Episode #08091

The world's third youngest Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen discusses game strategy and stardom. (05:32)

Tags:  Magnus Carlsen,  interviews,  competitions,  toys & games,  Norway,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  lookin' good,  Bobby Fischer,  challenges,  awards,  fashion,  mental health,  modeling

Episode #08088

National Geographic premieres a show about people obsessed with the imminent collapse of civilization, which hasn't been covered on TV in over a year. (04:44)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  National Geographic,  TV,  doomsday,  guns,  apocalypse,  injuries,  American blankscape,  mongering,  hippies,  Jimmy,  murder,  photos,  balls,  Mexico,  national parks,  animals,  penises,  Ted Nugent,  Glenn Beck,  weapons,  mental health

Episode #08080

National Geographic explorer-in-residence Robert Ballard talks about "Save the Titanic," his documentary promoting its preservation and protection against tourism. (06:56)

Tags:  Robert Ballard,  interviews,  Titanic,  anniversaries,  boats,  history,  military,  sex,  travel,  literary references,  collectibles,  oceans,  museums,  treasures

Stephen's intern is always on hand for non-sexual demonstrations, fake trips to Mars and experimental ophthalmological procedures. (03:56)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  interns,  sexual advances,  scandals,  Technical Difficulties,  laws,  space,  NASA,  Mars,  animals,  scams,  lying,  health,  future,  guns

Episode #08067

While the GOP candidates go all average to connect with blue collar voters for America's Super Tuesday, other election results stream in from Russia and India. (05:41)

Tags:  partying,  blue collar,  under the desk,  cooking,  food,  Republicans,  primaries,  labor,  costumes,  Ohio,  Vladimir Putin,  India,  Russia,  international affairs,  elections,  ethnic,  Mitt Romney,  Indecision,  slogans,  Indecision 2012,  Mexican,  alcohol,  health,  vaginas,  Rick Santorum,  candidates,  Super Bowl,  STDs

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 #08038

The Colbert Report's Des Moines affiliate station, WOI, confirms Mitt Romney's eight-vote win over Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucus. (03:34)

Tags:  caucuses,  Iowa,  ABC5/WOI,  local news team,  Rachel Pierce,  Amanda Krenz,  Brad Edwards,  John Walters,  appearances,  Mitt Romney,  trademark,  media,  sports,  weather,  Indecision 2012

God punishes the mid-Atlantic states for gayness, Sarah Palin speaks out against government jobs, and John Lithgow looks for Nordic lesbians. (04:13)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  gay/homosexual,  natural disasters,  unemployment,  Tim Pawlenty,  asses,  Rick Perry,  science,  Barack Obama,  Tom Brokaw,  weather,  Sarah Palin,  sex,  Emmy Awards,  Radiohead,  John Lithgow,  Colbert Super PAC,  Mark Cuban,  Karl Rove,  televangelism,  Ray Odierno,  health,  religion,  military

Seal Team Six takes down Osama bin Laden, Donald Trump decides to run for president "in his mind," and Colbert PAC contends with Viacom lawyers. (05:21)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Osama bin Laden,  natural disasters,  David Letterman,  Glee,  gay/homosexual,  Republicans,  print media,  Hillary Clinton,  Donald Trump,  candidates,  Jesus,  Geoffrey Rush,  Viacom,  Colbert Super PAC,  Rally to Restore Sanity,  animals,  dogs,  Mike Huckabee,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Newt Gingrich,  John Lithgow,  performances,  basketball,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Sarah Palin,  slavery,  audience interaction,  kids,  apocalypse,  assassinations,  military,  Barack Obama,  religion,  media,  scandals

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

Hosni Mubarack gets jilted by 80 million Egyptians, Rick Santorum addresses his long-time Google problem, and Jimmy Fallon becomes Stephen's best friend for six months. (04:54)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Hosni Mubarak,  Egypt,  Abraham Lincoln,  Richard Branson,  nudity,  Rick Santorum,  Google,  Ronald Reagan,  gay/homosexual,  Wisconsin,  Afghanistan,  heroin,  police business,  Mike Huckabee,  Colbert Bump,  portrait,  Jon Stewart,  Jimmy Fallon,  Ben & Jerry's,  sex,  gardening,  STDs,  senior citizens,  puking,  economy,  rallies

Episode #08034

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker implements a bold new policy requiring protesters to pay for the right to protest. (04:24)

Tags:  The Word,  Occupy Wall Street,  protests,  Scott Walker,  money,  Constitution,  freedom of speech,  Supreme Court,  business,  wealth,  Wisconsin,  Law & Order,  TV,  poverty,  weapons,  advertising,  Bud Light Lime,  laws

Episode #08027

Stephen Sondheim discusses the complexity of his characters and rates Stephen's performance in "Company." (05:34)

Tags:  Stephen Sondheim,  interviews,  books,  musicals,  theater,  Broadway,  music,  art,  culture,  songs,  parents,  marriage,  great or greatest,  performances,  murder,  assassinations,  kids,  friend of the show,  pundits,  The Lion King

A good Supreme Court justice is a Constitutional scholar first, and a time traveling mind reader second. (03:47)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  Supreme Court,  laws,  trials/hearings,  slavery,  history,  business,  Sonia Sotomayor,  sexism,  Second Amendment,  Constitution,  Rush Limbaugh,  movies,  Clarence Thomas,  money,  Antonin Scalia,  lawsuits,  Robert Bork,  puppets,  psychics,  Wal-Mart

Episode #08013

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker allows concealed weapons in the state capitol building, and True North lets low-income patients trade services for healthcare. (03:18)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Scott Walker,  Wisconsin,  guns,  weapons,  Second Amendment,  technology,  Anthony Weiner,  penises,  doctors,  health,  insurance,  money,  labor,  photos,  poop & pee,  audience interaction,  kids,  persistent vegetative state,  pregnancy,  Maine

Episode #07113

Rick Perry takes on the 800-pound gorilla in the room, being stomped on by the elephant in the room, being ridden by the emperor who has no clothes: Social Security. (04:50)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  scams,  Social Security,  global warming,  weather,  science,  death penalty,  guns,  photos,  Galileo,  space,  The Inquisition,  religion,  popes,  history,  under the desk,  marijuana,  drugs,  Jimmy,  senior citizens,  money,  wealth,  gambling,  Las Vegas,  retirement,  conservative,  Cirque de Soleil,  Texas,  Heroe$ Crawl,  environment,  The Daily Show

Stephen proves he's a master of disguise, a man of many faces, and maybe even Abraham Lincoln. (03:13)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  costumes,  lookin' good,  Esteban Colberto,  Keith Olbermann,  Paul Revere,  art,  soap operas,  dogs,  animals,  John Boehner,  Abraham Lincoln,  Olympics

Episode #07099

Alabama company Holy Smoke turns loved ones' ashes into real bullets that can be used to hunt turkeys on Thanksgiving. (03:06)

Tags:  Second Amendment,  death,  guns,  weapons,  business,  mental health,  money,  photos,  family,  food,  animals,  Thanksgiving,  hunting,  circuses,  Nana & Pee-Pop,  Alabama,  inventions,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07089

Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing. (04:39)

Tags:  Naftali Bendavid,  appearances,  Mitch McConnell,  Barack Obama,  Eric Cantor,  Congress,  Republicans,  gambling,  debt,  economy,  conservative,  government,  taxes,  America,  John Boehner,  Wall Street Journal,  mental health,  competitions,  blogs/podcasts

Stephen covers video game launches, takes on competitors, explores the value of violent games and introduces Stephen Colbert's World of Colbertcraft. (03:59)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  technology,  video games,  World of Warcraft,  Stephen's products,  Grand Theft Auto,  Xbox,  violence,  kids,  dancing,  Angry Birds,  growing up,  Jason Chaffetz,  Rain,  challenges,  competitions,  inventions,  toys & games