Episode 1
George Packer
2006-01-04
TONIGHT: Author of The Assassins' Gate : America in Iraq, George Packer!
TV season
2006-01-04
Episode 1
2006-01-04
TONIGHT: Author of The Assassins' Gate : America in Iraq, George Packer!
Episode 2
2006-01-05
TONIGHT: Actor, Pierce Brosnan! Also, Jason Jones with "Spear Pressure."
Episode 3
2006-01-09
TONIGHT: NY Times reporter and author of State of War, James Risen!
Episode 4
2006-01-10
TONIGHT: Star of Finding Comedy in the Muslim World, actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks!
Episode 5
2006-01-11
TONIGHT: CNN's terrorism analyst, Peter Bergen!
Episode 6
2006-01-12
TONIGHT: Author of Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court, Edward Lazarus!
Episode 7
2006-01-16
TONIGHT: Documentary film maker, Eugene Jarecki! Also, Rob Corddry with "This Week in God."
Episode 8
2006-01-17
TONIGHT: Author of My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope and former Head of Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer!
Episode 9
2006-01-18
TONIGHT: Former CIA Director, James Woolsey!
Episode 10
2006-01-19
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Glory Road, Josh Lucas! Also, Nate Corddry with an American Resolution.
Episode 11
2006-01-23
TONIGHT: Author of Rebel-in-Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Transforming America, Fred Barnes!
Episode 12
2006-01-24
TONIGHT: Author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Reza Aslan!
Episode 13
2006-01-25
TONIGHT: Actor and star of The World's Fastest Indian, Anthony Hopkins! Plus "New Year's Resolution" with Ed Helms!
Episode 14
2006-01-26
TONIGHT: Author of American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Bernard-Henri Levy!
Episode 15
2006-01-30
TONIGHT: Judge on American Idol, Randy Jackson!
Episode 16
2006-01-31
TONIGHT: Retired NBA Star, Charles Barkley!
Episode 17
2006-02-01
TONIGHT: Author and historian, Michael Beschloss!
Episode 18
2006-02-02
TONIGHT: Author of No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society, Robert O'Harrow, Jr.! Plus, "New Year's Resolution" with Dan Bakkedahl!
Episode 19
2006-02-07
TONIGHT: Former Assistant Defense Secretary for Public Affairs, Torie Clarke! Plus, Rob Corddry with "This Week In God!"
Episode 20
2006-02-08
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Firewall, Harrison Ford! Also, the first installment of "Klassic Kolbert."
Episode 21
2006-02-09
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Arrested Development, Will Arnett!
Episode 22
2006-02-13
TONIGHT: Astronaut, Mike Mullane!
Episode 23
2006-02-14
TONIGHT: Author of A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World, Peter Tertzakian!
Episode 24
2006-02-15
TONIGHT: Actress and star of Freedomland, Julianne Moore! Plus, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin.
Episode 25
2006-02-16
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Winter Passing, Ed Harris! Plus, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."
Episode 26
2006-02-21
TONIGHT: Author of Assassination Vacation, Sarah Vowell! Also, Nate and Rob Corddry with "Brother vs. Brother."
Episode 27
2006-02-22
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lost, Matthew Fox!
Episode 28
2006-02-23
TONIGHT: Movie critic, Roger Ebert! Also, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."
Episode 29
2006-03-07
TONIGHT: The author of The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations, Eugene Linden!
Episode 30
2006-03-08
TONIGHT: Musician and composer, Neil Young!
Episode 31
2006-03-09
TONIGHT: The author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!
Episode 32
2006-03-13
TONIGHT: The author of Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, Eric Burns!
Episode 33
2006-03-14
TONIGHT: The author of Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, Bart Ehrman! Plus "This Week in God" with Rob Corddry.
Episode 34
2006-03-15
TONIGHT: Actress and star of V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman!
Episode 35
2006-03-16
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Find Me Guilty, Vin Diesel!
Episode 36
2006-03-20
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Inside Man, Clive Owen!
Episode 37
2006-03-21
TONIGHT: Author of Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein, General Georges Sada! Also, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin!
Episode 38
2006-03-22
TONIGHT: Wisconsin Senator, Russ Feingold!
Episode 39
2006-03-23
TONIGHT: Author of The Case For Goliath: How America Acts As The World's Government in the Twenty-first Century, Michael Mandelbaum
Episode 40
2006-03-27
TONIGHT: Author of Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Michael Gordon!
Episode 41
2006-03-28
TONIGHT: Newsweek International editor, Fareed Zakaria!
Episode 42
2006-03-29
TONIGHT: Actress and star of Ice Age: The Meltdown, Queen Latifah!
Episode 43
2006-03-30
TONIGHT: Actress and star of Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone!
Episode 44
2006-04-03
TONIGHT: Actor and podcast host of "The Ricky Gervais Show", Ricky Gervais! Also, Ed Helms with "This Week In God".
Episode 45
2006-04-04
TONIGHT: Broadcaster and author of "And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey", Studs Terkel! Also, Senator John McCain stops by to defend his decision to talk in front of Liberty University students.
Episode 46
2006-04-05
TONIGHT: Retired Marine General and author of "The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose", Gen. Tony Zinni!
Episode 47
2006-04-06
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lucky Number Slevin, Josh Hartnett! Also, Dan Bakkedahl learns about "Beach Ploys".
Episode 48
2006-04-17
TONIGHT: The author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham! Also, Ed Helms travels to Alaska to find out about the enormous population of bald eagles in one small town.
Episode 49
2006-04-18
TONIGHT: The author of Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit, Ryan Nerz!
Episode 50
2006-04-19
TONIGHT: Actor and star of American Dreamz, Dennis Quaid!
Episode 51
2006-04-20
TONIGHT: Senator from Massachusetts, Sen. Ted Kennedy! Also, Jason Jones with Not In Your Front Yard.
Episode 52
2006-04-24
TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!
Episode 53
2006-04-25
TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!
Episode 54
2006-04-26
TONIGHT: Wall Street Journal editor, Kimberley Strassel!
Episode 55
2006-04-27
TONIGHT: Actor and star of R.V., Robin Williams!
Episode 56
2006-05-01
TONIGHT: The author of The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine, Matthew Continetti!
Episode 57
2006-05-02
TONIGHT: The author of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs, Madeleine Albright!
Episode 58
2006-05-03
TONIGHT: The author of Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable To Attack, Clark Kent Ervin!
Episode 59
2006-05-04
TONIGHT: Actor John Malkovich!
Episode 60
2006-05-08
TONIGHT: The author of Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker, David Remnick!
Episode 61
2006-05-09
TONIGHT: Author of The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World, Eric Shawn!
Episode 62
2006-05-10
TONIGHT: Stand-up comedian Billy Connolly!
Episode 63
2006-05-11
TONIGHT: Author of America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy, Francis Fukuyama!
Episode 64
2006-05-15
TONIGHT: The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean!
Episode 65
2006-05-16
TONIGHT: Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary!
Episode 66
2006-05-17
TONIGHT: A senior editor for National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru! Plus, Lewis Black: Back in Black.
Episode 67
2006-05-18
TONIGHT: Legendary country musician and performer of You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson!
Episode 68
2006-06-05
TONIGHT: Caroline Kennedy, founder of the Profiles In Courage Award.
Episode 69
2006-06-06
TONIGHT: Former Secretary of Education and author of America, Bill Bennett.
Episode 70
2006-06-07
TONIGHT: Actress Bonnie Hunt from the movie Cars. Plus, Lewis Black reports in Back in Black!
Episode 71
2006-06-08
TONIGHT: Legendary comedian Lily Tomlin!
Episode 72
2006-06-12
TONIGHT: The author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, Thomas L. Friedman!
Episode 73
2006-06-13
TONIGHT: The chair of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman!
Episode 74
2006-06-14
TONIGHT: The Host of NBC's Meet the Press and the author of Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, Tim Russert!
Episode 75
2006-06-15
TONIGHT: The star of the new series Lucky Louie, Louis C.K.!
Episode 76
2006-06-19
TONIGHT: American journalist, humorist, and author of Messages from My Father!, Calvin Trillin!
Episode 77
2006-06-20
Tonight: Washington Post reporter Juliet Eilperin, author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives.
Episode 78
2006-06-21
TONIGHT: Host of CNN's Anderson Cooper: 360, Anderson Cooper.
Episode 79
2006-06-22
Episode 80
2006-06-26
Episode 81
2006-06-27
Episode 82
2006-06-28
Episode 83
2006-06-29
Episode 84
2006-07-10
Tonight former U.S. Marine and co-author of <I>Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy</I>, Illario Pantano.
Episode 85
2006-07-11
Tonight: Former Nixon legal counsel and author of <I>Conservatives Without Conscience</I>, John Dean.
Episode 86
2006-07-12
Episode 87
2006-07-13
Tonight: Actor and one of the stars of <I>You, Me and Dupree</I>, Owen Wilson.
Episode 88
2006-07-17
Tonight: Gordon Chang, author of <I>Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On The World</I>.
Episode 89
2006-07-18
Tonight: Director of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, M. Night Shaymalan.
Episode 90
2006-07-19
Tonight: The author of <I>American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds</I>, James Maguire.
Episode 91
2006-07-20
Tonight: Actor and star of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, Paul Giamatti.
Episode 92
2006-07-24
Episode 93
2006-07-25
TONIGHT: actor, writer and director of <I>The Groomsman</I>, Ed Burns.
Episode 94
2006-07-26
TONIGHT: Defense reporter and author of <I>Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld</I>, Sharon Weinberger. Also, Lewis Black in "Back in Black.
Episode 95
2006-07-27
TONIGHT: NYU Professor, Dr. Alon Ben-Meir.
Episode 96
2006-07-31
Episode 97
2006-08-01
TONIGHT: Professor of Middle East and South Asia politics and author of <I>The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future</I>, Vali Nasr.
Episode 98
2006-08-02
TONIGHT: Writer and director of the documentary <I>Who Killed The Electric Car?</I>, Chris Paine.
Episode 99
2006-08-03
TONIGHT: Actor and star of <I>It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia</I>, Danny DeVito.
Episode 100
2006-08-08
Episode 101
2006-08-09
Episode 102
2006-08-10
TONIGHT: Famous NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Episode 103
2006-08-14
TONIGHT: The author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, Thomas E. Ricks.
Episode 104
2006-08-15
TONIGHT: The star of the movie Snakes on a Plane, Samuel L. Jackson.
Episode 105
2006-08-16
Episode 106
2006-08-17
Episode 107
2006-08-21
Tonight, author and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan.
Episode 108
2006-08-22
Tonight former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, author of <I>Dragon Fire</I>.
Episode 109
2006-08-23
Tonight Frederick Lane, author of <I>The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture</I>.
Episode 110
2006-08-24
Tonight actor and comedian Martin Short.
Episode 111
2006-09-11
Tonight actress and star of <I>sherrybaby</I>, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Episode 112
2006-09-12
Tonight former U.S.
Episode 113
2006-09-13
Tonight political advisor and author of <I>Winning Right: Campaign Politics and Conservative Policies</I>, Ed Gillespie.
Episode 114
2006-09-14
Tonight comedian Norm MacDonald.
Episode 115
2006-09-18
Episode 116
2006-09-19
Tonight actor and star of <I>Hollywoodland</I> Ben Affleck.
Episode 117
2006-09-20
Tonight actor and star of <I>Jackass Number Two</I>, Johnny Knoxville.
Episode 118
2006-09-21
Tonight founder of Sweet Pea Films and producer of the documentary <I>Mr. Conservative: Goldwater On Goldwater</I>, CC Goldwater.
Episode 119
2006-09-25
Tonight conservative pundit Pat Buchanan.
Episode 120
2006-09-26
Episode 121
2006-09-27
Tonight comedian Al Franken.
Episode 122
2006-09-28
Tonight, former Governor of New Jersey and author of <I>The Confession</I>, Jim McGreevey.
Episode 123
2006-10-02
Tonight Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, author of <I>Herding Cats: A Life in Politics</I>.
Episode 124
2006-10-03
Tonight comedian Dennis Miller.
Episode 125
2006-10-04
Tonight the President of the Eurasia Group and author of <I>The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise And Fall</I>, Ian Bremmer.
Episode 126
2006-10-05
Episode 127
2006-10-09
Tonight former Secretary of State and author of <I>Work Hard, Study...
Episode 128
2006-10-10
Tonight comedian and star of <I>Freak Show</I>, David Cross.
Episode 129
2006-10-11
Tonight the host of CNN's <I>Lou Dobbs Tonight</I>, Lou Dobbs.
Episode 130
2006-10-12
Tonight David Mark, author of <I>Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning</I>.
Episode 131
2006-10-16
Tonight <I>New York Times</I> columnist Frank Rich, author of <I>The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina</I>.
Episode 132
2006-10-17
Tonight actress Amy Sedaris, author of <I>I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence</I>.
Episode 133
2006-10-18
Tonight fromer U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Episode 134
2006-10-19
Episode 135
2006-10-30
Tonight NBA superstar LeBron James.
Episode 136
2006-10-31
Tonight Ohio State policy analyst and author of <I>Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Securty Threats and Why We Believe Them</I>, John Meuller.
Episode 137
2006-11-01
Tonight John Oliver talks to people who were wooed in 2004. Also Demitri Martin reports on the clubs at Ohio State.
Episode 138
2006-11-02
Tonight comedian and star of <I>Borat</I>, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Episode 139
2006-11-06
Episode 140
2006-11-07
Combined with The Colbert Report, Dan Rather stops by.
Episode 141
2006-11-08
Tonight chairman of the Democratic National Committe, Howard Dean.
Episode 142
2006-11-09
Tonight actor and co-star of <I>Stranger Than Fiction</I>, Dustin Hoffman.
Episode 143
2006-11-13
Tonight writer, actress and star of <I>30 Rock</I>, Tina Fey.
Episode 144
2006-11-14
Tonight former Senator from North Carolina and author of <I>Home: Blueprints of Our Lives</I>, John Edwards.
Episode 145
2006-11-15
Tonight former anchor of <I>Nightline</I>, Ted Koppel.
Episode 146
2006-11-16
Tonight professor of economics and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yumus.
Episode 147
2006-11-27
TONIGHT: Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D, Rep-ILL, chair of the Congressional Campaign Committee for 2006 elections.
Episode 148
2006-11-28
Tonight's Guest: Musician Tom Waits.
Episode 149
2006-11-29
Episode 150
2006-11-30
Tonight's guests: Jack Black and Kyle Gass, collectively known as Tenacious D.Black and Gass star in the new film Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny.
Episode 151
2006-12-04
Tonight actor and Broadway star Nathan Lane.
Episode 152
2006-12-05
Episode 153
2006-12-06
Tonight the director of public policy research at the Genetics Policy Institute and author of <I>Stem Cell War: Inside Stories from the Frontlines</I>, Eve Herold.
Episode 154
2006-12-07
Tonight mountain climber and author of <I>No Shortcut to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Hightest Peaks</I>, Ed Viesturs.
Episode 155
2006-12-11
Episode 156
2006-12-12
Tonight the editor for <I>Newsweek International</I>, Fareed Zakaria.
Episode 157
2006-12-13
Tonight actor and star of <I>Extras</I>, Ricky Gervais.
Episode 158
2006-12-14
Tonight the assistant managing editor for the <I>Washington Post</I> and author of <I>Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone</I>, Rajiv Chandraeskaran.
Episode 159
2006-12-18
Tonight Iowa Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate, Tom Vilsack.
Episode 160
2006-12-19
Episode 161
2006-12-20
Tonight actor and star of <I>Night at the Museum</I>, Ben Stiller.