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- Teh-Runoff - Karim Sadjadpour


- Karim Sadjadpour believes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sees his victory as a gift from God and Ayatollah Khomeini.
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- Iraniversary - Karim Sadjadpour


- Karim Sadjadpour describes a math superstar's unprecedented act of challenging Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini.
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- Carl Safina


- Carl Safina attributes the BP oil spill to the government protecting corporate greed instead of public interest.
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- Susan Saladoff


- Documentarian Susan Saladoff explores how the media and corporate America manipulated the public into believing the civil justice system is broken.
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- Michael Sandel


- Michael Sandel uses real-world examples to test big philosophical concepts and ethical questions about justice and cannibalism.
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- Michael Sandel


- Harvard University's Michael Sandel illustrates the ethical and moral concerns regarding the growing role of money and market values in society.
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- Colbert Report: Bernie Sanders


- Stephen worries that Senator Sanders' call for a redistribution of wealth will overcrowd his yacht club.
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- Fed's Dead - Bernie Sanders


- Bernie Sanders doesn't want the government to run everything, but he calls for a fairer distribution of wealth and income.
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- Bernie Sanders


- Senator Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to support his proposed Saving American Democracy Amendment and help overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
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- Colbert Report - Susan Sarandon


- Susan Sarandon suggests that Stephen play an autistic nun so he can win an Emmy.
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- Colbert Report: Marjane Satrapi


- Stephen warns us about the dangers of Marjane Satrapi's film Persepolis.
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- Colbert Report - George Saunders


- George Saunders believes that America is a better country than our media is allowing us to be.
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- Colbert Report - Nathan Sawaya


- Nathan Sawaya built a LEGO Stephen Colbert.
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- Diane Sawyer


- Diane Sawyer discusses the unedited recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, released 50 years after John F. Kennedy's inauguration.
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- Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage


- Stephen wants Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage to bust the myths of evolution and throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
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- Colbert Report: Dan Savage Pt. 1


- Stephen and Dan Savage compare their gay porn names.
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- Colbert Report: Dan Savage Pt. 2


- Stephen defines straight sex for Dan Savage.
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- Colbert Report: Proposition 8 Protests - Dan Savage


- Dan Savage explains that those who voted for Proposition 8 most overwhelmingly were old people.
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- Dan Savage


- Dan Savage wants Stephen to set an example for high-profile conservative pundits by making a video for the It Gets Better Project.
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- Dan Savage


- Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
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- Colbert Report: Joe Scarborough


- Stephen asks Joe Scarborough if he took money from Jack Abramoff.
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- Colbert Report: Joe Scarborough


- Joe Scarborough gives reasons why John McCain won't win this election.
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- Michael Scheuer


- Michael Scheuer believes the war on terror has barely begun because the American people don't have a clue about why they're being attacked.
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- Andy Schlafly


- Andy Schlafly invites the best of the public to translate the Bible on Conservapedia.
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- Colbert Report: Thomas Schaller Pt. 1


- Thomas Schaller explains how Democrats can win without the Southern vote.
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- Colbert Report: Thomas Schaller Pt. 2


- Stephen proves to Thomas Schaller that the South cannot be ignored.
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- Simon Schama


- Simon Schama admits that out of all the countries' histories he's covered, the United States has the greatest.
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- Colbert Report: Barry Scheck Pt. 1


- Stephen tells Barry Scheck the death penalty is the only thing that stops him from killing people.
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- Colbert Report: Barry Scheck Pt. 2


- Stephen asks Barry Scheck why bad things happen to good people.
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- Fatal Subtraction - Barry Scheck


- Barry Scheck explains how the Innocence Project uses DNA evidence to exonerate innocent people.
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- Eric Schlosser


- Eric Schlosser exposes the bizarre development of science-fiction factory farming systems over the last 30 years.
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- Eric Schmidt


- Google CEO Eric Schmidt wants people to remember that when you post something online, computers will remember it forever.
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- Barry Schwartz


- Barry Schwartz explains why people are paralyzed with indecision when they're offered too many choices.
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- Colbert Report: Governor Brian Schweitzer Pt. 1


- Governor Brian Schweitzer tells Stephen that Montana now has a speed limit.
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- Colbert Report: Governor Brian Schweitzer Pt. 2


- Stephen asks Gov. Brian Schweitzer what he thinks of the proposed wall between the U.S. and Canada.
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- Janny Scott


- Janny Scott thinks the real story of Barack Obama's mother is far more interesting than the oversimplified version.
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- Haiti Disaster Relief Donations - Kathleen Sebelius


- Kathleen Sebelius shows everyone how to donate to the Red Cross by texting "Haiti" to 90999.
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- Kathleen Sebelius


- Kathleen Sebelius discusses her role in the reconciliation of the health care bill between the House and Senate.
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- Colbert Report: Amy Sedaris


- Amy Sedaris tumbles with Stephen and Tad the Building Manager.
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- 2010 Midterms - Joe Sestak


- Joe Sestak is running against Arlen Specter for the Pennsylvania Senate seat so he can bring health care reform to all Americans.
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- Colbert Report: John Sexton Pt. 1


- NYU president John Sexton wants Stephen to be all he can be.
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- Colbert Report: John Sexton Pt. 2


- NYU president John Sexton thinks Stephen is contributing to a disease.
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- Colbert Report: Donna Shalala Pt. 1


- Stephen asks Donna Shalala if cabinet meetings were interrupted to change Clinton's bong water.
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- Colbert Report: Donna Shalala Pt. 2


- Donna Shalala proves to Stephen that she is really from Madison, Wisconsin.
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- Al Sharpton


- Al Sharpton says education should be about teaching the students, not protecting the principals, teachers and administrators.
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- William Shatner


- William Shatner discusses love, life, horses and his Broadway show "Shatner's World."
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- Colbert Report: Harry Shearer Pt. 1


- Harry Shearer reveals why Hollywood hates America.
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- Colbert Report: Harry Shearer Pt. 2


- Stephen asks Harry Shearer about his book Not Enough Indians, and also nails him.
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- Colbert Report - Michael Shermer


- Is Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skeptic Magazine, a professional buzz-kill?
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- David Shields


- David Shields wants writers to ignore the laws regarding appropriation and create new forms for the 21st century.
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- Colbert Report: Dr. Donald Shields


- Stephen tells Dr. Donald Shields federal prosecutors need to pleasure the president.
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- Colbert Report: Interview - Clay Shirky


- Clay Shirky encourages the Colbert Nation to do something interesting with Doritos bags.
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- Seth Shostak


- Seth Shostak believes that, unless Earth is a miracle, there is most likely life among the trillion planets.
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- Colbert Report: Maria Shriver


- If California's first lady, a member of a political dynasty and wealthy former news anchor, doesn't know who she is, what chance do the rest of us have?
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- Tim Shriver


- Tim Shriver asks Stephen to lead a campaign to get people to stop using the r-word.
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- Maria Shriver


- Maria Shriver feeds Stephen Lovin' Scoopful, her new ice cream that benefits Special Olympics.
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- Colbert Report: Neil Shubin


- Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin claims that the human breast evolved from fish teeth.
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- Judith Shulevitz


- Judith Shulevitz thinks the Sabbath teaches us how to organize our time around family and community.
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- Hampton Sides


- Hampton Sides talks about what motivated James Earl Ray to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
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- Colbert Report: David Simon


- Stephen lets David Simon touch his Emmy.
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- David Simon


- David Simon describes his new HBO show, "Treme," as "Glee," but with a few more black people.
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- Colbert Report: Paul Simon Pt. 1


- Paul Simon shows Stephen his songwriting process, and defends his lyrics from the 60s.
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- Paul Simon


- Paul Simon talks about how he sampled a sermon from 1941 for his first Christmas song.
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- Colbert Report: Dr. Peter Singer Pt. 1


- Dr. Peter Singer tells Stephen that human beings are speciesists.
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- Colbert Report: Dr. Peter Singer Pt. 2


- Stephen and Dr. Peter Singer discuss whether monkeys should vote.
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- Colbert Report: Peter Singer


- Peter Singer urges Stephen to give money to poor people rather than enjoying it himself.
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- Gary Sinise


- Gary Sinise discusses his documentary, "Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good," and the importance of supporting America's troops.
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- Colbert Report: Lee Silver


- Lee Silver and Stephen chat about cloning and stem cells.
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- Colbert Report: Nate Silver


- Nate Silver takes the same predictive capability he uses in baseball and applies it to the presidential election.
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- Bill Simmons


- EPSN's Bill Simmons obsesses over sports at the expense of every other part of his life, like most people.
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- Bill Simmons


- Bill Simmons believes Wilt Chamberlain was gay and compares Kobe Bryant to Teen Wolf.
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- Colbert Report: Russell Simmons


- Russell Simmons officially invites Stephen to the next Hip Hop Summit.
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- Dan Sinker


- Dan Sinker questions the sanity of anyone who actually thought he was Rahm Emanuel on Twitter.
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- Colbert Report: David Sirota


- Stephen and author David Sirota discuss whether our government should be for sale.
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- Colbert Report: David Sirota


- David Sirota explains the presidential campaign isn't the only place where change happens.
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- Rebecca Skloot


- Rebecca Skloot discusses a woman whose immortal cells were the first to be commercialized.
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- Colbert Report: Allan Sloan


- With the help of economist Allan Sloan, Stephen comes up with the perfect solution to the recession.
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- Colbert Report: Cliff Sloan


- Cliff Sloan says Marbury vs. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
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- Picking a New Supreme Court Justice - Cliff Sloan


- Cliff Sloan thinks the odds that the new Supreme Court justice will be a white male are close to zero.
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- Colbert Report: Tyson Slocum


- Consumer advocate Tyson Slocum says the oil companies are standing in the way of America getting off its addiction to oil.
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- Tavis Smiley & Cornel West


- Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about their book on American poverty, "The Rich and the Rest of Us."
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- Colbert Report - Daniel B. Smith


- Daniel B. Smith tells Stephen that hearing voices can be a good thing.
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- Patti Smith


- Patti Smith gives advice to young people who decide to throw away their lives and become artists.
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- Colbert Report: Will Smith


- Stephen asks Will Smith if he supports Barack Obama because he secretly wants to play him in a movie of his life.
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- Snoop Dogg


- Snoop Dogg works on his acting skills by reading a soap opera script with Stephen.
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- Colbert Report: Interview - Tony Snow


- Stephen is jealous that Tony Snow is filling in for Papa Bear Bill O'Reilly.
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- Dag Soderberg


- Dag Soderberg takes the Bible out of the bookshop and onto the coffee table with "Bible Illuminated."
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- Cevin Soling


- Cevin Soling says public schools have been transformed into prisons because of an overdependence on security.
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- Stephen Sondheim


- Stephen asks Stephen Sondheim if there really is a place for an illegal immigrant like Maria and finishes "Send in the Clowns" with his own lyrics.
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- Stephen Sondheim


- Stephen Sondheim discusses the complexity of his characters and rates Stephen's performance in "Company."
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- Aaron Sorkin


- Aaron Sorkin explains why he didn't go to Harvard, worries about child porn on his hard drive and calls Facebook a performance.
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- Goldman Sachs Fraud Case - Andrew Ross Sorkin


- Andrew Ross Sorkin believes the SEC case against Goldman Sachs is important because it questions whether Wall Street is a casino.
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- Ali Soufan


- Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan discusses the interrogation techniques he used to obtain intelligence from Al Qaeda operatives.
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- Kevin Spacey


- Kevin Spacey explains that Jack Abramoff went to prison for overcharging Native Americans, but Stephen thinks that makes him a patriot.
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- Colbert Report: Margaret Spellings


- Stephen asks Margaret Spellings if federally mandated spanking would help our kids do better in school.
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- Colbert Report: Michael Specter


- Stephen asks Michael Specter, writer for the New Yorker, what is so wrong about murdering your critics.
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- Michael Specter


- Michael Specter says everyone gets upset about Big Science and Big Pharma, but they love Big Placebo.
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- Colbert Report: Eliot Spitzer


- Does New York State's Attorney General hate bears as much as Stephen?
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- Colbert Report: Gov. Eliot Spitzer


- Governor Eliot Spitzer is a superdelegate and agrees to help Stephen become a superdelegate too.
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- Eliot Spitzer


- Eliot Spitzer thinks Americans should be furious that the financial system is being rebuilt exactly as it was before the economic collapse.
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- Morgan Spurlock


- Morgan Spurlock pulls the curtain back on product placement and advertising in "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."
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- Colbert Report: Steve Squyres


- Stephen asks Mars Rover expert Steve Squyres to explain gravity.
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- Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy


- Mavis Staples discusses her arranged marriage with Jeff Tweedy, recalls opening for Martin Luther King Jr. and denies singing the devil's music.
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- Colbert Report: Michael Steele Pt. 1


- Stephen tells Michael Steele that he no longer sees race: he's not white, he's translucent.
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- Colbert Report: Michael Steele Pt. 2


- Michael Steele tells Stephen he disagrees with the President's new Iraq plan.
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- Gloria Steinem


- Gloria Steinem says men who raise the kids and take care of the house have better marriages, live longer and have better sex.
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- Gloria Steinem


- Gloria Steinem believes Americans know that women can do what men can do, but they don't know that men can do what women can do.
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- Brendan Steinhauser


- Brendan Steinhauser believes that the Tea Party movement is winning because it's staying on the message of reducing national debt.
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- George Stephanopoulos


- George Stephanopoulos discusses his work on "The Week" and "GMA" over a Heineken.
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- George Stephanopoulos


- George Stephanopoulos considers the likelihood of Mitt Romney winning the GOP nomination and of Hillary Clinton becoming Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate.
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- Colbert Report: Andy Stern Pt. 2


- Stephen and Andy Stern talk about unions and the American Dream.
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- David Stern


- NBA Commissioner David Stern discusses basketball's popularity around the world and the benefits of short shorts.
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- James Stewart


- James Stewart describes the corrosive effect lying has on society and the short-term harm that comes in telling the truth.
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- Martha Stewart


- Stephen teaches Martha Stewart how to spread mayonnaise on Wonder Bread and sprinkle with pre-sweetened Kool-Aid mix.
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- Colbert Report: Joseph Stiglitz


- Joseph Stiglitz explains why the economic crisis won't end just because the stock market does well.
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- David Stockman


- David Stockman wants America to get out of debt by letting the Bush tax cuts expire and cutting the defense budget.
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- Biz Stone


- Co-founder Biz Stone calls Twitter the messaging service we didn't know we needed until we had it.
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- Colbert Report: Oliver Stone


- Stephen asks Oliver Stone if he's finished in Hollywood now that he's portrayed the president empathetically in "W."
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- Meryl Streep


- Meryl Streep won't feel responsible if her role as Julia Child influences kids to think cooking is cool.
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- Colbert Report: Andrew Sullivan


- Andrew Sullivan supports Barack Obama because John McCain isn't serious about winning the war on terror.
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- Andrew Sullivan


- Andrew Sullivan details Barack Obama's achievements in improved international relations, health care reform and bipartisanship.
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- Andrew Sullivan


- The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan analyzes the picture that GOP candidates have painted of Barack Obama and extolls the president's numerous achievements.
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- Colbert Report: Ron Suskind


- Stephen explains the problem of evidence to author Ron Suskind.
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- Colbert Report: Jeffrey Swartz Pt. 1


- Timberland CEO Jeffrey Swartz makes Stephen's head hurt.
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- Colbert Report: Jeffrey Swartz Pt. 2


- Timberland CEO Jeffrey Swartz can't accept that Stephen is nailing him left and right.
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- Colbert Report: Julia E. Sweig


- As South America becomes more independent and powerful, Stephen asks Julia E. Sweig if we have to start caring about soccer.
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- Cuba/US Trade Relations - Julia Sweig


- Julia Sweig explains why America should bother opening trade relations with Cuba.
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