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 #08086

The NRA Annual Meeting draws a star-studded lineup of conservative, gun-loving Republicans, plus Mitt Romney. (03:48)

Tags:  NRA,  guns,  Second Amendment,  Newt Gingrich,  civil rights,  God,  human rights,  Bill of Rights,  St. Louis,  Republicans,  laws,  Charlton Heston,  photos,  conservative,  Mitt Romney,  international affairs,  murder,  crime,  weapons,  Constitution,  England,  the moon,  religion

Episode #08079

Critics question the secrecy and tax status of unregistered money guns shooting up the election, like Ham Rove's Colbert Super PAC SHH! and Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS. (03:12)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  Ham Rove,  appearances,  prison,  murder,  food,  Karl Rove,  NAACP,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  civil rights,  accountability,  my mistake,  taxes,  elections

Episode #08063

High gas prices could hurt Barack Obama's re-election campaign, the Girl Scouts might have a secret agenda, and Ross Eisenbrey considers labor issues. (00:37)

Tags:  weight/obesity,  junk food,  murder,  Ross Eisenbrey,  economy,  labor,  unions,  work/office,  McDonald's,  fast food,  France,  international affairs,  intro,  gas prices,  Scouts,  Barack Obama,  conspiracies,  transportation,  oil

Episode #08050

Chinese tycoon and friend of the show Long Liyuan dies after indulging in a poisoned meal of slow-boiled cat-meat stew. (03:45)

Tags:  Un-American News,  China,  Chinese New Year,  wealth,  food,  cats & cats,  racism,  gross-out,  murder,  friend of the show,  Stephen's friends,  ALF,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  animals,  international affairs,  advertising,  cracks up,  Korean,  friends,  photos,  Asian,  iPad,  labor

Episode #08050

NPR host Terry Gross talks about her 25-year career in public radio and offers the inside scoop on her interviews with Grover Norquist and Bill O'Reilly. (05:35)

Tags:  Terry Gross,  interviews,  NPR,  radio,  talk shows,  Papa Bear,  Bill O'Reilly,  Grover Norquist,  morality,  World War II,  taxes,  murder,  controversies,  advertising,  money,  fundraising

Episode #08049

Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak contemplates the complexity of children and the simplicity of Newt Gingrich. (07:32)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  on location,  books,  literary references,  kids,  Newt Gingrich,  gay/homosexual,  Vin Diesel,  money,  business,  sex,  penises,  asses,  nudity,  celebrities,  Jewish,  MILFs,  fans,  dreams,  murder,  pregnancy,  censorship,  movies

Episode #08044

A shadowy outside group calling itself the Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC unveils the most shocking attack ad yet. (05:02)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Mitt Romney,  Jon Stewart,  Colbert 2012,  advertising,  South Carolina,  primaries,  business,  interns,  laws,  appearances,  costumes,  photos,  travel,  food,  prison,  murder,  Karl Rove,  Supreme Court,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  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

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

Episode #08006

Steven Pinker believes the world is increasingly nonviolent and that this may be the most peaceful time in human existence. (05:30)

Tags:  Steven Pinker,  interviews,  books,  violence,  death,  murder,  wars,  statistics,  history,  World War II,  Abraham Lincoln,  Adolf Hitler,  mental health,  peace,  elitism,  Medieval Times,  international affairs

Episode #08003

Mexico City renders marriage less binding than a Verizon cell phone contract, and gamers earn Call of Duty Double XP time just by buying snacks. (03:57)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  marriage,  video games,  elections,  campaigns,  advertising,  business,  divorce,  men/women,  lookin' good,  weight/obesity,  food,  junk food,  poop & pee,  Doritos,  Europe,  Greece,  murder,  death,  photos,  shopping,  college,  cell phones,  kids,  education

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 #07095

Just because Norway's confessed murderer is a blond, blue-eyed, Norwegian-born, anti-Muslim crusader doesn't mean he's not a swarthy, ululating madman. (05:09)

Tags:  Norway,  terrorism,  murder,  profiling,  Anders Breivik,  violence,  Christian,  Al Qaeda,  Wall Street Journal,  media,  print media,  Jimmy,  truthiness,  Islamic,  Asian,  Jennifer Rubin,  Rupert Murdoch,  scandals,  apologies,  Harry Potter,  the heroes,  stereotypes,  mongering

Episode #07086

Stephen wants to give Pakistan an ultimatum to stop supporting terror or lose American aid, but Stephen doesn't think Stephen should choose his friends for him. (04:59)

Tags:  Formidable Opponent,  Pakistan,  intelligence,  ululations,  money,  weapons,  Nooo!,  international affairs,  security,  terrorism,  war on terror,  wars,  nuclear,  friends,  murder,  explosions,  Osama bin Laden,  Afghanistan War,  90s,  costumes

Episode #07084

If Michele Bachmann shows weakness, her critics will circle like sharks -- or psycho-sexual serial killers. (04:37)

Tags:  Michele Bachmann,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  candidates,  campaigns,  John Wayne,  John Wayne Gacy,  murder,  Iowa,  Fox News,  Charles Manson,  clowns,  education,  Indecision

Episode #07084

Teleprompter inventor, Hubert Schlafly, leaves behind his technological legacy along with a message from beyond the grave. (01:19)

Tags:  sign off,  teleprompter,  on the shelf,  inventions,  investigations,  murder,  death,  conspiracies

Stephen tries out a mosquito net, increases the elephant population and reports on loveable eccentric Muammar al-Gaddafi in his coverage of Africa. (03:50)

Tags:  On Topic,  mashups,  exclusives,  friend of the show,  international affairs,  Wikipedia,  injuries,  penises,  marijuana,  drugs,  war on drugs,  animals,  murder,  pirates,  Navy,  violence,  economy,  cannibalism,  Zimbabwe,  Ethiopia,  Algeria,  Liberia,  Egypt,  Libya

Episode #07060

Bill James discusses Lizzie Borden's innocence, Winnie Judd's murderous phase and John Wayne Gacy's valuable paintings. (06:10)

Tags:  Bill James,  interviews,  books,  baseball,  crime,  violence,  murder,  statistics,  collectibles,  sports,  history,  growing up

Episode #07054

Charles Manson makes the case for climate change, and Harvey Wayne Wilkes supports Obamacare and cannibalism. (03:26)

Tags:  Charles Manson,  global warming,  environment,  pollution,  Address the Mess,  mental health,  murder,  vegetarians,  Adolf Hitler,  appearances,  health,  laws,  insurance