Episode #08101

Dr. Francis Collins talks about America's weight problem, evolution and the holistic way to confront obesity. (06:28)

Tags:  Francis Collins,  interviews,  documentaries,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  HBO,  health,  America,  kids,  epidemics,  lookin' good,  government,  junk food,  asses,  exercise,  gross-out,  fights,  demonstrations,  competitions,  evolution,  family,  death,  Social Security

Episode #08099

In tribute to the late Maurice Sendak, Stephen revisits his Colberty Tales and releases his Sendak-approved "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" children's book. (05:36)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  exclusives,  uncensored,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  flags,  kids,  kids,  gifts & presents,  holidays,  supernatural,  Mozart,  art,  culture,  music,  Donald Trump,  animals,  pets,  dogs,  death,  mental health,  parenting,  celebrities,  growing up,  on location,  literary references,  sports,  skateboarding

Episode #08096

America's health care crisis finds a solution, a beloved children's character meets adversity, and Jonathan Haidt explores social psychology. (00:38)

Tags:  intro,  health,  insurance,  America,  animals,  dogs,  animation,  costumes,  kids,  police business,  interventions,  rehab,  Jonathan Haidt,  government,  morality,  prostitution,  California,  treasures,  Osama bin Laden,  death

Episode #08096

One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment. (05:26)

Tags:  The Word,  health,  insurance,  debt,  business,  money,  capitalism,  America,  Obama administration,  Antonin Scalia,  John Boehner,  drugs,  Republicans,  New York Times,  pregnancy,  death,  balls,  photos,  doctors,  surgery,  Supreme Court,  poverty

Episode #08082

Stephen remembers the master of nailing an interview subject, Mike Wallace. (00:40)

Tags:  sign off,  Mike Wallace,  media,  gravitas,  death,  nailed

Episode #08081

In the employment sector, things are getting better, but they're not getting more better any faster. (03:36)

Tags:  Fox News,  unemployment,  Stuart Varney,  Obama administration,  Barack Obama,  Jimmy,  statistics,  death,  mongering,  mental health,  American blankscape

Episode #08076

The solicitor general's defense of Obamacare was a train wreck that slammed into the Hindenberg, landed on the deck of the Titanic, and then sailed in to see "John Carter." (04:40)

Tags:  Supreme Court,  Barack Obama,  health,  insurance,  Bill O'Reilly,  advertising,  Papa Bear,  gay/homosexual,  monkeys!,  food,  under the desk,  laws,  lawyers,  movies,  Samuel Alito,  death,  trials/hearings,  Obama administration,  Nana & Pee-Pop

Episode #08074

Florida's Stand Your Ground law leads to the shooting death of teen Trayvon Martin, but top legal minds have other ideas about where to place blame. (06:00)

Tags:  The Word,  Florida,  guns,  Trayvon Martin,  George Zimmerman,  laws,  violence,  death,  fashion,  Barack Obama,  profiling,  Rick Santorum,  Geraldo Rivera,  Newt Gingrich,  ethnic,  African American,  candidates,  racism,  stereotypes,  safety,  Fox News,  Tyler Perry,  mongering,  lobbyists,  accountability

Episode #08073

Mitt Romney wins Hawaii and American Samoa primaries, and Rick Santorum visits Puerto Rico. (05:07)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  Newt Gingrich,  lying,  Puerto Rico,  primaries,  Mitt Romney,  Guam,  Republicans,  candidates,  Spanish,  Netherlands,  death,  Wisconsin,  Louisiana,  laws,  Twitter,  Indecision 2012,  wealth,  Latino,  international affairs

Episode #08073

Combat journalist Dexter Filkins discusses the disconnect between preconceived notions about other countries and the realities on the ground. (05:52)

Tags:  Dexter Filkins,  interviews,  wars,  Pakistan,  print media,  Syria,  international affairs,  books,  Afghanistan,  Sri Lanka,  The New Yorker,  travel,  death,  safety,  Bashar al Assad,  Islamic

Episode #08071

Andrew Bird explains the inspiration for "Eyeoneye" and learns of sad associations with his "The Mysterious Production of Eggs" album. (03:23)

Tags:  Andrew Bird,  interviews,  music,  Colbert Bump,  Renaissance,  death,  gross-out,  songs,  breaking up,  mental health

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

Tags:  The Word,  Eric Holder,  Yemen,  Obama administration,  laws,  military,  assassinations,  war on terror,  death,  terrorism,  wars,  America,  international affairs,  citizenship,  security,  Constitution,  9/11,  Supreme Court,  trials/hearings,  Star Wars,  Congress

Episode #08064

A new way to help the poor emerges, the contraceptive debate heats up, and William Shatner eradicates the Colbert Report's tribbles. (00:33)

Tags:  intro,  poverty,  charity,  birth control,  men/women,  controversies,  William Shatner,  celebrities,  Star Trek,  North Korea,  nuclear,  WMDs,  weapons,  Kim Jong-il,  death,  little people,  dictators,  international affairs

Episode #08063

Indiana Representative Bob Morris comes down on Girl Scouts' radical agenda, and New Hampshire Representative Kyle Jones repeals labor lunch break laws. (04:13)

Tags:  Bob Morris,  Kyle Jones,  conservative,  Scouts,  liberal,  left-wing,  Republicans,  conspiracies,  abortion,  gay/homosexual,  Internet,  laws,  work/office,  labor,  cannibalism,  Constitution,  Mitt Romney,  Mitch Daniels,  death,  Mormon,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  mongering,  New Hampshire,  Indiana,  kids,  Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature,  government

Episode #08061

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel calls on Mitt Romney to end the Mormon practice of posthumously baptizing Jews. (05:10)

Tags:  Elie Wiesel,  Mormon,  Jewish,  religion,  controversies,  death,  protests,  Mitt Romney,  Anne Frank,  time travel,  Catholic,  Heaven,  flying,  interns,  circumcision,  simulations,  food,  under the desk,  The Inquisition,  penises

Episode #08061

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo talks about his world-famous production of "Tosca" and explains why women find tenors so captivating. (03:50)

Tags:  Placido Domingo,  interviews,  celebrities,  opera,  music,  theater,  songs,  death,  Europe,  history,  lookin' good

Episode #08056

Stephen encourages members of Colbert Nation and their lovers to stop by Ben & Jerry's on February 14, 2012, for a free scoop of Americone Dream. (04:43)

Tags:  Valentine's Day,  holidays,  Americone Dream,  Ben & Jerry's,  Jimmy Fallon,  mail/e-mail,  Colbert Nation,  asses,  weight/obesity,  fights,  competitions,  friends,  food,  death,  animals,  appearances,  crying,  puking,  under the desk,  advertising,  poop & pee

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 #08048

Newt Gingrich seals his victory in the South Carolina primary debates by going after America's most dangerous enemy: debate moderators. (03:19)

Tags:  Newt Gingrich,  South Carolina,  primaries,  debates,  media,  campaigns,  Juan Williams,  John King,  scandals,  controversies,  marriage,  divorce,  adultery,  impressions,  African American,  ethnic,  drugs,  death,  violence,  stereotypes,  poverty,  animals,  hunting,  photos,  lookin' good,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

If corporations are people, then Mitt Romney is Mitt the Ripper. (01:00)

Tags:  exclusives,  Colbert Super PAC,  Mitt Romney,  voting,  business,  John Lithgow,  South Carolina,  murder,  death,  primaries,  violence,  parenting,  Supreme Court,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  advertising