Episode #08101

Dr. Francis Collins talks about America's weight problem, evolution and the holistic way to confront obesity. (06:28)

Tags:  Francis Collins,  interviews,  documentaries,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  HBO,  health,  America,  kids,  epidemics,  lookin' good,  government,  junk food,  asses,  exercise,  gross-out,  fights,  demonstrations,  competitions,  evolution,  family,  death,  Social Security

Episode #08099

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." (05:17)

Tags:  Michelle Alexander,  interviews,  books,  civil rights,  ethnic,  profiling,  prison,  discrimination,  war on drugs,  Ronald Reagan,  statistics,  David Simon,  poverty,  don't see color,  African American,  legalization,  marijuana,  violence,  laws,  Islamic,  police business,  crime,  stereotypes,  history

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 #08095

Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century." (06:08)

Tags:  Carne Ross,  interviews,  books,  government,  Occupy Wall Street,  democracy,  America,  capitalism,  corruption,  business,  Colbert Super PAC,  protests,  money,  Wall Street,  poverty,  Congress,  U.K.,  Bush administration

Episode #08094

Adults dodge sexuality education, gun owners find the latest convenience, and Diane Keaton joins Stephen. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  kids,  education,  gay/homosexual,  guns,  Diane Keaton,  baseball,  New York City,  wealth,  parenting,  weapons,  celebrities,  sports

Episode #08094

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it. (04:45)

Tags:  The Word,  gay/homosexual,  controversies,  education,  Missouri,  laws,  school,  kids,  growing up,  Republicans,  discrimination,  civil rights,  bestiality,  Neil Patrick Harris,  Craigslist,  sexual advances,  polls,  TV,  censorship,  same-sex marriage,  marriage

Episode #08092

Saving the planet by demonizing immigrants gives liberals and conservatives something they can do together. (04:59)

Tags:  The Word,  immigration,  ethnic,  racism,  global warming,  environment,  labor,  Fox News,  New York Times,  liberal,  conservative,  gay/homosexual,  MSNBC,  pollution,  alternative energy,  border security,  Mexican,  California,  statistics,  international affairs,  Ku Klux Klan,  guns,  laws,  poverty,  Address the Mess,  America,  media,  Address the Mess

Episode #08092

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society. (07:02)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  money,  capitalism,  wealth,  ethics,  elitism,  morality,  democracy,  corruption,  America,  books,  education,  prison,  immigration,  housing,  citizenship,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  business,  Saudi Arabia,  elections,  Indecision 2012,  California,  debates,  international affairs

Episode #08091

Stephen's election night team covers five primaries with major consequences for the five GOP hopefuls. (02:11)

Tags:  Delaware,  on location,  primaries,  elections,  candidates,  Republicans,  Mitt Romney,  Donna Brazile,  Tony Perkins,  David Bowie,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  The Daily Show,  pundits

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 #08088

Arianna Huffington discusses the Huffington Post's Pulitzer Prize and how it differs from Stephen's Peabody Award. (06:35)

Tags:  Arianna Huffington,  interviews,  Huffington Post,  troops,  Peabody Awards,  Pulitzer Prize,  print media,  conservative,  liberal,  military,  America,  Internet,  sexual advances,  Greek,  Hillary Clinton,  fights,  competitions,  slogans,  French

Episode #08087

Chicken feed comes into question, a scandal rocks a government agency, and Jonah Lehrer shares an original insight. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  food,  animals,  drugs,  kids,  scandals,  government,  Jonah Lehrer,  school,  heroin

Episode #08087

Jonah Lehrer examines dangerous creativity myths and the history of innovation. (06:48)

Tags:  Jonah Lehrer,  interviews,  books,  inventions,  technology,  philosophy,  culture,  kids,  statistics,  history,  Steve Jobs,  William Shakespeare,  Google,  alcohol,  mental health,  growing up,  dreams,  crime,  literary references,  art,  teens

Episode #08086

The NRA Annual Meeting draws a star-studded lineup of conservative, gun-loving Republicans, plus Mitt Romney. (03:48)

Tags:  NRA,  guns,  Second Amendment,  Newt Gingrich,  civil rights,  God,  human rights,  Bill of Rights,  St. Louis,  Republicans,  laws,  Charlton Heston,  photos,  conservative,  Mitt Romney,  international affairs,  murder,  crime,  weapons,  Constitution,  England,  the moon,  religion

Episode #08085

An Internet dating service helps survivalists Arma-get-it-on, and a fast food chain reminds evacuees to grab a menu. (04:23)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  doomsday,  international affairs,  men/women,  apocalypse,  dating,  Thailand,  Internet,  Stephen's products,  natural disasters,  earthquakes,  tsunamis,  KFC,  fast food,  business,  apologies,  photos,  cannibalism,  Colbertisms,  mongering,  future,  poop & pee,  advertising

Episode #08083

Stephen celebrates Chuck Grassley's minimalist Twitter feed and artistic aversion to typing. (03:01)

Tags:  Twitter,  Chuck Grassley,  conservative,  poetry,  challenges,  literary references,  iPhone,  cats & cats,  under the desk,  Colbert Nation,  translations,  cooking,  food

Episode #08082

The Australian conservationists' Easter Bilby threatens the sacred holiday ritual of dying a rabbit pink and gorging on its chocolate offspring. (04:54)

Tags:  Easter Under Attack,  Easter,  Australia,  holidays,  Christian,  Jesus,  Disney,  Super Bowl,  animals,  junk food,  football,  religion,  photos,  competitions,  Tim Tebow,  kids,  family,  international affairs

Episode #08081

Stephen catches the spirit of America popping wheelies in the Lincoln Tunnel during his morning commute. (02:58)

Tags:  driving,  safety,  New York City,  motorcycles,  friends,  rage,  transportation,  patriotism,  bikes,  work/office,  New Jersey,  stunts,  balls,  George Washington,  iPhone,  dreams,  police business,  America

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 #08079

Rick Santorum criticizes California universities after reading something from the state of California. (03:58)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  lying,  California,  college,  print media,  primaries,  dogs,  Washington DC,  history,  San Francisco,  elitism,  patriotism,  doctors,  health,  Benjamin Franklin,  STDs,  gay/homosexual,  education,  America