Episode #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

Episode #08099

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s. (04:19)

Tags:  Claire McCaskill,  appearances,  advertising,  money,  campaigns,  fundraising,  accountability,  Missouri,  Colbert Super PAC,  apologies,  laws,  voting

Episode #08098

Controversy strikes the Obama administration, a threat jeopardizes American jobs, and Bravo's Andy Cohen answers "Real Housewives" questions. (00:39)

Tags:  intro,  controversies,  Obama administration,  sex,  Timothy Geithner,  work/office,  money,  Andy Cohen,  Bravo,  reality shows,  dinosaurs,  farts,  global warming,  environment,  Address the Mess,  interns,  science,  history

Episode #08097

A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing. (06:59)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Florida,  Jimmy,  on location,  investigations,  money,  fundraising,  Bigfoot,  Animal Planet,  apologies,  racism,  African American,  print media,  Viacom,  songs,  candidates,  Colbert Bump

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 #08095

Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget. (04:19)

Tags:  religion,  House of Representatives,  Paul Ryan,  Barack Obama,  poverty,  Catholic,  economy,  money,  lookin' good,  Christian,  Jesus,  Republicans,  church and state,  holidays,  creationism,  Vatican,  taxes,  wealth,  Georgetown University,  Bible,  popes

Episode #08095

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry. (05:59)

Tags:  Thomas Reese,  appearances,  Paul Ryan,  Catholic,  poverty,  philosophy,  Ayn Rand,  lying,  economy,  money,  government,  wealth,  taxes,  morality,  religion,  Jesus,  Christian,  business,  nailed,  socialism,  Pope Benedict XVI,  Georgetown University,  photos,  Bigfoot,  college,  mythology,  Republicans

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

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng lulls his guards into complacency and escapes from an 18-month house arrest. (05:17)

Tags:  China,  Beijing,  international affairs,  house arrest,  Obama administration,  human rights,  visually impaired,  diplomacy,  money,  debt,  Canada,  Vancouver,  New York City,  Mexico,  cats & cats,  balls,  America,  Syria,  audience interaction,  marriage

Episode #08093

One thousand college students receive their Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack, so Stephen unveils the launch clue and silver treasure. (04:48)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  collectibles,  college,  challenges,  treasures,  Colbert Nation,  University of Texas,  Texas,  sex,  under the desk,  Mitt Romney,  British,  mail/e-mail,  wealth,  money,  fundraising,  slogans,  sexual advances

Episode #08092

Liberals and conservatives find common ground, and Harvard University's Michael Sandel reveals what money can't buy. (00:28)

Tags:  intro,  liberal,  conservative,  oil,  Michael Sandel,  books,  money,  shopping,  animals,  philosophy

Episode #08092

Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society. (07:02)

Tags:  Michael Sandel,  interviews,  money,  capitalism,  wealth,  ethics,  elitism,  morality,  democracy,  corruption,  America,  books,  education,  prison,  immigration,  housing,  citizenship,  voting,  Colbert Super PAC,  business,  Saudi Arabia,  elections,  Indecision 2012,  California,  debates,  international affairs

Episode #08091

The Royal Canadian Mint seeks world currency status and develops the first glow-in-the-dark coin. (03:26)

Tags:  Canada,  money,  international affairs,  Iceland,  dinosaurs,  kids,  America,  lookin' good,  science,  technology,  competitions,  Fight it Colbert!,  Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Episode #08089

America has very strict meat entry laws, but that doesn't stop some south of the border sausage smugglers from playing "hide the bologna." (06:26)

Tags:  The Enemy Within,  Mexico,  border security,  food,  black market,  money,  ethnic,  appearances,  kids,  drugs,  laws,  Jim Gilchrist,  international affairs,  gross-out,  hot dogs,  crime,  America,  patriotism,  lobbyists,  mongering,  addiction,  police business

Episode #08087

Darrell Issa pulls the stopper on Jeff Neely's tub of lies, while Barack Obama gets blamed for being a poor GSA watchdog. (04:32)

Tags:  GSA,  taxes,  government,  Jeff Neely,  scandals,  accountability,  Barack Obama,  Fifth Amendment,  rage,  my mistake,  money,  hot tub,  photos,  lookin' good,  Jimmy,  media,  Fox News,  Darrell Issa,  Las Vegas,  trials/hearings,  Michael Phelps,  alcohol,  Obama administration

Episode #08086

Conservative journalist Ron Kessler blames the "worst" scandal in Secret Service history on Barack Obama's management culture. (03:32)

Tags:  Secret Service,  scandals,  prostitution,  Colombia,  accountability,  sex,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  Barack Obama,  Eliot Spitzer,  photos,  debt,  money,  conservative,  media,  Ronald Kessler,  Bonnie Raitt,  Fox News

Episode #08085

Stephen ponders doomsday planning, communists seize America, and interviewing director James Cameron comes at a cost. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  doomsday,  Michael Stipe,  communism,  America,  James Cameron,  money,  Newt Gingrich,  campaigns,  mental health,  movies

Episode #08085

James Cameron discusses the "Titanic 3D" release and the submarine he helped engineer to dive straight to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. (07:03)

Tags:  James Cameron,  interviews,  movies,  Titanic,  technology,  money,  oceans,  accept your apology,  China,  censorship,  monsters,  sex,  fights,  Washington DC,  Guam,  Canadian,  elitism,  inventions,  boats

Episode #08083

The Obama administration puts pressure on the coal industry, Stephen gets paid to explore the gender income gap, and Richard Hersh talks higher education. (00:34)

Tags:  intro,  Obama administration,  men/women,  discrimination,  Richard Hersh,  Internet,  porn,  education,  energy,  business,  government,  animals,  money,  work/office,  statistics,  print media,  sexism

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