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 #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

After Larry the Quaker Oats mascot undergoes plastic surgery, Stephen gets a distressing call from Wilford Brimley. (04:15)

Tags:  Wilford Brimley,  weight/obesity,  lookin' good,  mascots,  food,  phone calls,  Stephen's products,  advertising,  breasts,  plastic surgery,  health,  Peabody Awards,  exercise,  movies,  aging,  penises,  mental health

Episode #08062

Mitt Romney connects with empty seats, and Rick Santorum promotes the real American Dream of future generations having less opportunity. (06:57)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Michigan,  Detroit,  primaries,  Florida,  NASCAR,  auto racing,  Jimmy,  Barack Obama,  environment,  food,  photos,  college,  education,  religion,  elitism,  photos,  God,  hot dogs,  atheist,  left-wing,  appearances,  labor,  science,  statistics,  costumes,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  speeches,  wealth

Episode #08049

During a Florida town hall meeting, Rick Santorum fails to correct an elderly woman claiming that Barack Obama is an avowed Muslim and a noncitizen. (03:48)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  appearances,  left-wing,  Barack Obama,  secret Muslim,  senior citizens,  Thanksgiving,  citizenship,  audience interaction,  holidays,  Nana & Pee-Pop,  slavery,  prostitution,  kids,  security,  bestiality,  animals,  penises,  candidates,  Republicans,  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 #07123

Some states have found a great way to discourage illegal immigrants from coming to America and squatting out a freedom fetus. (05:06)

Tags:  immigration,  pregnancy,  Rick Perry,  debates,  kids,  parents,  border security,  education,  college,  discrimination,  conservative,  Republicans,  Jimmy,  men/women,  labor,  photos,  America,  Mexico,  Mexican,  ethnic,  Arizona,  mongering,  police business,  Tennessee,  crime,  prison,  supernatural,  doctors,  food,  crime,  flags,  Emmy Awards,  apologies,  Sofia Vergara,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Barack Obama finds peace much harder than winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and Rick Perry stands with the Jews when he's not dancing with them. (04:17)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  international affairs,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  Mongolia,  Israel,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestine,  peace,  Jewish,  Christian,  Jimmy,  religion,  Middle East,  photos,  songs,  music,  Nobel Prize,  dancing,  apocalypse,  rallies,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership. (06:46)

Tags:  Jeremy Ben-Ami,  interviews,  United Nations,  Israel,  Palestine,  Middle East,  diplomacy,  lobbyists,  peace,  wars,  history,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Jewish,  religion,  apocalypse,  Christian,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07118

Author Jeffrey Kluger discusses the effect of sibling dynamics on people's lives and explains why Stephen is such a charmer. (06:26)

Tags:  Jeffrey Kluger,  interviews,  siblings,  books,  family,  kids,  growing up,  crying,  men/women,  mental health,  cats & cats,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

Waffle House becomes FEMA's syrup-smothered canary in a coalmine, which is also available on their menu. (03:53)

Tags:  FEMA,  natural disasters,  weather,  hurricanes,  restaurants,  safety,  food,  Newt Gingrich,  animals,  Jimmy,  housing,  drugs,  alcohol,  photos,  government,  United Nations,  weight/obesity,  IHOP,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07115

Debates are supposed to help Americans find the Republican presidential candidate, but instead they found the running mate. (03:24)

Tags:  debates,  Republicans,  Rick Perry,  Wolf Blitzer,  health,  persistent vegetative state,  death penalty,  Tea Party,  Ron Paul,  Mitt Romney,  Tim Pawlenty,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  elections,  Grim Reaper,  death,  senior citizens,  Barry Bonds,  steroids,  Nobel Prize,  Paul Krugman,  Al Gore,  college,  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 #07112

Whenever terrorists come up with a new way to attack air travel, the TSA finds innovative ways to overreact, but all that security is about to disappear. (05:33)

Tags:  TSA,  flying,  security,  travel,  secret Muslim,  terrorism,  America,  technology,  Janet Napolitano,  Islamic,  nudity,  penises,  photos,  Jimmy,  cracks up,  food,  fashion,  9/11,  WMDs,  Saddam Hussein,  apologies,  Barack Obama,  public indecency,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07112

Robin Wright believes that, by rejecting extremism, Muslims have created the most important political turning point of the early 21st century. (07:09)

Tags:  Robin Wright,  interviews,  Middle East,  rage,  terrorism,  Islamic,  wars,  extremism,  protests,  Iraq War,  Afghanistan War,  Saddam Hussein,  Jesus,  religion,  Al Qaeda,  Egypt,  Osama bin Laden,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  Hosni Mubarak,  fashion,  weapons,  guns,  9/11,  stereotypes,  military,  Heroe$ Crawl,  international affairs,  America,  debt,  economy,  mongering

Episode #07111

The American Council on Exercise finds that toning shoes offer no benefits, and pharmaceutical companies create two-for-one combination pills to extend their patents. (06:21)

Tags:  Cheating Death,  Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA,  Vaxa,  Prescott Group,  exercise,  weight/obesity,  health,  breasts,  asses,  photos,  poop & pee,  food,  lookin' good,  fashion,  cracks up,  Heroe$ Crawl,  drugs

Episode #07107

Ambassador Susan Rice explains U.S. involvement in Syria and Libya, and tells Colbert Nation what they can do to help with Somalia's humanitarian tragedy. (04:15)

Tags:  Susan Rice,  interviews,  Colbert Nation,  United Nations,  NATO,  dictators,  America,  international affairs,  Somalia,  Syria,  wars,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  Libya,  charity,  don't see color,  African American,  driving,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  ethnic,  military,  violence,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07107

Susan Rice discusses U.S. sanctions against Syria and the United Nations Security Council's involvement in ending Qaddafi's regime, in this unedited, extended interview. (06:25)

Tags:  exclusives,  Susan Rice,  extended interviews,  uncensored,  interviews,  United Nations,  Iran,  government,  wars,  Libya,  Syria,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  military,  nuclear,  weapons,  WMDs,  international affairs,  mail/e-mail,  Ronald Reagan,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  North Korea,  diplomacy,  dictators,  Obama administration,  Middle East

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 #07101

Art crime investigator Robert Wittman recovers stolen paintings around the world and explains the challenges of museum security. (05:09)

Tags:  Robert Wittman,  interviews,  books,  art,  business,  crime,  museums,  culture,  security,  FBI,  Europe,  Rembrandt van Rijn,  history,  the heroes,  international affairs