Episode #08100

Profits from "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" go to U.S. VETS, an organization that helps veterans reintegrate into civilian life. (01:22)

Tags:  sign off,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  kids,  Tom Hanks,  charity,  troops,  military,  shopping,  Stephen's products,  literary references,  competitions,  Amazon

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 #08084

First Lady Michelle Obama announces her endorsement of Barack Obama in the 2012 election, and pundit Sergeant Bryan Escobedo adds some gravitas. (03:31)

Tags:  Michelle Obama,  interviews,  military,  Barack Obama,  troops,  America,  Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  approval ratings,  appearances,  Bryan Escobedo

Episode #08084

The studio is packed with Secret Service, a Marine learns pundit facial expressions, and Michelle Obama assesses Stephen's gravitas. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08070

Journalist Katherine Boo talks about what her experience in Mumbai, India, has taught her about poverty in the United States. (05:29)

Tags:  Katherine Boo,  interviews,  India,  housing,  poverty,  movies,  Mumbai,  corruption,  awards,  books,  government,  charity,  taxes,  international affairs

Episode #08068

As war tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran, Stephen fears a covert hipster plot. (03:50)

Tags:  Iran,  Middle East,  wars,  hipsters,  appearances,  Toby Keith,  culture,  international affairs,  mongering,  axis of evil,  military,  Israel,  fashion,  coffee,  nuclear,  weapons,  audience interaction,  America,  music,  conspiracies

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 #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 #08056

You know things are rough when a Harvard economics grad like Jeremy Lin has an easier time getting a job as an NBA point guard than as a Wall Street bond trader. (04:53)

Tags:  Jeremy Lin,  NBA,  New York Knicks,  basketball,  sports,  Harvard,  advertising,  Stephen's products,  New York Giants,  NFL,  Super Bowl,  New York,  parades,  holidays,  religion,  lookin' good,  health,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Colbertisms

Episode #08049

The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan analyzes the picture that GOP candidates have painted of Barack Obama and extolls the president's numerous achievements. (06:19)

Tags:  Andrew Sullivan,  interviews,  friend of the show,  Barack Obama,  Obama administration,  Republicans,  Iraq War,  Afghanistan War,  Al Qaeda,  Osama bin Laden,  George W. Bush,  unemployment,  economy,  recession,  stimulus package,  Mitt Romney,  poverty,  health,  insurance,  laws

Episode #08040

To grease the voting skids, the Republicans hold not one, but two, New Hampshire presidential primary debates. (03:49)

Tags:  debates,  New Hampshire,  Rick Perry,  Mitt Romney,  primaries,  drinking games,  under the desk,  alcohol,  troops,  Iraq,  Iran,  WMDs,  international affairs,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Star Trek,  photos,  Republicans,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  birth control,  hangovers

Norway suffers a butter shortage, Donald Trump pulls out of his debate, General Ray Odierno marks the end of the Iraq War, and Fox News confuses Mitt Romney with Barack Obama. (04:08)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08035

General Ray Odierno enumerates the reasons why America's employers should hire homecoming Iraq war veterans. (06:00)

Tags:  Ray Odierno,  interviews,  military,  troops,  Iraq War,  Iraq,  wars,  Middle East,  Saddam Hussein,  dictators,  WMDs,  Al Qaeda,  economy,  unemployment,  lookin' good,  flags,  audience interaction,  bestiality,  work/office

Episode #08035

Ray Odierno and Stephen pay tribute to the homecoming troops of the Iraq war with an a cappella rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas." (01:03)

Tags:  sign off,  Ray Odierno,  performances,  songs,  music,  troops,  Christmas,  holidays,  audience interaction,  Iraq War,  military

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

Episode #08020

Establishing a permanent U.S. military presence in Australia makes perfect sense: it's a distant desert land full of known criminals speaking a bizarre dialect. (02:20)

Tags:  troops,  military,  Iraq,  Iraq War,  wars,  Australia,  Barack Obama,  animals,  New Zealand,  Lord of the Rings,  WMDs,  culture,  international affairs

Jon Huntsman makes Stephen an offer, Herman Cain's ad sticks it to the American elite, PETA files a lawsuit against SeaWorld, and Oakland police attack protesters. (04:08)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08011

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch describes the NCAA as a cartel that hoards the billions of dollars generated by unpaid college athletes. (06:34)

Tags:  Taylor Branch,  interviews,  NCAA,  sports,  college,  money,  football,  basketball,  March Madness,  injuries,  slavery,  business,  balls,  PETA,  animals,  iPad,  labor

Episode #08004

New developments emerge in the Colbert Super PAC saga, and Lieutenant Colonel Jason Amerine talks about his two tours of duty in Afghanistan. (00:31)

Tags:  intro,  Colbert Super PAC,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  laws,  Jason Amerine,  military,  Afghanistan,  wars,  Afghanistan War,  Iraq,  Middle East,  science,  health,  men/women

Episode #07113

Tom Brokaw recalls the experience of reporting on the 9/11 attacks and explores how Americans have been shaped by the tragedy. (06:06)

Tags:  Tom Brokaw,  interviews,  9/11,  World Trade Center,  terrorism,  wars,  Afghanistan War,  Afghanistan,  Iraq War,  America,  international affairs,  military,  media,  Dateline,  David Petraeus,  mental health,  family,  death,  exercise,  fashion,  lookin' good,  Heroe$ Crawl