Chen Guangcheng flees China, Diane Keaton goads Stephen, Paul Ryan fibs, Richard Branson alters ice cubes, Jonathan Haidt backs psychology, and Buzz Aldrin honors Stephen. (04:11)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08096

Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz. (04:51)

Tags:  Kermit the Frog,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  The Muppet Show,  movies,  Germany,  laws,  TV,  advertising,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  nudity,  Karl Rove,  lookin' good,  photos,  under the desk,  puppets,  kids,  mental health,  philosophy,  lying

Arizona law revises pregnancy, Stephen plugs "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)", men lose interest in sex, Michael Sandel explores the market, and Barack Obama needs youth votes. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08090

Mitt Romney's daily minute of spontaneity contains 59 seconds of awkwardness. (04:23)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  food,  Pittsburgh,  Barack Obama,  dogs,  NASCAR,  wealth,  Pennsylvania,  campaigns,  slogans,  animals,  poop & pee,  books,  Indonesia,  Indecision 2012,  restaurants,  poverty,  fashion,  pets,  Ann Romney,  growing up,  pirates

Episode #08090

An Arizona law deems Stephen's Nana pregnant, Barack Obama recalls eating dog meat, and Don McLeroy presents a religious metaphor. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

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

Episode #08061

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo talks about his world-famous production of "Tosca" and explains why women find tenors so captivating. (03:50)

Tags:  Placido Domingo,  interviews,  celebrities,  opera,  music,  theater,  songs,  death,  Europe,  history,  lookin' good

Episode #08051

Mitt Romney proves that his principles are as unwavering as his hair, and Keith Ablow finds Newt Gingrich irresistible even if the Republican establishment doesn't. (05:29)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Newt Gingrich,  Florida,  debates,  primaries,  polls,  approval ratings,  business,  housing,  speeches,  the moon,  German,  space,  men/women,  Washington DC,  Ohio,  marriage,  adultery,  lookin' good,  divorce,  Keith Ablow,  vaginas,  mental health,  candidates,  Republicans,  campaigns,  Indecision 2012,  uncensored

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 #08033

The dictionary might have a liberal bias, an international food crisis arises, and Samuel L. Jackson plays Martin Luther King Jr. on Broadway. (00:36)

Tags:  intro,  books,  liberal,  conspiracies,  Ronald Reagan,  international affairs,  food,  Samuel L. Jackson,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  theater,  Broadway,  Spider-Man,  Newt Gingrich,  same-sex marriage,  marriage,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  discrimination,  gay/homosexual,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08027

The iPhone's archconservative voice recognition assistant, Siri, can neither locate an abortion clinic in Manhattan nor understand foreigners. (03:16)

Tags:  iPhone,  conservative,  technology,  Apple,  abortion,  New York City,  Laura Ingraham,  Herman Cain,  scandals,  adultery,  candidates,  immigration,  impressions,  Scottish,  German,  Mexican,  Spanish,  discrimination,  international affairs,  British,  royalty

Episode #08026

The Catholic Church revises the liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI gets caught riding the Popemobile without a seat belt, and a vodka ad offends Jews and Christians alike. (06:48)

Tags:  Yahweh or No Way,  Catholic,  religion,  Pope Benedict XVI,  popes,  Jesus,  God,  Germany,  driving,  safety,  advertising,  Jewish,  Christian,  discrimination,  controversies,  Heaven,  education,  scandals,  iPhone,  video games,  lookin' good,  photos,  alcohol,  Jimmy,  Christmas,  Hanukkah,  holidays,  James Martin,  basic cable,  Billy Joel,  songs,  dogs

Episode #08024

Author Susan Orlean recounts Rin Tin Tin's journey from stray puppy on a World War I battlefield to silent film star. (06:35)

Tags:  Susan Orlean,  interviews,  books,  Rin Tin Tin,  dogs,  pets,  World War I,  movies,  Academy Awards,  Jimmy,  family,  celebrities,  Hollywood,  balls,  kids,  Meryl Streep,  Tom Hanks,  TV,  poop & pee,  The New Yorker

Episode #08016

Europe tries to save the Greek economy, media coverage of Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal continues, and Nathan Wolfe discusses pandemics. (00:36)

Tags:  intro,  Greece,  economy,  debt,  Herman Cain,  sexual advances,  scandals,  German,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  Nathan Wolfe,  health,  death,  New York City,  weather,  epidemics

Episode #08016

China won't bite on Europe's turd panini, so Stephen enlists the help of Hans Beinholtz to tempt possible investors. (05:15)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  Greece,  Germany,  China,  bailouts,  economy,  debt,  international affairs,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  advertising,  business,  food,  Angela Merkel,  George W. Bush,  money,  lookin' good,  photos,  David Hasselhoff,  animals,  gross-out,  poop & pee,  sex,  culture

Episode #08015

The pets of wealthy Americans have more disposable income than most poor people, suggesting a simple answer for closing the income gap. (05:17)

Tags:  The Word,  economy,  dogs,  pets,  wealth,  poverty,  money,  insurance,  health,  business,  advertising,  Occupy Wall Street,  Wall Street,  protests,  lookin' good,  housing,  cockfighting,  animals,  asses,  poop & pee,  balls,  food,  under the desk,  prostitution,  photos,  Colbertisms,  fast food,  shopping,  morality

Episode #07123

Ken Burns discusses the unforeseen consequences of Prohibition and the political and economic shifts that led to its end. (06:24)

Tags:  Ken Burns,  interviews,  documentaries,  movies,  Prohibition,  history,  alcohol,  laws,  20s,  30s,  crime,  Great Depression,  Constitution,  organized crime,  alcoholism,  NAACP,  Ku Klux Klan,  morality,  culture,  unions,  immigration,  discrimination,  business,  economy,  men/women,  sex,  health,  family,  George Clooney,  penises,  cars/trucks,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

The fastest way to start a European war is to piss off the Germans, so America should kick them in the schnitzels to jumpstart a World War II-style economic recovery. (04:27)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  Greece,  Germany,  Nazi,  wars,  Adolf Hitler,  World War II,  history,  international affairs,  America,  Great Depression,  England,  college,  asses,  lookin' good,  Angela Merkel,  Silvio Berlusconi,  sex,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Belgium,  work/office,  Poland,  mythology,  photos,  Incredible Hulk,  balls,  recession,  labor

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Episode #07088

In the GOP's all-you-can-eat superstar buffet of white bread and potato candidates, Herman Cain stands out as dessert. (03:59)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Colbert Super PAC,  elections,  Republicans,  candidates,  Jimmy,  advertising,  lookin' good,  conservative,  Mitch McConnell,  taxes,  songs,  diversity