Episode #08090

Former Texas Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy discusses the documentary "The Revisionaries," science in textbooks and religious conservatism. (06:41)

Tags:  Don McLeroy,  interviews,  education,  creationism,  evolution,  documentaries,  Jimmy,  science,  religion,  Bible,  Satan,  Thomas Jefferson,  voting,  high five,  controversies,  Texas,  school,  God,  dinosaurs,  history,  Tea Party,  founding fathers,  conservative,  miracles,  truthiness,  Charles Darwin,  atheist,  censorship,  dreams

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 #08038

The Colbert Report's Des Moines affiliate station, WOI, confirms Mitt Romney's eight-vote win over Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucus. (03:34)

Tags:  caucuses,  Iowa,  ABC5/WOI,  local news team,  Rachel Pierce,  Amanda Krenz,  Brad Edwards,  John Walters,  appearances,  Mitt Romney,  trademark,  media,  sports,  weather,  Indecision 2012

Episode #07124

Colbert thanks the unsung heroes with a final, eight-tiered Heroe$ Crawl. (00:34)

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

Stephen calls on Hipster Nation to tune in to his exclusive, special broadcast with rock legends Radiohead, on Monday, September 26th, presented by Dr Pepper. (01:52)

Tags:  Radiohead,  indie rock,  music,  hipsters,  Dr Pepper,  StePhest Colbchella '011,  advertising,  my mistake,  The Beatles,  Colbert Nation,  money,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

While the $2 billion UBS lost in rogue trades sounds like a lot, it's only a fraction of what they lost through authorized trades. (03:24)

Tags:  economy,  Switzerland,  security,  business,  money,  stocks,  mental health,  Greece,  crying,  international affairs,  crime,  lookin' good,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07114

Newspapers are part of America's past, like buggy whip makers and the middle class, but they still perform an important function. (07:25)

Tags:  on location,  print media,  media,  weather,  fishing,  science,  Georgia,  Athens,  the South,  history,  dogs,  blue collar,  police business,  New York Times,  Twitter,  iPad,  crime,  alcohol,  food,  animals,  Heroe$ Crawl,  In the Field

Episode #07114

If Americans can exploit the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to make a quick buck, it's like hitting the terrorists with economic Jujitsu. (04:38)

Tags:  9/11,  World Trade Center,  business,  Stephen's products,  collectibles,  shopping,  terrorism,  martial arts,  Osama bin Laden,  alcohol,  poop & pee,  money,  mental health,  flying,  food,  kids,  books,  under the desk,  violence,  charity,  fundraising,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07112

WOI station manager and men's room Emmy fluffer Ray Cole sends an update on the Rick Parry write-in scandal. (03:59)

Tags:  ABC5/WOI,  local news team,  Des Moines,  Iowa,  polls,  voting,  controversies,  scandals,  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  money,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  candidates,  Republicans,  Emmy Awards,  TV,  cavemen,  media,  mail/e-mail,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07110

Stephen goes live via satellite to The Colbert Report's local affiliate in Des Moines, WOI, for the latest on the Rick Parry write-in scandal. (03:58)

Tags:  ABC5/WOI,  Rachel Pierce,  Amanda Krenz,  Brad Edwards,  John Walters,  appearances,  Colbert Super PAC,  Republicans,  Iowa,  Des Moines,  scandals,  controversies,  media,  local news team,  polls,  health,  kids,  sports,  weather,  Emmy Awards,  football,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07109

Evangelical scientists break up the Bible's most famous couple, and Rick Santorum puts the issue of gay marriage into terms everyday people can understand. (05:09)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Adam and Eve,  Bible,  Jesus,  Rick Santorum,  Republicans,  accountability,  Christian,  science,  genetics,  sex,  religion,  marriage,  same-sex marriage,  gay/homosexual,  men/women,  Ten Commandments,  sexual advances,  God,  snakes,  bestiality,  James Carville,  Happy Days,  cracks up,  dogs,  puking,  Google,  the heroes

Episode #07107

Michele Bachmann gets a commanding 80% of the votes she paid for at the Iowa straw poll, and "Rick Parry" receives at least 718 write-in votes. (07:36)

Tags:  Iowa,  Rick Perry,  polls,  Indecision,  Michele Bachmann,  Tim Pawlenty,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  elections,  photos,  zoos,  kids,  money,  food,  mental health,  advertising,  cracks up,  media,  print media,  dogs,  Pulitzer Prize,  the heroes,  local news team,  voting,  challenges,  scandals

Episode #07106

Mitt Romney's historic statement of corporate personhood makes him this generation's civil rights champion. (03:38)

Tags:  Iowa,  Mitt Romney,  candidates,  Republicans,  montages,  Indecision 2012,  polls,  the Midwest,  Tim Pawlenty,  family,  Indecision,  blue collar,  Ron Paul,  business,  campaigns,  discrimination,  civil rights,  food,  the heroes,  family,  movies

Episode #07106

The fat cat media elites in Des Moines think they can sit in their ivory corn silos and play puppet master with national politics. (05:40)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  advertising,  Iowa,  Rick Perry,  media,  local news team,  TV,  conspiracies,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  rage,  Des Moines,  elections,  polls,  business,  voting,  mail/e-mail,  Nebraska,  Emmy Awards,  competitions,  the heroes,  fights,  audience interaction,  money,  ABC,  corruption,  education

Episode #07103

With three doomsday believers to a room, Vivos economy-class underground bunkers are like freshman year at Bob Jones University. (04:13)

Tags:  Prescott Group,  doomsday,  death,  under the desk,  wealth,  housing,  poverty,  Jesus,  weapons,  fashion,  lookin' good,  cannibalism,  the heroes,  food,  American blankscape

Episode #07103

Psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi believes that mental illness can foster great leadership, but the Republican presidential candidates are too "normal." (06:54)

Tags:  Nassir Ghaemi,  interviews,  books,  mental health,  science,  Dick Cheney,  Ronald Reagan,  doctors,  government,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  Barack Obama,  Franklin Delano Roosevelt,  the heroes,  George W. Bush,  candidates,  history

Episode #07099

Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving. (03:06)

Tags:  Second Amendment,  death,  guns,  weapons,  business,  mental health,  money,  photos,  family,  food,  animals,  Thanksgiving,  hunting,  circuses,  Nana & Pee-Pop,  Alabama,  inventions,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07099

Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh values weirdness in employees and delivers happiness to customers. (06:55)

Tags:  Tony Hsieh,  interviews,  business,  books,  Internet,  shopping,  fashion,  mental health,  work/office,  science,  cults,  aliens,  religion,  Catholic,  the heroes,  lookin' good,  friends

Episode #07094

NBC's boob week is just a cheap ratings grope, so Stephen calls on Colbert Nation to demand equal time for the booty. (04:06)

Tags:  breasts,  asses,  Today Show,  media,  controversies,  challenges,  Internet,  protests,  Rockefeller Center,  NBC,  David McCullough,  Donald Trump,  Colbert Nation,  sharks,  lookin' good,  Brian Williams,  TV,  hip hop,  songs,  Google,  fetishes,  men/women,  sex

Episode #07093

To safeguard against voter fraud and ensure that only the "right people" get elected, Republicans pass laws requiring voters to show government-issued photo IDs. (06:33)

Tags:  voting,  America,  discrimination,  friends,  Barack Obama,  alcohol,  corruption,  Republicans,  Democrats,  food,  elections,  Indecision,  laws,  kids,  poverty,  founding fathers,  Texas,  guns,  education,  Second Amendment,  Jimmy,  South Carolina,  African American,  John Stossel,  Ohio,  Nikki Haley,  William O'Brien,  ethnic,  growing up,  Tea Party,  statistics,  facial hair