Episode #08101

Dr. Francis Collins talks about America's weight problem, evolution and the holistic way to confront obesity. (06:28)

Tags:  Francis Collins,  interviews,  documentaries,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  HBO,  health,  America,  kids,  epidemics,  lookin' good,  government,  junk food,  asses,  exercise,  gross-out,  fights,  demonstrations,  competitions,  evolution,  family,  death,  Social Security

Episode #08100

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discusses The Met's Costume Institute exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." (06:22)

Tags:  Anna Wintour,  interviews,  museums,  culture,  art,  fashion,  history,  lookin' good,  Vogue,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  Tad,  lookin' good,  feminism,  civil rights,  sexual advances,  movies

Episode #08092

Feeding tubes help brides drop 20 pounds in 10 days, and sperm-murdering jelly injections prove highly effective. (05:25)

Tags:  Cheating Death,  Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA,  Vaxa,  Prescott Group,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  food,  gross-out,  Jimmy,  men/women,  marriage,  lookin' good,  health,  Sting,  birth control,  balls,  taints,  surgery,  sex,  injuries,  animals,  penises,  volcanoes

Episode #08089

America has very strict meat entry laws, but that doesn't stop some south of the border sausage smugglers from playing "hide the bologna." (06:26)

Tags:  The Enemy Within,  Mexico,  border security,  food,  black market,  money,  ethnic,  appearances,  kids,  drugs,  laws,  Jim Gilchrist,  international affairs,  gross-out,  hot dogs,  crime,  America,  patriotism,  lobbyists,  mongering,  addiction,  police business

Episode #08087

Chicken feed comes into question, a scandal rocks a government agency, and Jonah Lehrer shares an original insight. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  food,  animals,  drugs,  kids,  scandals,  government,  Jonah Lehrer,  school,  heroin

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 #08082

After a German senior citizen thrives at the 2012 Gymnastics World Cup, Stephen laments the cellulite on his thumb. (03:47)

Tags:  Germany,  mental health,  gymnastics,  senior citizens,  under the desk,  junk food,  exercise,  weight/obesity,  sports,  Americone Dream,  competitions,  parents,  crying,  aging,  lookin' good,  international affairs

The Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack goes on sale, Ham Rove gets ready for jail, and Nikki Haley stumps Stephen. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08081

Novelist Anne Rice discusses her book "The Wolf Gift," and whether or not she fears an eternity of being poked in the hiney with a hot pitchfork. (05:56)

Tags:  Anne Rice,  interviews,  books,  supernatural,  animals,  monsters,  vampires,  Hell,  Satan,  gay/homosexual,  Hispanic,  Catholic,  religion,  Christian,  Jewish,  Jesus

Episode #08079

Following Stephen's report on LFTB, otherwise known as "pink slime," some in the Twittersphere accuse him of being transphobic. (02:17)

Tags:  apologies,  animals,  transgender,  food,  Twitter,  stereotypes

Episode #08079

Critics question the secrecy and tax status of unregistered money guns shooting up the election, like Ham Rove's Colbert Super PAC SHH! and Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS. (03:12)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  Ham Rove,  appearances,  prison,  murder,  food,  Karl Rove,  NAACP,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  civil rights,  accountability,  my mistake,  taxes,  elections

Episode #08078

Governors from beef industry states want to end the smear campaign against lean, finely textured beef, and make the term "pink slime" a thing of the past. (04:54)

Tags:  food,  gross-out,  animals,  Rick Perry,  slogans,  health,  transgender,  dogs,  business,  pets,  Harvard,  under the desk,  fashion,  liberal

Episode #08076

The solicitor general's defense of Obamacare was a train wreck that slammed into the Hindenberg, landed on the deck of the Titanic, and then sailed in to see "John Carter." (04:40)

Tags:  Supreme Court,  Barack Obama,  health,  insurance,  Bill O'Reilly,  advertising,  Papa Bear,  gay/homosexual,  monkeys!,  food,  under the desk,  laws,  lawyers,  movies,  Samuel Alito,  death,  trials/hearings,  Obama administration,  Nana & Pee-Pop

Episode #08076

Luckily, Emily Bazelon wasn't arguing for Obamacare's individual mandate in the Supreme Court, because she might have won. (05:33)

Tags:  Emily Bazelon,  appearances,  Obama administration,  insurance,  Anthony Kennedy,  health,  Supreme Court,  movies,  laws,  government,  media,  print media,  pundits,  lawyers,  food,  socialism,  poverty,  trials/hearings,  sexual advances,  citizenship,  Constitution

Episode #08075

Tacocopter's drone helicopter taco delivery is the first step to achieving intercontinental ballistic munchies, but there are some safety concerns. (03:37)

Tags:  Thought for Food,  food,  flying,  Barack Obama,  military,  government,  laws,  Marines,  safety,  audience interaction,  parenting,  technology,  fast food

When Stephen can't reach Karl Rove, he solicits political advice from a loaf of ham that wears wire-rimmed glasses. (03:19)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  appearances,  food,  lookin' good,  under the desk,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  wealth,  Nooo!,  apologies

Stephen's intern is always on hand for non-sexual demonstrations, fake trips to Mars and experimental ophthalmological procedures. (03:56)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  interns,  sexual advances,  scandals,  Technical Difficulties,  laws,  space,  NASA,  Mars,  animals,  scams,  lying,  health,  future,  guns

Episode #08071

While campaigning in the South, Rick Santorum scoffs at global warming while Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich mock Barack Obama's energy plan. (03:41)

Tags:  the South,  Republicans,  primaries,  energy,  cars/trucks,  gas prices,  global warming,  alternative energy,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  speeches,  American Samoa,  Barack Obama,  environment,  under the desk,  science,  gardening,  education,  dogs,  Exxon,  the moon,  STDs,  mental health,  candidates,  campaigns,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08070

Dave "Mudcat" Saunders explains the Southern culture of "fight, sing, drink, pray" and the Southern values of "God, guns and gays." (05:09)

Tags:  Dave Saunders,  appearances,  primaries,  blue collar,  the South,  Republicans,  South Carolina,  guns,  culture,  Mitt Romney,  under the desk,  food,  mental health,  Jimmy,  Richard Nixon,  Florida,  history,  80s,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  friends,  simulations,  gay/homosexual

Episode #08064

Barack Obama's plan to eliminate the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy pits rich against poor, but luckily, the poor aren't buying it. (05:08)

Tags:  The Word,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  taxes,  Florida,  economy,  poverty,  wealth,  Rick Scott,  money,  work/office,  labor,  laws,  business,  polls,  Charlie Gasparino,  restaurants,  senior citizens,  prostitution,  education,  Fox News,  pundits