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Season 14

2009 · 161 episodes

  1. 1. David Gregory

    2009-01-05

    Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

  2. 2. Michael Wolff

    2009-01-06

    Author Michael Wolff.

  3. 3. Rachel Maddow

    2009-01-07

    Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.

  4. 4. Dana Perino

    2009-01-08

    Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

  5. 5. Maxwell Kennedy

    2009-01-12

    Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

  6. 6. Daniel Craig

    2009-01-13

  7. 7. Fareed Zakaria

    2009-01-14

    Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

  8. 8. Bethany McLean

    2009-01-15

  9. 9. Abderrahim Foukara

    2009-01-19

  10. 10. Bishop Gene Robinson

    2009-01-20

    A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.

  11. 11. David Sanger

    2009-01-21

    Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

  12. 12. Liam Neeson

    2009-01-22

    Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.

  13. 13. President Jimmy Carter

    2009-01-26

    Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

  14. 14. Gwen Ifill

    2009-01-27

  15. 15. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    2009-01-28

  16. 16. P.W. Singer

    2009-01-29

  17. 17. Lawrence Lindsey

    2009-02-02

    The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

  18. 18. Dev Patel

    2009-02-03

    The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

  19. 19. Karen Greenberg

    2009-02-04

  20. 20. Randall Balmer

    2009-02-05

    Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.

  21. 21. Walter Isaacson

    2009-02-09

  22. 22. Thomas Ricks

    2009-02-10

    Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.

  23. 23. Daniel Sperling

    2009-02-11

    The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.

  24. 24. John Sununu

    2009-02-12

  25. 25. Jeff Bezos

    2009-02-23

    Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

  26. 26. Ricky Gervais

    2009-02-24

  27. 27. Tom Selleck

    2009-02-25

  28. 28. Brian Williams

    2009-02-26

    Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.

  29. 29. Harold Varmus

    2009-03-02

    The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.

  30. 30. Sandra Day O'Connor

    2009-03-03

  31. 31. Joe Nocera

    2009-03-04

  32. 32. Billy Crudup

    2009-03-05

  33. 33. Nathaniel Frank

    2009-03-09

    Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.

  34. 34. Craig Mullaney

    2009-03-10

    West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.

  35. 35. Paul Rudd

    2009-03-11

    Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.

  36. 36. Jim Cramer

    2009-03-12

    Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.

  37. 37. Gen. Richard B. Myers

    2009-03-16

    Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.

  38. 38. Ian McShane

    2009-03-17

    Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.

  39. 39. Nandan Nilekani

    2009-03-18

    Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.

  40. 40. Bruce Springsteen

    2009-03-19

    Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.

  41. 41. Jack Cafferty

    2009-03-30

    Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.

  42. 42. Seth Rogen

    2009-03-31

    Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.

  43. 43. Peter Orszag

    2009-04-01

    Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.

  44. 44. Tom Zoellner

    2009-04-02

    Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.

  45. 45. Michael J. Fox

    2009-04-06

    Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.

  46. 46. Jehan Sadat

    2009-04-07

    Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.

  47. 47. Rep. Nancy Pelosi

    2009-04-08

  48. 48. William Cohan

    2009-04-09

    Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.

  49. 49. Ron Darling

    2009-04-14

    Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX. During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team. Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.

  50. 50. Elizabeth Warren

    2009-04-15

  51. 51. Ben Affleck

    2009-04-16

    Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".

  52. 52. Reza Aslan

    2009-04-20

    President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.

  53. 53. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    2009-04-21

    Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.

  54. 54. Philip Alcabes

    2009-04-22

    Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.

  55. 55. Richard Beeman

    2009-04-23

    Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.

  56. 56. Christine Lagarde

    2009-04-27

    France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.

  57. 57. Clifford D. May

    2009-04-28

    The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.

  58. 58. Doris Kearns Goodwin

    2009-04-29

    Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.

  59. 59. Hugh Jackman

    2009-04-30

    Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

  60. 60. Denis Leary

    2009-05-04

    Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.

  61. 61. Fareed Zakaria

    2009-05-05

    Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

  62. 62. George Stephanopoulos

    2009-05-06

    The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

  63. 63. Ken Salazar

    2009-05-07

    The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.

  64. 64. Frank Partnoy

    2009-05-11

    Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.

  65. 65. Tom Hanks

    2009-05-12

    Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.

  66. 66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani

    2009-05-13

    Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.

  67. 67. Lisa P. Jackson

    2009-05-14

    EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.

  68. 68. Sarah Fisher

    2009-05-18

  69. 69. Newt Gingrich

    2009-05-19

  70. 70. Elizabeth Edwards

    2009-05-20

    Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.

  71. 71. Larry King

    2009-05-21

    One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.

  72. 72. Bob Woodruff

    2009-06-01

  73. 73. P.J. O'Rourke

    2009-06-02

  74. 74. Michael Lewis

    2009-06-03

  75. 75. Will Ferrell

    2009-06-04

  76. 76. Gretchen Peters

    2009-06-08

  77. 77. Peter Schiff

    2009-06-09

  78. 78. Saad Mohseni

    2009-06-10

  79. 79. Katie Couric

    2009-06-11

  80. 80. Ed Helms

    2009-06-15

  81. 81. Tom Folsom

    2009-06-16

  82. 82. Peter Laufer

    2009-06-17

  83. 83. Mike Huckabee

    2009-06-18

  84. 84. Bill Russell

    2009-06-22

  85. 85. Larry David

    2009-06-23

  86. 86. Reza Aslan

    2009-06-24

  87. 87. Cameron Diaz

    2009-06-25

  88. 88. Dr. Oliver Sacks

    2009-06-29

  89. 89. Mike Kim

    2009-06-30

    The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.

  90. 90. Justin Fox

    2009-07-01

  91. 91. Robert Kenner

    2009-07-02

    Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

  92. 92. Rep. Barney Frank

    2009-07-13

    The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.

  93. 93. Peter Mancall

    2009-07-14

  94. 94. Kathleen Sebelius

    2009-07-15

  95. 95. Robert Glennon

    2009-07-16

  96. 96. Brian Williams

    2009-07-20

  97. 97. Steven Chu

    2009-07-21

    Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

  98. 98. Kevin Nealon

    2009-07-22

    The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.

  99. 99. Sally Jenkins

    2009-07-23

    The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.

  100. 100. Bill Kristol

    2009-07-27

  101. 101. Spinal Tap

    2009-07-28

  102. 102. John Bolton

    2009-07-29

  103. 103. Judd Apatow

    2009-07-30

  104. 104. Ronald Kessler

    2009-08-03

  105. 105. Rep. Henry Waxman

    2009-08-04

  106. 106. Paul Giamatti

    2009-08-05

  107. 107. Dara Torres

    2009-08-06

  108. 108. Douglas Brinkley

    2009-08-10

  109. 109. Austan Goolsbee

    2009-08-11

  110. 110. Jeff Sharlet

    2009-08-12

  111. 111. Rachel McAdams

    2009-08-13

  112. 112. David Cross

    2009-08-17

  113. 113. Christopher McDougall

    2009-08-18

  114. 114. Tim Gunn

    2009-08-19

  115. 115. Betsy McCaughey

    2009-08-20

  116. 116. LeBron James

    2009-09-14

  117. 117. Matt Damon

    2009-09-15

    The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.

  118. 118. Wed, Sep 16, 2009

    2009-09-16

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    2009-09-17

  120. 120. Tue, Sep 22, 2009

    2009-09-22

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    2009-09-23

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    2009-09-24

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    2009-09-28

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    2009-09-29

  125. 125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009

    2009-09-30

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    2009-10-01

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    2009-10-05

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    2009-10-06

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    2009-10-07

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    2009-10-08

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    2009-10-12

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    2009-10-13

  133. 133. Wed, Oct 14, 2009

    2009-10-14

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    2009-10-15

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    2009-10-26

  136. 136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009

    2009-10-27

  137. 137. Wed, Oct 28, 2009

    2009-10-28

  138. 138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009

    2009-10-29

    Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".

  139. 139. Mon, Nov 2, 2009

    2009-11-02

  140. 140. Tue, Nov 3, 2009

    2009-11-03

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    2009-11-04

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    2009-11-05

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    2009-11-09

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    2009-11-10

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    2009-11-11

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    2009-11-12

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    2009-11-16

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    2009-11-17

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    2009-11-18

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    2009-11-19

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    2009-11-30

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    2009-12-01

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    2009-12-02

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    2009-12-03

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    2009-12-07

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    2009-12-08

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    2009-12-09

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    2009-12-10

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    2009-12-14

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    2009-12-15

  161. 161. Wed, Dec 16, 2009

    2009-12-16

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