Rush Limbaugh shares his kung pao jibber-jabber and compares NFL games to gang violence. (03:23)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Rush Limbaugh,  Hu Jintao,  China,  Chinese,  Talib Kweli,  music,  African American,  Arizona,  laws,  government,  history,  Black History Month,  George Washington,  food,  Lewis Black,  Abraham Lincoln,  slavery,  vampires,  The Daily Show,  weight/obesity,  sports,  NFL,  gangs,  weapons,  Al Sharpton,  Barack Obama,  Ohio,  John Kasich,  stereotypes,  Hispanic,  Power Rangers,  pop culture

Episode #08095

Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney. (03:45)

Tags:  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Osama bin Laden,  advertising,  Mitt Romney,  anniversaries,  Mission Accomplished,  assassinations,  Afghanistan War,  Afghanistan,  troops,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  George W. Bush,  pundits,  football,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  international affairs,  military,  Fox News,  Guantanamo Bay

Episode #08073

Stephen doesn't think TSA should give special treatment to elderly powder kegs. (02:09)

Tags:  senior citizens,  flying,  terrorism,  TSA,  security,  travel,  racism,  Spain,  guns,  Obama administration,  Guantanamo Bay,  Florida,  family,  mongering

Episode #08073

Combat journalist Dexter Filkins discusses the disconnect between preconceived notions about other countries and the realities on the ground. (05:52)

Tags:  Dexter Filkins,  interviews,  wars,  Pakistan,  print media,  Syria,  international affairs,  books,  Afghanistan,  Sri Lanka,  The New Yorker,  travel,  death,  safety,  Bashar al Assad,  Islamic

Episode #08072

There could be any number of gorillas roaming Hale County, AL, and one can only assume they voted for Santorum. (02:47)

Tags:  Monkey on the Lam,  monkeys!,  Alabama,  local news team,  animals,  primaries,  Rick Santorum,  evolution,  religion,  voting,  poop & pee,  bears,  Bear Grylls,  movies,  safety,  mongering,  Jesus

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

Tags:  The Word,  Eric Holder,  Yemen,  Obama administration,  laws,  military,  assassinations,  war on terror,  death,  terrorism,  wars,  America,  international affairs,  citizenship,  security,  Constitution,  9/11,  Supreme Court,  trials/hearings,  Star Wars,  Congress

Episode #08061

Placido Domingo and Stephen sing "La Donna E Mobile," from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto." (01:19)

Tags:  sign off,  Placido Domingo,  performances,  duets,  opera,  songs,  music,  costumes,  Italian

Episode #08059

Author Robert Kagan talks about advising Mitt Romney on foreign policy and explores America's use of military force in international affairs. (05:24)

Tags:  Robert Kagan,  interviews,  books,  conservative,  Mitt Romney,  America,  business,  economy,  history,  high five,  democracy,  international affairs,  wars,  Iraq War,  Iran,  Israel,  nuclear,  weapons,  Middle East,  WMDs,  military,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  Barack Obama

Episode #08058

Novelist Ann Patchett discusses the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores and explains what prompted her to open Parnassus Books in Nashville. (05:51)

Tags:  Ann Patchett,  interviews,  books,  Nashville,  business,  shopping,  money,  movies,  challenges,  Jeff Bezos,  Amazon,  Internet,  Colbert Bump,  Unabomber,  mental health

Episode #08054

CeaseFire's Ameena Matthews explores how her tough inner-city upbringing informs her work as a peacemaker among Chicago's gangs. (06:57)

Tags:  Ameena Matthews,  interviews,  documentaries,  movies,  violence,  gangs,  Chicago,  poverty,  growing up,  parents,  family,  teens,  death,  lookin' good,  fashion

Episode #08052

Barack Obama plays the dirty political trick of being irresistibly appealing, the Navy trains dolphins to sweep for mines, and the U.N. receives 35 pounds of cocaine. (06:11)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  Barack Obama,  songs,  menstrual cycle,  Italian,  Wizard of Oz,  John McCain,  Sarah Palin,  photos,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  KISS,  animals,  Iran,  Osama bin Laden,  extremism,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  oil,  Navy,  United Nations,  cocaine,  diplomacy,  drugs,  impressions,  performances,  Jimmy,  sleep,  sexual advances,  Louisiana,  health,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08051

Sean Hannity, inexplicable football in hand, dissects the news with political luminaries during his "Great American Panel" segment. (01:15)

Tags:  Sean Hannity,  Fox News,  media,  pundits,  talk shows,  Meatloaf,  music,  football

Episode #08049

The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan analyzes the picture that GOP candidates have painted of Barack Obama and extolls the president's numerous achievements. (06:19)

Tags:  Andrew Sullivan,  interviews,  friend of the show,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  Republicans,  Iraq War,  Afghanistan War,  Al Qaeda,  Osama bin Laden,  George W. Bush,  unemployment,  economy,  recession,  stimulus package,  Mitt Romney,  poverty,  health,  insurance,  laws

Episode #08039

The National Defense Authorization Act strikes at the heart of the most notorious safe haven for terrorists: the U.S. Constitution. (05:58)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  terrorism,  laws,  trials/hearings,  Constitution,  prison,  civil rights,  human rights,  torture,  voting,  Newt Gingrich,  hunting,  Dick Cheney,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  candidates,  interrogations,  Guantanamo Bay,  huggers,  war on terror

Rick Perry's family hunting cabin causes racial controversy; Stephen remembers chosing to be a straight, right-handed, Caucasian male; and Occupy Wall Street goes global. (04:13)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Rick Perry,  African American,  ESPN,  football,  Hank Williams Jr.,  John Lithgow,  Herman Cain,  gay/homosexual,  Occupy Wall Street,  Italy,  Libya,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  advertising,  smoking,  holidays,  Jesus,  Christian,  sports,  NBA,  Toby Keith,  songs,  assassinations,  junk food,  campaigns,  religion,  controversies

Episode #08035

General Ray Odierno enumerates the reasons why America's employers should hire homecoming Iraq war veterans. (06:00)

Tags:  Ray Odierno,  interviews,  military,  troops,  Iraq War,  Iraq,  wars,  Middle East,  Saddam Hussein,  dictators,  WMDs,  Al Qaeda,  economy,  unemployment,  lookin' good,  flags,  audience interaction,  bestiality,  work/office

Episode #08032

The soft-on-terror-crats mischaracterize Michigan's ice shaving machines as a frivolous waste of tax money, but there's no reason that fighting terror shouldn't be fun. (04:42)

Tags:  terrorism,  Al Qaeda,  security,  Michigan,  mongering,  war on terror,  food,  money,  Bret Baier,  lookin' good,  Fox News,  taxes,  impressions,  amusement parks,  Guantanamo Bay

Episode #08026

Eyadou ag Leche of Tinariwen discusses his band's Western musical influences and the band members' days in Muammar al-Gaddafi's rebel training camps. (05:18)

Tags:  Tinariwen,  Kyp Malone,  Tunde Adebimpe,  interviews,  TV on the Radio,  music,  Africa,  tribes,  military,  wars,  translations,  refugees,  international affairs,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  facial hair,  lookin' good,  Libya

Episode #08020

Establishing a permanent U.S. military presence in Australia makes perfect sense: it's a distant desert land full of known criminals speaking a bizarre dialect. (02:20)

Tags:  troops,  military,  Iraq,  Iraq War,  wars,  Australia,  Barack Obama,  animals,  New Zealand,  Lord of the Rings,  WMDs,  culture,  international affairs

Episode #08016

Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal doesn't hurt his campaign fundraising, and Rush Limbaugh shares his racial stereotype expertise. (05:45)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  Rush Limbaugh,  Colbert Super PAC,  scandals,  sexual advances,  work/office,  lawsuits,  songs,  music,  performances,  racism,  stereotypes,  money,  fundraising,  interns,  appearances,  lawyers,  costumes,  Technical Difficulties,  Led Zeppelin,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  Republicans,  weight/obesity,  Star Wars,  lookin' good,  conservative,  liberal,  S&M,  fetishes