The Daily Show – Season 13 (2008)

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Episode 1 January 7, 2008

Ronald Seeber

Tonight, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University who shares his views on worker strikes, Ronald Seeber. Jon begins tonights show by sharing his statement of solidarity with the writer's strike by showcasing his unibrow. Also, the show's name has been changed until the strike is over to A Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Jon then reports on the winners of the Iowa caucus. Finally, Jon summarizes the conflict surrounding the Writers Guild strike in a segment called "Space Reserved For Clever Pun".

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Episode 2 January 8, 2008

David Frum

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Episode 3 January 9, 2008

John Zogby

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Episode 4 January 10, 2008

Lou Dobbs

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Episode 5 January 14, 2008

Fareed Zakaria

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Episode 6 January 15, 2008

Amb. John Bolton

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Episode 7 January 16, 2008

Jonah Goldberg

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Episode 8 January 17, 2008

Allen Raymond

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Episode 9 January 21, 2008

Jon Meacham

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Episode 10 January 22, 2008

Jim Wallis

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Episode 11 January 23, 2008

P.J. O'Rourke

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Episode 12 January 24, 2008

Gerri Willis

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Episode 13 January 28, 2008

Phil Simms

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Episode 14 January 29, 2008

Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Episode 15 January 30, 2008

Peggy Noonan

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Episode 16 January 31, 2008

Karen Tumulty

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Episode 17 February 4, 2008

Tim Gunn

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Episode 18 February 5, 2008

Chris Wallace

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Episode 19 February 6, 2008

Tom Brokaw

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Episode 20 February 7, 2008

Laton McCartney

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Episode 21 February 11, 2008

Philip Shenon

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Episode 22 February 12, 2008

Bill Kristol

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Episode 23 February 13, 2008

Mark Siegel

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Episode 24 February 14, 2008

Lee Siegel

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Episode 25 February 26, 2008

Madeleine Albright

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Episode 26 February 27, 2008

Allen Guelzo

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Episode 27 February 28, 2008

Brian Williams

Tonight, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. Jon begins tonight's show with a look at Bush's recent presidential news conference and his trip to Africa in a segment called "Bushman of Africa". Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver was along for the ride with President Bush in Africa and talks with Jon about his experience. Finally, Expert Youth Politics Reporter on Voting Demetri Martin reports on why the youth vote is so important this election year in a segment called "Trendspotting with Demetri Martin". The TDS Street Team hits the New York City bar scene and asks young people who their voting for.

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Episode 28 March 3, 2008

Hillary Clinton

Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Episode 29 March 4, 2008

Ralph Nader

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Episode 30 March 5, 2008

Martin Fletcher

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Episode 31 March 6, 2008

Sen. Tom Daschle

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Episode 32 March 10, 2008

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

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Episode 33 March 11, 2008

Grover Norquist

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Episode 34 March 12, 2008

Ronald Kessler

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Episode 35 March 13, 2008

Dana Perino

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Episode 36 March 17, 2008

Brian Fagan

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Episode 37 March 18, 2008

Jeffrey Sachs

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Episode 38 March 19, 2008

Sen. Arlen Specter

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Episode 39 March 20, 2008

Alex Kingsbury

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Episode 40 March 31, 2008

Sen. Chuck Hagel

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Episode 41 April 1, 2008

Simon LeVay

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Episode 42 April 2, 2008

William Safire

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Episode 43 April 3, 2008

George Clooney

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Episode 44 April 7, 2008

Nathan Lane

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Episode 45 April 8, 2008

Cokie Roberts

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Episode 46 April 9, 2008

Steve Coll

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Episode 47 April 10, 2008

Aram Roston

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Episode 48 April 14, 2008

Judd Apatow

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Episode 49 April 15, 2008

Jack Goldsmith

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Episode 50 April 16, 2008

Peter Steinfels

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Episode 51 April 17, 2008

Uma Thurman

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Episode 52 April 21, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama

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Episode 53 April 22, 2008

John Waters

Tonight, cult film director John Waters. Jon begins the show tonight looking at the presidential candidates addressing the audience of the WWE. Next, Jon takes a look at so-called military analysts the media uses, but the Pentagon call message force multipliers in a segment called "The Less You Know". Senior Military Analyst Rob Riggle talks with Jon about the recent Pentagon report about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists. Finally, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore visit Pennsylvania and talk with some voters.

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Episode 54 April 23, 2008

Howard Fineman

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Episode 55 April 24, 2008

Colin Firth

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Episode 56 April 28, 2008

Jimmy Carter

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Episode 57 April 29, 2008

Newt Gingrich

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Episode 58 April 30, 2008

Robert Schlesinger

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Episode 59 May 1, 2008

Howard Dean

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Episode 60 May 5, 2008

Sen. Harry Reid

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Episode 61 May 6, 2008

Fareed Zakaria

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Episode 62 May 7, 2008

John McCain

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Episode 63 May 8, 2008

David D. Perlmutter

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Episode 64 May 12, 2008

Douglas J. Feith

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Episode 65 May 13, 2008

Bill Moyers

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Episode 66 May 14, 2008

John Harwood

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Episode 67 May 15, 2008

Denis Leary

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Episode 68 May 27, 2008

Matt Taibbi

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Episode 69 May 28, 2008

Fred Burton

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Episode 70 May 29, 2008

Richard Clark

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Episode 71 June 2, 2008

Scott McClellan

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Episode 72 June 3, 2008

David Sedaris

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Episode 73 June 4, 2008

Barbara Walters

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Episode 74 June 5, 2008

Adam Sandler

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Episode 75 June 9, 2008

Sen. Jim Webb

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Episode 76 June 10, 2008

Ralph Reed

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Episode 77 June 11, 2008

Rick Shenkman

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Episode 78 June 12, 2008

Richard Engel

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Episode 79 June 16, 2008

David Iglesis

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Episode 80 June 17, 2008

Lara Logan

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Episode 81 June 18, 2008

Steve Carell

Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

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Episode 82 June 19, 2008

Mike Myers

Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

Episode 83 June 23, 2008

James McAvoy

Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

Episode 84 June 24, 2008

James Harding

Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.

Episode 85 June 25, 2008

Coldplay

Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

Episode 86 June 26, 2008

Ted Koppel

Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.

Episode 87 July 14, 2008

Andrew Ward

Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

Episode 88 July 15, 2008

Pierce Brosnan

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Episode 89 July 16, 2008

Kenneth Pollack

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Episode 90 July 17, 2008

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.

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Episode 91 July 21, 2008

Richard Bitner

Barack Obama travels to the Middle East with all three major network news anchors tagging along. Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited to cover Obama's trip to Baghdad. Wyatt Cenac goes to South Florida to find out which candidate the elderly Jews are voting for, and Richard Bitner explains the risky business of subprime mortgages.

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Episode 92 July 22, 2008

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.

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Episode 93 July 23, 2008

T.J. English

Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

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Episode 94 July 24, 2008

Geo Beach

Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

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Episode 95 July 28, 2008

Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

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Episode 96 July 29, 2008

Bill Bishop

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Episode 97 July 30, 2008

Ben Wattenberg

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Episode 98 July 31, 2008

Brian Williams

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Episode 99 August 4, 2008

Dennis Hopper

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Episode 100 August 5, 2008

Seth Rogan

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Episode 101 August 6, 2008

Sen. Chuck Schumer

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Episode 102 August 7, 2008

David Gregory

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Episode 103 August 11, 2008

Ron Suskind

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Episode 104 August 12, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez

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Episode 105 August 13, 2008

Philip Pan

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Episode 106 August 14, 2008

Ben Stiller

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Episode 107 August 26, 2008

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

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Episode 108 August 27, 2008

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

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Episode 109 August 28, 2008

Evan Bayh

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Episode 110 August 29, 2008

Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

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Episode 111 September 2, 2008

Brian Williams

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Episode 112 September 3, 2008

Newt Gingrich

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Episode 113 September 4, 2008

Mike Huckabee

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Episode 114 September 5, 2008

Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

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Episode 115 September 15, 2008

Barton Gellman

Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.

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Episode 116 September 16, 2008

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

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Episode 117 September 17, 2008

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

Episode 118 September 18, 2008

Tony Blair

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Episode 119 September 23, 2008

Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

Episode 120 September 24, 2008

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

Episode 121 September 25, 2008

Bob Schieffer

Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

Episode 122 September 29, 2008

Hooman Majd

Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.

Episode 123 September 30, 2008

Bill Maher

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Episode 124 October 1, 2008

Peggy Noonan

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Episode 125 October 2, 2008

Clint Eastwood

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Episode 126 October 6, 2008

Tim Robbins

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Episode 127 October 7, 2008

Sarah Vowell

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Episode 128 October 8, 2008

Michelle Obama

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Episode 129 October 9, 2008

Robert De Niro

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Episode 130 October 13, 2008

Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

Episode 131 October 14, 2008

Ari Fleischer

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Episode 132 October 15, 2008

Richard Lewis

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Episode 133 October 16, 2008

Robert Reich

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Episode 134 October 20, 2008

Eugene Jarecki

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Episode 135 October 21, 2008

Christopher Buckley

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Episode 136 October 22, 2008

Tom Brokaw

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Episode 137 October 23, 2008

Gov. Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

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Episode 138 October 27, 2008

Campbell Brown

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Episode 139 October 28, 2008

Steve Martin

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Episode 140 October 29, 2008

Senator Barack Obama

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Episode 141 October 30, 2008

Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

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Episode 142 November 3, 2008

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

Episode 143 November 4, 2008

Indecision 2008: America's Choice

The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

Episode 144 November 5, 2008

Chris Wallace

The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

Episode 145 November 6, 2008

Paul Rudd

With guest Paul Rudd.

Episode 146 November 11, 2008

Thomas Friedman

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Episode 147 November 12, 2008

T. Boone Pickens

Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

Episode 148 November 13, 2008

Bill O'Reilly

Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

Episode 149 November 17, 2008

Sir David Frost.

George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

Episode 150 November 18, 2008

Denis Leary

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Episode 151 November 19, 2008

Jon Meacham

Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

Episode 152 November 20, 2008

Richard Belzer

Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

Episode 153 December 1, 2008

Anne Hathaway

Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.

Episode 154 December 2, 2008

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

Episode 155 December 3, 2008

Arianna Huffington

The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.

Episode 156 December 4, 2008

Ron Howard

Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.

Episode 157 December 8, 2008

Matthew Alexander

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.

Episode 158 December 9, 2008

Mike Huckabee

Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.

Episode 159 December 10, 2008

Don Rickles

Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.

Episode 160 December 11, 2008

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.