1 :01x01 - Stone Phillips

In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.

2 :01x02 - Lesley Stahl

Tonight's segments include: The Word Bacchanalia, about a Catholic school who controversially canceled their prom due to financial decadence; In another segment All You Need To Know, Stephen rattles off about illegal aliens, Nintendo at McDonalds, Denmark's newborn Prince, and Powerball Lotto. Stephen interviews Lesley Stahl, an award winning journalist for 60 Minutes and Face The Nation. Then Stephen begins the 1st of a 435-part series Better Know A District starting with Georgia's 1st District, including interviewing Rep. Jack Kingston.

3 :01x03 - Fareed Zakaria

Tonight's show starts off with The Word: Disappointed; He talks about the trial of Saddam. Other segments include Stephen Settles The Debate where he talks about global warming effects on whales and cod versus seals and seal hunters. In Tip Of The Hat, Wag Of The Finger, Stephen talks about teen pregnancy, and Katie Holme's pregnancy. Then Stephen interviews the managing editor of Newsweek International and the author of The Future Of Freedom and From Wealth To Power, Fareed Zakaria. They discuss the state of affairs in Iraq and the trial of Saddam. Lastly, Stephen does one last segment, Inbox, he reads some viewer e-mails.

4 :01x04 - Jim Cramer

Tonights segments include: The Word: "Love Handles", where Stephen discusses obesity in America; In Un-American News Stephen tries to interpret foreign news. Then Stephen interviews co-founder and market commentator of TheStreet.Com and host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer. Lisa Loeb makes a brief appearance.

5 :01x05 - Lou Dobbs

Using yesterday's live Meet The Press footage of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Stephen re-purposes her responses to his questions on Iraq and the Valerie Plame investigation. He then uses re-purposed video footage of Fox News' Trace Gallagher to discuss Hurricane Wilma and Karl Rove. Tonight The Word segment is "Pussy", where Stephen discusses the pulling of Harriet Myers nomination. Stephen interviews Lou Dobbs, host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, they discuss outsourcing and the broken borders. Lastly, in a segment Bring 'em Back Or Leave 'em Dead, Stephen talks about reanimating the dead to help with resolving current issues; Stephen offers up possible candidates for reanimation, firstly the cruel Tomas de Torquemada and secondly Charles Darwin, and lastly Wendy's founder Dave Thomas.

6 :01x06 - Greg Behrendt

Presented by Stephen Colbert, Greg Behrendt is the guest on this week's edition.

7 :01x07 - Neil deGrasse Tyson

8 :01x08 - Jeff Daniels

9 :01x09 - Monica Crowley

10 :01x10 - Ken Burns

11 :01x11 - Bruce Feiler

12 :01x12 - Bradley Whitford

13 :01x13 - Eliot Spitzer

14 :01x14 - Catherine Crier

15 :01x15 - Mary Roach

16 :01x16 - Cokie Roberts

17 :01x17 - Sen. Bob Kerrey

18 :01x18 - Rev. Al Sharpton

19 :01x19 - Matt Taibbi

20 :01x20 - Tim Robbins

21 :01x21 - Brian Greene

22 :01x22 - Richard Preston

23 :01x23 - Katrina Vanden Heuvel

24 :01x24 - Richard Clarke

25 :01x25 - Maureen Dowd

26 :01x26 - Anderson Cooper

27 :01x27 - Craig Crawford

28 :01x28 - Peggy Noonan

29 :01x29 - Harry Smith

30 :01x30 - Bob Costas

31 :01x31 - Dermot Mulroney

32 :01x32 - Mark Cuban

33 :02x01 - Nancy Grace

34 :02x02 - Carl Bernstein

35 :02x03 - John Stossel

36 :02x04 - Ken Miller

37 :02x05 - George Stephanopoulos

Stephen talks about a BLT sandwich, Martin Luther King and the FBI, the Samuel Alito confirmation hearings, and the Golden Globes in a segment called "Movies That Are Destroying America - Awards Edition".

38 :02x06 - Andrew Sullivan

Starts off with a Golden Globes recap, moves from mental illness via BLT to Pat Robertson. We get another "Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger", plus a phone call with Wilford Brimley.

39 :02x07 - Frank McCourt

40 :02x08 - Nina Totenberg

41 :02x09 - David Gregory

42 :02x10 - Robin Givhan

43 :02x11 - Norah Vincent

44 :02x12 - Paul Begala

45 :02x13 - Annie Duke

46 :02x14 - Dave Marash

47 :02x15 - Emily Yoffe

48 :02x16 - Gov. Christine Todd Whitman

49 :02x17 - Barbara Boxer

50 :02x18 - R. James Woolsey

51 :02x19 - Alan Dershowitz

52 :02x20 - George Packer

53 :02x21 - Lama Surya Das

Stephen does a farce on the Cheney hunting shooting incident, where Stephen gets interviewed by Brit Hume about a shooting incident of his own. Today's The Word is U.S.A.? U.S.A.? Stephen rants about how the U.S.A. Olympic team dropped the ball in 2006. The 13Th of a 434Th part series on Better Know A District, where we learn about New Jersey's 13Th District. Stephen interviews his guest Lama Surya Das, a Buddhist scholar and author of the book: Awakening The Buddha Within. They discuss facts about Buddhism and Stephen challenges Lama Surya Das to a serenity face-off.

54 :02x22 - Michael Eric Dyson

Stephen discusses more about the winter Olympics and explains the low ratings due to ABC Family's airing of The Parent Trap. Stephen uses a doll of a hooker and a bong to reenact the press conference with Chad Hedrick and Shani Davis about Davis' refusal to not skate in the team pursuit this year in order to pursue his own training for the 1000 Meter Speed Skating. Tonight's segment of The Word is "Absolutely Maybe", where he talks about the United Arab Emirates port deal and Pres. Bush's thought process on arriving at the decision to approve it. A segment of Threat Down gives the top 5 "threat downs": Roommates, Cereal, Jews, Knowledge and Gay Adoption. Stephen interviews Michael Eric Dyson, African-American scholar and author of the book: Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina & The Color Of Disaster. They discuss how race and poverty played a part in the response to the disaster.

55 :02x23 - David Brooks

Stephen begins the show with a cautionary tale about the danger of bears. Feeling bad about not including bears in last night's Threat Down segment, he gives a Bonus Threat Down segment about bears. Stephen talks about The White House's report on Hurricane Katrina and how it differs from Congress's report, luckily for the viewers, Stephen prepared his own Hurricane Katrina report. Tonight's segment of The Word is "hippocratical", about the refusal of two anesthesiologists who refused to administer anesthetics to a death row inmate prior to receiving a lethal injection. Stephen lays out Bush's Medicare Plan D Prescription Plan, and further confuses the masses and shows a pharmaceutical propaganda segment. Stephen interviews New York Times conservatist columnist, David Brooks. They discuss the United Arab Emirates and it's acquisition deal of the ports.

56 :02x24 - Tony Campolo

Stephen does a Colbert Report Special Report: The De-deification Of The American Faithscape. Discussing the separation of church and state leads to tonight's The Word: "Trial Separation". Since Americans like having a choice, Stephen's segment: Colbert's Consumer Confidential Pick Your Apocalypse compares Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and the Toyota Camry. Stephen interviews Baptist minister, Tony Campolo, author of Speaking My Mind to discuss what being a member of the evangelical Left means.

57 :02x25 - Brett O'Donnell

Stephen does a segment called "Who's Attacking Me Now?" highlighting who in the journalistic community are making direct or indirect attacks on him. Tonight's "The Word" is Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! where Stephen talks about the Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year. In a segment called Wag Of The Finger & Tip Of The Hat, Stephen discusses Pres. Bush's drop in approval rating, H&R Block and Pop Benedict XVI. Stephen interviews debate coach, Brett O'Donnell of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, and their ranking as the #1 debate team in the country, so far, beating the ivy league debate teams.

58 :02x26 - Arianna Huffington

Stephen rants about the New York Times misquoting him once again, this time about his Better Know A District segment. He briefly mentions the acquisition port deal with the United Arab Emirates. Tonight's The Word is "Faith" where Stephen talks about Ash Wednesday and makes a biblical analogy on the path choices of President Bush vs. Jesus. In Stephen's first part of the series Better Know A Founder , he goes to colonial Philadelphia to interview colonial Benjamin Franklin. Stephen then interviews Arianna Huffington, prominent liberal pundit and host of the political celebrity blog, The Huffington Post.

59 :02x27 - Jeffrey Sachs

Stephen gives a optimistic spin on why BLTs are good for you and why more Americans can name the American Idol judges than what is in the First Amendment. Tonight's The Word is "Homo Sapien Agenda" where Stephen talks about how the world is upside down and gay issues. In a segment called The DaColbert Code, Stephen uses his own special word game to predict the outcome of the Oscars. Stephen interviews Jeffrey Sachs, world famous economist and author of The End Of Poverty: Economic Possibilities For Our Time. They discuss global poverty.

60 :02x28 - Bob Schieffer

Stephen pats himself on the back for perfectly predicting the Oscar winners in his previous The DaColbert Code segment. Tonight's The Word is "Spoiler Alert!" where Stephen talks about the down side of consumer reports. Then another segment of The Threat Down where he ranks cash, curators, Idaho lawmakers, gay penguins, and non-blondes. Stephen interviews Bob Schieffer, host of Face The Nation and CBS Evening News Anchor. They talk about Schieffer's 40-some years with CBS as a journalist.

61 :02x29 - Norman Ornstean

Stephen appeals to the British aristocrat, Sir Benjamin Slade to be his new heir to his estate. Tonight's The Word is "The Long War" Stephen comments on this new name for the war on terror according to the Pentagon. In a segment called All You Need To Know, where Stephen takes boring long news stories and turns them in to a one-line quip. In the segment, Around The World in 11.6 Seconds, Stephen gives a very fast world news summary in under 11.6 seconds. Stephen interviews Norman Ornstean, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss the inadequate job that Congress is doing.

62 :02x30 - James Webb

Stephen once again appeals to Sir Benjamin Slade, the British aristocrat, to be the heir of his estate. Tonight's The Word is "Monopoly", Stephen talks about the 73rd anniversary of the Parker Brothers game, Monopoly, and the resurgence of the corporate monopoly. Stephen talks about an impending Iraqi civil war and gives them 'do's and don'ts' advice in the segment, Stephen's Sound Advice. Stephen interviews senatorial candidate James Webb, former Secretary of the Navy and novelist. They talk about his upcoming run for senate, his political background and the Iraq war.

63 :02x31 - Lorraine Bracco

Stephen starts off by giving a befuddled update on the Dubai Port Deal. He harps on the World Baseball Classic exhibition game where Canada beat the U.S. Tonight's The Word was "D.I.Y." short for 'do it yourself', in which Stephen makes a comparative analogy on how historical figures got things done versus the current government. The 14th part in the Better Know A District segment showcases California's 39th District, the fightin' 39th, highlighting boxers, an ex-president, film-making and flowers. Stephen shows an interview he did with Linda Sanchez, 39th District representative, discussing her support of the No Child Left Behind Act and her position on cockfighting. Stephen interviews Lorraine Bracco, actress from The Sopranos. .

64 :02x32 - Christopher Buckley

Stephen gives his first report on the 2008 Presidential Campaign by predicting who the winner will be. Tonight's The Word is "Sidney Poitier", Stephen talks about racist and ethnic stereotypes, The Sopranos and Italians, and generalizations. In an installment of Tip Of The Hat, Wag Of The Finger Stephen talks about the robot pack mule, Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame, Sex Pistols, Gateway Grizzlies, the donut burger, and Oral Roberts 900-foot Jesus. Stephen interviews Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You For Smoking.

65 :02x33 - Keith Olbermann

Stephen talks about the bias of the media and the mainstream media's "subliminazi cropaganda". And more about the Enron trial, how Fastow's testimony accuses Skillings and Lay of malfeasance which leads into Tonight's The Word "Scapegoat". In the segment Was It Really That Bad?, Stephen talks about unions vs. no unions. Stephen interviews Keith Olbermann, host of The Countdown on MSNBC. They talk about Keith Olbermann's ongoing feud with Bill O'Reilly.

66 :02x34 - Al Franken

Stephen talks about the world's greatest sperm donor. Then tonight's segment of The Word "None Of The Above", Stephen discusses the college board's botching thousands of S.A.T. scores, and his solution for it. Stephen interviews Al Franken. comedian, Air America radio personality, and author of The Truth (And Jokes). They discuss the timeless topic of disliking Bill O'Reilly, and Franken's thoughts on running for Senate. Stephen puts Al Franken in the hot seat again by taking questions from viewers who call in with questions. Stephen closes the show with a segment, The Craziest F#?king Thing I've Ever Heard about a high school kid who wrestles a bear.

67 :02x35 - Frank Vincent

Commander Coconut of the Orlando Sentinel is the focus for Who's Attacking Me Now? segment where Stephen is criticized about one of his body parts. Stephen plays back the telephone conversation he has with Commander Coconut about his article. Stephen talks about the sleeping pill, Ambien which causes a eating disorder. This leads into The Word "Sweet Dreams". Then the first of a four part series Better Know A Protectorate, Stephen highlights the history of the Virgin Islands and shows an interview he did with Congresswoman Donna Christianson, who is the representative of the Protectorate. Stephen interviews Frank Vincent, The Sopranos actor and author of A Guy's Guide To Being A Man's Man.

68 :02x36 - Connie Chung

Stephen celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the Iraq War. With today being the vernal equinox, the official start of Spring, this leads into Tonight's The Word which is "Stop It". Stephen explains how the change of season brings catastrophe and other disasters. Stephen reminiscences about the Oscars, and thus a new segment called Movies That Are Destroying America. Stephen interviews Connie Chung, co-host of MSNBC's Weekends With Maury & Connie.

69 :02x37 - Steve Kroft

Stephen talks about the World Baseball Classic, where Japan defeated Cuba and then uses Colbert logic to explain how that makes U.S.A. the winner. Tonight's The Word is "Eat It", which discusses Mad Cow disease and the U.S.D.A.'s lower standards in testing cattle for the disease. Stephen gives live employee reviews of Bobby the stage manager, Jim Hoskinson the Director, and Killer the Cable Jockey. Stephen interviews Steve Kroft, correspondent for 60 minutes, they discuss his history with 60 Minutes and a recent story he did on war profiteering in Iraq. In a segment called The Inbox, Stephen opens some viewer e-mails and responds.

70 :02x38 - Dan Senor

Stephen begins by spreading a rumor that Jennifer Aniston is leaving Hollywood and moving to Chicago. he gives her some advice on polish sausages. In the 16th installment of the Better Know A District segment, Stephen highlights California's 27th District, San Fernando Valley. Stephen shows an interview he did with Congressman Brad Sherman, district representative to ask him about his district having the largest porn industry in the U.S. which segues into a mock porn film called Fresh Hot Slice. Stephen reminds his big Cuban exile fan-base that we are still on day 2,093 of our Elian Gonzalez vigil. Tonight's The Word is "I Am The Great & Powerful Oz" which is about a scandal involving Florida teachers obtaining fake credentials for teaching. Stephen gives a The Wizard Of Oz analogy to explain it. Stephen interviews Dan Senor, FOX News analyst and former coalition authority spokesmen. Dan Senor gives his analysis on how things are going in Iraq and the ripple effect of what's going on there.

71 :02x39 - John Kasich

Stephen begins the show strumming on a guitar and singing This Land is Your Land. Stephen talks about declining American values in his Colbert Report Special Report Home Hearth Heart Heartland: A Return To Traditional Values. Etiquette expert, Judith Martin a.k.a. Ms. Manners joins Stephen via satellite to discuss the mannerisms of Helen Thomas when she rudely interrupted President Bush at a press conference. In Stephen's Sound Advice segment, he gives advice to parents on child-rearing to instill traditional values. Stephen dons a velvety smoking jacket and pipe as he goes to interview John Kasich, the host of The Heartland with John Kasich on FOX News and author of Stand For Something: The Battle For America's Soul. They discuss traditional, heartland values.

72 :02x40 - Gary Hart

Stephen talks about the protest over the weekend of the Immigration Reform Bill currently in the Senate, the Axis Of Flab, and Time Magazine's article on the Iraq War, "Was It Worth It?'. Tonight's The Word is "Tense", where Stephen criticizes Time Magazine. Stephen then talks about Jack Abramoff's upcoming sentencing and Abramoff's appeal to his friends to write letters to the judge on his behalf, thus Stephen dictates a heartfelt letter for the viewers. In the Threat Down segment, Stephen rates drug dealers, packaging, Jane Goodall, dolphin sex, and Jesus. Stephen interviews Gary Hart, former senator and presidential candidate. They talk about Hart's book The Shield & The Cloak: The Security Of The Commons.

73 :02x41 - Michael Brown

Stephen announces he is giving birth to a baby eagle, at the San Francisco Zoo. Then he does a segment called Easter Under Attack, which leads into The Word: "Marketing". Stephen talks about the Easter holiday, and how bunnies and eggs are under attack. Stephen's first guest, Russ Lieber (David Cross) ultra left-wing radio talk show host comes by to talk about school vouchers which turns into a rant on gay adoption . Stephen interviews Michael Brown, the former FEMA chief. They discuss the problems and blame with the Katrina situation.

74 :02x42 - Bruce Bartlett

Stephen begins with a suggestion that the biblical Apocalypse is upon us proven by the recent full solar eclipse. Stephen talks about polygamy which leads into tonight's The Word segment, "Merrier". In the Better Know A District segment, Stephen reviews Pasadena, California's 29th District. Stephen shows an interview he did with Adam Schiff, 3-term Democratic Congressman and Representative of the 29th District. Then Stephen interviews Bruce Bartlett, author of the book Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America And Betrayed The Reagan Legacy. They discuss the economy.

75 :02x43 - Robert Greenwald

Stephen starts off talking about the release of Jill Caroll, and briefly visits Women's History month. The topic of broadcast obscenity, segues into The Word segment, "F#@k". Then in Tip Of The Hat, Wag Of The Finger, Stephen talks about the Templeton Prize, Canada, and The Village People. Stephen interviews liberal documentarian, Robert Greenwald. They discuss his new documentary The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress

76 :02x44 - Michael Smerconish

Stephen talks about the opening day of Major League Baseball, the recent news of racehorse cloning, and tax season. Tonight's segments include: Who's Honoring Me Now?, The Word: "Stay The Course", and Stephen's Sound Advice. Stephen interviews Michael Smerconish, anti-political correctness radio host and author of the book Muzzled: From T-Ball To Terrorism, True Stories That Should Be Fiction.

77 :02x45 - Jesse Jackson

78 :02x46 - Harvey Mansfield

Stephen revisits his earlier announcement about the naming of a baby bald eagle after him at the San Francisco Zoo, and he talks about Tom Delay's resignation, and immigration issues. Tonight's segments include: The Word: "Martyr", and Formidable Opponent. Stephen interviews Harvey Mansfield, Harvard professor and author of the book Manliness.

79 :02x47 - Markos Moulitsas

Stephen talks about the Peabody Awards, approval ratings, and interviews Congresswoman Darlene Hooley of Oregon's 5th District. Tonight's segments include: Who's Not Honoring Me Now?, Easter Under Attack, The Word: "Nazis", and Better Know A District. Stephen interviews Markos Moulitsas, liberal blogger of the Daily Kos and author of the book Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, And The Rise Of People-Powered Politics

80 :02x48 - Reza Aslan

81 :02x49 - Anthony Romero

82 :02x50 - Caitlin Flanagan

83 :02x51 - Ralph Nader

84 :02x52 - Hugh Hewitt

85 :02x53 - Sam Harris

86 :02x54 - Sebastian Junger

87 :02x55 - Bill Kristol

88 :02x56 - Jon Meacham

89 :02x57 - Governor Mike Huckabee

90 :02x58 - Paul Rieckhoff

91 :02x59 - Rick Reilly

92 :02x60 - Shere Hite

93 :02x61 - Frank Rich

Stephen talks about David Blaine, Zaccarias Moussaui's trial, the 150th birthday of Sigmund Freud, Tonight's segments include The Word - Superegomaniac and Movies That Are Destroying America: Summer Blockbuster Edition. Stephen interviews Frank Rich, New York Times columnist and presidential critic.

94 :02x62 - Bill Bastone

95 :02x63 - Madeleine Albright

96 :02x64 - Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips, author of American Theocracy: The Perils and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century!

97 :02x65 - Tyson Slocum

98 :02x66 - Jonathan Alter

99 :02x67 - Ted Daeschler

Celebrate the 100th Episode of "The Colbert Report" tonight.

100 :02x68 - Stone Phillips

101 :02x69 - Christiane Amanpour

102 :02x70 - Steve Squyres

103 :02x71 - Steve Johnson

104 :02x72 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

105 :02x73 - Tim Flannery

Interviews Austrailian paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change

106 :02x74 - David Sirota

107 :02x75 - Michael Pollan

Interviews Michael Pollan, a journalism professor at the University of California, Berkeley and author of the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

108 :02x76 - Gustavo Arellano

Stephen interviews Gustavo Arellano, ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist for the OC Weekly.

109 :02x77 - Bart Ehrman

110 :02x78 - Bay Buchanan

111 :02x79 - Doug Brinkley

112 :02x80 - Mark Bowden

113 :02x81 - Chris Matthews

114 :02x82 - Robert Baer

115 :02x83 - Christopher Noxon

116 :02x84 - Amy Sedaris

117 :02x85 - Tony Hawk

118 :02x86 - Mort Zuckerman

119 :02x87 - Ron Suskind

120 :02x88 - Lee Silver

121 :02x89 - Dhani Jones

122 :02x90 - Joe Scarborough

123 :02x91 - Tom Brokaw

124 :02x92 - Howell Raines

125 :02x93 - William Donohue

126 :02x94 - Neal Katyal

127 :02x95 - Joe Quesada

128 :02x96 - Ned Lamont

129 :02x97 - Peter Beinart

130 :02x98 - Linda Hirshman

131 :02x99 - Paul Hackett

132 :02x100 - Bill Rhoden

133 :02x101 - Alexandra Robbins

134 :02x102 - Eli Pariser

Stephen talks about the new airport regulations on liquids, and introduces you to his very own Anthrax. Segments include: Tonight's Word: Cappuccino: How the American Electorate is like a cappuccino. And in Better Know A District, Stephen interviews Lynn Woolsey of California's 6th District. Then Stephen interviews his guest, Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn.Org

135 :02x103 - Ramesh Ponnuru

136 :02x104 - David Gergen

137 :02x105 - Morgan Spurlock

138 :02x106 - Neil Young

139 :02x107 - Geoffrey Nunberg

140 :02x108 - Paul Krugman

141 :02x109 - Gideon Yago

142 :02x110 - Janna Levin

143 :02x111 - Martin Short

144 :02x112 - Toby Keith

In this show, Stephen interviews the well-known country music superstar Toby Keith.

145 :02x113 - Ken Jennings

146 :02x114 - Bill Simmons

147 :02x115 - Will Power

148 :02x116 - Frank Rich

149 :02x117 - James Carville

150 :02x118 - Daniel Ellsberg

151 :02x119 - Arianna Huffington

152 :02x120 - Ted Danson

153 :02x121 - Lowell Bergman

154 :02x122 - Steve Wozniak

Stephen starts off by showing another Green Screen Challenge entry featuring Colbert with an I-Pod. Then he offers the opportunity for Jewish people who want to be forgiven for offending Stephen Colbert, a toll free number displayed to call 1-888-OOPS-JEW (and yes, the number did actually work). Tonight's first segment is Stephen's war on the War On Christmas, The Blitzkrieg On Grinchitude, where he features Santa Claus, Indiana. For this segment he interviews, via satellite, Jerry Sanders, the retired Chief of Operations of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial along side Will Koch, director of Hollywood Theme Park which includes Santa Claus Land, in a Lincoln versus Santa Claus debate. Then, Sarah Vowell, author of Assassination Vacation and somewhat of a presidential historian, briefly joins Stephen in the studio to weigh in on the Lincoln debate. The last segment of the night is Un-American News where he blasts the foreign press. Lastly, Stephen interviews Steve Wozniak co-founder of Apple Computers and inventor of the personal computer and author of iWoz.

155 :02x123 - Michael Lewis

156 :02x124 - Andy Stern

157 :02x125 - Byron Dorgan

158 :02x126 - Amy Goodman

159 :02x127 - Randy Newman

160 :02x128 - Ariel Levy

161 :02x129 - Andrew Sullivan

162 :02x130 - Larry Miller

163 :02x131 - Barry Scheck

164 :02x132 - Richard Dawkins

165 :02x133 - Deepak Chopra

166 :02x134 - Matthew Dowd

167 :02x135 - Barry Manilow

168 :02x136 - Tim Robbins

169 :02x137 - Penn Jillette

170 :02x138 - Ron Reagan Jr.

171 :02x139 - Mark Halperin

172 :02x140 - Election Night Live Show

173 :02x141 - Jeff Greenfield

174 :02x142 - Dean Kamen

175 :02x143 - Dan Rather

176 :02x144 - Jeff Swartz

177 :02x145 - Al Franken, Dr. Michael Novacek

178 :02x146 - Richard Linklater

179 :02x147 - Jim Lehrer

180 :02x148 - Harry Shearer

181 :02x149 - Nora Ephron

182 :02x150 - Mike Lupica

183 :02x151 - Will Wright

184 :02x152 - Steven D. Leavitt

185 :02x153 - John Sexton

186 :02x154 - Dr. Francis S. Collins

187 :02x155 - Dr. Peter Singer

188 :02x156 - Dan Savage

189 :02x157 - Doris Kearns Goodwin

190 :02x158 - Daniel Pinchbeck

191 :02x159 - Jack Welch

192 :02x160 - Deepak Chopra

193 :02x161 - Howard Zinn

194 :03x01 - Ethan Nadelmann

Stephen opens up the first episode of the new year talking about Saddam Hussein's execution and the democratic control of Congress. Segments include "The Word: Facts", "Who's Attacking Me Now?", and "Stephen's Sound Advice". Stephen interviews Ethan Nadelmann, the Drug Policy Alliance director who want to legalize drugs.

195 :03x02 - Jim Cramer

Stephen congratulates former Archbishop of Warsaw Stanis?aw Wielgus for having a Catholic church scandal that wasn't sexually related; Demeans the Congressional Democrats for taking the day off to watch the NCAA National Championship football game, and suggests they give equal treatment to the Ontario Junior League Hockey game; has the first segment of the "We Are The MEdiator" segment, picking sides during celebrity feuds and featuring Rosie O'Donnell vs. Donald Trump, Angelina Jolie vs. Madonna, and Amitabh Bachchan vs. Shahrukh Khan; and declares himself the "Hardest working man in show business" as a tribute to James Brown.

196 :03x03 - David Kamp

Stephan berates President Bush for not taking his advice and send 300 million more men to Iraq, but will pardon him if "this is the only mistake he makes in this war." Introduces a new segment called "Invasion of the Country Snatchers" concerning illegal immigrants; discusses the new Democratic Senator of Missouri and its liberal legislation in the Word-Segment; a new episode of the Tek Jansen adventures.

197 :03x04 - Judy Woodruff

Stephen challenges the audience with another "What Number is Stephen Thinking Of?" segment; talks with Ken Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch while celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Guantanamo Bay; gives a "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger" to Apple for changing their name to Apple, Inc. and introducing the iPhone, giving the first ever double finger wag; talks to Judy Woodruff about "Generation Next."

198 :03x05 - Alex Kuczynski

Stephen asks for a nationwide lie-in to refuse to engage in "anything at all" on this Martin Luther King's Birthday, ala Rosa Parks in her passive protest; attacks Senator Barbara Boxer for commenting that Condozeela Rice has no connection at all to the Iraq war; expresses his approval that the US Army has lowered their recruitment expectations as a way to fill quotas; introduces a new financial segment known as Stephen's Bears and Balls."

199 :03x06 - Dinesh D'Souza

Stephen a new segment of "Invasion of the Country Snatchers" is introduced focusing on immigration, such as a look at an Italian, anti-immigration Presidential candidate and a pizza chain that accepts peso's as payment, which segued into the Golden Globes winner of the Best Foreign film, Letters from Iwo Jima; "Stephen Colbert's Sport Report" focused on David Beckham's signing to play soccer in the USA and a look at the anti-Colbert movement at a Ontario Hockey League game featuring teddy bears tossed upon the ice.

200 :03x07 - Richard Clarke

In anticipation of Bill O'Reilly's imminent arrival this week, Stephen brings in some of his most cherished items to spruce the set up. He trash talks with Lynn Swann against all the NFL teams in the playoffs, except for the N.O. Saints for which he is pulling for; a segment of "Better know a district" continues with Brian Braid, Washington's 3rd congressional district Representative.

201 :03x08 - Bill O'Reilly

With Bill O'Reilly's arrival on the set, Stephen unveils a banner stating "Mission Accomplished." He talks about George Bush's plan to add more troops to Iraq; A look back at the weeks celebrity court judgments in a segment of "We the MEdiator."

202 :03x09 - Tom Schaller

Stephen is upset that the New Orleans Saints lost to a Chicago Bears team in which he refers to as "God-less killing Machines"; Stephen calls out Bill Clinton in a segment of "Who's Riding My Coattails Now?" after his appearance at Knox College after he had and to artist Terence Koh for selling his sperm in his art after Stephen's Formula 401 line. Todays word of the day was meant for Alberto Gonzales who refused to admit a right of the people not stated specifically in the Constitution. "Stephen Colbert's Balls For Kidz", subject is gambling.

203 :03x10 - Michael Steele

Stephen announces that this is the second show taped that day so he can host a "State of the Union Address" party the following day. Russ Lieber discusses the Democratic controlled Congress new set of rules. A new Threatdown is "Media Watchdog" themed.

204 :03x11 - Lou Dobbs

War on the Middle Class author Lou Dobbs sits for a one on one chat with Stephen.

205 :03x12 - Mike Wallace

Bill O'Reilly tells everyone what he thinks of Stephen and his show. Stephen has a chat with Saginaw Spirit Coach Bob Mancini and disagrees with his stand on the SMU dispute over Bush's library.

206 :03x13 - Barry M. Lando

Stephen won a bet after the Saginaw Spirit defeated Oshawa Generals, a junior hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. Discusses the idea that Microsoft is paying for Wikipedia editing; gives Scientology the "Wag of the Finger" after Tom Cruise was named the "Christ" of the cult.

207 :03x14 - Donna Shalala

208 :03x15 - Jed Babbin

209 :03x16 - Sen. Chuck Schumer

210 :03x17 - Wendy Kopp

211 :03x18 - Charlie LeDuff

212 :03x19 - Steven Pinker

213 :03x20 - Chris Hedges

214 :03x21 - Michael Oppenheimer

215 :03x22 - Sheryl WuDunn

216 :03x23 - Lance Armstrong

217 :03x24 - Shashi Tharoor

218 :03x25 - Zev Chafets

219 :03x26 - Dr. Craig Venter

220 :03x27 - Nina Jablonski

221 :03x28 - Larry King

222 :03x29 - Mara Vanderslice, Ben and Jerry

223 :03x30 - Mark Frauenfelder

Stephen Colbert welcomes Make Magazine's editor Mark Frauenfelder.

224 :03x31 - Michael Specter

225 :03x32 - Ted Koppel

226 :03x33 - Nicholas D. Kristof

227 :03x34 - Michael Eric Dyson

228 :03x35 - Ed Viesturs

229 :03x36 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

230 :03x37 - Jerome Groopman

231 :03x38 - Willie Nelson

232 :03x39 - Benjamin Barber

233 :03x40 - Katie Couric

234 :03x41 - John Perry Barlow

235 :03x42 - Madeleine Albright, James Fallows

236 :03x43 - Jabari Asim

237 :03x44 - Clive James

238 :03x45 - Colin Beavan, Katrina vanden Heuvel

239 :03x46 - Jeannette Walls

240 :03x47 - Vali Nasr

241 :03x48 - Dr. Richard Land

242 :03x49 - Sen. John Kerry

243 :03x50 - Elaine Pagels

244 :03x51 - William Cohen

245 :03x52 - Gov. Mike Huckabee

246 :03x53 - Russell Simmons

247 :03x54 - Dr. Andrew Weil

248 :03x55 - David Walker

249 :03x56 - Tom Wolfe

250 :03x57 - Bill Bradley

251 :03x58 - Malcolm Gladwell

252 :03x59 - Gina Kolata

253 :03x60 - Conn Iggulden

254 :03x61 - Richard Preston

255 :03x62 - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

256 :03x63 - Salman Rushdie, Jane Fonda

257 :03x64 - Jann Wenner

258 :03x65 - William Langewiesche

259 :03x66 - Walter Isaacson

260 :03x67 - Howard Dean

261 :03x68 - Randy Kearse, Rep. Tom DeLay

262 :03x69 - Jared Diamond

263 :03x70 - John Amaechi

264 :03x71 - Bay Buchanan, Bob Deans

265 :03x72 - Jimmy Wales

266 :03x73 - Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Leon Botstein

267 :03x74 - Jessica Valenti

268 :03x75 - Carl Bernstein

269 :03x76 - Cullen Murphy

270 :03x77 - Dr. Michael D. Gershon

Stephen is upset that Knox College brought on Bill Clinton to make a commencement speech, and tries to burn his doctorate in protest.

The Wørd: Easy A

Colbert realizes his honorary degree is made out of metal, and takes his anger out on a life-size image of Clinton. Albania embraces Bush - much to Colbert's delight.

Dr. Michael Gershon discusses his book The Second Brain with Stephen.

271 :03x78 - Josh Wolf

Did Alabains steal Bush's watch?
Stephen celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Ronald Regan's "tear down this wall" speech by "reenacting" it with world karate champion Igor Dyachenko.
Stephen talks with Tommy Chung over his disregard for the Paris Hilton coverage.

Another re-enactment of the tearing of the Berlin Wall with a watermelon.
Stephen introduces a new segment: "Colbert Platinum". Anyone earning less than $2 million dollars a year is asked to change the channel.

Stephen talks to video blogger Josh Wolf.

One last celebration: Mr. Dyachenko, tear me off a piece of that cake.

272 :03x79 - Rep. Ron Paul

Stephen opens his "Freezing Cold Case Files" and speculates that Ötzi the Iceman was murdered by none other than Brad Pitt.

The Wørd: Pathophysiology

Threat Down:
5. Robots!
4. Bears!
3. Robots!
2. Bears!
1. Robot Bears!

Representitive and Presidential candidate Ron Paul talks to Stephen.

Stephen promises his Tivo viewers that he has left a special coded message in one of the commericals.

273 :03x80 - Daniel B. Smith

Stephen is hyped about the laid back approach of Presidential candidate Fred Thompson.
Talks to discharged Navy Arabic translator Stephen Benjamin about gays in the military.

A special summer edition of "Bears & Balls": finacial advice to pay for your vacation.

Daniel B. Smith talks to Stephen about his book Muses, Madmen, and Prophets.

Stephen is off to the Indian Nation of Nod for casino gambling and bars that close at 6 AM.

274 :03x81 - Toby Keith

Stephen gives a belated happy 800th anniversary of the conversation of St. Francis of Assisi.
Stephen suggests the newely retired Bob Barker be appointed president of the World Bank.

The Wørd: McConaughey

Stephen talks about his 5-star iTune review of Toby Keith's "High Maintence Woman".

Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger:
Tip of the Hat to California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger for saying that immigrats to turn off Spanish language television to learn English.
Tip of the Hat to Repulicans because 68% do not believe in evolution.

Toby Keith returns to promote his album Big Dog Daddy.

Toby sings his song "High Maintence Woman".

275 :03x82 - Harriet the Eagle with handler, Anne-Marie Slaughter

276 :03x83 - Will Schwalbe

277 :03x84 - Vincent Bugliosi

278 :03x85 - Tom Hayden

279 :03x86 - David France

280 :03x87 - Tom Blanton, Daniel Gilbert

281 :03x88 - Doug Bailey

282 :03x89 - Richard Florida, Sen. Ben Nelson

283 :03x90 - Mark Moffett

284 :03x91 - John Mellencamp

285 :03x92 - Frank Sulloway

286 :03x93 - Simon Schama

287 :03x94 - Anthony D. Romero

288 :03x95 - Charles Kaiser

289 :03x96 - Robert Shrum

290 :03x97 - Evan Osnos

291 :03x98 - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

292 :03x99 - Michael Beschloss

293 :03x100 - Michael J. Behe

294 :03x101 - Ian Bogost

295 :03x102 - Jim Cramer, Tina Brown

296 :03x103 - Judd Apatow

297 :03x104 - Michael Jacobson

298 :03x105 - Jerry Miller, Spencer Wells

299 :03x106 - Michael Wallis

300 :03x107 - Andrew Keen

301 :03x108 - Nathan Sawaya

302 :03x109 - Michael Shermer

303 :03x110 - Richard Branson

304 :03x111 - Thomas Ricks

305 :03x112 - Bjorn Lomborg

306 :03x113 - Garrison Keillor

307 :03x114 - Joel Klein

308 :03x115 - Ed Begley Jr.

309 :03x116 - Susan Sarandon

310 :03x117 - Naomi Wolf

311 :03x118 - Jeffrey Toobin

312 :03x119 - Thomas Friedman

313 :03x120 - John Grisham

314 :03x121 - Tony Bennett

315 :03x122 - David Schwartz

316 :03x123 - Charlie Savage

317 :03x124 - John Mearsheimer

318 :03x125 - Jim Lovell

319 :03x126 - John Kao

320 :03x127 - George Saunders

321 :03x128 - Stephen Colbert

322 :03x129 - Gen. Wesley Clark

323 :03x130 - Chris Jordan

324 :03x131 - Dennis Kucinich, Paul Glastris

325 :03x132 - Bob Drogin, Jeff Greenfield

326 :03x133 - Garry Kasparov

327 :03x134 - Craig Newmark, Anderson Cooper

328 :03x135 - Richard Berman

329 :03x136 - Massie Ritsch, Craig Venter

330 :03x137 - Col. Lawrence Wilkerson

331 :03x138 - Walter Kirn

332 :04x01 - Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman

333 :04x02 - Chris Beam, Gary Rosen

334 :04x03 - Gov. Mike Huckabee, Matt Taibbi

335 :04x04 - Norman Ornstein, Muhammad Yunus

336 :04x05 - Neil Shubin

337 :04x06 - Peter Hopkins, Jared Cohen

338 :04x07 - Deborah Tannen

339 :04x08 - Lou Dobbs, David Levy

340 :04x09 - Allan Sloan, Eric Weiner

341 :04x10 - Malcolm Gladwell, Andrew Young

342 :04x11 - Marie Wood, Jeb Corliss, Andrew McLean

343 :04x12 - Debra Dickerson, Charles Nesson

344 :04x13 - Marjane Satrapi, Rick Warren

345 :04x14 - Joe Quesada, Alex Ross

346 :04x15 - Carl Hiaasen, Frans de Waal

347 :04x16 - Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano

348 :04x17 - Tony Campolo, Jacob Weisberg

349 :04x18 - Angelo Falcon, Bob Dole

350 :04x19 - Richard Brookhiser, Tad Devine

351 :04x20 - Mark Moffett

352 :04x21 - Aubrey de Grey, Philip Zimbardo

353 :04x22 - Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lisa Randall

354 :04x23 - David Gracer, Richard Thompson Ford

355 :04x24 - John Feinstein, Leonard Nimoy

356 :04x25 - Henry Louis Gates Jr.

357 :04x26 - Tony Snow

358 :04x27 - Richard Brookhiser, Ingrid Newkirk

359 :04x28 - Lorin Maazel, Shashi Tharoor

360 :04x29 - William Donohue, Howard Dean, Jennifer 8. Lee

361 :04x30 - Robert Reich, Gregory Rodriguez

362 :04x31 - John Legend

363 :04x32 - George McGovern

364 :04x33 - Geraldo Rivera

365 :04x34 - Howard Kurtz

366 :04x35 - Hussein Ibish, Sudhir Venkatesh

367 :04x36 - Samantha Power

368 :04x37 - Carole King

369 :04x38 - Dee Dee Myers

370 :04x39 - Dean Kamen

371 :04x40 - Eric Alterman, Michael Reynolds

372 :04x41 - Van Jones

373 :04x42 - R.E.M.

374 :04x43 - Clay Shirky

375 :04x44 - Trevor Paglen, Jesse Ventura

376 :04x45 - Madeleine Albright

377 :04x46 - Jeff Gore

378 :04x47 - Robin Wright

379 :04x48 - John Legend, Mayor Michael Nutter, Chris Matthews

380 :04x49 - Michelle Obama, The Roots

381 :04x50 - Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, Gov. Ed Rendell

382 :04x51 - Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama

383 :04x52 - Fr. James Martin, Sen. Bernie Sanders

384 :04x53 - Susan Jacoby

385 :04x54 - Mitch Albom

386 :04x55 - Maria Shriver

387 :04x56 - Feist

388 :04x57 - Anne Lamott

389 :04x58 - Donna Brazile, Noah Feldman

390 :04x59 - James Kunstler

391 :04x60 - Carl Hiaasen

392 :04x61 - Nathan Gunn

393 :04x62 - Hasan Elahi, George Johnson

394 :04x63 - Arianna Huffington

395 :04x64 - Dr. Mehmet Oz

396 :04x65 - Jennifer Hooper McCarty

397 :04x66 - Laura Dern, Grover Norquist

398 :04x67 - Andrei Cherny

399 :04x68 - Tony Perkins, Brian Greene

400 :04x69 - Sen. Claire McCaskill

401 :04x70 - Tad Devine, David Sirota

402 :04x71 - Jon Paskowitz

403 :04x72 - George Will

404 :04x73 - Rep. Bob Barr, Salman Rushdie

405 :04x74 - Pat Buchanan

406 :04x75 - Phil Weiss

407 :04x76 - Alan Rabinowitz

408 :04x77 - David Hajdu

409 :04x78 - Winona LaDuke, Dixon Despommier

410 :04x79 - Kenneth R. Miller

411 :04x80 - Neal Katyal, Jonathan Zittrain

412 :04x81 - Dr. Uma Mysorekar, Junot Diaz

413 :04x82 - Bishop N.T. Wright

414 :04x83 - Barbara Ehrenreich

415 :04x84 - Jason Bond, Will Smith

416 :04x85 - Paul Goldberger, Neil deGrasse Tyson

417 :04x86 - Rep. Robert Wexler

418 :04x87 - Lama Surya Das, Daniel C. Esty

419 :04x88 - Julia E. Sweig, Jason Riley

420 :04x89 - Rush

421 :04x90 - Elizabeth Edwards

422 :04x91 - Sen. Jim Webb

Stephen discusses how the entire media is fixated on Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East, talks with a Sierra Club lobbyist, and talks with Senator Jim Webb about his book "A Time to Fight"

423 :04x92 - Margaret Spellings

Stephen's Word discusses a new Air Force "plan" to help beat terrorism, brings to light a new flavor of "Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream", and interviews Maragret Spellings, the Secretary of Education, about "No Child Left Behind".

424 :04x93 - Nas

Stephen talks about the struggling economy, about Starbucks closing around 500 stores, and interviews rapper Nas about his feud with Fox News star Bill O'Reilly.

425 :04x94 - Laurie Goodstein, Garrett Reisman

Stephen brings to light a split in the Angelican Church regarding homosexual priests, and interviews astronaut Garret Reisman.

426 :04x95 - Toby Keith

427 :04x96 - Eric Roston

428 :04x97 - Crosby, Stills & Nash

429 :04x98 - Brendan I. Koerner, Buzz Aldrin

430 :04x99 - Lucas Conley, The Apples in Stereo

431 :04x100 - David Carr

432 :04x101 - Jason Bond, Kevin Costner

433 :04x102 - Devin Gordon, Thomas Frank

434 :04x103 - Jorge Ramos

435 :04x104 - Joey Cheek, Jane Mayer

436 :04x105 - Dick Meyer

437 :04x106 - Bing West

438 :04x107 - Rep. Bob Barr, Scott McClellan

439 :04x108 - Gov. Mike Huckabee

440 :04x109 - Rick Brookhiser

441 :04x110 - John McWhorter

442 :04x111 - Laura D'Andrea Tyson

443 :04x112 - Doris Kearns Goodwin

444 :04x113 - Adam Brickley, Ron Paul

445 :04x114 - Gov. David Paterson

446 :04x115 - Peter J. Gomes

447 :04x116 - Tyson Slocum, Rick Reilly

448 :04x117 - Bob Lutz

449 :04x118 - Maria Bartiromo

450 :04x119 - Jackson Browne

451 :04x120 - Joe Nocera, Cornel West

452 :04x121 - Nicholas Carr

453 :04x122 - Paul Begala

454 :04x123 - James Taylor

455 :04x124 - Dave Levin