Season 2

The Colbert Report

Season 2

161 episodes • 12 seasons
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The Colbert Report Season 2 released on January 9, 2006.

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S02E01 • Aired January 09, 2006

Nancy Grace

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of CNN's "Nancy Grace", Nancy Grace.

S02E02 • Aired January 10, 2006

Carl Bernstein

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat",Carl Bernstein.

S02E03 • Aired January 11, 2006

John Stossel

Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

S02E04 • Aired January 12, 2006

Ken Miller

Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!

S02E05 • Aired January 16, 2006

George Stephanopoulos

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!

S02E06 • Aired January 17, 2006

Andrew Sullivan

Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

S02E07 • Aired January 18, 2006

Frank McCourt

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!

S02E08 • Aired January 19, 2006

Nina Totenberg

Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!

S02E09 • Aired January 23, 2006

David Gregory

Stephen Colbert welcomes NBC News White House Correspondent, David Gregory!

S02E10 • Aired January 24, 2006

Robin Givhan

Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!

S02E11 • Aired January 25, 2006

Norah Vincent

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!

S02E12 • Aired January 26, 2006

Paul Begala

Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!

S02E13 • Aired January 30, 2006

Annie Duke

Stephen Colbert welcomes professional poker player and author of "Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker", Annie Duke!

S02E14 • Aired January 31, 2006

Dave Marash

Stephen Colbert welcomes reporter, Dave Marash!

S02E15 • Aired February 01, 2006

Emily Yoffe

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!

S02E16 • Aired February 02, 2006

Christine Todd Whitman

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!

S02E17 • Aired February 06, 2006

Sen. Barbara Boxer

Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

S02E18 • Aired February 07, 2006

James Woolsey

Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

S02E19 • Aired February 08, 2006

Alan Dershowitz

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!

S02E20 • Aired February 09, 2006

George Packer

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!

S02E21 • Aired February 21, 2006

Lama Surya Das

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection", Lama Surya Das!

S02E22 • Aired February 22, 2006

Michael Eric Dyson

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster", Michael Eric Dyson!

S02E23 • Aired February 23, 2006

David Brooks

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense", David Brooks!

S02E24 • Aired February 27, 2006

Tony Campolo

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel", Tony Campolo!

S02E25 • Aired February 28, 2006

Brett O'Donnell

Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!

S02E26 • Aired March 01, 2006

Arianna Huffington

Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!

S02E27 • Aired March 02, 2006

Jeffrey Sachs

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time", Jeffrey Sachs!

S02E28 • Aired March 06, 2006

Bob Schieffer

Stephen Colbert welcomes CBS News anchor and author of "This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV", Bob Schieffer!

S02E29 • Aired March 07, 2006

Norman Ornstein

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track", Norman Ornstein!

S02E30 • Aired March 08, 2006

James Webb

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America", James Webb!

S02E31 • Aired March 09, 2006

Lorraine Bracco

Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

S02E32 • Aired March 13, 2006

Christopher Buckley

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Thank You for Smoking : A Novel", Christopher Buckley!

S02E33 • Aired March 14, 2006

Keith Olbermann

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann", Keith Olbermann!

S02E34 • Aired March 15, 2006

Al Franken

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "The Al Franken Show", Al Franken!

S02E35 • Aired March 16, 2006

Frank Vincent

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man", Frank Vincent!

S02E36 • Aired March 20, 2006

Connie Chung

Stephen Colbert welcomes former news anchor, Connie Chung!

S02E37 • Aired March 21, 2006

Steve Kroft

Stephen Colbert welcomes "60 Minutes" correspondent, Steve Kroft!

S02E38 • Aired March 22, 2006

Dan Senor

Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!

S02E39 • Aired March 23, 2006

John Kasich

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "John Kasich from the Heartland" and "Heroes with John Kasich", John Kasich!

S02E40 • Aired March 27, 2006

Sen. Gary Hart

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Shield and the Cloak : The Security of the Commons", former Senator Gary Hart!

S02E41 • Aired March 28, 2006

Michael Brown

Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!

S02E42 • Aired March 29, 2006

Bruce Bartlett

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy", Bruce Bartlett!

S02E43 • Aired March 30, 2006

Robert Greenwald

Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price", "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism", and most recently, "The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress", Robert Greenwald!

S02E44 • Aired April 03, 2006

Michael Smerconish

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism - True Stories That Should Be Fiction", Michael Smerconish!

S02E45 • Aired April 04, 2006

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

S02E46 • Aired April 05, 2006

Harvey Mansfield

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!

S02E47 • Aired April 06, 2006

Markos Moulitsas

Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of TheDailyKos.com and the co-author of "Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics", Markos Moulitsas!

S02E48 • Aired April 17, 2006

Reza Aslan

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "No god But God", Reza Aslan!

S02E49 • Aired April 18, 2006

Anthony Romero

Stephen Colbert welcomes the National Director of the ACLU, Anthony Romero!

S02E50 • Aired April 19, 2006

Caitlin Flanagan

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife", Caitlin Flanagan!

S02E51 • Aired April 20, 2006

Ralph Nader

Stephen Colbert welcomes author and activist, Ralph Nader!

S02E52 • Aired April 24, 2006

Hugh Hewitt

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority", Hugh Hewitt!

S02E53 • Aired April 25, 2006

Sam Harris

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason", Sam Harris!

S02E54 • Aired April 26, 2006

Sebastian Junger

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "A Death in Belmont", Sebastian Junger!

S02E55 • Aired April 27, 2006

Bill Kristol

Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of "The Weekly Standard", Bill Kristol!

S02E56 • Aired May 01, 2006

Jon Meacham

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation", Jon Meacham!

S02E57 • Aired May 02, 2006

Gov. Mike Huckabee

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle" and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!

S02E58 • Aired May 03, 2006

Paul Rieckhoff

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington", Paul Rieckhoff!

S02E59 • Aired May 04, 2006

Rick Reilly

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Shanks For Nothing", Rick Reilly!

S02E60 • Aired May 08, 2006

Shere Hite

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Shere Hite Reader", Shere Hite!

S02E61 • Aired May 09, 2006

Frank Rich

Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the "New York Times", Frank Rich!

S02E62 • Aired May 10, 2006

Bill Bastone

Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!

S02E63 • Aired May 11, 2006

Madeleine Albright

Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!

S02E64 • Aired May 15, 2006

Kevin Phillips

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century", Kevin Phillips!

S02E65 • Aired May 16, 2006

Tyson Slocum

Stephen Colbert welcomes the Research Director for Public Citizen's Energy Program, Tyson Slocum!

S02E66 • Aired May 17, 2006

Jonathan Alter

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope", Jonathan Alter!

S02E67 • Aired May 18, 2006

Ted Daeschler

Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!

S02E68 • Aired June 05, 2006

Stone Phillips

Tonight Stephen welcomes "Dateline NBC" anchor Stone Philips.

S02E69 • Aired June 06, 2006

Christiane Amanpour

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

S02E70 • Aired June 07, 2006

Steven Squyres

Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of "Roving Mars" Steven Squyres.

S02E71 • Aired June 08, 2006

Steven Johnson

Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of "Everything Bad Is Good For You".

S02E72 • Aired June 12, 2006

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

S02E73 • Aired June 13, 2006

Tim Flannery

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of "The Weather Makers".

S02E74 • Aired June 14, 2006

David Sirota

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of "Hostile Takeover", David Sirota.

S02E75 • Aired June 15, 2006

Michael Pollan

Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Pollans, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma".

S02E76 • Aired June 19, 2006

Gustavo Arellano

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

S02E77 • Aired June 20, 2006

Bart Ehrman

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of "Misquoting Jesus".

S02E78 • Aired June 21, 2006

Bay Buchanan

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

S02E79 • Aired June 22, 2006

Douglas Brinkley

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of "The Great Deluge", Douglas Brinkley.

S02E80 • Aired June 26, 2006

Marc Bowden

Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of "Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam".

S02E81 • Aired June 27, 2006

Chris Matthews

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of "Hardball", Chris Matthews.

S02E82 • Aired June 28, 2006

Robert Baer

Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of "Blow the House Down", Robert Baer.

S02E83 • Aired June 29, 2006

Christopher Noxon

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of "Rejuvenile".

S02E84 • Aired July 10, 2006

Amy Sedaris

Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of "Strangers with Candy."

S02E85 • Aired July 11, 2006

Tony Hawk

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

S02E86 • Aired July 12, 2006

Mort Zuckerman

Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for "U.S. News & World Report", Mort Zuckerman.

S02E87 • Aired July 13, 2006

Ron Suskind

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Ron Suskind, author of "The One Percent Doctrine".

S02E88 • Aired July 17, 2006

Lee Silver

Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton molecular biologist and author of Challenge Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life.

S02E89 • Aired July 18, 2006

Dhani Jones

Tonight Stephen welcomes Philadelphia Eagle's linebacker and poet, Dhani Jones.

S02E90 • Aired July 19, 2006

Joe Scarborough

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.

S02E91 • Aired July 20, 2006

Tom Brokaw

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

S02E92 • Aired July 24, 2006

Howell Raines

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of "The One That Got Away: A Memoir", Howell Raines

S02E93 • Aired July 25, 2006

William Donohue

Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.

S02E94 • Aired July 26, 2006

Neal Katyal

Tonight Stephen welcomes Professor of Law at Georgetown, Neal Katyal.

S02E95 • Aired July 27, 2006

Joe Quesada

Tonight Stephen welcomes Joe Quesada, editor in chief for Marvel Comics.

S02E96 • Aired July 31, 2006

Ned Lamont

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

S02E97 • Aired August 01, 2006

Peter Beinart

Tonight former editor for the "New Republic" and author of "The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again", Peter Beinart.

S02E98 • Aired August 02, 2006

Linda Hirshman

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World".

S02E99 • Aired August 03, 2006

Paul Hackett III

Tonight Stephen welcomes trial lawyer and veteran of the Iraq War, Paul Hacket III.

S02E100 • Aired August 08, 2006

Bill Rhoden

Tonight, "New York Times" columnist and author of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete", Bill Rhoden.

S02E101 • Aired August 09, 2006

Alexandra Robbins

Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of "The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids".

S02E102 • Aired August 10, 2006

Eli Pariser

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

S02E103 • Aired August 14, 2006

Ramesh Ponnuru

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the "National Review" and author of "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts and the Disregard for Human Life".

S02E104 • Aired August 15, 2006

David Gergen

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and author of "Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton", David Gergen.

S02E105 • Aired August 16, 2006

Morgan Spurlock

Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of "30 Days", Morgan Spurlock.

S02E106 • Aired August 17, 2006

Neil Young

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

S02E107 • Aired August 21, 2006

Geoffrey Nunberg

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the "New York Times" and author of "Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalsim into a Tax Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body Piercing, Hollywood Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show".

S02E108 • Aired August 22, 2006

Paul Krugman

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of "The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century".

S02E109 • Aired August 23, 2006

Gideon Yago

Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago

S02E110 • Aired August 24, 2006

Janna Levin

Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.

S02E111 • Aired September 11, 2006

Martin Short

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

S02E112 • Aired September 12, 2006

Toby Keith

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

S02E113 • Aired September 13, 2006

Ken Jennings

Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting "Jeopardy" champion and author of "Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs", Ken Jennings

S02E114 • Aired September 14, 2006

Bill Simmons

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN's Sports Guy columnist and author of "Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox", Bill Simmons

S02E115 • Aired September 18, 2006

Will Power

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

S02E116 • Aired September 19, 2006

Frank Rich

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of "The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina".

S02E117 • Aired September 20, 2006

James Carville

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

S02E118 • Aired September 21, 2006

Daniel Ellsberg

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

S02E119 • Aired September 25, 2006

Arianna Huffington

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of "On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life"

S02E120 • Aired September 26, 2006

Ted Danson

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

S02E121 • Aired September 27, 2006

Lowell Bergman

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Lowell Bergman.

S02E122 • Aired September 28, 2006

Steve Wozniak

Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.

S02E123 • Aired October 02, 2006

Michael Lewis

Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game".

S02E124 • Aired October 03, 2006

Andy Stern

Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of "A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track", Andy Stern.

S02E125 • Aired October 04, 2006

Senator Byron Dorgan

Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of "Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America".

S02E126 • Aired October 05, 2006

Amy Goodman

Tonight Stephen welcomes "Democracy Now!" host and co-author of "Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back", Amy Goodman.

S02E127 • Aired October 09, 2006

Randy Newman

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

S02E128 • Aired October 10, 2006

Ariel Levy

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of "Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture", Ariel Levy.

S02E129 • Aired October 11, 2006

George Lucas

Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.

S02E130 • Aired October 12, 2006

Gov. Brian Schweitzer

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

S02E131 • Aired October 16, 2006

Barry Scheck

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

S02E132 • Aired October 17, 2006

Richard Dawkins

Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of "The God Delusion" Richard Dawkins.

S02E133 • Aired October 18, 2006

David Kuo

Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of "Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction", David Kuo.

S02E134 • Aired October 19, 2006

Dr. Peter Agre

Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.

S02E135 • Aired October 30, 2006

Barry Manilow

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

S02E136 • Aired October 31, 2006

Tim Robbins

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

S02E137 • Aired November 01, 2006

Penn Jillette

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

S02E138 • Aired November 02, 2006

Ronald Reagan Jr.

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

S02E139 • Aired November 06, 2006

Mark Halperin

Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008", Mark Halperin.

S02E140 • Aired November 07, 2006

Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.

S02E141 • Aired November 08, 2006

Jeff Greenfield

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

S02E142 • Aired November 09, 2006

Dean Kamen

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of "FIRST" and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.

S02E143 • Aired November 13, 2006

Dan Rather

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

S02E144 • Aired November 14, 2006

Jeff Swartz

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

S02E145 • Aired November 15, 2006

Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.

S02E146 • Aired November 16, 2006

Richard Linklater

Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of "Fast Food Nation".

S02E147 • Aired November 27, 2006

Jim Lehrer

Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of "The Phony Marine: A Novel", Jim Lehrer.

S02E148 • Aired November 28, 2006

Harry Shearer

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

S02E149 • Aired November 29, 2006

Nora Ephron

Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman", Nora Ephron.

S02E150 • Aired November 30, 2006

Mike Lupica

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of "Miracle on 49th Street", Mike Lupica.

S02E151 • Aired December 04, 2006

Will Wright

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

S02E152 • Aired December 05, 2006

Steven D. Levitt

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything", Steven D. Levitt.

S02E153 • Aired December 06, 2006

John Sexton

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.

S02E154 • Aired December 07, 2006

Dr. Francis S. Collins

Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of "The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief", Francis Collins.

S02E155 • Aired December 11, 2006

Dr. Peter Singer

Tonight Stephen welcomes Princeton ethicist, animal rights activist and co-author of "The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter", Dr. Peter Singer

S02E156 • Aired December 12, 2006

Dan Savage

Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of "The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family", Dan Savage.

S02E157 • Aired December 13, 2006

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of "Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln", Doris Kearns Goodwin.

S02E158 • Aired December 14, 2006

Daniel Pinchbeck

Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the "Village Voice" and "Rolling Stone" and author of "Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism", Daniel Pinchbeck.

S02E159 • Aired December 18, 2006

Jack Welch

Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.

S02E160 • Aired December 19, 2006

Deepak Chopra

Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.

S02E161 • Aired December 20, 2006

Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.