Season 2

1. Nancy Grace

2006-01-09

2. Carl Bernstein

2006-01-10

3. John Stossel

2006-01-11

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

4. Ken Miller

2006-01-12

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

5. George Stephanopoulos

2006-01-16

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

6. Andrew Sullivan

2006-01-17

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

7. Frank McCourt

2006-01-18

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

8. Nina Totenberg

2006-01-19

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

9. David Gregory

2006-01-23

10. Robin Givhan

2006-01-24

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

11. Norah Vincent

2006-01-25

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

12. Paul Begala

2006-01-26

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

2006-01-30

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

14. Dave Marash

2006-01-31

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

15. Emily Yoffe

2006-02-01

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

16. Christine Todd Whitman

2006-02-02

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

2006-02-06

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

18. James Woolsey

2006-02-07

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

19. Alan Dershowitz

2006-02-08

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

20. George Packer

2006-02-09

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

21. Lama Surya Das

2006-02-21

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

22. Michael Eric Dyson

2006-02-22

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

2006-02-23

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

24. Tony Campolo

2006-02-27

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

2006-02-28

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

26. Arianna Huffington

2006-03-01

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

27. Jeffrey Sachs

2006-03-02

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

28. Bob Schieffer

2006-03-06

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

29. Norman Ornstein

2006-03-07

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

2006-03-08

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

31. Lorraine Bracco

2006-03-09

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

32. Christopher Buckley

2006-03-13

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

33. Keith Olbermann

2006-03-14

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

34. Al Franken

2006-03-15

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

35. Frank Vincent

2006-03-16

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

36. Connie Chung

2006-03-20

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

37. Steve Kroft

2006-03-21

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

38. Dan Senor

2006-03-22

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

39. John Kasich

2006-03-23

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

40. Sen. Gary Hart

2006-03-27

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

41. Michael Brown

2006-03-28

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

42. Bruce Bartlett

2006-03-29

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

43. Robert Greenwald

2006-03-30

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

2006-04-03

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

45. Rev. Jesse Jackson

2006-04-04

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

46. Harvey Mansfield

2006-04-05

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

47. Markos Moulitsas

2006-04-06

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

48. Reza Aslan

2006-04-17

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

49. Anthony Romero

2006-04-18

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

50. Caitlin Flanagan

2006-04-19

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

51. Ralph Nader

2006-04-20

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

52. Hugh Hewitt

2006-04-24

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

53. Sam Harris

2006-04-25

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

54. Sebastian Junger

2006-04-26

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

55. Bill Kristol

2006-04-27

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

56. Jon Meacham

2006-05-01

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

2006-05-02

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

2006-05-03

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

59. Rick Reilly

2006-05-04

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

60. Shere Hite

2006-05-08

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

61. Frank Rich

2006-05-09

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

62. Bill Bastone

2006-05-10

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

63. Madeleine Albright

2006-05-11

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

64. Ned Lamont

2006-05-15

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

65. Tyson Slocum

2006-05-16

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

2006-05-17

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

2006-05-18

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

68. Stone Phillips

2006-06-05

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

69. Christiane Amanpour

2006-06-06

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

70. Steven Squyres

2006-06-07

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

71. Steven Johnson

2006-06-08

72. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

2006-06-12

73. Tim Flannery

2006-06-13

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

74. David Sirota

2006-06-14

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

75. Michael Pollan

2006-06-15

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

2006-06-19

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

77. Bart Ehrman

2006-06-20

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

78. Bay Buchanan

2006-06-21

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

79. Douglas Brinkley

2006-06-22

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

80. Marc Bowden

2006-06-26

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

81. Chris Matthews

2006-06-27

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

82. Robert Baer

2006-06-28

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

83. Christopher Noxon

2006-06-29

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

84. Amy Sedaris

2006-07-10

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

85. Tony Hawk

2006-07-11

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

86. Mort Zuckerman

2006-07-12

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

87. Ron Suskind

2006-07-13

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

88. Lee Silver

2006-07-17

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

89. Dhani Jones

2006-07-18

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

2006-07-19

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

91. Tom Brokaw

2006-07-20

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

92. Howell Raines

2006-07-24

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

93. William Donohue

2006-07-25

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

94. Neal Katyal

2006-07-26

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

2006-07-27

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

96. Ned Lamont

2006-07-31

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

97. Peter Beinart

2006-08-01

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

2006-08-02

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

2006-08-03

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

100. Bill Rhoden

2006-08-08

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

2006-08-09

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

102. Eli Pariser

2006-08-10

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

103. Ramesh Ponnuru

2006-08-14

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

2006-08-15

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

2006-08-16

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

106. Neil Young

2006-08-17

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

107. Geoffrey Nunberg

2006-08-21

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.

108. Paul Krugman

2006-08-22

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

109. Gideon Yago

2006-08-23

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

110. Janna Levin

2006-08-24

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

111. Martin Short

2006-09-11

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

112. Toby Keith

2006-09-12

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

113. Ken Jennings

2006-09-13

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

2006-09-14

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

2006-09-18

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

116. Frank Rich

2006-09-19

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

2006-09-20

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

118. Daniel Ellsberg

2006-09-21

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

119. Arianna Huffington

2006-09-25

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

120. Ted Danson

2006-09-26

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

121. Lowell Bergman

2006-09-27

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

2006-09-28

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

123. Michael Lewis

2006-10-02

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

124. Andy Stern

2006-10-03

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

125. Senator Byron Dorgan

2006-10-04

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

2006-10-05

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

2006-10-09

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

128. Ariel Levy

2006-10-10

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

129. George Lucas

2006-10-11

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

130. Gov. Brian Schweitzer

2006-10-12

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

131. Barry Scheck

2006-10-16

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

132. Richard Dawkins

2006-10-17

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

133. David Kuo

2006-10-18

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

2006-10-19

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

135. Barry Manilow

2006-10-30

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

136. Tim Robbins

2006-10-31

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

137. Penn Jillette

2006-11-01

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

138. Ronald Reagan Jr.

2006-11-02

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

139. Mark Halperin

2006-11-06

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

2006-11-07

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

2006-11-08

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

142. Dean Kamen

2006-11-09

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

143. Dan Rather

2006-11-13

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

144. Jeff Swartz

2006-11-14

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

145. Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

2006-11-15

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

146. Richard Linklater

2006-11-16

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

147. Jim Lehrer

2006-11-27

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

148. Harry Shearer

2006-11-28

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

149. Nora Ephron

2006-11-29

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

2006-11-30

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

151. Will Wright

2006-12-04

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

152. Steven D. Levitt

2006-12-05

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

153. John Sexton

2006-12-06

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

154. Dr. Francis S. Collins

2006-12-07

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

2006-12-11

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

2006-12-12

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

157. Doris Kearns Goodwin

2006-12-13

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

158. Daniel Pinchbeck

2006-12-14

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

2006-12-18

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

160. Deepak Chopra

2006-12-19

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

161. Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

2006-12-20

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.