Episode #08098

Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen discusses his book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture." (05:48)

Tags:  interviews,  Andy Cohen,  books,  Bravo,  TV,  lookin' good,  reality shows,  kids,  school,  Academy Awards,  family,  sexual advances,  Dan Rather,  culture,  friend of the show,  CBS News,  Morning Joe,  growing up

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

Invisible zippers ensure that no one will know about the gun in your pocket unless you're unhappy to see them. (03:53)

Tags:  guns,  fashion,  Sweetness,  appearances,  business,  laws,  under the desk,  Tim Gunn,  taints,  exercise,  safety,  photos,  New York Times,  weapons,  profiling

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

Award-winning American singer Bonnie Raitt talks about environmental activism and her popular track "Angel from Montgomery." (04:36)

Tags:  Bonnie Raitt,  interviews,  music,  songs,  awards,  men/women,  protests,  Occupy Wall Street,  environment,  aging,  Address the Mess,  sexual advances

Episode #08086

American blues singer Bonnie Raitt performs "Right Down the Line" from her album "Slipstream." (04:05)

Tags:  Bonnie Raitt,  performances,  music,  songs,  country music

Episode #08081

A Valentine's Day manatee mailbox massacre, in Cocoa, FL, is just one violation in a string of serial manatee mailbox mutilations. (07:58)

Tags:  crime,  animals,  explosions,  police business,  investigations,  on location,  mail/e-mail,  Florida,  parody,  housing,  bombs,  mental health,  guns,  violence,  mongering,  holidays,  Law & Order

Episode #08072

Stephen takes Wall Street executive Greg Smith to task for breaking the sacred trust of "The Street." (03:14)

Tags:  Greg Smith,  Wall Street,  business,  Goldman Sachs,  print media,  New York Times,  protests,  scandals,  Lloyd Blankfein,  God,  religion,  The Muppet Show,  money,  sports,  Jewish

Episode #08072

Kermit the Frog is an Amphibitarian, which means he is not partisan except when it comes to pigs. (03:50)

Tags:  Louisiana,  The Muppet Show,  Kermit the Frog,  appearances,  primaries,  Newt Gingrich,  movies,  Mitt Romney,  Republicans,  advertising,  Bill O'Reilly,  animals,  racism,  elections,  Republican National Convention,  Papa Bear,  candidates

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

Willem Dafoe explains his transformation into a nine-foot Martian for the movie "John Carter." (05:32)

Tags:  Willem Dafoe,  interviews,  movies,  Platoon,  aliens,  space,  Mars,  technology,  Christian,  fans,  celebrities

Episode #08066

Audra McDonald gives some historical background on "Porgy and Bess" and explains why it's not a musical about Stephen. (04:45)

Tags:  Audra McDonald,  interviews,  Broadway,  theater,  music,  South Carolina,  opera,  ethnic,  African American,  racism,  stereotypes,  Rush Limbaugh,  musicals,  history

Jeremy Lin captivates America, Stephen writes Jimmy Fallon a heartfelt Valentine, and contraceptives prevent the Lord from getting action. (02:07)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

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 #08056

Jeremy Lin garners attention for the New York Knicks, Stephen writes Jimmy Fallon a Valentine, and Bill McKibben appreciates Canadian opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08055

Super PACs haven't led to billionaires secretly buying democracy, they've led to billionaires publicly buying it. (02:58)

Tags:  money,  Supreme Court,  elections,  Democrats,  Jimmy,  business,  wealth,  under the desk,  fires,  Occupy Wall Street,  founding fathers,  Mitt Romney,  songs,  campaigns,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Newt Gingrich,  Jon Huntsman,  fundraising

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 #08051

John Harwood, Katrina vanden Heuvel and David Cassidy share their thoughts on Newt Gingrich's sex appeal, Mitt Romney's wealth and Connecticut's tacos. (06:27)

Tags:  John Harwood,  Katrina vanden Heuvel,  David Cassidy,  appearances,  Mitt Romney,  Newt Gingrich,  Florida,  primaries,  adultery,  marriage,  divorce,  sexual advances,  wealth,  men/women,  business,  Republicans,  friend of the show,  celebrities,  Jimmy,  controversies,  Connecticut,  football,  stereotypes,  racism,  Latino,  Hispanic,  money,  food

Episode #08050

Once again, President Barack Obama ruins another perfectly good night of TV by addressing yet another joint session of Congress, and the GOP offers its rebuttals. (04:23)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  State of the Union,  Congress,  Herman Cain,  Tea Party,  Republicans,  speeches,  voting,  poop & pee,  food,  media,  TV,  CSI,  mental health,  Mitch Daniels,  candidates,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally

Episode #08046

Jon Stewart's Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC releases an ad pleading for civility, and Stephen announces his rally with Herman Cain. (02:49)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  Colbert Super PAC,  Jon Stewart,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  advertising,  rallies,  South Carolina,  primaries,  explosions,  puking,  food,  Rally to Restore Sanity,  balls,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012