Episode #08098

Controversy strikes the Obama administration, a threat jeopardizes American jobs, and Bravo's Andy Cohen answers "Real Housewives" questions. (00:39)

Tags:  intro,  controversies,  Obama administration,  sex,  Timothy Geithner,  work/office,  money,  Andy Cohen,  Bravo,  reality shows,  dinosaurs,  farts,  global warming,  environment,  Address the Mess,  interns,  science,  history

Episode #08095

Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget. (04:19)

Tags:  religion,  House of Representatives,  Paul Ryan,  Barack Obama,  poverty,  Catholic,  economy,  money,  lookin' good,  Christian,  Jesus,  Republicans,  church and state,  holidays,  creationism,  Vatican,  taxes,  wealth,  Georgetown University,  Bible,  popes

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 #08092

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society. (07:02)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  money,  capitalism,  wealth,  ethics,  elitism,  morality,  democracy,  corruption,  America,  books,  education,  prison,  immigration,  housing,  citizenship,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  business,  Saudi Arabia,  elections,  Indecision 2012,  California,  debates,  international affairs

Episode #08089

Cory Booker races into a neighbor's burning house, demonstrating how to neuter big city budgets. (02:25)

Tags:  Alpha Dog of the Week,  Cory Booker,  Newark,  government,  debt,  housing,  fires,  safety,  firefighters,  Michael Bloomberg,  photos,  terminations,  police business,  labor

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 #08089

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about their book on American poverty, "The Rich and the Rest of Us." (06:16)

Tags:  Tavis Smiley,  Cornel West,  interviews,  poverty,  America,  blue collar,  books,  economy,  wealth,  government,  democracy,  lobbyists,  capitalism,  Mitt Romney,  Paul Ryan,  Native American,  voting,  unemployment,  poop & pee

Episode #08086

Women are the big prize this campaign year, and both Democrats and Republicans are fallopi-in it to win it. (04:53)

Tags:  men/women,  Ann Romney,  Mitt Romney,  Barack Obama,  controversies,  sexism,  health,  laws,  Republicans,  vaginas,  Democrats,  campaigns,  slogans,  breasts,  penises,  lookin' good,  under the desk,  Indecision,  celebrities,  crying,  voting,  cars/trucks,  fashion,  movies

Episode #08085

Mitt Romney claims the Obama administration has waged the real war on women, and Obama campaign strategist Hilary Rosen's attack on Ann Romney helps his case. (05:42)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Hilary Rosen,  men/women,  Ann Romney,  sexism,  dancing,  liberal,  family,  campaigns,  Republicans,  Democrats,  Obama administration,  parenting,  parents,  work/office,  economy,  photos,  Washington Post,  my mistake,  Indecision,  Herman Cain,  polls,  statistics,  rage,  Fox News,  music,  songs,  apologies,  audience interaction,  Jimmy,  unemployment,  slogans

Episode #08084

Stephen rarely sees military members and families because they make up only 1% of the U.S. population, and not the 1% that belongs to his tennis club. (03:55)

Tags:  The Word,  military,  troops,  pets,  dogs,  cats & cats,  unemployment,  family,  wealth,  housing,  wars,  Afghanistan War,  parenting,  kids,  mental health,  photos

Episode #08084

Marine veteran Sergeant Bryan Escobedo learns the ropes of punditry, including silent nods and made-up statistics. (07:38)

Tags:  Bryan Escobedo,  appearances,  pundits,  demonstrations,  Michelle Obama,  unemployment,  military,  troops,  media,  books,  Marines,  Jimmy,  statistics,  lying,  high five,  lookin' good,  patriotism,  work/office

Episode #08084

First Lady Michelle Obama announces her endorsement of Barack Obama in the 2012 election, and pundit Sergeant Bryan Escobedo adds some gravitas. (03:31)

Tags:  Michelle Obama,  interviews,  military,  Barack Obama,  troops,  America,  Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  approval ratings,  appearances,  Bryan Escobedo

Episode #08083

Stephen celebrates Chuck Grassley's minimalist Twitter feed and artistic aversion to typing. (03:01)

Tags:  Twitter,  Chuck Grassley,  conservative,  poetry,  challenges,  literary references,  iPhone,  cats & cats,  under the desk,  Colbert Nation,  translations,  cooking,  food

Episode #08082

Auto executive Bob Lutz discusses the soul of the American car industry, Mitt Romney and the award-winning Chevy Volt. (06:22)

Tags:  Bob Lutz,  interviews,  books,  demonstrations,  cars/trucks,  business,  bailouts,  competitions,  Obama administration,  Mitt Romney,  hybrids,  elections,  General Motors,  exercise,  government,  capitalism,  America,  awards,  Rush Limbaugh,  aging,  conservative,  alternative energy,  Europe

Episode #08080

Republicans will need to work hard to capture the Latino vote instead of their current strategy of capturing Latinos. (04:20)

Tags:  Latino,  Hispanic,  Mitt Romney,  Mexico,  parents,  Mormon,  Colbert Super PAC,  advertising,  stereotypes,  ethnic,  voting,  Spanish,  dogs,  candidates,  immigration,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  media,  polygamy,  polls,  under the desk,  Jimmy

Episode #08075

Charles Murray talks about his book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960 to 2010," and suggests a way to address the growing division between the classes. (07:24)

Tags:  Charles Murray,  interviews,  ethnic,  culture,  wealth,  poverty,  America,  don't see color,  books,  controversies,  racism,  Colbert Bump,  marriage,  stereotypes,  African American,  blogs/podcasts,  blue collar

Episode #08074

While political pundits and the other Republican candidates attack Mitt Romney for being "like an Etch A Sketch," toy sales are booming. (04:41)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  toys & games,  campaigns,  media,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  lookin' good,  shopping,  business,  economy

Episode #08074

Dr. David Page, director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, defends the Y chromosome in the face of enumerable challenges and insults to its character. (07:38)

Tags:  David Page,  demonstrations,  interviews,  genetics,  science,  future,  evolution,  religion,  men/women,  sex,  history,  Jimmy,  monkeys!,  bestiality

Episode #08074

In this unedited, extended interview, biomedical researcher Dr. David Page discusses the evolution of the Y chromosome. (10:52)

Tags:  exclusives,  David Page,  extended interviews,  demonstrations,  interviews,  genetics,  science,  future,  evolution,  religion,  men/women,  sex,  history,  Jimmy,  monkeys!,  bestiality,  animals,  gay/homosexual,  audience interaction,  toys & games,  Adam and Eve

Episode #08073

The Army is pulling out of Rush Limbaugh's radio show due to Rush's sexist comments -- but they are staying in Afghanistan. (03:40)

Tags:  birth control,  sex,  controversies,  mimes,  Rush Limbaugh,  advertising,  Army,  Afghanistan War,  Taliban,  radio,  money,  under the desk,  First Amendment,  Bill O'Reilly,  conspiracies,  sexism,  feminism,  Statue of Liberty,  men/women,  Sandra Fluke,  Fox News,  Stephen's products,  military,  Papa Bear,  freedom of speech,  Democrats,  Republicans