Episode #08097

Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie explains Newt Gingrich's decision to endorse Mitt Romney, using a football-fraternity analogy. (04:33)

Tags:  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  friends,  candidates,  Dee Dee Benkie,  campaigns,  Shepard Smith,  Fox News,  sports,  football,  Republicans,  fights,  Star Wars,  fraternity/sorority,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08097

Lena Dunham discusses "Girls," her popular HBO show about young women navigating work, love and friendship in New York City. (04:35)

Tags:  Lena Dunham,  interviews,  TV,  men/women,  Britney Spears,  growing up,  Jimmy,  friends,  sex,  abstinence,  marriage,  Sex and the City,  parents,  HBO

Episode #08095

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry. (05:59)

Tags:  Thomas Reese,  appearances,  Paul Ryan,  Catholic,  poverty,  philosophy,  Ayn Rand,  lying,  economy,  money,  government,  wealth,  taxes,  morality,  religion,  Jesus,  Christian,  business,  nailed,  socialism,  Pope Benedict XVI,  Georgetown University,  photos,  Bigfoot,  college,  mythology,  Republicans

Episode #08093

Republicans create an anti-Obama ad, Super PACs go to college, and musician Jack White releases his solo album, "Blunderbuss." (00:37)

Tags:  intro,  Republicans,  advertising,  Barack Obama,  campaigns,  candidates,  Colbert Super PAC,  citizenship,  college,  weight/obesity,  Jack White,  music,  guns,  Ted Nugent,  James Carville,  Mitt Romney,  kids,  dreams,  Indecision 2012,  supernatural,  lookin' good

Episode #08093

Old, gray-haired Barack Obama successfully panders to the youth vote, but Republicans emphasize the difference between class clown and class president. (04:41)

Tags:  advertising,  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Mitt Romney,  Jimmy Fallon,  Fox News,  candidates,  voting,  gravitas,  TV,  college,  elections,  approval ratings,  songs,  Republicans,  Charles Krauthammer,  lookin' good,  Late Show with David Letterman,  Harry Truman,  media,  pundits,  Indecision 2012,  Indecision 2008,  aging,  hip hop,  animals

Episode #08093

One thousand college students receive their Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack, so Stephen unveils the launch clue and silver treasure. (04:48)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  collectibles,  college,  challenges,  treasures,  Colbert Nation,  University of Texas,  Texas,  sex,  under the desk,  Mitt Romney,  British,  mail/e-mail,  wealth,  money,  fundraising,  slogans,  sexual advances

Episode #08091

Maurice Sendak endorses Stephen's inspirational children's book about a pole trying to find his place in the world. (02:40)

Tags:  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  flags,  kids,  Maurice Sendak,  mental health,  Tom Hanks,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  charity,  troops,  appearances,  military,  celebrities

Episode #08090

Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it. (04:33)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Steve Doocy,  lying,  media,  campaigns,  Mitt Romney,  wealth,  Republicans,  Fox News,  slogans,  print media,  sexual advances,  Washington Post,  New York Post,  speeches,  education,  college,  Indecision 2012,  Fox & Friends,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends

The GSA's Jeff Neely keeps quiet, Jonah Lehrer talks creativity, Mitt Romney seeks a running mate, Tennessee updates abstinence laws, and bologna hits the black market. (04:07)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08087

Starbucks uses pulverized bugs to color frappuccinos, a British Pizza Hut introduces a meat stalkers pizza, and some chicken feed includes caffeine and Prozac. (06:08)

Tags:  Thought for Food,  insects,  hot dogs,  Starbucks,  drugs,  animals,  vegetarians,  Smurfs,  photos,  gross-out,  food,  junk food,  U.K.,  farming,  health,  under the desk,  mental health,  competitions,  international affairs,  erectile dysfunction,  restaurants,  America

Episode #08087

Stephen guesses Mitt Romney's unspeakable dinner prank, chickens receive Prozac for their anxiety, and Jonah Lehrer talks creativity. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Easter is the Super Bowl of Christianity, anti-discrimination laws face repeal, Hilary Rosen attacks Ann Romney, and First Lady Michelle Obama discusses military sacrifice. (04:07)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08083

Higher education consultant Richard Hersh believes in challenging college students to develop their highest intellectual and emotional capabilities. (06:44)

Tags:  Richard Hersh,  interviews,  college,  books,  education,  liberal,  conservative,  work/office,  MIT,  history,  culture,  business,  religion,  literary references

Episode #08083

78-year-old Chuck Grasssley uses Twitter effectively, conservative men feel comfortable speaking for women, and author Richard Hersh favors a classical liberal arts education. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08079

The Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack contains everything you need to be a playa in the 2012 election, including a big red button and an honor from Ham Rove. (01:52)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  Stephen's products,  college,  Ham Rove,  laws,  Trevor Potter,  lawyers,  Clarence Thomas,  challenges,  treasures,  Colbert Nation,  collectibles,  big red button,  books

Episode #08079

Rick Santorum criticizes California universities after reading something from the state of California. (03:58)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  lying,  California,  college,  print media,  primaries,  dogs,  Washington DC,  history,  San Francisco,  elitism,  patriotism,  doctors,  health,  Benjamin Franklin,  STDs,  gay/homosexual,  education,  America

Episode #08078

Whoever wins the Super Fun Pack Treasure Hunt will receive a university visit from the actual Stephen Colbert, not the Venezuelan knockoff. (03:56)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  college,  challenges,  Stephen's products,  collectibles,  Colbert Nation,  treasures,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  food,  money,  fundraising,  movies,  Gwyneth Paltrow

Episode #08078

"Holy Rollers" shows the sacred side of Sin City, Pope Benedict XVI believes Marxism no longer corresponds to reality, and a perfumer honors the pope with a signature cologne. (05:33)

Tags:  Yahweh or No Way,  Las Vegas,  Cuba,  Christian,  gambling,  Fidel Castro,  Raul Castro,  Catholic,  Pope Benedict XVI,  fashion,  lookin' good,  Pope John Paul II,  communism,  popes,  Jesus,  Bible,  Israel,  Ronald Reagan,  Cold War,  Jewish,  movies,  parody,  Jimmy,  religion,  God,  celebrities,  documentaries

Episode #08077

Stephen approves of college students being political players, Mitt Romney proves he's just like average Americans, and Peter Beinart has a book about the future of Israel. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  college,  sex,  interns,  Mitt Romney,  Peter Beinart,  Israel,  books,  Atlantic City,  Anderson Cooper,  slogans,  sexual advances,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08077

Texans contribute more to Colbert Super PAC than to Romney's super PAC, and Stephen wants every college across this great nation to have its own Colbert Super PAC. (07:04)

Tags:  Super Fun Pack,  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  Wisconsin,  primaries,  Rick Santorum,  University of Texas,  challenges,  Mitt Romney,  money,  campaigns,  Texas,  print media,  college,  audience interaction,  under the desk,  Stephen's products,  Trevor Potter,  costumes,  Geraldo Rivera,  candidates,  facial hair,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  mail/e-mail,  Mormon,  tube socks,  Colbert Nation,  business