Season 2

01 Nancy Grace Episode 19th January 2006 02 Carl Bernstein Episode 210th January 2006 03 John Stossel Episode 311th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel! 04 Ken Miller Episode 412th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller! 05 George Stephanopoulos Episode 516th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos! 06 Andrew Sullivan Episode 617th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan! 07 Frank McCourt Episode 718th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt! 08 Nina Totenberg Episode 819th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg! 09 David Gregory Episode 923rd January 2006 10 Robin Givhan Episode 1024th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan! 11 Norah Vincent Episode 1125th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent! 12 Paul Begala Episode 1226th January 2006 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 Episode 1330th January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson! 14 Dave Marash Episode 1431st January 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield! 15 Emily Yoffe Episode 151st February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe! 16 Christine Todd Whitman Episode 162nd February 2006 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 Episode 176th February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer! 18 James Woolsey Episode 187th February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey! 19 Alan Dershowitz Episode 198th February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz! 20 George Packer Episode 209th February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer! 21 Lama Surya Das Episode 2121st February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das! 22 Michael Eric Dyson Episode 2222nd February 2006 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 Episode 2323rd February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol! 24 Tony Campolo Episode 2427th February 2006 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 Episode 2528th February 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell! 26 Arianna Huffington Episode 261st March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington! 27 Jeffrey Sachs Episode 272nd March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs! 28 Bob Schieffer Episode 286th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite! 29 Norman Ornstein Episode 297th March 2006 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 Episode 308th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb! 31 Lorraine Bracco Episode 319th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco! 32 Christopher Buckley Episode 3213th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley! 33 Keith Olbermann Episode 3314th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann! 34 Al Franken Episode 3415th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken! 35 Frank Vincent Episode 3516th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent! 36 Connie Chung Episode 3620th March 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips. 37 Steve Kroft Episode 3721st March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft! 38 Dan Senor Episode 3822nd March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor! 39 John Kasich Episode 3923rd March 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You. 40 Sen. Gary Hart Episode 4027th March 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 41 Michael Brown Episode 4128th March 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers. 42 Bruce Bartlett Episode 4229th March 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett! 43 Robert Greenwald Episode 4330th March 2006 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 Episode 443rd April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano. 45 Rev. Jesse Jackson Episode 454th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus. 46 Harvey Mansfield Episode 465th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause. 47 Markos Moulitsas Episode 476th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley. 48 Reza Aslan Episode 4817th April 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan! 49 Anthony Romero Episode 4918th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews. 50 Caitlin Flanagan Episode 5019th April 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan! 51 Ralph Nader Episode 5120th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile. 52 Hugh Hewitt Episode 5224th April 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt! 53 Sam Harris Episode 5325th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. 54 Sebastian Junger Episode 5426th April 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman. 55 Bill Kristol Episode 5527th April 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol! 56 Jon Meacham Episode 561st May 2006 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 Episode 572nd May 2006 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 Episode 583rd May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff! 59 Rick Reilly Episode 594th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly! 60 Shere Hite Episode 608th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite! 61 Frank Rich Episode 619th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich! 62 Bill Bastone Episode 6210th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone! 63 Madeleine Albright Episode 6311th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright! 64 Ned Lamont Episode 6415th May 2006 Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont. 65 Tyson Slocum Episode 6516th May 2006 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 Episode 6617th May 2006 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 Episode 6718th May 2006 TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler! 68 Stone Phillips Episode 685th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips. 69 Christiane Amanpour Episode 696th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. 70 Steven Squyres Episode 707th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres. 71 Steven Johnson Episode 718th June 2006 72 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Episode 7212th June 2006 73 Tim Flannery Episode 7313th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers. 74 David Sirota Episode 7414th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young. 75 Michael Pollan Episode 7515th June 2006 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 Episode 7619th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano. 77 Bart Ehrman Episode 7720th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus. 78 Bay Buchanan Episode 7821st June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause. 79 Douglas Brinkley Episode 7922nd June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short. 80 Marc Bowden Episode 8026th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam. 81 Chris Matthews Episode 8127th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews. 82 Robert Baer Episode 8228th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer. 83 Christopher Noxon Episode 8329th June 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power. 84 Amy Sedaris Episode 8410th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy. 85 Tony Hawk Episode 8511th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. 86 Mort Zuckerman Episode 8612th July 2006 Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg. 87 Ron Suskind Episode 8713th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 88 Lee Silver Episode 8817th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson. 89 Dhani Jones Episode 8918th July 2006 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 Episode 9019th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough. 91 Tom Brokaw Episode 9120th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw. 92 Howell Raines Episode 9224th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines 93 William Donohue Episode 9325th July 2006 Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue. 94 Neal Katyal Episode 9426th July 2006 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 Episode 9527th July 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman. 96 Ned Lamont Episode 9631st July 2006 Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont. 97 Peter Beinart Episode 971st August 2006 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 Episode 982nd August 2006 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 Episode 993rd August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck. 100 Bill Rhoden Episode 1008th August 2006 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 Episode 1019th August 2006 Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids. 102 Eli Pariser Episode 10210th August 2006 Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser. 103 Ramesh Ponnuru Episode 10314th August 2006 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 Episode 10415th August 2006 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 Episode 10516th August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock. 106 Neil Young Episode 10617th August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young. 107 Geoffrey Nunberg Episode 10721st August 2006 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 Episode 10822nd August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century. 109 Gideon Yago Episode 10923rd August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago 110 Janna Levin Episode 11024th August 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. 111 Martin Short Episode 11111th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short. 112 Toby Keith Episode 11212th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith. 113 Ken Jennings Episode 11313th September 2006 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 Episode 11414th September 2006 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 Episode 11518th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power. 116 Frank Rich Episode 11619th September 2006 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 Episode 11720th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville. 118 Daniel Ellsberg Episode 11821st September 2006 Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg. 119 Arianna Huffington Episode 11925th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 120 Ted Danson Episode 12026th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson. 121 Lowell Bergman Episode 12127th September 2006 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 Episode 12228th September 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak. 123 Michael Lewis Episode 1232nd October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. 124 Andy Stern Episode 1243rd October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern. 125 Senator Byron Dorgan Episode 1254th October 2006 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 Episode 1265th October 2006 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 Episode 1279th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman. 128 Ariel Levy Episode 12810th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy. 129 George Lucas Episode 12911th October 2006 Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure. 130 Gov. Brian Schweitzer Episode 13012th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer 131 Barry Scheck Episode 13116th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck. 132 Richard Dawkins Episode 13217th October 2006 Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins. 133 David Kuo Episode 13318th October 2006 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 Episode 13419th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project. 135 Barry Manilow Episode 13530th October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow. 136 Tim Robbins Episode 13631st October 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins. 137 Penn Jillette Episode 1371st November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette. 138 Ronald Reagan Jr. Episode 1382nd November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr. 139 Mark Halperin Episode 1396th November 2006 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 Episode 1407th November 2006 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 Episode 1418th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield. 142 Dean Kamen Episode 1429th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen. 143 Dan Rather Episode 14313th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather. 144 Jeff Swartz Episode 14414th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz. 145 Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek Episode 14515th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek. 146 Richard Linklater Episode 14616th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation. 147 Jim Lehrer Episode 14727th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer. 148 Harry Shearer Episode 14828th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer. 149 Nora Ephron Episode 14929th November 2006 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 Episode 15030th November 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica. 151 Will Wright Episode 1514th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright. 152 Steven D. Levitt Episode 1525th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt. 153 John Sexton Episode 1536th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton. 154 Dr. Francis S. Collins Episode 1547th December 2006 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 Episode 15511th December 2006 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 Episode 15612th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage. 157 Doris Kearns Goodwin Episode 15713th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin. 158 Daniel Pinchbeck Episode 15814th December 2006 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 Episode 15918th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch. 160 Deepak Chopra Episode 16019th December 2006 Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra. 161 Chris Funk, Robert Schneider Episode 16120th December 2006 Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.