy Grace

Aired 9 January 2006

Carl Bernstein
E2

2. Carl Bernstein

Aired 10 January 2006

John Stossel
E3

3. John Stossel

Aired 11 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

Ken Miller
E4

4. Ken Miller

Aired 12 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!

George Stephanopoulos
E5

5. George Stephanopoulos

Aired 16 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!

Andrew Sullivan
E6

6. Andrew Sullivan

Aired 17 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

Frank McCourt
E7

7. Frank McCourt

Aired 18 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!

Nina Totenberg
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8. Nina Totenberg

Aired 19 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!

David Gregory
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9. David Gregory

Aired 23 January 2006

Robin Givhan
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10. Robin Givhan

Aired 24 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!

Norah Vincent
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11. Norah Vincent

Aired 25 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!

Paul Begala
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12. Paul Begala

Aired 26 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!

Annie Duke
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13. Annie Duke

Aired 30 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

Dave Marash
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14. Dave Marash

Aired 31 January 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!

Emily Yoffe
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15. Emily Yoffe

Aired 1 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!

Christine Todd Whitman
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16. Christine Todd Whitman

Aired 2 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!

Sen. Barbara Boxer
E17

17. Sen. Barbara Boxer

Aired 6 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

James Woolsey
E18

18. James Woolsey

Aired 7 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

Alan Dershowitz
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19. Alan Dershowitz

Aired 8 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!

George Packer
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20. George Packer

Aired 9 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!

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21. Lama Surya Das

Aired 21 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!

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22. Michael Eric Dyson

Aired 22 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster, Michael Eric Dyson!

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23. David Brooks

Aired 23 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

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24. Tony Campolo

Aired 27 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, Tony Campolo!

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25. Brett O'Donnell

Aired 28 February 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!

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26. Arianna Huffington

Aired 1 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!

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27. Jeffrey Sachs

Aired 2 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs!

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28. Bob Schieffer

Aired 6 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

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29. Norman Ornstein

Aired 7 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, Norman Ornstein!

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30. James Webb

Aired 8 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb!

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31. Lorraine Bracco

Aired 9 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

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32. Christopher Buckley

Aired 13 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley!

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33. Keith Olbermann

Aired 14 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!

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34. Al Franken

Aired 15 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!

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35. Frank Vincent

Aired 16 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent!

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36. Connie Chung

Aired 20 March 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

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37. Steve Kroft

Aired 21 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!

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38. Dan Senor

Aired 22 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!

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39. John Kasich

Aired 23 March 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You.

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40. Sen. Gary Hart

Aired 27 March 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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41. Michael Brown

Aired 28 March 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

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42. Bruce Bartlett

Aired 29 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!

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43. Robert Greenwald

Aired 30 March 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, and most recently, The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress, Robert Greenwald!

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44. Michael Smerconish

Aired 3 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

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45. Rev. Jesse Jackson

Aired 4 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

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46. Harvey Mansfield

Aired 5 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

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47. Markos Moulitsas

Aired 6 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley.

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48. Reza Aslan

Aired 17 April 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan!

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49. Anthony Romero

Aired 18 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

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50. Caitlin Flanagan

Aired 19 April 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan!

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51. Ralph Nader

Aired 20 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

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52. Hugh Hewitt

Aired 24 April 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt!

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53. Sam Harris

Aired 25 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

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54. Sebastian Junger

Aired 26 April 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.

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55. Bill Kristol

Aired 27 April 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

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56. Jon Meacham

Aired 1 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham!

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57. Gov. Mike Huckabee

Aired 2 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!

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58. Paul Rieckhoff

Aired 3 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff!

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59. Rick Reilly

Aired 4 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly!

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60. Shere Hite

Aired 8 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

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61. Frank Rich

Aired 9 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich!

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62. Bill Bastone

Aired 10 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!

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63. Madeleine Albright

Aired 11 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!

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64. Ned Lamont

Aired 15 May 2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

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65. Tyson Slocum

Aired 16 May 2006

Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.

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66. Jonathan Alter

Aired 17 May 2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

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67. Ted Daeschler

Aired 18 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!

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68. Stone Phillips

Aired 5 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

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69. Christiane Amanpour

Aired 6 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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70. Steven Squyres

Aired 7 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres.

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71. Steven Johnson

Aired 8 June 2006

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72. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Aired 12 June 2006

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73. Tim Flannery

Aired 13 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

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74. David Sirota

Aired 14 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

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75. Michael Pollan

Aired 15 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.

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76. Gustavo Arellano

Aired 19 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

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77. Bart Ehrman

Aired 20 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

78
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78. Bay Buchanan

Aired 21 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

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79. Douglas Brinkley

Aired 22 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

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80. Marc Bowden

Aired 26 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam.

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81. Chris Matthews

Aired 27 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

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82. Robert Baer

Aired 28 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer.

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83. Christopher Noxon

Aired 29 June 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

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84. Amy Sedaris

Aired 10 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.

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85. Tony Hawk

Aired 11 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

86
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86. Mort Zuckerman

Aired 12 July 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

87
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87. Ron Suskind

Aired 13 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

88
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88. Lee Silver

Aired 17 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

89
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89. Dhani Jones

Aired 18 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.

90
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90. Joe Scarborough

Aired 19 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.

91
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91. Tom Brokaw

Aired 20 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

92
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92. Howell Raines

Aired 24 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines

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93. William Donohue

Aired 25 July 2006

Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.

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94. Neal Katyal

Aired 26 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

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95. Joe Quesada

Aired 27 July 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

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96. Ned Lamont

Aired 31 July 2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

97
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97. Peter Beinart

Aired 1 August 2006

Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.

98
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98. Linda Hirshman

Aired 2 August 2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

99
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99. Paul Hackett III

Aired 3 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

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100. Bill Rhoden

Aired 8 August 2006

Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.

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101. Alexandra Robbins

Aired 9 August 2006

Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids.

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102. Eli Pariser

Aired 10 August 2006

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

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103. Ramesh Ponnuru

Aired 14 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life.

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104. David Gergen

Aired 15 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton, David Gergen.

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105. Morgan Spurlock

Aired 16 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.

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106. Neil Young

Aired 17 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

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107. Geoffrey Nunberg

Aired 21 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show.

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108. Paul Krugman

Aired 22 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.

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109. Gideon Yago

Aired 23 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago

Janna Levin
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110. Janna Levin

Aired 24 August 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.

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111. Martin Short

Aired 11 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

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112. Toby Keith

Aired 12 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

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113. Ken Jennings

Aired 13 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Ken Jennings

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114. Bill Simmons

Aired 14 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN's Sports Guy columnist and author of Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox, Bill Simmons

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115. Will Power

Aired 18 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

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116. Frank Rich

Aired 19 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina.

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117. James Carville

Aired 20 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

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118. Daniel Ellsberg

Aired 21 September 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

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119. Arianna Huffington

Aired 25 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

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120. Ted Danson

Aired 26 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

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121. Lowell Bergman

Aired 27 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.

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122. Steve Wozniak

Aired 28 September 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.

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123. Michael Lewis

Aired 2 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.

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124. Andy Stern

Aired 3 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern.

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125. Senator Byron Dorgan

Aired 4 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America.

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126. Amy Goodman

Aired 5 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

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127. Randy Newman

Aired 9 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

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128. Ariel Levy

Aired 10 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy.

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129. George Lucas

Aired 11 October 2006

Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.

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130. Gov. Brian Schweitzer

Aired 12 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

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131. Barry Scheck

Aired 16 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

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132. Richard Dawkins

Aired 17 October 2006

Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.

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133. David Kuo

Aired 18 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction, David Kuo.

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134. Dr. Peter Agre

Aired 19 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.

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135. Barry Manilow

Aired 30 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

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136. Tim Robbins

Aired 31 October 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

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137. Penn Jillette

Aired 1 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

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138. Ronald Reagan Jr.

Aired 2 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

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139. Mark Halperin

Aired 6 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008, Mark Halperin.

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140. Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

Aired 7 November 2006

Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.

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141. Jeff Greenfield

Aired 8 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

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142. Dean Kamen

Aired 9 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.

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143. Dan Rather

Aired 13 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

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144. Jeff Swartz

Aired 14 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

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145. Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

Aired 15 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.

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146. Richard Linklater

Aired 16 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.

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147. Jim Lehrer

Aired 27 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.

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148. Harry Shearer

Aired 28 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

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149. Nora Ephron

Aired 29 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.

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150. Mike Lupica

Aired 30 November 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.

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151. Will Wright

Aired 4 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

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152. Steven D. Levitt

Aired 5 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.

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153. John Sexton

Aired 6 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.

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154. Dr. Francis S. Collins

Aired 7 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins.

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155. Dr. Peter Singer

Aired 11 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, Dr. Peter Singer

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156. Dan Savage

Aired 12 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.

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157. Doris Kearns Goodwin

Aired 13 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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158. Daniel Pinchbeck

Aired 14 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck.

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159. Jack Welch

Aired 18 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.

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160. Deepak Chopra

Aired 19 December 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.

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161. Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

Aired 20 December 2006

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