5x01 John King
January 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
5x02 Matt Miller
January 6, 2009 11:30 pm
Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
5x03 Benicio Del Toro
January 7, 2009 11:30 pm
Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
5x04 Lawrence Lessig
January 8, 2009 11:30 pm
Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
5x05 Anthony Romero
January 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
5x06 Niall Ferguson
January 13, 2009 11:30 pm
Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
5x07 Alan Khazei
January 14, 2009 11:30 pm
Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
5x08 Shepard Fairey
January 15, 2009 11:30 pm
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.
5x09 Frank Rich
January 19, 2009 11:30 pm
Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
5x10 Jabari Asim
January 20, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.
5x11 Elizabeth Alexander
January 21, 2009 11:30 pm
Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
5x12 Jon Meacham
January 22, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.
5x13 Pastor Ed Young
January 26, 2009 11:30 pm
Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.
5x15 Paul McCartney
January 28, 2009 11:30 pm
5x17 Dan Zaccagnino
February 2, 2009 11:30 pm
The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
5x18 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
February 3, 2009 11:30 pm
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
5x20 Jonah Lehrer
February 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.
5x22 Robert Ballard
February 10, 2009 11:30 pm
It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.
5x24 Adam Gopnik
February 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
5x25 Helen Fisher
February 23, 2009 11:30 pm
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.
5x26 Cliff Sloan
February 24, 2009 11:30 pm
Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
5x27 John Fetterman
February 25, 2009 11:30 pm
Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.
5x28 Kris Kristofferson
February 26, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen wants to know how Kris Kristofferson can be a country musician and a liberal at the same time.
5x30 Mark Bittman
March 3, 2009 11:30 pm
President Obama taxes the rich to pay for universal health care, and South Carolina may finally end gun prostitution.
5x31 Carl Wilson
March 4, 2009 11:30 pm
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?
5x32 Steven Johnson
March 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Steven Johnson talks about Joseph Priestley, the man who first realized that plants actually create the oxygen we breathe.
5x33 Lisa Hannigan
March 9, 2009 11:30 pm
Lisa Hannigan sewed the cover, liner notes and lyrics of her album "Sea Sew."
5x34 Dr. Jay Keasling
March 10, 2009 11:30 pm
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.
5x35 Howard Fineman
March 11, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek correspondent and author of 'The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country', Howard Fineman.
5x36 Peter Singer
March 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.
5x37 Neil Gaiman
March 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Graveyard Book'.
5x38 David Grann
March 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon'.
5x39 Juan Cole
March 18, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of 'Engaging the Muslim World'.
5x40 John McCardell
March 19, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of Choose Responsibility.
5x41 Derrick Pitts
March 30, 2009 11:30 pm
The guest tonight is Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at The Franklin Institute.
5x42 David Plotz
March 31, 2009 11:30 pm
David Plotz, Author of 'Good Book LP' talks to Stephen tonight.
5x43 Dambisa Moyo
April 1, 2009 11:30 pm
Author of "Dead Aid", Dambisa Moyo is the guest on tonight's show.
5x44 Biz Stone
April 2, 2009 11:30 pm
One of the co-founders of Twitter is the guest for tonight's show.
5x45 Rich Lowry
April 6, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of Banquo's Ghosts, Rich Lowry.
5x47 Phil Bronstein
April 8, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the editor at large for the San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein.
5x48 Bart Ehrman
April 9, 2009 11:30 pm
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.
5x49 Susie Orbach
April 14, 2009 11:30 pm
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.
5x50 Jim Lehrer
April 15, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the anchor of PBS' NewsHour and author of Oh, Jonny, Jim Lehrer.
5x51 Doug Kmiec
April 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former head of the Office of Legal Council for both President Reagan and George Bush Sr., and author of Can a Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Questions about Barack Obama, Doug Kmiec. Also, Stephen talks with the associate editor for opendemocracy.net, Kanishk Tharoor.
5x52 Sheriff Joe Arpaio
April 20, 2009 11:30 pm
Sheriff Joe Arpaio denies that he focuses too much on illegal immigration.
5x53 Coach Mike Krzyzewski
April 21, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen talks with Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.
5x54 Ira Glass
April 22, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen talks with host of This American Life, Ira Glass.
5x55 Elizabeth Bintliff
April 23, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the West Africa Program Officer for Heifer International, Elizabeth Bintliff.
5x56 The Decemberists
April 27, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group The Decemberists.
5x57 David Gross
April 28, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of 'Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation', Daniel Gross.
Also, Stephen talks with war correspondent Richard Engel.
Also, Stephen talks with war correspondent Richard Engel.
5x58 David Kessler
April 29, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes former FDA commissioner and author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, David Kessler.
5x59 Ethan Nadlemann
April 30, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadlemann.
5x60 J. J. Abrams
May 4, 2009 11:30 pm
The Prescott Group needs a bailout, and J.J. Abrams reveals clues to Stephen's Persian Gulf mystery.
5x61 Cliff Sloan, Paul Rieckhoff
May 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law and Paul Rieckhoff wants to make sure returning veterans get education, employment and health care support.
5x62 Laurie Garrett
May 6, 2009 11:30 pm
President Obama's approval numbers are at 67%, and public health expert Laurie Garrett is here to shed some light on the swine flu.
5x63 Mitchell Joachim
May 7, 2009 11:30 pm
It's Bring Your Savior to Work Day, and Mitchell Joachim wants to build carbon-neutral cities.
5x64 Jeff Daniels
May 11, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Daniels Also, Stephen talks with the vice president of policy at Demos.org, Tamara Draut about credit cart reform.
5x65 Ron Howard
May 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the producer & director of Angels & Demons, Ron Howard. Also, Stephen talks with the head of Latin American Division of the Council on Foreign Relations, Julia Sweig about Cuba.
5x66 Michael Pollan
May 13, 2009 11:30 pm
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan.
5x67 Yusuf Islam
May 14, 2009 11:30 pm
Donald Trump allows Miss California to keep her crown, the DonorsChoose competition continues, and Yusuf performs.
5x68 Meghan McCain
May 18, 2009 11:30 pm
Meghan McCain loves the Republican Party and wants to save it from the people trying to make it more extreme.
5x69 Walter Kirn
May 19, 2009 11:30 pm
Republicans find a way to make us love them again, and a Difference Maker stands up to the government.
5x70 Seth Shostak
May 20, 2009 11:30 pm
Torture memo author John Yoo gets a newspaper column, and Nancy Pelosi says the CIA lied to her.
5x71 Green Day
May 21, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen reveals most of the Indian election results, and Green Day talks about their album, "21st Century Breakdown."
5x72 Byron Dorgan
June 1, 2009 11:30 pm
Republicans could lose their Latino voter, and you can see Stephen's Persian Gulf destination from Sarah Palin's house.
5x73 Katty Kay
June 2, 2009 11:30 pm
The FDA challenges medical claims made by Cheerios, and Jim Moran protects kids from erectile dysfunction advertising.
5x74 Eric Schlosser
June 3, 2009 11:30 pm
California allows some gay couples to stay married, and Obama invites Iran to celebrate 4th of July.
5x75 Dag Soderberg
June 4, 2009 11:30 pm
Wikipedia takes on the Church of Scientology, and the latest on abstinence-only education will be worth the wait.
5x76 General Raymond Odierno
June 8, 2009 11:30 pm
General Ray Odierno steps up to the plate to be Stephen’s first guest in Iraq.
5x77 Specialist Tareq Salha, Sgt. Robin Balcom
June 9, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen welcomes Sergeant Robin Balcom and Specialist Tareq Salha to his international desk of wisdom and truthiness.
5x78 Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby
June 10, 2009 11:30 pm
Tom Hanks and Stephen prepare a care package, and Charles H. Jacoby Jr. picks his favorite soldier.
5x79 Command Sgt. Major Frank Grippe
June 11, 2009 11:30 pm
George W. Bush praises the troops, and Frank A. Grippe orders his officers to sing the Army song.
5x80 Austan Goolsbee
June 15, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen gives advice to the next leader of North Korea, and asks Austan Goolsbee if his arm gets tired from throwing money at problems.
5x81 Jim Rogers
June 16, 2009 11:30 pm
According to polls, 120% say the Iranian election wasn't rigged, and Jim Rogers wants to reduce Duke Energy's carbon footprint.
5x82 Joshua Micah Marshall
June 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Sonia Sotomayor belongs to an exclusive women's-only club, and Joshua Micah Marshall won't be doing the pointing and talking.
5x83 Paul Muldoon
June 18, 2009 11:30 pm
Someone finally agrees to accept Gitmo detainees, and Stephen nails poet Paul Muldoon.
5x84 Simon Schama
June 22, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen suggests punching randomly until we find the enemy among us, and Simon Schama writes a history of the future of America.
5x85 David Kilcullen
June 23, 2009 11:30 pm
David Kilcullen fights wars by taking a local approach to combat smaller guerrilla movements.
5x86 Matthew Crawford
June 24, 2009 11:30 pm
The Jonas Brothers don't abstain from making awesome rock, and Matthew Crawford believes in working with his hands.
5x87 Jim Fouratt
June 25, 2009 11:30 pm
ABC turns their network over to Barack Obama, and Jim Fouratt meets the leader of the gay shame movement.
5x88 Neil DeGrasse Tyson
June 29, 2009 11:30 pm
Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to make science accessible to whomever wants to reach out and touch it.
5x89 Kevin Mattson
June 30, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen questions whether America should embrace soccer, and Kevin Mattson thinks Jimmy Carter was underappreciated.
5x90 Nicholas Kristof
July 1, 2009 11:30 pm
The Supreme Court takes its recess, and Nicholas Kristof discusses "It's Time to Learn From Frogs" after crossing five lanes of busy traffic.
5x91 Ed Viesturs
July 2, 2009 11:30 pm
Congress passes a renewable energy bill, and climber Ed Viesturs scales Stephen's ego.
5x92 Paul Krugman
July 13, 2009 11:30 pm
The Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman knows a lot about money.
5x93 Leymah Gbowee
July 14, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen suggests looking for change in the folds of Barney Frank, and asks Leymah Gbowee where Liberia is.
5x94 Douglas Rushkoff
July 15, 2009 11:30 pm
There's bad news for people with target-shaped birthmarks, and Douglas Rushkoff lets Jews and Freemasons off the hook.
5x95 Edmund Andrews
July 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen is emotionally dead inside, and Ed Andrews should write about teen vampires if he wants to get out of debt.
5x96 Geoffrey Canada, Bob Park
July 20, 2009 11:30 pm
Geoffrey Canada can't find any area where white men are being disproportionately victimized and Bob Park doesn't understand why humans need go to space when robots can do a better job.
5x97 Dr. Aaron Carroll
July 21, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen will be the mighty oak when he investigates Acorn, and Aaron Carroll believes America should have a single-payer system.
5x98 Matthew Waxman, Chris Anderson
July 22, 2009 11:30 pm
The truth behind the CIA's secret assassination squad is revealed, and Chris Anderson talks about a future economy where everything is free.
5x99 Zev Chafets
July 23, 2009 11:30 pm
The British announce plans to cut and run, Tom Vilsack drops out of the presidential race, and Zev Chafets angles for a Christmas present.
5x100 Movits
July 27, 2009 11:30 pm
A report on tasers may shock you, and Swedish band Movits! helps Stephen put his Ikea futon together
5x101 Arianna Huffington
July 28, 2009 11:30 pm
Arianna Huffington was born in the United States, but she cultivated an accent to give herself an air of being an ethnic minority.
5x102 Kevin Baker
July 29, 2009 11:30 pm
Lance Armstrong comes in third in the Tour de France, and Kevin Baker says Obama is the new Hoover.
5x103 Kathryn Bigelow
July 30, 2009 11:30 pm
Kathryn Bigelow's war movie, "The Hurt Locker," is getting great reviews, despite not having explosions and ear-splitting sound effects.
5x104 General Anthony Zinni
August 3, 2009 11:30 pm
President Obama finds a way to pay for health care, and General Anthony Zinni will wax Stephen's chest.
5x105 Kurt Anderson
August 4, 2009 11:30 pm
According to Kurt Andersen, the economic and health crises give Americans a brief chance to get things where they want them.
5x106 Kris Kobach
August 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Kris Kobach wants to fight illegal immigration on the local level and reward the people willing to come to this country legally.
5x107 Meryl Streep
August 6, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen reviews the movies that are destroying America and talks to Meryl Streep about her role as Julia Child.
5x108 Barbara Boxer
August 10, 2009 11:30 pm
Vladimir Putin returns to the spotlight, and Stephen interviews Barbara Boxer with deaf suspicion.
5x109 Jonathan Cohn
August 11, 2009 11:30 pm
Afghanistan prepares for Bring Your Rocket Launcher to Work Day, and Jonathan Cohn explains why America's having a health care crisis.
5x110 Mark Johnson
August 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Americans speak Glenn Beck's mind at town hall meetings, and Mark Johnson spreads peace through music.
5x111 Mark Devlin
August 13, 2009 11:30 pm
Glenn Beck loses his sponsors, and Mark Devlin uses giant balloons to life telescopes to the edge of space.
5x112 Bill McKibben
August 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Reporters get so desperate they'll even work for a newspaper, and Bill McKibben lowers carbon dioxide levels by not exhaling when he talks.
5x113 Robert Wright
August 18, 2009 11:30 pm
5x114 Ang Lee
August 19, 2009 11:30 pm
Ang Lee captures the hope and optimism of tired, dirty kids in his movie, "Taking Woodstock."
5x115 Chris Matthews
August 20, 2009 11:30 pm
The Earth's population nears 7 billion, and Chris Matthews discusses his documentary, "The Kennedy Brothers."
5x116 Cory Booker
September 14, 2009 11:30 pm
The health care debate rages on, MTV's VMAs deliver a shock, and Cory Booker admits he is the mayor of Newark.
5x117 Christiane Amanpour
September 15, 2009 11:30 pm
Christiane Amanpour is going to make Americans care about the rest of the world with her CNN show "Amanpour."
5x118 Tony Danza
September 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and The Flaming Lips perform.
5x119 Frank Bruni
September 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen resurrects the U.S. military technique of staring at a goats and Frank Bruni talks about mastering his addiction to compulsive eating as a food critic for the New York Times.
5x120 Shai Agassi
September 22, 2009 11:30 pm
The Senate votes to allow guns on trains, and Shai Agassi wants us all to drive electric cars.
5x121 AJ Jacobs
September 23, 2009 11:30 pm
AJ Jacobs' life experiments include following all the rules of the Bible, trying to be the most rational person alive and radical honesty.
5x122 Ken Burns
September 24, 2009 11:30 pm
The Republican Party is accused of racism, another holiday is under attack, and Ken Burns makes a documentary about national parks.
5x123 Sheryl WuDunn
September 28, 2009 11:30 pm
Sheryl WuDunn believes giving women loans and educating girls is the way to lift developing nations out of poverty.
5x124 Matt Latimer
September 29, 2009 11:30 pm
An exciting new tobacco product hits the market, and Matt Latimer recalls his Bush speechwriting days.
5x125 Richard Dawkins
September 30, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen has an update on his space treadmill, and he'll evolve Richard Dawkins' book into tiny shreds of paper.
5x126 Francis Collins
October 1, 2009 11:30 pm
Francis Collins informs Stephen that it's going to take time for stem cell research to give him crab claws.
5x127 Arne Duncan
October 5, 2009 11:30 pm
President Obama proposes a longer school year, and Arne Duncan could only get a job as a secretary.
5x128 The Mountain Goats
October 6, 2009 11:30 pm
The Mountain Goats perform "Psalms 40:2" from their album, "The Life of the World to Come."
5x129 Alison Gopnik
October 7, 2009 11:30 pm
Doctors invent a radical new surgery, and Alison Gopnik says babies can help us understand deep philosophical questions.
5x130 Colin Beavan
October 8, 2009 11:30 pm
The media attacks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh may buy a football team, and Colin Beavan makes no environmental impact.
5x131 Shashi Tharoor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
October 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen takes on Norwegians for giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, plays tennis with James Blake and talks zombies with Sanjay Gupta.
5x132 David Javerbaum, Sylvia Earle
October 13, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen posts Twitter updates on Miley Cyrus, talks fetuses with David Javerbaum and asks Sylvia Earle why he should care about the ocean.
5x133 Amy Farrell, The RZA
October 14, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen gets angry over health care reform, discusses obesity with Amy Farrell, and talks wisdom with the RZA.
5x134 Jerry Mitchell
October 15, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen proves that mayo is the illest condiment, asks Jerry Mitchell what a newspaper reporter is and unveils his new portrait.
5x135 Cornel West
October 26, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen criticizes Washington State, endorses your job application and disagrees with everything Cornel West stands for.
5x136 Randall Balmer, Gail Collins
October 27, 2009 11:30 pm
The Catholic Church reaches out to former members, and Gail Collins talks about the modern American woman.
5x137 Brian Cox
October 28, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen finds out what broke the largest particle accelerator and preps for his interview with Brian Cox by watching "Baby Einstein" tapes.
5x138 Bill Simmons
October 29, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen talks to Rosanne Cash about torturing detainees with music and discusses "Teen Wolf" with Bill Simmons.
5x139 Nicholas Thompson
November 2, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen sponsors the U.S. speedskating team, analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakfast and disputes the end of the Cold War with Nicholas Thompson.
5x140 Andrew Sullivan
November 3, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen makes history with the U.S. Speedskating team, covers a gay couple's arrest on Mormon Church property and wants Andrew Sullivan to admit he's wrong.
5x141 Harold Evans
November 4, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen declares Barack Obama the loser, gets dunked in water by Al Gore and asks Harold Evans if he's going to be a chimney sweep.
5x142 Joey Cheek
November 5, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen puts Canada on notice with Joey Cheek, introduces Vaxaconda and talks to William Bratton about McGruff the Crime Dog.
5x143 Tom Campbell
November 9, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen asks Mike Castle why he can't marry a chicken, helps Katherine Reutter win a gold medal, and talks art with Thomas Campbell.
5x144 Maria Shriver
November 10, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen defends Barney Frank for not recognizing marijuana, enjoys a Taser XREP ad and feeds ice cream to Maria Shriver.
5x145 Christopher Caldwell
November 11, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen believes bankers are God's representatives, criticizes "Sesame Street" and asks Christopher Caldwell where the Muslim pope is.
5x146 Woody Harrelson
November 12, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen uses Miracle Whip money to buy mayo, claims Lou Dobbs' audience and shaves Woody Harrelson's head.
5x147 Paul Goldberger
November 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen shows Barack Obama how to greet foreign leaders, offers to sing in Aerosmith, and discusses architecture with Paul Goldberger.
5x148 Malcolm Gladwell
November 17, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen talks to Marc Kielburger about child labor, skateboards with Jackie Speier and asks Malcolm Gladwell to explain a New Yorker cartoon.
5x149 Norah Jones
November 18, 2009 11:30 pm
Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, "2012" takes the world by storm, and Norah Jones talks about her famous father, Indiana.
5x150 Elvis Costello
November 19, 2009 11:30 pm
The Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery, and Elvis Costello plays "Cheap Reward" with Stephen.
5x151 Dan Esty, Cevin Soling
November 30, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen talks to Dan Esty about global warming, forces Joseph Cirincione to play "Sanction, Bomb, Marry?" and compares school to prison with Cevin Soling
5x152 Guy Consolmagno, Sherman Alexie
December 1, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen profiles a made-up district, discusses alien Jesus with Guy Consolmagno and helps Sherman Alexie save part of white culture
5x153 Craig Watkins
December 2, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen critiques President Obama's speech, presents a device that lets him poop whenever he wants, and questions Craig Watson's innocence
5x154 Janet Napolitano
December 3, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen covers Tiger Woods' car crash, tries out for the U.S. skeleton team and talks to Janet Napolitano about the color-coded threat level.
5x155 Bill T. Jones
December 7, 2009 11:30 pm
Bill T. Jones describes how Fela Kuti fought against the Nigerian government with his music.
5x156 Senator Bernie Sanders, Andy Schlafly
December 8, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen gives Bernie Sanders a chance to address the vicious socialist rumors and discusses the best of the public with Andy Schlafly.
5x157 Matt Taibbi
December 9, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen appeals to the monkey demographic, gets a visit from Krampus and calls out Goldman Sachs with Matt Taibbi.
5x158 Lara Logan
December 10, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen details Russia's battle plan for Afghanistan, tries out for the U.S. bobsled team and puts words in Lara Logan's mouth.
5x159 Snoop Dogg
December 14, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen interviews President Obama's cardboard cutout, signs Katherine Reutter's thigh and pre-censors Snoop Dogg.
5x160 Alicia Keys
December 15, 2009 11:30 pm
John Slattery sells gold, Stephen relays the story of Treesus, and Alicia Keys performs her hit song.
5x161 Tom Brokaw
December 16, 2009 11:30 pm
Stephen encourages Tiger Woods, sees the ghost of Stephen King and remembers the wacky decade with Tom Brokaw.
