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  • Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon

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    Season 2, Episode 161 - Aired 12/20/2006

    Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.

  • Deepak Chopra

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    Season 2, Episode 160 - Aired 12/19/2006

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

  • Jack Welch

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    Season 2, Episode 159 - Aired 12/18/2006

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

  • Daniel Pinchbeck

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    Season 2, Episode 158 - Aired 12/14/2006

    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.

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

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    Season 2, Episode 157 - Aired 12/13/2006

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

  • Dan Savage

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    Season 2, Episode 156 - Aired 12/12/2006

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

  • Dr. Peter Singer

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    Season 2, Episode 155 - Aired 12/11/2006

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

  • Dr. Francis S. Collins

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    Season 2, Episode 154 - Aired 12/07/2006

    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.

  • John Sexton

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    Season 2, Episode 153 - Aired 12/06/2006

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

  • Steven D. Levitt

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    Season 2, Episode 152 - Aired 12/05/2006

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

  • Will Wright

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    Season 2, Episode 151 - Aired 12/04/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

  • Mike Lupica

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    Season 2, Episode 150 - Aired 11/30/2006

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

  • Nora Ephron

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    Season 2, Episode 149 - Aired 11/29/2006

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

  • Harry Shearer

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    Season 2, Episode 148 - Aired 11/28/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

  • Jim Lehrer

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    Season 2, Episode 147 - Aired 11/27/2006

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

  • Richard Linklater

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    Season 2, Episode 146 - Aired 11/16/2006

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

  • Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

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    Season 2, Episode 145 - Aired 11/15/2006

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

  • Jeff Swartz

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    Season 2, Episode 144 - Aired 11/14/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

  • Dan Rather

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    Season 2, Episode 143 - Aired 11/13/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

  • Dean Kamen

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    Season 2, Episode 142 - Aired 11/09/2006

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

  • Jeff Greenfield

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    Season 2, Episode 141 - Aired 11/08/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

  • Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

    Indecision 2006 Election Coverage Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 140 - Aired 11/07/2006

    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.

  • Mark Halperin

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    Season 2, Episode 139 - Aired 11/06/2006

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

  • Ronald Reagan Jr.

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    Season 2, Episode 138 - Aired 11/02/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

  • Penn Jillette

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    Season 2, Episode 137 - Aired 11/01/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

  • Tim Robbins

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    Season 2, Episode 136 - Aired 10/31/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

  • Barry Manilow

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    Season 2, Episode 135 - Aired 10/30/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

  • Dr. Peter Agre

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    Season 2, Episode 134 - Aired 10/19/2006

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

  • David Kuo

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    Season 2, Episode 133 - Aired 10/18/2006

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

  • Richard Dawkins

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    Season 2, Episode 132 - Aired 10/17/2006

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

  • Barry Scheck

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    Season 2, Episode 131 - Aired 10/16/2006

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

  • Gov. Brian Schweitzer

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    Season 2, Episode 130 - Aired 10/12/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

  • George Lucas

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    Season 2, Episode 129 - Aired 10/11/2006

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

  • Ariel Levy

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    Season 2, Episode 128 - Aired 10/10/2006

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

  • Randy Newman

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    Season 2, Episode 127 - Aired 10/09/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

  • Amy Goodman

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    Season 2, Episode 126 - Aired 10/05/2006

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

  • Senator Byron Dorgan

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    Season 2, Episode 125 - Aired 10/04/2006

    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.

  • Andy Stern

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    Season 2, Episode 124 - Aired 10/03/2006

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

  • Michael Lewis

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    Season 2, Episode 123 - Aired 10/02/2006

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

  • Steve Wozniak

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    Season 2, Episode 122 - Aired 09/28/2006

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

  • Lowell Bergman

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    Season 2, Episode 121 - Aired 09/27/2006

    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.

  • Ted Danson

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    Season 2, Episode 120 - Aired 09/26/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

  • Arianna Huffington

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    Season 2, Episode 119 - Aired 09/25/2006

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

  • Daniel Ellsberg

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    Season 2, Episode 118 - Aired 09/21/2006

    Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

  • James Carville

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    Season 2, Episode 117 - Aired 09/20/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

  • Frank Rich

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    Season 2, Episode 116 - Aired 09/19/2006

    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.

  • Will Power

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    Season 2, Episode 115 - Aired 09/18/2006

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

  • Bill Simmons

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    Season 2, Episode 114 - Aired 09/14/2006

    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

  • Ken Jennings

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    Season 2, Episode 113 - Aired 09/13/2006

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

  • Toby Keith

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    Season 2, Episode 112 - Aired 09/12/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

  • Martin Short

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    Season 2, Episode 111 - Aired 09/11/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

  • Janna Levin

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    Season 2, Episode 110 - Aired 08/24/2006

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

  • Gideon Yago

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    Season 2, Episode 109 - Aired 08/23/2006

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

  • Paul Krugman

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    Season 2, Episode 108 - Aired 08/22/2006

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

  • Geoffrey Nunberg

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    Season 2, Episode 107 - Aired 08/21/2006

    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.

  • Neil Young

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    Season 2, Episode 106 - Aired 08/17/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

  • Morgan Spurlock

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    Season 2, Episode 105 - Aired 08/16/2006

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

  • David Gergen

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    Season 2, Episode 104 - Aired 08/15/2006

    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.

  • Ramesh Ponnuru

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    Season 2, Episode 103 - Aired 08/14/2006

    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.

  • Eli Pariser

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    Season 2, Episode 102 - Aired 08/10/2006

    Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

  • Alexandra Robbins

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    Season 2, Episode 101 - Aired 08/09/2006

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

  • Bill Rhoden

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    Season 2, Episode 100 - Aired 08/08/2006

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

  • Paul Hackett III

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    Season 2, Episode 99 - Aired 08/03/2006

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

  • Linda Hirshman

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    Season 2, Episode 98 - Aired 08/02/2006

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

  • Peter Beinart

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    Season 2, Episode 97 - Aired 08/01/2006

    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.

  • Ned Lamont

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    Season 2, Episode 96 - Aired 07/31/2006

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

  • Joe Quesada

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    Season 2, Episode 95 - Aired 07/27/2006

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

  • Neal Katyal

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    Season 2, Episode 94 - Aired 07/26/2006

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

  • William Donohue

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    Season 2, Episode 93 - Aired 07/25/2006

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

  • Howell Raines

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    Season 2, Episode 92 - Aired 07/24/2006

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

  • Tom Brokaw

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    Season 2, Episode 91 - Aired 07/20/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

  • Joe Scarborough

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    Season 2, Episode 90 - Aired 07/19/2006

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

  • Dhani Jones

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    Season 2, Episode 89 - Aired 07/18/2006

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

  • Lee Silver

    Lee Silver Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 88 - Aired 07/17/2006

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

  • Ron Suskind

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    Season 2, Episode 87 - Aired 07/13/2006

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

  • Mort Zuckerman

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    Season 2, Episode 86 - Aired 07/12/2006

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

  • Tony Hawk

    Tony Hawk Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 85 - Aired 07/11/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

  • Amy Sedaris

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    Season 2, Episode 84 - Aired 07/10/2006

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

  • Christopher Noxon

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    Season 2, Episode 83 - Aired 06/29/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

  • Robert Baer

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    Season 2, Episode 82 - Aired 06/28/2006

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

  • Chris Matthews

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    Season 2, Episode 81 - Aired 06/27/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

  • Marc Bowden

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    Season 2, Episode 80 - Aired 06/26/2006

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

  • Douglas Brinkley

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    Season 2, Episode 79 - Aired 06/22/2006

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

  • Bay Buchanan

    Bay Buchanan Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 78 - Aired 06/21/2006

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

  • Bart Ehrman

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    Season 2, Episode 77 - Aired 06/20/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

  • Gustavo Arellano

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    Season 2, Episode 76 - Aired 06/19/2006

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

  • Michael Pollan

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    Season 2, Episode 75 - Aired 06/15/2006

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

  • David Sirota

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    Season 2, Episode 74 - Aired 06/14/2006

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

  • Tim Flannery

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    Season 2, Episode 73 - Aired 06/13/2006

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

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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    Season 2, Episode 72 - Aired 06/12/2006

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

  • Steven Johnson

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    Season 2, Episode 71 - Aired 06/08/2006

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

  • Steven Squyres

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    Season 2, Episode 70 - Aired 06/07/2006

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

  • Christiane Amanpour

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    Season 2, Episode 69 - Aired 06/06/2006

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

  • Stone Phillips

    Stone Phillips Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 68 - Aired 06/05/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

  • Ted Daeschler

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    Season 2, Episode 67 - Aired 05/18/2006

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

  • Jonathan Alter

    Jonathan Alter Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 66 - Aired 05/17/2006

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

  • Tyson Slocum

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    Season 2, Episode 65 - Aired 05/16/2006

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

  • Kevin Phillips

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    Season 2, Episode 64 - Aired 05/15/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Madeleine Albright

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    Season 2, Episode 63 - Aired 05/11/2006

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

  • Bill Bastone

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    Season 2, Episode 62 - Aired 05/10/2006

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

  • Frank Rich

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    Season 2, Episode 61 - Aired 05/09/2006

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

  • Shere Hite

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    Season 2, Episode 60 - Aired 05/08/2006

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

  • Rick Reilly

    Rick Reilly Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 59 - Aired 05/04/2006

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

  • Paul Rieckhoff

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    Season 2, Episode 58 - Aired 05/03/2006

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

  • Gov. Mike Huckabee

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    Season 2, Episode 57 - Aired 05/02/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Jon Meacham

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    Season 2, Episode 56 - Aired 05/01/2006

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

  • Bill Kristol

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    Season 2, Episode 55 - Aired 04/27/2006

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

  • Sebastian Junger

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    Season 2, Episode 54 - Aired 04/26/2006

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

  • Sam Harris

    Sam Harris Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 53 - Aired 04/25/2006

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

  • Hugh Hewitt

    Hugh Hewitt Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 52 - Aired 04/24/2006

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

  • Ralph Nader

    Ralph Nader Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 51 - Aired 04/20/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and activist, Ralph Nader!

  • Caitlin Flanagan

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    Season 2, Episode 50 - Aired 04/19/2006

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

  • Anthony Romero

    Anthony Romero Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 49 - Aired 04/18/2006

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

  • Reza Aslan

    Reza Aslan Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 48 - Aired 04/17/2006

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

  • Markos Moulitsas

    Markos Moulitsas Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 47 - Aired 04/06/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Harvey Mansfield

    Harvey Mansfield Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 46 - Aired 04/05/2006

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

  • Rev. Jesse Jackson

    Rev. Jesse Jackson Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 45 - Aired 04/04/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

  • Michael Smerconish

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    Season 2, Episode 44 - Aired 04/03/2006

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

  • Robert Greenwald

    Robert Greenwald Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 43 - Aired 03/30/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Bruce Bartlett

    Bruce Bartlett Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 42 - Aired 03/29/2006

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

  • Michael Brown

    Michael Brown Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 41 - Aired 03/28/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!

  • Sen. Gary Hart

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    Season 2, Episode 40 - Aired 03/27/2006

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

  • John Kasich

    John Kasich Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 39 - Aired 03/23/2006

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

  • Dan Senor

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    Season 2, Episode 38 - Aired 03/22/2006

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

  • Steve Kroft

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    Season 2, Episode 37 - Aired 03/21/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!

  • Connie Chung

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    Season 2, Episode 36 - Aired 03/20/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former news anchor, Connie Chung!

  • Frank Vincent

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    Season 2, Episode 35 - Aired 03/16/2006

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

  • Al Franken

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    Season 2, Episode 34 - Aired 03/15/2006

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

  • Keith Olbermann

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    Season 2, Episode 33 - Aired 03/14/2006

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

  • Christopher Buckley

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    Season 2, Episode 32 - Aired 03/13/2006

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

  • Lorraine Bracco

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    Season 2, Episode 31 - Aired 03/09/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

  • James Webb

    James Webb Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 30 - Aired 03/08/2006

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

  • Norman Ornstein

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    Season 2, Episode 29 - Aired 03/07/2006

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

  • Bob Schieffer

    Bob Schieffer Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 28 - Aired 03/06/2006

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

  • Jeffrey Sachs

    Jeffrey Sachs Edit this episode

    Season 2, Episode 27 - Aired 03/02/2006

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

  • Arianna Huffington

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    Season 2, Episode 26 - Aired 03/01/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!

  • Brett O'Donnell

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    Season 2, Episode 25 - Aired 02/28/2006

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

  • Tony Campolo

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    Season 2, Episode 24 - Aired 02/27/2006

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

  • David Brooks

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    Season 2, Episode 23 - Aired 02/23/2006

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

  • Michael Eric Dyson

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    Season 2, Episode 22 - Aired 02/22/2006

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

  • Lama Surya Das

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    Season 2, Episode 21 - Aired 02/21/2006

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

  • George Packer

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    Season 2, Episode 20 - Aired 02/09/2006

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

  • Alan Dershowitz

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    Season 2, Episode 19 - Aired 02/08/2006

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

  • James Woolsey

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    Season 2, Episode 18 - Aired 02/07/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

  • Sen. Barbara Boxer

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    Season 2, Episode 17 - Aired 02/06/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

  • Christine Todd Whitman

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    Season 2, Episode 16 - Aired 02/02/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Emily Yoffe

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    Season 2, Episode 15 - Aired 02/01/2006

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

  • Dave Marash

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    Season 2, Episode 14 - Aired 01/31/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes reporter, Dave Marash!

  • Annie Duke

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    Season 2, Episode 13 - Aired 01/30/2006

    TONIGHT: 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!

  • Paul Begala

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    Season 2, Episode 12 - Aired 01/26/2006

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

  • Norah Vincent

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    Season 2, Episode 11 - Aired 01/25/2006

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

  • Robin Givhan

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    Season 2, Episode 10 - Aired 01/24/2006

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

  • David Gregory

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    Season 2, Episode 9 - Aired 01/23/2006

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

  • Nina Totenberg

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    Season 2, Episode 8 - Aired 01/19/2006

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

  • Frank McCourt

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    Season 2, Episode 7 - Aired 01/18/2006

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

  • Andrew Sullivan

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    Season 2, Episode 6 - Aired 01/17/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

  • George Stephanopoulos

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    Season 2, Episode 5 - Aired 01/16/2006

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

  • Ken Miller

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    Season 2, Episode 4 - Aired 01/12/2006

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

  • John Stossel

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    Season 2, Episode 3 - Aired 01/11/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

  • Carl Bernstein

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    Season 2, Episode 2 - Aired 01/10/2006

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

  • Nancy Grace

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    Season 2, Episode 1 - Aired 01/09/2006

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