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December 2006
- Episode 2161 (12/20/2006) – Colbert Report Special Report: “Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon” (All-Star Lineup: Henry Kissinger, Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Peter Frampton, Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo), and Chris Funk (The Decemberists))
- Episode 2160 (12/19/2006) – Deepak Chopra (Author, “Life After Death”)
- Episode 2159 (12/18/2006) – Jack Welch (Former CEO of GE; Author, “Winning”)
- Episode 2158 (12/14/2006) – Daniel Pinchbeck (Advocate of psychedelic drugs, Author – “2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl”)
- Episode 2157 (12/13/2006) – Doris Kearns Goodwin (Historian, Author – “Team of Rivals”)
- Episode 2156 (12/12/2006) – Dan Savage (Sex columnist; Author, “The Commitment”)
- Episode 2155 (12/11/2006) – Dr. Peter Singer (Author, “The Way We Eat”)
- Episode 2154 (12/7/2006) – Dr. Francis S. Collins (Human Genome Project, Author – “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief ”)
- Episode 2153 (12/6/2006) – Dr. John Sexton (President, New York University)
- Episode 2152 (12/5/2006) – Steven Levitt (Author, “Freakonomics”)
- Episode 2151 (12/4/2006) – Will Wright (Video game designer)
November 2006
- Episode 2150 (11/30/2006) – Mike Lupica (Sports writer; Author, “Miracle on 49th Street”)
- Episode 2149 (11/29/2006) – Nora Ephron (Author, “I Feel Bad About My Neck”)
- Episode 2148 (11/28/2006) – Harry Shearer (Author, “Not Enough Indians”)
- Episode 2147 (11/17/2006) – Jim Lehrer (Author, “The Phony Marine”)
- Episode 2146 (11/16/2006) – Richard Linklater (Director, “Fast Food Nation”)
- Episode 2145 (11/15/2006) – Dr. Mike Novacek (American Museum of Natural History)
- Episode 2144 (11/14/2006) – Jeffrey Schwartz (CEO, Timberland)
- Episode 2143 (11/13/2006) – Dan Rather (Newsman, “HDNet”)
- Episode 2142 (11/9/2006) – Dean Karmen (Segway Inventor)
- Episode 2141 (11/8/2006) – Jeff Greenfield (CNN)
- Miderterm Midtacular 2006 – Episode 2140 (11/7/2006) – Warren Beatty and Annette Benning via phone-in ( plus Robert Wexler, Eleanor Holmes Norton via phone-in)
- Episode 2139 (11/6/2006) – Mark Halperin (Author – “The Way To Win”)
- Episode 2138 (11/2/2006) – Ron Reagan (Political Analyst, MSNBC)
- Episode 2137 (11/1/2006) – Penn Jillette (Magician/Comedian)
October 2006
- Episode 2136 (10/31/2006) – Tim Robbins (Actor – “Catch a Fire”)
- Episode 2135 (10/30/2006) – Barry Manilow (Musician)
- Episode 2134 (10/19/2006) – Dr. Pete Agre (Scientists & Engineers for America, Nobel Prize winner)
- Episode 2133 (10/18/2006) – David Kuo (Author – “Tempting Faith”)
- Episode 2132 (10/17/2006) – Richard Dawkins (Scientist, Author – “The God Delusion”)
- Episode 2131 (10/16/2006) – Barry Scheck (Lawyer, Founder – “The Innocence Project“)
- Episode 2130 (10/12/2006) – Brian Schweitzer (Governor of Montana)
- Episode 2129 (10/11/2006) – Green Screen Challenge Runner-up “George L.”: George Lucas (Film Director)
- Episode 2128 (10/10/2006) – Colbert Report Special Report: “A Salute to the American Lady” – Ariel Levy (Author – “Female Chauvinist Pigs”)
- Episode 2127 (10/9/2006) – Randy Newman(Musician)
- Episode 2126 (10/5/2006) – Amy Goodman (Host, “Democracy Now!”)
- Episode 2125 (10/4/2006) – Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-North Dakota) (Author – “Take This Job and Ship It”)
- Episode 2124 (10/3/2006) – Andy Stern (Union leader, Author – “A Country That Works”)
- Episode 2123 (10/2/2006) – Michael Lewis (Author – “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game”)
September 2006
- Episode 2122 (9/28/2006) – Steve Wozniak (Apple computer founder, Author – “iWoz”)
- Episode 2121 (9/27/2006) – Lowell Bergman(Correspondent – “Frontline” (PBS))
- Episode 2120 (9/26/2006) – Ted Danson (TV Star)
- Episode 2119 (9/25/2006) – Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post, Author – “On Becoming Fearless…. in Love, Work, and Life”)
- Episode 2118 (9/21/2006) – Daniel Ellsburg (Pentagon Papers)
- Episode 2117 (9/20/2006) – James Carville (Democratic power player; producer – “All The King’s Men”)
- Episode 2116 (9/19/2006) – Frank Rich (NYT Columnist)
- Episode 2115 (9/18/2006) – Will Power (Hip Hop Artist and Playwright)
- Episode 2114 (9/14/2006) – Bill Simmons (ESPN’s “The Sports Guy”)
- Episode 2113 (9/13/2006) – Ken Jennings (Jeopardy! winner; author, “Braniac”)
- Episode 2112 (9/12/2006) – Toby Keith (Country music artist)
- Episode 2111 (9/11/2006) – Martin Short (Comedian, star of “Fame Becomes Me”)
August 2006
- Episode 2110 (8/24/2006) – Janna Levin (Author, “A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines”)
- Episode 2109 (8/23/2006) – Gideon Yago (MTV personality)
- Episode 2108 (8/22/2006) – Paul Krugman (NYT Columnist)
- Episode 2107 (8/21/2006) – Geoffrey Nunberg (Linguist and Author, “Talking Right”)
- Episode 2106 (8/17/2006) – Neil Young (Musician)
- Episode 2105 (8/16/2006) – Morgan Spurlock (Creator/Star, “30 Days”)
- Episode 2104 (8/15/2006) – David Gergen (White House adviser to four presidents)
- Episode 2103 (8/14/2006) – Ramesh Pannuru (Author, “The Party of Death”)
- Episode 2102 (8/10/2006) – Eli Pariser (Founder of MoveOn.org)
- Episode 2101 (8/9/2006) – Alexandra Robbins (Author, “The Overachievers”)
- Episode 2100 (8/8/2006) – Bill Rhoden (Author, “Forty Million Dollar Slaves”)
- Episode 2099 (8/3/2006) – Paul Hackett (Anti-War Veteran; Quit race for Congress, Ohio, District 2)
- Episode 2098 (8/2/2006) – Linda Hirshman (Author, “Get To Work”)
- Episode 2097 (8/1/2006) – Peter Beinart (Author, “The Good Fight”)
July 2006
- Episode 2096 (7/31/2006) – Ned Lamont (Democratic candidate for congress in CT)
- Episode 2095 (7/27/2006) – Joe Quesada (Editor-In-Chief, Marvel Comics)
- Episode 2094 (7/26/2006) – Neil Katyal (defended a Gitmo detainee in front of the Supreme Court)
- Episode 2093 (7/25/2006) – William Donohue (president of The Catholic League)
- Episode 2092 (7/24/2006) – Howell Raines (Author, The One that Got Away)
- Episode 2091 (7/20/2006) – Tom Brocaw (TV news anchor)
- Episode 2090 (7/19/2006) – Joe Scarborough (MSNBC news pundit)
- Episode 2089 (7/18/2006) – Dhani Jones (Philadelphia Eagles linebacker and photographer)
- Episode 2088 (7/17/2006) – Lee Silvers (Princeton professor and cloning advocate; author, “Challenging Nature”)
- Episode 2087 (7/13/2006) – Ron Suskind (Author, ‘The One Percent Doctrine’)
- Episode 2086 (7/12/2006) – Mort Zuckerman (Publisher, ‘U.S. News & World Report’)
- Episode 2085 (7/11/2006) – Tony Hawk (Professional skateboarder)
- Episode 2084 (7/10/2006) – Amy Sedaris (Film and television actress, ‘Strangers With Candy’)
June 2006
- Episode 2083 (6/29/2006) – Christopher Noxon (Author, ‘Rejuvenile’)
- Episode 2082 (6/28/2006) – Robert Baer (Former CIA operative and author, ‘Blow The House Down’)
- Episode 2081 (6/27/2006) – Chris Matthews (Host of ‘Hardball’)
- Episode 2080 (6/26/2006) – Mark Bowden (Author, ‘Guests of the Ayatollah’)
- Episode 2079 (6/22/2006) – Douglas Brinkley (Historian and author, ‘The Great Deluge’)
- Episode 2078 (6/21/2006) – Bay Buchanan (Chairman of Team America PAC)
- Episode 2077 (6/20/2006) – Bart Ehrman (Theologian and author, ‘Misquoting Jesus’)
- Episode 2076 (6/19/2006) – Gustavo Arellano (columnist, ‘Ask A Mexican’)
- Episode 2075 (6/15/2006) – Michael Pollan (Author, ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’)
- Episode 2074 (6/14/2006) – David Sirota (Author, ‘Hostile Takeover’)
- Episode 2073 (6/13/2006) – Tim Flannery (Author, ‘The Weather Makers’)
- Episode 2072 (6/12/2006) – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Contributor, ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine)
- Episode 2071 (6/8/2006) – Steven Johnson (Author, ‘Everything Bad Is Good For You’)
- Episode 2070 (6/7/2006) – Steve Squyres (Author, ‘Roving Mars’)
- Episode 2069 (6/6/2006) – Christiane Amanpour (CNN’s Chief International Correspondent)
- Episode 2068 (6/5/2006) – My First 100 Shows And How I Changed The World; Stone Phillips (Anchor, ‘Dateline NBC’)
May 2006
- Episode 2067 (5/18/2006) – Ted Daeschler (Paleontologist, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia)
- Episode 2066 (5/17/2006) – Jonathan Alter (‘Newsweek’ journalist and author, ‘The Defining Moment’)
- Episode 2065 (5/16/2006) – Tyson Slocum (Director, Public Citizens Energy Program)
- Episode 2064 (5/15/2006) – Kevin Phillips (Author, ‘American Theocracy’)
- Episode 2063 (5/11/2006) – Madelene Albright (Former Secretary of State and author, ‘The Mighty & The Almighty’)
- Episode 2062 (5/10/2006) – William Bastone (Founder of TheSmokingGun.com)
- Episode 2061 (5/9/2006) – Frank Rich (Op-Ed Columnist, ‘The New York Times’)
- Episode 2060 (5/8/2006) – Shere Hite (Author, ‘The Hite Report on Female Sexuality’ and ‘The Shere Hite Reader’)
- Episode 2059 (5/4/2006) – Rick Reilly (Senior writer for ‘Sports Illustrated’ and author, ‘Shanks For Nothing’)
- Episode 2058 (5/3/2006) – Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq War veteran and author, ‘Chasing Ghosts’)
- Episode 2057 (5/2/2006) – Mike Huckabee (Governor of Arkansas and author, ‘Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork’)
- Episode 2056 (5/1/2006) – Jon Meacham (Author, ‘The American Gospel’)
April 2006
- Episode 2055 (4/27/2006) – Bill Kristol (Editor, ‘The Weekly Standard’)
- Episode 2054 (4/26/2006) – Sebastian Junger (Author, ‘A Death In Belmont’)
- Episode 2053 (4/25/2006) – Sam Harris (Author, ‘The End Of Faith’)
- Episode 2052 (4/24/2006) – Hugh Hewitt (Author, ‘Painting The Map Red’)
- Episode 2051 (4/20/2006) – Ralph Nadar (Consumer advocate and author, ‘The Good Fight’)
- Episode 2050 (4/19/2006) – Caitlin Flanagan (Author, ‘To Hell With All That: Loving and loathing our inner housewife’)
- Episode 2049 (4/18/2006) – Anthony Romero (Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.))
- Episode 2048 (4/17/2006) – Reza Aslan (Muslim scholar and author, ‘No God But God’)
- Episode 2047 (4/6/2006) – Marcos Moulitsas (Founder of DailyKos.com and co-author, ‘Crashing The Gate’)
- Episode 2046 (4/5/2006) – Harvey Mansfield (Harvard Professor and author, ‘Manliness’)
- Episode 2045 (4/4/2006) – Reverend Jesse Jackson (Founder, Rainbow PUSH Coalition)
- Episode 2044 (4/3/2006) – Michael Smerconish (Conservative radio talk show host and author, ‘Muzzled’)
March 2006
- Episode 2043 (3/30/2006) – Robert Greenwald (Director, ‘The Big Buy: How Tom Delay Stole Congress’)
- Episode 2042 (3/29/2006) – Bruce Bartlett (Former Regan economic adviser and Author, ‘Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed The Regan Legacy’)
- Episode 2041 (3/28/2006) – Michael Brown (Former Director of FEMA)
- Episode 2040 (3/27/2006) – Gary Hart (Former US Senator and Author, ‘The Shield & The Cloak’)
- Episode 2039 (3/23/2006) – A Colbert Report Special ReporT – Home, Heart, Hearth & Heartland: A Return to Traditional values; John Kasich (Fox News host, ‘The Heartland;’ and author, ‘Stand For Something’)
- Episode 2038 (3/22/2006) – Dan Senor (Fox News analyst and former Coalition Provisional Authority spokesman)
- Episode 2037 (3/21/2006) – Steve Kroft (Correspondent, CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’)
- Episode 2036 (3/20/2006) – Connie Chung (Co-Host of MSNBC’s ‘Weekend’s With Murry and Connie’)
- Episode 2035 (3/16/2006) – Frank Vincent (TV actor , ‘The Sopranos,’ and author, ‘A Guy’s Guide to Being A Man’s Man’)
- Episode 2034 (3/15/2006) – Al Franken (Comedian, Air America radio host and author, ‘The Truth (with Jokes)’)
- Episode 2033 (3/14/2006) – Keith Olbermann (Host of MSNBC’s ‘The Countdown’ With Keith Olbermann)
- Episode 2032 (3/13/2006) – Christopher Buckley (Satirist and author – “Thank You For Smoking”)
- Episode 2031 (3/9/2006) – Lorraine Bracco (Actress, ‘The Sopranos’)
- Episode 2030 (3/8/2006) – James Webb Jr. (Candidate for U.S. Senate (D-Va) and former Secretary of the Navy)
- Episode 2029 (3/7/2006) – Norman Ornstein (Resident Scholar at American Enterprise Institute)
- Episode 2028 (3/6/2006) – Bob Schieffer (CBS Evening News Anchor and Host of ‘Face The Nation.’)
- Episode 2027 (3/2/2006) – Jeffrey Sachs (Author, “The End of Poverty”)
- Episode 2026 (3/1/2006) – Arianna Huffington (Blogger, “Huffington Post“)
February 2006
- Episode 2025 (2/28/2006) – Brett O’Donnell (Debate Team Coach of Liberty University)
- Episode 2024 (2/27/2006) – A ‘Colbert Report’ Special Report: The De-Deification of the American Faithscape; Toni Campolo (Baptist Minister and President Clinton’s former spiritual counsel)
- Episode 2023 (2/23/2006) – David Brooks (Columnist, New York Times)
- Episode 2022 (2/22/2006) – Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (Author, “Come Hell or High Water”)
- Episode 2021 (2/21/2006) – Lama Surya Das (Author, “Awakening the Buddha Within”)
- Episode 2020 (2/9/2006) – George Packer (Staff writer for ‘New Yorker’ and Author of “Assassin’s Gate”)
- Episode 2019 (2/8/2006) – Alan Dershowitz (Professor of Law, Harvard University. Author: “Preemption: A Knife that Cuts Both Ways”)
- Episode 2018 (2/7/2006) – James Woolsey (former CIA Director under President Clinton)
- Episode 2017 (2/6/2006) – Senator Barbara Boxed of California (Author: ‘A Time to Run’)
- Episode 2016 (2/5/2006) – Christine Todd Whitman (Former New Jersey Governor, author: ‘It’s My Party, Too’)
- Episode 2015 (2/1/2006) – A Colbert Report Special Report: The American Worker: A Hero’s Tribute to the Besieged Workers of the American Jobscape, Emily Yoffe (Slate.com’s ‘Human Guinea Pig’)
January 2006
- Episode 2014 (1/31/2006) – David Marash (Anchor of Al Jazeera English)
- Episode 2013 (1/30/2006) – Annie Duke (Poker champion and author – “Annie Duke: How I raised, folded, bluffed, flirted , cursed, and won millions”)
- Episode 2012 (1/26/2006) – Paul Begala (CNN political commentator and co-author of “Take it Back, Our Party , Our Country, Our Future.”)
- Episode 2011 (1/25/2006) – Norah Vincent (Author – ‘Self Made Man’)
- Episode 2010 (1/24/2006) – Robin Givhan (Fashion columnist for the Washington Post)
- Episode 2009 (1/23/2006) – David Gregory (Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News)
- Episode 2008 (1/19/2006) – Nina Totenberg (NPR Legal Correspondent)
- Episode 2007 (1/18/2006) – A Colbert Report Special Report: The De-Edumacation of the American Brainscape, Frank McCourt (Educator and author – ‘Angela’s Ashes,’ ‘Tis’ and ‘Teacher Man’)
- Episode 2006 (1/17/2006) – Andrew Sullivan (journalist blogger for Time Magazine)
- Episode 2005 (1/16/2006) – George Stephanopoulos (host of ABC’s ‘This Week’)
- Episode 2004 (1/12/2006) – Kenneth Miller (Professor of Biology – Brown University)
- Episode 2003 (1/11/2006) – John Stossel (Co-anchor ‘ABC’s 20/20′)
- Episode 2002 (1/10/2006) – Carl Bernstein (Journalist, contributing Editor ‘Vanity Fair’, Author)
- Episode 2001 (1/9/2006) – Nancy Grace(Pundit, CNN)
