Episode #08100

Profits from "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" go to U.S. VETS, an organization that helps veterans reintegrate into civilian life. (01:22)

Tags:  sign off,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  kids,  Tom Hanks,  charity,  troops,  military,  shopping,  Stephen's products,  literary references,  competitions,  Amazon

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 #08091

Maurice Sendak endorses Stephen's inspirational children's book about a pole trying to find his place in the world. (02:40)

Tags:  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  flags,  kids,  Maurice Sendak,  mental health,  Tom Hanks,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  charity,  troops,  appearances,  military,  celebrities

Episode #08074

While political pundits and the other Republican candidates attack Mitt Romney for being "like an Etch A Sketch," toy sales are booming. (04:41)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  toys & games,  campaigns,  media,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  lookin' good,  shopping,  business,  economy

Stephen's black friend advises him on how to not seem racist and appeal to black audiences. (03:49)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  P.K. Winsome,  Tim Meadows,  appearances,  Barack Obama,  collectibles,  shopping,  African American,  inaugurations,  Republicans,  Indecision 2008,  Indecision,  dancing,  music,  insurance,  Adolf Hitler,  racism,  protests,  charity,  TV,  nudity,  penises

Episode #08060

By using predictive analytics, Target doesn't just track when customers buy sheets, they know what customers are doing between the sheets. (06:05)

Tags:  The Word,  business,  shopping,  spying,  pregnancy,  men/women,  kids,  parents,  Star Wars,  Internet,  Google,  God,  cults,  menstrual cycle,  advertising

Episode #08058

Novelist Ann Patchett discusses the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores and explains what prompted her to open Parnassus Books in Nashville. (05:51)

Tags:  Ann Patchett,  interviews,  books,  Nashville,  business,  shopping,  money,  movies,  challenges,  Jeff Bezos,  Amazon,  Internet,  Colbert Bump,  Unabomber,  mental health

Episode #08056

The government cracks down on woodworking, Jimmy Fallon's ice cream war with Stephen heats up, and Bill McKibben discusses global warming. (00:38)

Tags:  intro,  government,  laws,  safety,  kids,  Jimmy Fallon,  Ben & Jerry's,  fights,  Bill McKibben,  global warming,  environment,  Address the Mess,  drugs,  cocaine,  books,  Amazon,  shopping

Stephen urges Occupy Wall Streeters to accept corporations as people, craps on Jimmy Fallon's Ben & Jerry's flavor and reveals Mitt Romney's safe word. (04:12)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  protests,  sexual advances,  Herman Cain,  songs,  Colbert Super PAC,  sex,  Americone Dream,  Jimmy Fallon,  Ben & Jerry's,  Rick Perry,  debates,  alcohol,  vaginas,  asses,  Newt Gingrich,  scandals,  Chris Matthews,  shopping,  holidays,  religion,  Mitt Romney,  Richard Branson,  fights,  Catholic,  Seth Meyers,  candidates,  business

Episode #08036

Department stores stop offering free gift wrapping, Santa lowers kids' expectations, and Arizona families fight the war on Christmas, fully armed. (05:46)

Tags:  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  war on Christmas,  Christmas,  holidays,  Lincoln Chafee,  Raiders of the Lost Ark,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  Santa Claus,  economy,  kids,  money,  crying,  growing up,  bikes,  Sweetness,  under the desk,  guns,  Jesus

Episode #08025

The orgy of Black Friday Christmas shopping proves that America is back, and Americans will get their gifts by any means necessary. (03:25)

Tags:  Internet,  shopping,  money,  Christmas,  technology,  Stephen's laptop,  iPad,  Matt Lappin,  Jimmy,  violence,  weapons,  injuries,  crime,  Xbox,  video games,  Santa Claus,  audience interaction,  patriotism,  competitions,  riots,  Wal-Mart

Episode #08023

Newt Gingrich's explanation of his all-you-can-research booze cruise through the Greek isles puts his other scandals in a new light. (02:50)

Tags:  Newt Gingrich,  polls,  travel,  controversies,  scandals,  boats,  Greece,  debt,  Jimmy,  campaigns,  international affairs,  wealth,  shopping,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  James Carville,  advertising,  Twitter,  adultery

Episode #08023

Ron Paul supporters release a pin-up calendar, Allen West defends waterboarding, and Forever 21 discontinues a controversial necklace. (06:02)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Ron Paul,  Libertarians,  modeling,  patriotism,  campaigns,  candidates,  Betsy Ross,  Frankenstein,  Dracula,  monsters,  FDA,  debt,  photos,  government,  holidays,  Halloween,  4th of July,  costumes,  lookin' good,  Herman Cain,  Rick Perry,  Barack Obama,  debates,  torture,  waterboarding,  Jimmy,  Allen West,  movies,  Demi Moore,  interrogations,  controversies,  sexism,  Asian,  fashion,  collectibles,  shopping,  racism,  ethnic,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans

Episode #08015

The pets of wealthy Americans have more disposable income than most poor people, suggesting a simple answer for closing the income gap. (05:17)

Tags:  The Word,  economy,  dogs,  pets,  wealth,  poverty,  money,  insurance,  health,  business,  advertising,  Occupy Wall Street,  Wall Street,  protests,  lookin' good,  housing,  cockfighting,  animals,  asses,  poop & pee,  balls,  food,  under the desk,  prostitution,  photos,  Colbertisms,  fast food,  shopping,  morality

Episode #08011

Planet huggers turn America's Almond Joy into almond shame, and a Christian group in Texas hands out Bibles instead of candy. (03:31)

Tags:  Halloween,  holidays,  costumes,  kids,  Jesus,  Christian,  religion,  Texas,  Bible,  young Stephen,  photos,  health,  huggers,  Colbertisms,  Scientology,  zombies,  death,  environment,  shopping,  capitalism,  poop & pee,  growing up,  Address the Mess,  pranks

Episode #08011

Stephen calls on Colbert Nation not to buy The Report's writing staff's books "Sad Monsters" and "Bad for the Jews." (00:50)

Tags:  sign off,  books,  advertising,  shopping,  Amazon,  Colbert Nation,  work/office

Episode #08004

Sarah Palin bows out of the race the way our founding fathers intended: by having talk show host Mark Levin read a press release on his show. (04:12)

Tags:  Sarah Palin,  Chris Christie,  talk shows,  radio,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  candidates,  elections,  interns,  appearances,  family,  fundraising,  money,  socialism,  Peter Pan,  my mistake,  shopping,  founding fathers

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 #07123

America cracks down on immigration, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, and Ken Burns discusses his documentary series on Prohibition. (00:33)

Tags:  intro,  immigration,  Spanish,  Jewish,  religion,  Rosh Hashanah,  holidays,  partying,  fashion,  Ken Burns,  documentaries,  movies,  Prohibition,  alcohol,  Amazon,  iPad,  technology,  Internet,  shopping,  iPhone,  Apple

Episode #07114

If Americans can exploit the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to make a quick buck, it's like hitting the terrorists with economic Jujitsu. (04:38)

Tags:  9/11,  World Trade Center,  business,  Stephen's products,  collectibles,  shopping,  terrorism,  martial arts,  Osama bin Laden,  alcohol,  poop & pee,  money,  mental health,  flying,  food,  kids,  books,  under the desk,  violence,  charity,  fundraising,  Heroe$ Crawl