Episode #08099

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s. (04:19)

Tags:  Claire McCaskill,  appearances,  advertising,  money,  campaigns,  fundraising,  accountability,  Missouri,  Colbert Super PAC,  apologies,  laws,  voting

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 #08096

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion." (05:58)

Tags:  Jonathan Haidt,  interviews,  books,  government,  religion,  morality,  liberal,  conservative,  debates,  mental health,  lawyers,  America,  Civil War,  The Matrix,  Republicans,  right-wing,  left-wing,  truthiness,  history,  left-wing,  right-wing

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 #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 #08083

The EPA regulates power plant carbon emissions, and a revolutionary box spring bunker stores up to 105 weapons. (04:32)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Obama administration,  guns,  EPA,  environment,  Stephen's products,  pollution,  laws,  health,  Jimmy,  Osama bin Laden,  Saddam Hussein,  energy,  business,  photos,  weapons,  inventions,  safety,  sleep,  my mistake,  assassinations,  unions,  driving,  Lisa Jackson,  Address the Mess

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 #08076

Finally there's a publication for kids who are sick of doing their own thing and just want to conform to conservative ideals. (02:47)

Tags:  Republicans,  print media,  conservative,  teens,  taxes,  John Stossel,  Ronald Reagan,  African American,  abstinence,  Fox News,  facial hair

Episode #08071

An aging Pat Robertson begins to find his mind, "Shahs of Sunset" seduces viewers with Iranian-American sass, and bears go metrosexual. (07:16)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  mongering,  Pat Robertson,  marijuana,  legalization,  religion,  Islamic,  reality shows,  bears,  exfoliating,  TV,  lookin' good,  drugs,  martial arts,  The Karate Kid,  economy,  bailouts,  aging,  Jesus,  wealth,  balls,  facial hair,  gay/homosexual,  costumes,  Iran,  Israel,  Middle East,  Andy Cohen,  The 700 Club

Episode #08065

Researchers discover a Babylonian gut-buster thought to predate even the earliest biblical "Yo Mama" joke. (04:43)

Tags:  Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown,  Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando,  Middle East,  parents,  Iraq,  print media,  history,  religion,  translations,  Bible,  weight/obesity,  literary references,  Yo' Mama,  Gallagher

Episode #08060

By using predictive analytics, Target doesn't just track when customers buy sheets, they know what customers are doing between the sheets. (06:05)

Tags:  The Word,  business,  shopping,  spying,  pregnancy,  men/women,  kids,  parents,  Star Wars,  Internet,  Google,  God,  cults,  menstrual cycle,  advertising

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 #08050

Maurice Sendak considers the state of children's literature and gets high on markers. (07:05)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  on location,  books,  literary references,  monkeys!,  Curious George,  kids,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  violence,  art,  performances,  animals,  celebrities,  Polish,  patriotism,  drugs,  flags,  strippers,  songs,  technology,  let's move on,  Stephen's products

Episode #08048

Herman Cain beat every candidate in the South Carolina primary who was no longer trying to win, leading Stephen to officially end his presidential exploratory committee. (04:17)

Tags:  South Carolina,  primaries,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  Colbert Bump,  Colbert Nation,  voting,  Jon Stewart,  appearances,  Colbert Super PAC,  fist shaking,  transportation,  flying,  animals,  Lord of the Rings,  Jimmy,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns

Episode #08047

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Carrie Rebora Barratt provides an analysis of Emanuel Leutze's masterpiece "Washington Crossing the Delaware." (05:19)

Tags:  Carrie Rebora Barratt,  interviews,  museums,  art,  culture,  history,  George Washington,  America,  Jimmy,  money,  Revolutionary War,  balls,  simulations,  German,  international affairs

Episode #08040

Author Melissa Harris-Perry deconstructs stereotypes of African-American women and considers the consequences of a white-male-centered perspective on the American story. (05:40)

Tags:  Melissa Harris-Perry,  interviews,  books,  African American,  stereotypes,  racism,  movies,  history,  culture,  Republicans,  America,  ethnic,  don't see color,  men/women,  Michelle Obama,  Barack Obama

Episode #08038

Journalist John Heilemann examines Rick Santorum's rise in the Iowa caucus and the potential direction of his campaign. (06:33)

Tags:  John Heilemann,  interviews,  Rick Santorum,  Mitt Romney,  Ronald Reagan,  Newt Gingrich,  conservative,  voting,  religion,  Christian,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  campaigns,  caucuses

Episode #08034

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker implements a bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest. (04:24)

Tags:  The Word,  Occupy Wall Street,  protests,  Scott Walker,  money,  Constitution,  freedom of speech,  Supreme Court,  business,  wealth,  Wisconsin,  Law & Order,  TV,  poverty,  weapons,  advertising,  Bud Light Lime,  laws

Episode #08030

Donald Trump prepares to moderate a GOP presidential debate, but Republicans discourage candidates from appearing. (07:36)

Tags:  Donald Trump,  South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate,  debates,  impressions,  Mitt Romney,  flip-flopper,  candidates,  media,  wealth,  limos,  photos,  George Will,  Jim Lehrer,  competitions,  lookin' good,  Colbert Super PAC,  friends,  costumes,  South Carolina,  Republicans,  reality shows,  poop & pee,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08024

Congress takes for granted American troops' willingness to make greater sacrifices than the rest of society. (05:23)

Tags:  The Word,  Congress,  government,  troops,  military,  health,  insurance,  debt,  economy,  wealth,  Jimmy,  wars,  awards,  money,  patriotism,  TiVo