Episode #08101

Minorities use black hole time travel for revenge, strokes suddenly turn people gay, and a zoo is nothing but monkey prison. (06:25)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  violence,  police business,  NYPD,  African American,  ethnic,  profiling,  racism,  statistics,  men/women,  space,  time travel,  Barack Obama,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  impressions,  exercise,  sex,  health,  science,  Matthew McConaughey,  lookin' good,  animals,  monkeys!,  gross-out,  zoos,  prison,  oral sex,  asses,  international affairs,  China,  U.K.,  New York City,  George Clinton

Episode #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

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 #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 #08094

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng lulls his guards into complacency and escapes from an 18-month house arrest. (05:17)

Tags:  China,  Beijing,  international affairs,  house arrest,  Obama administration,  human rights,  visually impaired,  diplomacy,  money,  debt,  Canada,  Vancouver,  New York City,  Mexico,  cats & cats,  balls,  America,  Syria,  audience interaction,  marriage

Episode #08090

Pheromone parties encourage premarital smelling, and Arizona lawmakers declare that pregnancy begins two weeks before conception. (04:22)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  men/women,  Arizona,  dating,  sex,  pregnancy,  Republicans,  gross-out,  abortion,  Doris Kearns Goodwin,  apologies,  vaginas,  menstrual cycle,  laws,  Nana & Pee-Pop,  balls,  penises,  Mozart,  under the desk,  cracks up,  mental health,  birth control,  partying,  music

Episode #08085

James Cameron discusses the "Titanic 3D" release and the submarine he helped engineer to dive straight to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. (07:03)

Tags:  James Cameron,  interviews,  movies,  Titanic,  technology,  money,  oceans,  accept your apology,  China,  censorship,  monsters,  sex,  fights,  Washington DC,  Guam,  Canadian,  elitism,  inventions,  boats

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 #08077

Peter Beinart discusses his book "The Crisis of Zionism" and what he sees as a divide between the democratic Israel and the Israel of the West Bank. (05:38)

Tags:  Peter Beinart,  interviews,  Peter Beinart,  interviews,  media,  Palestine,  Israel,  peace,  Iran,  religion,  give it to me,  Jewish,  World War II,  democracy,  friends,  Middle East,  Nobel Prize,  Christian,  international affairs,  wars

Episode #08075

Popping pills reduces racial prejudice, and Stephen reveals the identity of Dick Cheney's anonymous heart donor. (04:22)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  don't see color,  racism,  Dick Cheney,  Fox News,  ethnic,  drugs,  stereotypes,  Asian,  Jewish,  science,  family,  health,  Tyler Perry,  surgery,  my mistake,  interns

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

Stephen's liberal nemesis attacks genetically modified foods, attends drum circles, and defends Mel Gibson's right to say terrible things. (04:18)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  David Cross,  appearances,  liberal,  Thanksgiving,  food,  genetics,  penises,  health,  gay/homosexual,  kids,  Mel Gibson,  religion,  Democrats

Episode #08064

The spermicidal maniacs at the University of Kansas develop a male birth control pill, and Brooklyn coffee shops hook babies on the foam dragon. (05:12)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  birth control,  drugs,  religion,  Catholic,  controversies,  men/women,  safety,  health,  sex,  Rick Santorum,  photos,  mongering,  demonstrations,  under the desk,  kids,  coffee,  parenting,  smoking,  animals,  Elvis Presley,  music,  ethnic,  penises,  laws,  Today Show,  addiction

Episode #08063

With the economy on the upswing, Barack Obama's approval rating soars, but one thing could put the breaks on his momentum. (05:38)

Tags:  John Kilduff,  appearances,  Barack Obama,  approval ratings,  gas prices,  economy,  oil,  alternative energy,  driving,  cars/trucks,  Iran,  Middle East,  international affairs,  dogs,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  debates,  Republicans,  candidates,  Dwight D. Eisenhower,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  animals,  energy

Episode #08060

As America's most famous Catholic, Stephen must set a good example during Lent. (03:15)

Tags:  Lent,  holidays,  Catholic,  God,  religion,  appearances,  costumes,  under the desk,  photos,  bar mitzvahs,  food,  crack,  drugs,  animals,  basketball,  Jeremy Lin

Episode #08060

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi believes that super PACs threaten American democracy and that Citizens United should be overturned. (08:13)

Tags:  Nancy Pelosi,  interviews,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  fundraising,  wealth,  democracy,  Supreme Court,  freedom of speech,  business,  elections,  Better Know a District,  Colbert Bump,  advertising,  Congress,  government,  California,  Catholic,  Lent,  holidays,  Jesus,  Rick Santorum,  men/women,  health,  birth control,  family,  kids

Episode #08059

Author Robert Kagan talks about advising Mitt Romney on foreign policy and explores America's use of military force in international affairs. (05:24)

Tags:  Robert Kagan,  interviews,  books,  conservative,  Mitt Romney,  America,  business,  economy,  history,  high five,  democracy,  international affairs,  wars,  Iraq War,  Iran,  Israel,  nuclear,  weapons,  Middle East,  WMDs,  military,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  Barack Obama

Episode #08058

Mitt Romney attempts to connect to Michigan voters and brings out the biggest, tannest, most leathery gun of them all: Donald Trump. (06:53)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Donald Trump,  South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate,  Michigan,  primaries,  lookin' good,  impressions,  Rick Santorum,  polls,  bailouts,  Detroit,  wealth,  celebrities,  Animal Planet,  National Geographic,  Jimmy,  asses,  cars/trucks,  Stephen's friends,  dogs,  animals,  environment,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08057

A Seattle woman saves a building by marrying it, and the National Transportation Safety Board rejects Americans' constitutional right to tear down the highway while texting. (04:26)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Seattle,  marriage,  protests,  same-sex marriage,  gay/homosexual,  college,  cell phones,  friends,  laws,  government,  transportation,  cars/trucks,  technology,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  insects,  photos,  Constitution,  Stephen's friends,  dogs,  inventions

Episode #08054

Ben & Jerry's releases a 2012 election year package that equates the dominance of Americone Dream with that of the Colbert Super PAC. (04:57)

Tags:  Americone Dream,  Colbert Nation,  Colbert Super PAC,  collectibles,  Valentine's Day,  holidays,  Jimmy Fallon,  Ben & Jerry's,  competitions,  challenges,  the heroes,  food,  gross-out,  photos,  facial hair,  kids,  Fear Factor,  Conan O'Brien,  health,  crying,  costumes,  weight/obesity,  charity,  friends,  fights,  audience interaction,  money,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012