The Colbert Report - Season 2

First aired: 1/9/2006 161 episodes

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Episodes

1. Nancy Grace

Aired: 1/9/2006

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

2. Carl Bernstein

Aired: 1/10/2006

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

3. John Stossel

Aired: 1/11/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

4. Ken Miller

Aired: 1/12/2006

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

5. George Stephanopoulos

Aired: 1/16/2006

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

6. Andrew Sullivan

Aired: 1/17/2006

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

7. Frank McCourt

Aired: 1/18/2006

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

8. Nina Totenberg

Aired: 1/19/2006

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

9. David Gregory

Aired: 1/23/2006

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

10. Robin Givhan

Aired: 1/24/2006

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

11. Norah Vincent

Aired: 1/25/2006

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

12. Paul Begala

Aired: 1/26/2006

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

13. Annie Duke

Aired: 1/30/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

14. Dave Marash

Aired: 1/31/2006

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

15. Emily Yoffe

Aired: 2/1/2006

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

16. Christine Todd Whitman

Aired: 2/2/2006

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!

17. Sen. Barbara Boxer

Aired: 2/6/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

18. James Woolsey

Aired: 2/7/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

19. Alan Dershowitz

Aired: 2/8/2006

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

20. George Packer

Aired: 2/9/2006

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

21. Lama Surya Das

Aired: 2/21/2006

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

22. Michael Eric Dyson

Aired: 2/22/2006

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

23. David Brooks

Aired: 2/23/2006

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

24. Tony Campolo

Aired: 2/27/2006

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

25. Brett O'Donnell

Aired: 2/28/2006

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

26. Arianna Huffington

Aired: 3/1/2006

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

27. Jeffrey Sachs

Aired: 3/2/2006

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

28. Bob Schieffer

Aired: 3/6/2006

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

29. Norman Ornstein

Aired: 3/7/2006

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!

30. James Webb

Aired: 3/8/2006

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

31. Lorraine Bracco

Aired: 3/9/2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

32. Christopher Buckley

Aired: 3/13/2006

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

33. Keith Olbermann

Aired: 3/14/2006

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

34. Al Franken

Aired: 3/15/2006

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

35. Frank Vincent

Aired: 3/16/2006

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

36. Connie Chung

Aired: 3/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

37. Steve Kroft

Aired: 3/21/2006

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

38. Dan Senor

Aired: 3/22/2006

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

39. John Kasich

Aired: 3/23/2006

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

40. Sen. Gary Hart

Aired: 3/27/2006

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

41. Michael Brown

Aired: 3/28/2006

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

42. Bruce Bartlett

Aired: 3/29/2006

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

43. Robert Greenwald

Aired: 3/30/2006

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!

44. Michael Smerconish

Aired: 4/3/2006

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

45. Rev. Jesse Jackson

Aired: 4/4/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

46. Harvey Mansfield

Aired: 4/5/2006

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

47. Markos Moulitsas

Aired: 4/6/2006

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

48. Reza Aslan

Aired: 4/17/2006

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

49. Anthony Romero

Aired: 4/18/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

50. Caitlin Flanagan

Aired: 4/19/2006

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

51. Ralph Nader

Aired: 4/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

52. Hugh Hewitt

Aired: 4/24/2006

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

53. Sam Harris

Aired: 4/25/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

54. Sebastian Junger

Aired: 4/26/2006

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

55. Bill Kristol

Aired: 4/27/2006

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

56. Jon Meacham

Aired: 5/1/2006

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

57. Gov. Mike Huckabee

Aired: 5/2/2006

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!

58. Paul Rieckhoff

Aired: 5/3/2006

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

59. Rick Reilly

Aired: 5/4/2006

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

60. Shere Hite

Aired: 5/8/2006

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

61. Frank Rich

Aired: 5/9/2006

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

62. Bill Bastone

Aired: 5/10/2006

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

63. Madeleine Albright

Aired: 5/11/2006

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

64. Kevin Phillips

Aired: 5/15/2006

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

65. Tyson Slocum

Aired: 5/16/2006

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.

66. Jonathan Alter

Aired: 5/17/2006

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

67. Ted Daeschler

Aired: 5/18/2006

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

68. Stone Phillips

Aired: 6/5/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

69. Christiane Amanpour

Aired: 6/6/2006

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

70. Steven Squyres

Aired: 6/7/2006

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

71. Steven Johnson

Aired: 6/8/2006

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.

72. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Aired: 6/12/2006

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.

73. Tim Flannery

Aired: 6/13/2006

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

74. David Sirota

Aired: 6/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

75. Michael Pollan

Aired: 6/15/2006

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.

76. Gustavo Arellano

Aired: 6/19/2006

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

77. Bart Ehrman

Aired: 6/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

78. Bay Buchanan

Aired: 6/21/2006

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

79. Douglas Brinkley

Aired: 6/22/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

80. Marc Bowden

Aired: 6/26/2006

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

81. Chris Matthews

Aired: 6/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

82. Robert Baer

Aired: 6/28/2006

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

83. Christopher Noxon

Aired: 6/29/2006

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

84. Amy Sedaris

Aired: 7/10/2006

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

85. Tony Hawk

Aired: 7/11/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

86. Mort Zuckerman

Aired: 7/12/2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

87. Ron Suskind

Aired: 7/13/2006

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

88. Lee Silver

Aired: 7/17/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

89. Dhani Jones

Aired: 7/18/2006

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.

90. Joe Scarborough

Aired: 7/19/2006

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

91. Tom Brokaw

Aired: 7/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

92. Howell Raines

Aired: 7/24/2006

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

93. William Donohue

Aired: 7/25/2006

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

94. Neal Katyal

Aired: 7/26/2006

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

95. Joe Quesada

Aired: 7/27/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

96. Ned Lamont

Aired: 7/31/2006

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

97. Peter Beinart

Aired: 8/1/2006

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.

98. Linda Hirshman

Aired: 8/2/2006

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

99. Paul Hackett III

Aired: 8/3/2006

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

100. Bill Rhoden

Aired: 8/8/2006

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

101. Alexandra Robbins

Aired: 8/9/2006

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

102. Eli Pariser

Aired: 8/10/2006

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

103. Ramesh Ponnuru

Aired: 8/14/2006

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.

104. David Gergen

Aired: 8/15/2006

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.

105. Morgan Spurlock

Aired: 8/16/2006

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

106. Neil Young

Aired: 8/17/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

107. Geoffrey Nunberg

Aired: 8/21/2006

108. Paul Krugman

Aired: 8/22/2006

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

109. Gideon Yago

Aired: 8/23/2006

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

110. Janna Levin

Aired: 8/24/2006

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

111. Martin Short

Aired: 9/11/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

112. Toby Keith

Aired: 9/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

113. Ken Jennings

Aired: 9/13/2006

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

114. Bill Simmons

Aired: 9/14/2006

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

115. Will Power

Aired: 9/18/2006

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

116. Frank Rich

Aired: 9/19/2006

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.

117. James Carville

Aired: 9/20/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

118. Daniel Ellsberg

Aired: 9/21/2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

119. Arianna Huffington

Aired: 9/25/2006

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

120. Ted Danson

Aired: 9/26/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

121. Lowell Bergman

Aired: 9/27/2006

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.

122. Steve Wozniak

Aired: 9/28/2006

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

123. Michael Lewis

Aired: 10/2/2006

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

124. Andy Stern

Aired: 10/3/2006

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

125. Senator Byron Dorgan

Aired: 10/4/2006

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.

126. Amy Goodman

Aired: 10/5/2006

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

127. Randy Newman

Aired: 10/9/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

128. Ariel Levy

Aired: 10/10/2006

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

129. George Lucas

Aired: 10/11/2006

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

130. Gov. Brian Schweitzer

Aired: 10/12/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

131. Barry Scheck

Aired: 10/16/2006

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

132. Richard Dawkins

Aired: 10/17/2006

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

133. David Kuo

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.

134. Dr. Peter Agre

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.

135. Barry Manilow

Aired: 10/30/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

136. Tim Robbins

Aired: 10/31/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

137. Penn Jillette

Aired: 11/1/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

138. Ronald Reagan Jr.

Aired: 11/2/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

139. Mark Halperin

Aired: 11/6/2006

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

140. Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

Aired: 11/7/2006

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.

141. Jeff Greenfield

Aired: 11/8/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

142. Dean Kamen

Aired: 11/9/2006

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

143. Dan Rather

Aired: 11/13/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

144. Jeff Swartz

Aired: 11/14/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

145. Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

Aired: 11/15/2006

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

146. Richard Linklater

Aired: 11/16/2006

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

147. Jim Lehrer

Aired: 11/27/2006

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

148. Harry Shearer

Aired: 11/28/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

149. Nora Ephron

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.

150. Mike Lupica

Aired: 11/30/2006

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

151. Will Wright

Aired: 12/4/2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

152. Steven D. Levitt

Aired: 12/5/2006

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

153. John Sexton

Aired: 12/6/2006

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

154. Dr. Francis S. Collins

Aired: 12/7/2006

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.

155. Dr. Peter Singer

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

156. Dan Savage

Aired: 12/12/2006

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

157. Doris Kearns Goodwin

Aired: 12/13/2006

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

158. Daniel Pinchbeck

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.

159. Jack Welch

Aired: 12/18/2006

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

160. Deepak Chopra

Aired: 12/19/2006

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

161. Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

Aired: 12/20/2006

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.