Episode list

The Colbert Report

Ben Folds Five

Sun, Sep 30, 2012
Ben Folds Five performs a song from their new album "The Sound of the Life of the Mind."
6.8 /10
Kenny Rogers

Tue, Oct 02, 2012
Kenny Rogers stops by to talk about his new book "Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir."
7 /10
George Church

Wed, Oct 03, 2012
Dr. George Church, co-author of "REGENESIS: How Synthetic Biology will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves," visits The Colbert Report.
7 /10
Morrissey

Mon, Oct 08, 2012
Morrissey discusses his upcoming tour and plays a song in the studio.
6.7 /10
Evan Thomas

Sun, Oct 14, 2012
Journalist Evan Thomas portrays another side of Dwight Eisenhower in his book "Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World."
6.9 /10
Cory Booker

Mon, Oct 15, 2012
Mayor Cory Booker visits the show to talk about the upcoming Dodge poetry festival in Newark.
6.9 /10
Donald Sadoway

Sun, Oct 21, 2012
Donald Sadoway, professor at MIT and inventor of liquid metal batteries, discusses renewable energy sources.
6.5 /10
Anthony Everitt
Author Anthony Everitt discusses his new book "The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire."
7.2 /10
Mitch Daniels

Wed, Oct 24, 2012
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels visits Stephen to talk about his book "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans."
6.9 /10
Lilly Ledbetter
Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter discusses gender pay equality and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
7.2 /10
Episode #9.18

Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Stephen welcomes Blind Boys of Alabama to The Colbert Report to discuss their album "I'll Find A Way."
6.7 /10
Nate Silver

Sun, Nov 04, 2012
Nate Silver, author of "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't," discusses the odds of the election.
7.1 /10
Rachel Maddow

Wed, Nov 07, 2012
Progressive political TV host Rachel Maddow sits down with Stephen to discuss the election results.
6.5 /10
Ken Burns

Sun, Nov 11, 2012
Ken Burns, director of "The Dust Bowl" and "The Central Park Five," visits The Colbert Report to talk about his new documentaries.
7.1 /10
Newt Gingrich

Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses his new book about the first president entitled "Victory at Yorktown: A Novel (George Washington)."
6.6 /10
Tony Kushner

Tue, Nov 13, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner talks about writing the screenplay for the upcoming film "Lincoln."
7.1 /10
Chris Stringer

Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Anthropologist Chris Stringer discusses the origins of the human race and his new book "Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth."
7 /10
Jake Tapper

Sun, Nov 25, 2012
Jake Tapper stops by to talk about his book "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor."
7 /10
Dolly Parton

Mon, Nov 26, 2012
Dolly Parton tells Stephen all about her personal philosophies on life and her new book "Dream More."
7 /10
Frank Oz

Tue, Nov 27, 2012
Frank Oz talks about the release of the director's cut of "Little Shop of Horrors."
7.1 /10
Sean Carroll

Wed, Nov 28, 2012
Theoretical cosmologist Sean Carroll discusses his book "The Particle at the End of the Universe."
6.6 /10
Ian McKellen

Sun, Dec 02, 2012
Stephen kicks off a Tolkien-themed week with Sir Ian McKellen, who stars as Gandalf the Grey in "The Hobbit."
7.8 /10
Andy Serkis

Tue, Dec 04, 2012
Hobbit Week continues with guest Andy Serkis, the actor behind Gollum.
7.6 /10
Diana Krall

Sun, Dec 09, 2012
Stephen welcomes recording artist Diana Krall to talk about her new album "Glad Rag Doll." Then Diana, Stephen, and Elvis Costello perform a song to kick off Christmas Carol Week.
6.6 /10
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell visits The Colbert Report to talk about "The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs." Then Christmas Carol Week continues when Audra McDonald stops by to perform a song with Stephen.
6.6 /10
Mandy Patinkin

Tue, Dec 11, 2012
Stephen welcomes actor Mandy Patinkin to The Colbert Report to talk about his show "Homeland." Then, for Day 3 of Christmas Carol Week, Michael Stipe joins Mandy and Stephen to perform a song.
7.1 /10
Simone Campbell
Sister Simone Campbell sits down with Stephen to discuss her social justice lobby, and Christmas Carol Week wraps up with a performance from Stephen, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, and Sean Lennon.
7.8 /10
Jimmy Wales

Sun, Jan 06, 2013
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, stops by The Colbert Report to discuss his upcoming ventures.
7.2 /10
Chris Kluwe

Mon, Jan 07, 2013
Punter for the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, discusses his support of gay marriage.
6.8 /10
Neil Shubin

Tue, Jan 08, 2013
Neil Shubin talks about his book "The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People."
6.5 /10
Jared Diamond

Mon, Jan 14, 2013
Jared Diamond discusses his new book, "The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?"
7 /10
Tavi Gevinson

Wed, Jan 23, 2013
Fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson talks about her first book "Rookie Yearbook One."
7.1 /10

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