January 7, 2008
Episode 1 of Season 4 premiered on January 7, 2008
January 8, 2008
Episode 2 of Season 4 premiered on January 8, 2008
January 9, 2008
Episode 3 of Season 4 premiered on January 9, 2008
January 10, 2008
Episode 4 of Season 4 premiered on January 10, 2008
January 14, 2008
Episode 5 of Season 4 premiered on January 14, 2008
January 15, 2008
Episode 6 of Season 4 premiered on January 15, 2008
January 16, 2008
Episode 7 of Season 4 premiered on January 16, 2008
January 17, 2008
Episode 8 of Season 4 premiered on January 17, 2008
January 21, 2008
Episode 9 of Season 4 premiered on January 21, 2008
January 22, 2008
Episode 10 of Season 4 premiered on January 22, 2008
January 23, 2008
Episode 11 of Season 4 premiered on January 23, 2008
January 24, 2008
Episode 12 of Season 4 premiered on January 24, 2008
January 28, 2008
Episode 13 of Season 4 premiered on January 28, 2008
January 29, 2008
Episode 14 of Season 4 premiered on January 29, 2008
January 30, 2008
Episode 15 of Season 4 premiered on January 30, 2008
January 31, 2008
Episode 16 of Season 4 premiered on January 31, 2008
February 4, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy. Also, Stephen talks with Tony Campolo, ...Read more
February 5, 2008
Episode 18 of Season 4 premiered on February 5, 2008
February 6, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks with the senior editor of The National Review Richar...Read more
February 7, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with Frogs. Also, Presidental candiate and former Arkans...Read more
February 11, 2008
Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "Best Spoken Word Album" for The Audacity of Hope: Thou...Read more
February 12, 2008
Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen claims that via obligation, he should be the running mat...Read more
February 13, 2008
Stephen begins by talking about how he survived the writers strike. He brings his writers (including, strangely enough, Tiki Barbe...Read more
February 14, 2008
Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian Oliver Pocher on notice for stealing his pose that h...Read more
February 26, 2008
Stephen starts by talking about a photo of Barack Obama in Muslim dress, claiming he is a terrorist. He says that the photo does n...Read more
February 27, 2008
Stephen begins by discussing a recent John McCain rally, in which opening speaker Bill Cunningham said negative things about Barac...Read more
February 28, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the president and co-founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk. Also, Stephen talks with the senior editor for The ...Read more
March 3, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former UN undersecretary general for communications and public information, and author of The Elephan...Read more
March 4, 2008
Stephen starts by talking about John McCain and his support from John Hagee. Stephen expresses his anger of Hagee's views about Ca...Read more
March 5, 2008
Stephen begins by paying tribute to Brett Favre. He then becomes angry about Mike Huckabee losing the Republican primaries to John...Read more
March 6, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes musician John Legend.
March 10, 2008
Stephen begins by talking about the Eliot Spitzer scandal. In "The Wørd," he talks about Hillary Clinton's claim that she is ahead...Read more
March 11, 2008
Stephen talks about his hate for John McCain, which he is forced to set aside to support him as the Republican nominee. In "The Wø...Read more
March 12, 2008
Episode 34 of Season 4 premiered on March 12, 2008
March 13, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Columbia University professor and author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes it to the St...Read more
March 17, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight t...Read more
March 18, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary singer/songwriter Carole King.
March 19, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary and author of Why Women Should Rule the World, Dee Dee Myers.
March 20, 2008
Episode 39 of Season 4 premiered on March 20, 2008
March 31, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of English and journalism and author of Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush ...Read more
April 1, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Van Jones.
April 2, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes classic American rock band R.E.M. to talk about their new album, "Accelerate".
April 3, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes telecommunications professor and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky.
April 7, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former pro wrestler and Governor of Minnesota and author of Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!, Jesse...Read more
April 8, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former Clinton Secretary of State and author of Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's...Read more
April 9, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Citizens for Retiring the Penny, Jeff Gore.
April 10, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist (specializing in the Middle East) and author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, Robin Wright.
April 14, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.
April 15, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Grammy Award winning musical group The Roots.
April 16, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania's Governor, Ed Rendell.
April 17, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Pennsylvania Congressman Rep. Patrick Murphy.
April 21, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Vermont Congressman Rep. Bernie Sanders.
April 22, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby.
April 23, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes radio host and author of For One More Day, Mitch Albom.
April 24, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist, California's First Lady and author of Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question, Little Book. Answe...Read more
April 28, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Feist.
April 29, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist and author of Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, Anne Lamott.
April 30, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes law professor at Harvard University and author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman.
May 1, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of World Made by Hand, James Kunstler.
May 5, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport, Carl Hiaasen.
May 6, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn.
May 7, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes science writer and author of The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments, George Johnson.
May 8, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor in chief of the Huffington Post and author of Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked ...Read more
May 12, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
May 13, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries, Jennifer McCarty.
May 14, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Americans for Tax Reform and author of Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Of...Read more
May 15, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour, Andrei Cherny.
May 27, 2008
Episode 68 of Season 4 premiered on May 27, 2008
May 28, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.
May 29, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street an...Read more
June 2, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-producer of the movie Surf Wise, Jon Paskowitz.
June 3, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation, George Will.
June 4, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Oklahoma Representative and Libertarian Presidential candidate, Bob Barr.
June 5, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes conservative political commentator and author of Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britai...Read more
June 9, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes New York columnist Phil Weiss.
June 10, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes wildlife scientist and author of Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns,...Read more
June 11, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, David Hajdu.
June 12, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, Dixon Despommier.
June 16, 2008
Tonight Stephen talks with biologist and author of Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul, Kenneth Miller.
June 17, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet Security and author of The Future of the Internet--And ...Read more
June 18, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz.
June 19, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible scholar and author of Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of th...Read more
June 23, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes political satirist and author of This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, Barbara Ehrenriech.
June 24, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper, actor and star of Hancock, Will Smith.
June 25, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Also, Stephen talks with ar...Read more
June 26, 2008
Episode 86 of Season 4 premiered on June 26, 2008
July 14, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the head of Yale's Center for Business the Environment, Dan Esty. Also Stephen talks with Lama Surya Das ...Read more
July 15, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, Jason Riley. Also, Stephen talks with Ju...Read more
July 16, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes rock group Rush. They perform Tom Sawyer
July 17, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards and author of Saving Graces: Finding Solace and St...Read more
July 21, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Virginia Senator and author of A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America, Senator Jim Webb.
July 22, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of I...Read more
July 23, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes rapper Nas who is representing www.colorofchange.org and their petition to FOX to stop racist bias in news.
July 24, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes astronaut Garrett Reisman.
July 28, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes country music superstar Toby Keith and star of Beer for My Horses, plus Keith performs the song of the same name.
July 29, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat.
July 30, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musical act Crosby, Stills Nash.
July 31, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
August 4, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of I...Read more
August 5, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of...Read more
August 6, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor/director and star of Swing Vote, Kevin Costner.
August 7, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes contributing editor for Harper's and author of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, Thomas Frank.
August 11, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor for Univision News and author of The Gift of Time: Letters from a Father, Jorge Ramos.
August 12, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on Am...Read more
August 13, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes social critic and author of Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium, Dick Meyer.
August 14, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes combat journalist and author of The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq, Bing West.
August 26, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House ...Read more
August 27, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee.
August 28, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes biographer, historian and author of George Washington on Leadership, Richard Brookhiser.
August 29, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes political commentator and author of All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America, John McWhorter.
September 2, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former director of the National Economic Council, Laura Tyson.
September 3, 2008
Episode 112 of Season 4 premiered on September 3, 2008
September 4, 2008
Episode 113 of Season 4 premiered on September 4, 2008
September 5, 2008
Episode 114 of Season 4 premiered on September 5, 2008
September 15, 2008
Episode 115 of Season 4 premiered on September 15, 2008
September 16, 2008
Episode 116 of Season 4 premiered on September 16, 2008
September 17, 2008
Episode 117 of Season 4 premiered on September 17, 2008
September 18, 2008
Episode 118 of Season 4 premiered on September 18, 2008
September 23, 2008
Episode 119 of Season 4 premiered on September 23, 2008
September 24, 2008
Episode 120 of Season 4 premiered on September 24, 2008
September 25, 2008
Episode 121 of Season 4 premiered on September 25, 2008
September 29, 2008
Episode 122 of Season 4 premiered on September 29, 2008
September 30, 2008
Episode 123 of Season 4 premiered on September 30, 2008
October 1, 2008
Episode 124 of Season 4 premiered on October 1, 2008
October 2, 2008
Episode 125 of Season 4 premiered on October 2, 2008
October 6, 2008
Episode 126 of Season 4 premiered on October 6, 2008
October 7, 2008
Episode 127 of Season 4 premiered on October 7, 2008
October 8, 2008
Episode 128 of Season 4 premiered on October 8, 2008
October 9, 2008
Episode 129 of Season 4 premiered on October 9, 2008
October 13, 2008
Stephen offers his investment advice, and Kathleen Parker doesn't think Sarah Palin is ready.
October 14, 2008
Episode 131 of Season 4 premiered on October 14, 2008
October 15, 2008
Episode 132 of Season 4 premiered on October 15, 2008
October 16, 2008
Stephen starts by talking about the final presidential debate, praising John McCain, but attacking his references to Joe the Plumb...Read more
October 20, 2008
Stephen begins by talking about Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama for president. He then interviews Fareed Zakaria about the eco...Read more
October 21, 2008
Stephen begins by talking about Stephen Jr., his adopted eagle son, who was spotted in Oregon. He claims that Stephen Jr. has been...Read more
October 22, 2008
Episode 136 of Season 4 premiered on October 22, 2008
October 23, 2008
Episode 137 of Season 4 premiered on October 23, 2008
October 27, 2008
Grammy Award winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, (Songs of Joy and Peace).
October 28, 2008
Stephen welcomes Sherman Alexie, author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."
October 29, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon.
October 30, 2008
Episode 141 of Season 4 premiered on October 30, 2008
November 3, 2008
Andrew Sullivan says conservatives should support Obama.
November 4, 2008
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best resear...Read more
November 5, 2008
Stephen sits down with civil rights pioneer Andrew Young.
November 6, 2008
Episode 145 of Season 4 premiered on November 6, 2008
November 11, 2008
Episode 146 of Season 4 premiered on November 11, 2008
November 12, 2008
Episode 147 of Season 4 premiered on November 12, 2008
November 13, 2008
Episode 148 of Season 4 premiered on November 13, 2008
November 17, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell. Also, Stephen talks with the host of Mee...Read more
November 18, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes singer/songwriter Paul Simon.
November 19, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity, Michael Lewis.
November 20, 2008
Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew Amer...Read more
December 1, 2008
Stephen checks in on the war in Afghanistan, and Roland Fryer sees if cash incentives inspire students.
December 2, 2008
Plaxico Burress could go to jail, and Jeffrey Goldberg says airline security is insufficient.
December 3, 2008
The media reacts to Obama's cabinet picks, and Barbara Walters promotes her TV special.
December 4, 2008
A new report predicts a biological attack, and Nicholas Wade wants to recreate a woolly mammoth.
December 8, 2008
Stephen briefly mentions Barbra Streisand kissing President Bush. He then talks about a potential government bailout of the Big Th...Read more
December 9, 2008
Stephen briefly mentions the arrest and indictment of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. A discussion on Frost/Nixon, he interview...Read more
December 10, 2008
Richard Haass believes this century has the potential for America to cooperate with other countries to make the world safer.
December 11, 2008
Stephen talks about Atheists trying to take the Christ out of Christmas. Michael Phelps will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics a...Read more