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 #08069

Fox News contributor Eric Bolling has a secret plan to lower gas prices by a dollar -- if only President Obama would call him. (05:49)

Tags:  Eric Bolling,  phone calls,  pranks,  gas prices,  Fox News,  oil,  Obama administration,  Barack Obama,  Justin Bieber,  challenges,  birth control,  money,  impressions,  super villains,  flags,  fires,  energy,  conservative,  pets,  media

Barack Obama pushes higher education, the Colbert Report airs its 1,000th show, Stephen demands that men get transurethral ultrasounds, and the GOP sets its sights on Jeb Bush. (04:06)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08062

Stephen makes a Seussian pitch, Barack Obama urges Americans to send their kids to ITT, and King Peggy tells of her ascent to the throne of Otuam, Ghana. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08054

CeaseFire's Ameena Matthews explores how her tough inner-city upbringing informs her work as a peacemaker among Chicago's gangs. (06:57)

Tags:  Ameena Matthews,  interviews,  documentaries,  movies,  violence,  gangs,  Chicago,  poverty,  growing up,  parents,  family,  teens,  death,  lookin' good,  fashion

Episode #08041

Conservative pundits criticize the Obama White House for throwing an extravagant Halloween party for the children of U.S. troops. (05:06)

Tags:  White House,  partying,  Barack Obama,  troops,  scandals,  Halloween,  holidays,  Steve Doocy,  Rush Limbaugh,  Conan O'Brien,  Johnny Depp,  literary references,  performances,  poetry,  trademark,  media,  conservative,  photos,  Star Wars,  George Lucas,  under the desk,  Christmas,  pagan

Anthony Weiner tweets penis pics, StePhest Colbchella '011 rocks The Report, and Colbert PAC becomes a super PAC. (05:33)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Anthony Weiner,  Twitter,  scandals,  Republicans,  dancing,  health,  gay/homosexual,  Sesame Street,  Barack Obama,  Keith Olbermann,  alcohol,  Jack White,  addiction,  heroin,  Michele Bachmann,  John Wayne,  John Wayne Gacy,  Iowa,  Colbert Super PAC,  StePhest Colbchella '011,  Talib Kweli,  taxes,  Sarah Palin,  America,  rock 'n' roll,  poetry,  sexual advances,  South Korea,  drugs,  Grover Norquist

Episode #07122

Rick Perry throws up all over himself at the third Republican debate, and Arizona steals South Carolina's presidential primary date. (06:43)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  debates,  speeches,  poetry,  George H.W. Bush,  Brit Hume,  puking,  poop & pee,  gross-out,  Rick Santorum,  George W. Bush,  Bushisms,  Jimmy,  monkeys!,  Mitt Romney,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  mental health,  cracks up,  South Carolina,  primaries,  Arizona,  Florida,  senior citizens,  Jan Brewer,  money,  asses,  polls,  business,  flags,  voting,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07097

Grassroots-organic-slow-food-locavore types who buy electric cars love manufactured traditions. (04:24)

Tags:  hybrids,  cars/trucks,  advertising,  poetry,  performances,  business,  Facebook,  photos,  balls,  hippies,  environment,  alternative energy,  Address the Mess,  the heroes,  competitions

Episode #07074

When it comes to health care, America should listen to the man who made his fortune selling bacon cheeseburger pizza. (03:34)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  Republicans,  Iowa,  candidates,  health,  insurance,  fast food,  Constitution,  founding fathers,  slavery,  poetry,  campaigns,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Jimmy,  toys & games,  cats & cats

Stephen makes up facts about Jon Kyl, applies ice cream to an armpit and shares the message of Easter. (04:13)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #07052

Caroline Kennedy and Stephen read poetry by W.H. Auden and Edna St. Vincent Millay. (06:47)

Tags:  Caroline Kennedy,  interviews,  books,  poetry,  men/women,  George W. Bush,  great or greatest,  America,  literary references,  feminism,  performances

Episode #07052

Barack Obama bores Joe Biden, Stephen revisits the message of Easter, and Caroline Kennedy discusses poetry. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #07046

Stephen plans to take down his Renaissance nemesis with the help of James Franco's twin brother, Frank Jameso. (04:59)

Tags:  James Franco,  appearances,  celebrities,  economy,  unemployment,  movies,  soap operas,  college,  education,  STDs,  marijuana,  drugs,  siblings,  culture

Episode #07033

Joshua Foer explains that having a European coach was like bringing a gun to a knife fight at the U.S. Memory Championship. (06:03)

Tags:  Joshua Foer,  interviews,  books,  competitions,  visually impaired,  hearing impaired,  world records,  gambling,  Las Vegas,  Europe,  America

Episode #07023

Eric Foner says Abraham Lincoln didn't see slavery as a fundamental problem confronting America until well into his career. (06:09)

Tags:  Eric Foner,  interviews,  books,  history,  America,  Abraham Lincoln,  African American,  Civil War,  wars,  flip-flopper,  the South,  the North,  slavery

Episode #07021

LCD Soundsystem perform "I Can Change," off the album "This Is Happening," in their last broadcast performance. (04:20)

Tags:  LCD Soundsystem,  James Murphy,  performances,  songs,  music,  rock 'n' roll

Episode #06115

Sean Wilentz explains to the young people, like Stephen, why they should care about Bob Dylan. (07:11)

Tags:  Sean Wilentz,  interviews,  books,  Bob Dylan,  history,  growing up,  music,  60s,  New York City,  poetry

Episode #06063

Dave Isay has learned that moms, no matter where they come from, share a lot in common. (05:27)

Tags:  Dave Isay,  interviews,  books,  parents,  parenting,  NPR

Episode #06049

Jeffrey Toobin talks about the legacy of Justice Stevens and his possible Supreme Court replacement. (06:19)

Tags:  Jeffrey Toobin,  interviews,  John Paul Stevens,  Supreme Court,  retirement,  filibusters,  photos,  Jimmy