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

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 #08092

Feeding tubes help brides drop 20 pounds in 10 days, and sperm-murdering jelly injections prove highly effective. (05:25)

Tags:  Cheating Death,  Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA,  Vaxa,  Prescott Group,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  food,  gross-out,  Jimmy,  men/women,  marriage,  lookin' good,  health,  Sting,  birth control,  balls,  taints,  surgery,  sex,  injuries,  animals,  penises,  volcanoes

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 #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 #08083

While a fictitious war drives women from the GOP, Wisconsin repeals their Equal Pay Enforcement Act that allows legal recourse for women who receive less pay for equal work. (03:32)

Tags:  Wisconsin,  sexism,  men/women,  discrimination,  money,  the heroes,  Republicans,  work/office,  vaginas,  liberal,  media,  Scott Walker,  Mitt Romney,  conservative,  Reince Priebus,  polls,  photos,  family,  stereotypes,  feminism,  laws,  insects

Episode #08077

Texans contribute more to Colbert Super PAC than to Romney's super PAC, and Stephen wants every college across this great nation to have its own Colbert Super PAC. (07:04)

Tags:  Super Fun Pack,  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  Wisconsin,  primaries,  Rick Santorum,  University of Texas,  challenges,  Mitt Romney,  money,  campaigns,  Texas,  print media,  college,  audience interaction,  under the desk,  Stephen's products,  Trevor Potter,  costumes,  Geraldo Rivera,  candidates,  facial hair,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  mail/e-mail,  Mormon,  tube socks,  Colbert Nation,  business

Episode #08072

Veteran political strategist Mark McKinnon's No Labels movement has a 12-step program to reform Congress. (06:53)

Tags:  Mark McKinnon,  interviews,  Congress,  Democrats,  Republicans,  Olympia Snowe,  government,  Independents,  rehab,  money,  military,  campaigns,  laws,  voting,  Civil War,  Kermit the Frog,  Newt Gingrich,  Rick Santorum,  liberal,  approval ratings

Episode #08066

From a purely mathematical standpoint, conservatives will eventually yield to the inevitability of Mitt Romney after Super Tuesday. (02:29)

Tags:  Countdown to Loving Mitt,  Mitt Romney,  voting,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  primaries,  Idaho,  lookin' good,  conservative,  Jimmy,  marriage,  CNN

Episode #08062

Peggielene Bartels describes the Ghanaian libation ritual and discusses her achievements as the king of Otuam. (05:21)

Tags:  Peggielene Bartels,  interviews,  books,  royalty,  Africa,  fundraising,  health,  alcohol,  movies,  Queen Latifah,  elections,  international affairs,  culture

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 #08056

Activist Bill McKibben talks about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and calls on Colbert Nation to sign his petition opposing its construction. (04:43)

Tags:  Bill McKibben,  interviews,  environment,  global warming,  Address the Mess,  oil,  money,  protests,  energy,  hybrids,  cars/trucks,  Senate,  international affairs,  Saudi Arabia,  Canada,  Colbert Nation,  It's a Wonderful Life

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 #08050

Chinese tycoon and friend of the show Long Liyuan dies after indulging in a poisoned meal of slow-boiled cat-meat stew. (03:45)

Tags:  Un-American News,  China,  Chinese New Year,  wealth,  food,  cats & cats,  racism,  gross-out,  murder,  friend of the show,  Stephen's friends,  ALF,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  animals,  international affairs,  advertising,  cracks up,  Korean,  friends,  photos,  Asian,  iPad,  labor

Episode #08048

Stephen reports on the Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally, and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita predicts what world leaders will do. (00:26)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  rallies,  South Carolina,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  primaries,  Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,  Vladimir Putin,  animals,  New York Giants,  New England Patriots,  NFL,  football,  little people,  patriotism,  sports

Episode #08042

George Stephanopoulos considers the likelihood of Mitt Romney winning the GOP nomination and of Hillary Clinton becoming Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate. (06:03)

Tags:  George Stephanopoulos,  interviews,  alcohol,  talk shows,  debates,  primaries,  South Carolina,  gifts & presents,  Mitt Romney,  birth control,  Diane Sawyer,  gambling,  facial hair,  Joe Biden,  Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama,  transgender,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans

Episode #08037

A registered Republican Iowa voter weighs in on the GOP presidential candidates. (01:57)

Tags:  caucuses,  Iowa,  on location,  voting,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  candidates

Episode #08012

The NFL fines Troy Polamalu for concussion-dialing his wife on the sideline, and Stephen debuts the second pro-NBA-owner Colbert Super PAC ad. (06:19)

Tags:  Sport Report,  Colbert Super PAC,  NFL,  football,  NBA,  basketball,  advertising,  Jimmy,  photos,  Mark Cuban,  Dallas Mavericks,  David Stern,  unions,  controversies,  money,  business,  Troy Polamalu,  health,  family,  God,  Jesus,  Christmas,  holidays,  sexual advances,  lockouts,  contract negotiations,  animals,  World Series,  St. Louis Cardinals,  baseball,  cell phones,  Ben Roethlisberger,  Tom Brady,  injuries,  my mistake,  Virgin Mary,  Texas,  Christian,  religion,  violence,  local news team,  Dallas

Episode #07117

$2 billion goes missing from a major bank, and David Copperfield explores the science of illusion. (00:26)

Tags:  intro,  business,  money,  crime,  stocks,  David Copperfield,  magic,  food

Episode #07117

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen find a way to share their fun, private memories of friendship with the world. (06:03)

Tags:  Jimmy Fallon,  Anderson Cooper,  appearances,  friends,  friend of the show,  Emmy Awards,  photos,  flashbacks,  amusement parks,  fashion,  fights,  rage,  murder,  crying,  costumes,  bikes,  Harry Potter,  magic,  food,  health,  mental health,  hobos,  breaking up,  talk shows,  audience interaction,  Heroe$ Crawl