Season 2 (2006)

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Nancy Grace
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January 9, 2006

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

Carl Bernstein
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January 10, 2006

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

John Stossel
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January 11, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

Ken Miller
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January 12, 2006

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

George Stephanopoulos
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January 16, 2006

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

Andrew Sullivan
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January 17, 2006

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

Frank McCourt
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January 18, 2006

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

Nina Totenberg
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January 19, 2006

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

David Gregory
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January 23, 2006

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

Robin Givhan
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January 24, 2006

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

Norah Vincent
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January 25, 2006

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

Paul Begala
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January 26, 2006

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

Annie Duke
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January 30, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

Dave Marash
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January 31, 2006

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

Emily Yoffe
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February 1, 2006

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

Christine Todd Whitman
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February 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...Read more

Sen. Barbara Boxer
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February 6, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

James Woolsey
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February 7, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

Alan Dershowitz
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February 8, 2006

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

George Packer
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February 9, 2006

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

Lama Surya Das
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February 21, 2006

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

Michael Eric Dyson
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February 22, 2006

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

David Brooks
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February 23, 2006

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

Tony Campolo
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February 27, 2006

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

Brett O'Donnell
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February 28, 2006

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

Arianna Huffington
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March 1, 2006

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

Jeffrey Sachs
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March 2, 2006

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

Bob Schieffer
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March 6, 2006

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

Norman Ornstein
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March 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!

James Webb
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March 8, 2006

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

Lorraine Bracco
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March 9, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

Christopher Buckley
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March 13, 2006

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

Keith Olbermann
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March 14, 2006

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

Al Franken
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March 15, 2006

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

Frank Vincent
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March 16, 2006

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

Connie Chung
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March 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

Steve Kroft
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March 21, 2006

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

Dan Senor
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March 22, 2006

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

John Kasich
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March 23, 2006

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

Sen. Gary Hart
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March 27, 2006

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

Michael Brown
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March 28, 2006

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

Bruce Bartlett
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March 29, 2006

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

Robert Greenwald
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March 30, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the producer of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journali...Read more

Michael Smerconish
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April 3, 2006

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

Rev. Jesse Jackson
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April 4, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

Harvey Mansfield
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April 5, 2006

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

Markos Moulitsas
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April 6, 2006

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

Reza Aslan
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April 17, 2006

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

Anthony Romero
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April 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

Caitlin Flanagan
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April 19, 2006

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

Ralph Nader
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April 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

Hugh Hewitt
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April 24, 2006

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

Sam Harris
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April 25, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

Sebastian Junger
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April 26, 2006

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

Bill Kristol
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April 27, 2006

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

Jon Meacham
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May 1, 2006

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

Gov. Mike Huckabee
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May 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...Read more

Paul Rieckhoff
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May 3, 2006

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

Rick Reilly
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May 4, 2006

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

Shere Hite
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May 8, 2006

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

Frank Rich
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May 9, 2006

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

Bill Bastone
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May 10, 2006

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

Madeleine Albright
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May 11, 2006

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

Kevin Phillips
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May 15, 2006

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

Tyson Slocum
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May 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 Terro...Read more

Jonathan Alter
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May 17, 2006

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

Ted Daeschler
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May 18, 2006

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

Stone Phillips
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June 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

Christiane Amanpour
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June 6, 2006

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

Steven Squyres
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June 7, 2006

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

Steven Johnson
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June 8, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the...Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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June 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of...Read more

Tim Flannery
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June 13, 2006

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

David Sirota
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June 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

Michael Pollan
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June 15, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Rig...Read more

Gustavo Arellano
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June 19, 2006

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

Bart Ehrman
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June 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

Bay Buchanan
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June 21, 2006

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

Douglas Brinkley
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June 22, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

Marc Bowden
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June 26, 2006

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

Chris Matthews
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June 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

Robert Baer
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June 28, 2006

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

Christopher Noxon
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June 29, 2006

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

Amy Sedaris
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July 10, 2006

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

Tony Hawk
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July 11, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

Mort Zuckerman
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July 12, 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

Ron Suskind
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July 13, 2006

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

Lee Silver
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July 17, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

Dhani Jones
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July 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at U...Read more

Joe Scarborough
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July 19, 2006

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

Tom Brokaw
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July 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

Howell Raines
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July 24, 2006

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

William Donohue
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July 25, 2006

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

Neal Katyal
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July 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fig...Read more

Joe Quesada
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July 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

Ned Lamont
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July 31, 2006

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

Peter Beinart
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August 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 Terro...Read more

Linda Hirshman
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August 2, 2006

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

Paul Hackett III
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August 3, 2006

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

Bill Rhoden
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August 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.

Alexandra Robbins
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August 9, 2006

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

Eli Pariser
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August 10, 2006

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

Ramesh Ponnuru
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August 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review and author of The Party of Death: The Democrats, the...Read more

David Gergen
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August 15, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of...Read more

Morgan Spurlock
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August 16, 2006

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

Neil Young
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August 17, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

Geoffrey Nunberg
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August 21, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics and columnist for the New York Times and author of Talking Rig...Read more

Paul Krugman
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August 22, 2006

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

Gideon Yago
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August 23, 2006

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

Janna Levin
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August 24, 2006

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

Martin Short
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September 11, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

Toby Keith
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September 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

Ken Jennings
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September 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsi...Read more

Bill Simmons
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September 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 w...Read more

Will Power
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September 18, 2006

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

Frank Rich
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September 19, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist Frank Rich, author of The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Trut...Read more

James Carville
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September 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

Daniel Ellsberg
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September 21, 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

Arianna Huffington
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September 25, 2006

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

Ted Danson
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September 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

Lowell Bergman
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September 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Professor at U...Read more

Steve Wozniak
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September 28, 2006

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

Michael Lewis
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October 2, 2006

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

Andy Stern
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October 3, 2006

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

Senator Byron Dorgan
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October 4, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan, author of Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed And Brain-Dea...Read more

Amy Goodman
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October 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fig...Read more

Randy Newman
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October 9, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

Ariel Levy
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October 10, 2006

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

George Lucas
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October 11, 2006

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

Gov. Brian Schweitzer
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October 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

Barry Scheck
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October 16, 2006

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

Richard Dawkins
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October 17, 2006

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

David Kuo
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October 18, 2006

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

Dr. Peter Agre
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October 19, 2006

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

Barry Manilow
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October 30, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

Tim Robbins
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October 31, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

Penn Jillette
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November 1, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

Ronald Reagan Jr.
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November 2, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

Mark Halperin
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November 6, 2006

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

Indecision 2006 Election Coverage
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November 7, 2006

Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Ele...Read more

Jeff Greenfield
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November 8, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

Dean Kamen
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November 9, 2006

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

Dan Rather
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November 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

Jeff Swartz
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November 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek
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November 15, 2006

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

Richard Linklater
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November 16, 2006

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

Jim Lehrer
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November 27, 2006

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

Harry Shearer
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November 28, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

Nora Ephron
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November 29, 2006

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

Mike Lupica
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November 30, 2006

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

Will Wright
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December 4, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

Steven D. Levitt
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December 5, 2006

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

John Sexton
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December 6, 2006

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

Dr. Francis S. Collins
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December 7, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the fromer head of the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evide...Read more

Dr. Peter Singer
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December 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

Dan Savage
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December 12, 2006

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

Doris Kearns Goodwin
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December 13, 2006

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

Daniel Pinchbeck
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December 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes a writer for the Village Voice and Rolling Stone and author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Jour...Read more

Jack Welch
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December 18, 2006

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

Deepak Chopra
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December 19, 2006

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

Chris Funk, Robert Schneider
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December 20, 2006

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.