The Colbert Report: Season 5

Episode 1: John King 2009-01-05 Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected. Episode 2: Matt Miller 2009-01-06 Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions. Episode 3: Benicio Del Toro 2009-01-07 Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che." Episode 4: Lawrence Lessig 2009-01-08 Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals. Episode 5: Anthony Romero 2009-01-12 Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately. Episode 6: Niall Ferguson 2009-01-13 Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor. Episode 7: Alan Khazei 2009-01-14 Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer. Episode 8: David Gregory, Shepard Fairey 2009-01-15 A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone. Episode 9: Frank Rich 2009-01-19 Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity. Episode 10: Jabari Asim 2009-01-20 Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim. Episode 11: Elizabeth Alexander 2009-01-21 Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie. Episode 12: Jon Meacham 2009-01-22 Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham. Episode 13: Chris Mooney, Ed Young 2009-01-26 Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex. Episode 14: Philippe Petit 2009-01-27 Documentary, "Man on Wire" Episode 15: Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton 2009-01-28 Episode 16: John Podesta 2009-01-29 President and CEO, Center for American Progress Episode 17: Dan Zaccagnino 2009-02-02 The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino. Episode 18: Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2009-02-03 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people. Episode 19: Steve Martin 2009-02-04 Actor, "The Pink Panther 2" Episode 20: James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer 2009-02-05 Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making. Episode 21: TV on the Radio 2009-02-09 Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio. Episode 22: Robert Ballard 2009-02-10 It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee. Episode 23: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker 2009-02-11 New York Times article, "My Genomic Self" Episode 24: David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik 2009-02-12 Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Episode 25: Father James Martin, Helen Fisher 2009-02-23 Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher. Episode 26: Cliff Sloan 2009-02-24 Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law. Episode 27: John Fetterman 2009-02-25 Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money. Episode 28: Kris Kristofferson 2009-02-26 Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time. Episode 29: David Byrne 2009-03-02 Late at night, who does David Byrne fear David Byrne is? Episode 30: Mark Bittman 2009-03-03 President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Carolina may finally end gun prostitution. Episode 31: Carl Wilson 2009-03-04 Carl Wilson tries to understand the popularity of Celine Dion in "Let's Talk About Love" and will NASA name part of the space station after Stephen if he changes his name to Stephen Urine Filtration System? Episode 32: Steven Johnson 2009-03-05 Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe. Episode 33: Lisa Hannigan 2009-03-09 Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew." Episode 34: William Gerstenmaier, Dr. Jay Keasling 2009-03-10 Tonight Stephen welcomes microbiologist and member of the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Dr. Jay Keasling. Also Stephen talks with NASA's associate administrator for space operations Bill Gerstenmaier about the Kepler Probe and other space exploration. Episode 35: Howard Fineman 2009-03-11 Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country', Howard Fineman. Episode 36: Simon Johnson, Peter Singer 2009-03-12 Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself. Episode 37: Jonathan Chait, Neil Gaiman 2009-03-16 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'. Episode 38: David Grann 2009-03-17 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon'. Episode 39: Juan Cole 2009-03-18 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'. Episode 40: John McCardell 2009-03-19 Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility. Episode 41: Derrick Pitts 2009-03-30 The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute. Episode 42: David Plotz 2009-03-31 David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight. Episode 43: Dambisa Moyo 2009-04-01 Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show. Episode 44: Biz Stone 2009-04-02 One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show. Episode 45: Tom Brokaw, Rich Lowry 2009-04-06 Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry. Episode 46: Queen Noor 2009-04-07 Tonight Stephen welcomes Jordan's Queen Noor. Episode 47: Phil Bronstein 2009-04-08 Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein. Episode 48: Bart Ehrman 2009-04-09 Tonight Stephen welcomes Bible expert and author of Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them), Bart Ehrman. Episode 49: Sunita L. Williams, Susie Orbach 2009-04-14 Tonight Stephen welcomes psychotherapist and author of Bodies, Susie Orbach. Also, Stephen talks with NASA's Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center, Sunita Williams about the naming of the new node on the International Space Station. Episode 50: Jim Lehrer 2009-04-15 Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny, Jim Lehrer. Episode 51: Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec 2009-04-16 Episode 52: Ken Quinn, Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2009-04-20 Episode 53: Coach Mike Kryzewski 2009-04-21 Episode 54: Ira Glass 2009-04-22 Episode 55: Elizabeth Bintliff 2009-04-23 Episode 56: The Decemberists 2009-04-27 Episode 57: David Gross 2009-04-28 Episode 58: David Kessler 2009-04-29 Episode 59: Jonathan Alter, Ethan Nadelman 2009-04-30 Episode 60: J.J. Abrams 2009-05-04 Episode 61: Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff 2009-05-05 Episode 62: Laurie Garrett 2009-05-06 Episode 63: Mitchell Joachim 2009-05-07 Episode 64: Jeff Daniels 2009-05-11 Episode 65: Ron Howard 2009-05-12 Episode 66: Michael Pollan 2009-05-13 Episode 67: Yusuf Islam 2009-05-14 Episode 68: Meghan McCain 2009-05-18 Episode 69: Walter Kirn 2009-05-19 Episode 70: Seth Shostak 2009-05-20 Episode 71: Green Day 2009-05-21 Episode 72: Jeffrey Toobin, Sen. Byron Dorgan 2009-06-01 Episode 73: Katty Kay 2009-06-02 Episode 74: Eric Schlosser 2009-06-03 Episode 75: Dag Soderberg, David Byrne 2009-06-04 Episode 76: General Raymond Odierno 2009-06-08 Episode 77: Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom 2009-06-09 Episode 78: Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby 2009-06-10 Episode 79: Stephen broadcasts from Iraq, Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe 2009-06-11 Episode 80: Austan Goolsbee 2009-06-15 Episode 81: Karim Sadjadpour, Jim Rogers 2009-06-16 Episode 82: Joshua Micah Marshall 2009-06-17 Episode 83: Paul Muldoon 2009-06-18 Episode 84: Simon Schama 2009-06-22 Episode 85: Howard Dean, David Kilcullen 2009-06-23 Episode 86: Matthew Crawford 2009-06-24 Episode 87: Jim Fouratt 2009-06-25 Episode 88: Neil DeGrasse Tyson 2009-06-29 Episode 89: Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson 2009-06-30 Episode 90: Nicholas Kristof 2009-07-01 Episode 91: Ed Viesturs 2009-07-02 Episode 92: Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman 2009-07-13 Episode 93: Leymah Gbowee 2009-07-14 Episode 94: Douglas Rushkoff 2009-07-15 Episode 95: Edmund Andrews 2009-07-16 Episode 96: Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park 2009-07-20 Episode 97: Dr. Aaron Carroll 2009-07-21 Episode 98: Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson 2009-07-22 Episode 99: Zev Chafets 2009-07-23 Episode 100: Movits! 2009-07-27 Episode 101: Arianna Huffington 2009-07-28 Episode 102: Kevin Baker 2009-07-29 Episode 103: Kathryn Bigelow 2009-07-30 Episode 104: General Anthony Zinni 2009-08-03 Episode 105: Kurt Andersen 2009-08-04 Episode 106: Kris Kobach 2009-08-05 Episode 107: Meryl Streep 2009-08-06 Episode 108: Sen. Barbara Boxer 2009-08-10 Episode 109: Jonathan Cohn 2009-08-11 Episode 110: Mark Johnson 2009-08-12 Episode 111: Mark Devlin 2009-08-13 Episode 112: Bill McKibben 2009-08-17 Episode 113: Robert Wright 2009-08-18 Episode 114: Ang Lee 2009-08-19 Episode 115: Chris Matthews 2009-08-20 Episode 116: Cory Booker 2009-09-14 Episode 117: Christiane Amanpour 2009-09-15 Episode 118: Tony Danza 2009-09-16 Episode 119: Frank Bruni 2009-09-17 Episode 120: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 2009-09-22 Episode 121: AJ Jacobs 2009-09-23 Episode 122: Ken Burns 2009-09-24 Episode 123: Sheryl WuDunn 2009-09-28 Episode 124: Matt Latimer / Out Of The Closet 2009-09-29 Episode 125: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 2009-09-30 Episode 126: Francis Collins 2009-10-01 Episode 127: Arne Duncan 2009-10-05 Episode 128: The Mountain Goats 2009-10-06 Episode 129: Alison Gopnik 2009-10-07 Episode 130: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 2009-10-08 Episode 131: Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta 2009-10-12 Episode 132: David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle 2009-10-13 Episode 133: Amy Farrell, The RZA 2009-10-14 Episode 134: Jerry Mitchell 2009-10-15 Episode 135: Cornel West 2009-10-26 Episode 136: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 2009-10-27 Episode 137: Brian Cox 2009-10-28 Episode 138: Bill Simmons 2009-10-29 Episode 139: Nicholas Thompson 2009-11-02 Episode 140: Andrew Sullivan 2009-11-03 Episode 141: Harold Evans 2009-11-04 Episode 142: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 2009-11-05 Episode 143: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 2009-11-09 Episode 144: Maria Shriver 2009-11-10 Episode 145: Christopher Caldwell 2009-11-11 Episode 146: Woody Harrelson 2009-11-12 Episode 147: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 2009-11-16 Episode 148: Malcolm Gladwell 2009-11-17 Episode 149: Norah Jones 2009-11-18 Episode 150: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 2009-11-19 Episode 151: Dan Esty, Cevin Soling 2009-11-30 Episode 152: Tue, Dec 1, 2009 2009-12-01 Episode 153: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 2009-12-02 Episode 154: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 2009-12-03 Episode 155: Mon, Dec 7, 2009 2009-12-07 Episode 156: Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly 2009-12-08 Episode 157: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 2009-12-09 Episode 158: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 2009-12-10 Episode 159: Snoop Dogg 2009-12-14 Episode 160: Alicia Keys 2009-12-15 Episode 161: Tom Brokaw 2009-12-16