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

Stephen's liberal nemesis attacks genetically modified foods, attends drum circles, and defends Mel Gibson's right to say terrible things. (04:18)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  David Cross,  appearances,  liberal,  Thanksgiving,  food,  genetics,  penises,  health,  gay/homosexual,  kids,  Mel Gibson,  religion,  Democrats

Episode #08031

South Carolina's Supreme Court rules that non-binding, advisory questions like that of corporate personhood cannot be placed on a presidential primary ballot. (03:19)

Tags:  South Carolina,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  elections,  primaries,  business,  Jimmy,  mail/e-mail,  costumes,  CSI,  Jon Huntsman,  Democrats,  Republicans,  audience interaction,  impressions,  Indecision

Episode #08028

Music manager Danny Goldberg defends Internet piracy laws, and Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain doesn't want Justin Bieber to go to jail for copyright infringement. (04:42)

Tags:  Danny Goldberg,  appearances,  Internet,  lawsuits,  business,  laws,  debates,  government,  freedom of speech,  crime,  media,  Justin Bieber,  trademark,  music,  books,  Apple,  iPods,  Tron,  unemployment,  international affairs,  censorship

Episode #07124

Stephen thanks some of the more diverse heroes and turns to Ham Rove for the scoop on American Crossroads' drastically improved fundraising strategy. (05:06)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  fundraising,  the heroes,  money,  competitions,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  elections,  under the desk,  Jimmy,  spit-takes,  alcohol,  poop & pee,  penises,  food,  appearances,  supernatural,  right-wing,  balls,  Irish,  Indian,  Scottish,  Greek,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07124

Colbert thanks the unsung heroes with a final, eight-tiered Heroe$ Crawl. (00:34)

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Episode #07118

If Americans don't find someone to pay the government's tab soon, Congress may get desperate enough to do the unthinkable. (04:31)

Tags:  The Word,  economy,  taxes,  money,  poverty,  drugs,  senior citizens,  Social Security,  unemployment,  bacon,  Michele Bachmann,  Republicans,  death,  under the desk,  housing,  Wall Street,  health,  Congress

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

Episode #07116

Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic. (05:58)

Tags:  Michael Moore,  interviews,  books,  liberal,  conservative,  Democrats,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Republicans,  discrimination,  unemployment,  growing up,  literary references,  Bush v. Gore,  school,  accept your apology,  magic,  Tom Hanks,  candidates,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  documentaries,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07115

The New York Times' Paul Krugman talks about the Lesser Depression and the confidence fairy's effect on the American economy. (04:32)

Tags:  Paul Krugman,  appearances,  business,  unemployment,  economy,  government,  Great Depression,  right-wing,  Nobel Prize,  kids,  Shirley Temple Black,  movies,  iPad,  New York Times,  supernatural,  Heroe$ Crawl,  labor

Episode #07113

All the 2012 election media coverage until now has been bulls**t, but everything from here out is crucial, life-or-death stuff. (03:50)

Tags:  debates,  Republicans,  Labor Day,  media,  MSNBC,  Jimmy,  Ronald Reagan,  balls,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  candidates,  books,  flying,  space,  Newt Gingrich,  Herman Cain,  Ron Paul,  Social Security,  Chile,  modeling,  poverty,  lookin' good,  Heroe$ Crawl,  trademark,  Colbertisms,  holidays

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

Episode #07112

Controversy develops around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and not just because the sculptor mistakenly made him white. (03:25)

Tags:  Martin Luther King Jr.,  controversies,  speeches,  Washington DC,  civil rights,  Maya Angelou,  ethnic,  African American,  pregnancy,  photos,  Conan O'Brien,  fashion,  Heroe$ Crawl,  art,  history,  music

Episode #07111

Stephen puts on Prescott Orthopedics' shin-core toning Placebociser. (00:09)

Tags:  sign off,  Prescott Group,  fashion,  exercise,  Vaxa,  lookin' good,  Heroe$ Crawl,  costumes

Episode #07110

Once the world's most wanted hacker, Kevin Mitnick talks about his start as a phone prankster and his years as a government fugitive. (05:55)

Tags:  Kevin Mitnick,  interviews,  security,  crime,  business,  technology,  pranks,  Internet,  prison,  government,  China,  FBI,  weapons,  nuclear,  books,  intelligence,  terrorism,  teens,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07109

Jeff Bridges talks about winning an Oscar, playing The Dude, keeping it real for his bluesy music. (05:05)

Tags:  Jeff Bridges,  interviews,  movies,  music,  Academy Awards,  The Big Lebowski,  songs,  facial hair,  mental health,  drugs,  marijuana,  lookin' good,  aging,  Tron,  voice-over,  advertising,  fans,  the heroes,  alcohol,  parents,  celebrities

Episode #07107

Michele Bachmann gets a commanding 80% of the votes she paid for at the Iowa straw poll, and "Rick Parry" receives at least 718 write-in votes. (07:36)

Tags:  Iowa,  Rick Perry,  polls,  Indecision,  Michele Bachmann,  Tim Pawlenty,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  elections,  photos,  zoos,  kids,  money,  food,  mental health,  advertising,  cracks up,  media,  print media,  dogs,  Pulitzer Prize,  the heroes,  local news team,  voting,  challenges,  scandals

Episode #07106

The Palin bus arrives in Iowa, and Stephen reveals an ear-sizzling hot-buttered Colbert Super PAC ad that appeals to Iowa's basest kernel instinct. (05:14)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  Colbert Super PAC,  Sarah Palin,  porn,  Iowa,  Des Moines,  Republicans,  polls,  debates,  voting,  Indecision,  blue collar,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  advertising,  Jimmy,  Colbert Nation,  money,  fundraising,  food,  photos,  Segway,  the heroes,  history,  the Midwest,  farming

Episode #07105

Political junkies get a fix through compulsive donations to presidential campaigns. (02:41)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  fundraising,  addiction,  mongering,  Herman Cain,  money,  candidates,  campaigns,  Indecision 2012,  spiders,  drugs,  Tim Pawlenty,  Stephen's laptop,  Barack Obama,  marijuana,  Indecision,  Republicans,  Democrats,  mail/e-mail,  dental,  the heroes