Season 11

Jan 4, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of The Assassins' Gate : America in Iraq, George Packer!

Jan 5, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor, Pierce Brosnan! Also, Jason Jones with "Spear Pressure."

Jan 9, 2006

TONIGHT: NY Times reporter and author of State of War, James Risen!

Jan 10, 2006

TONIGHT: Star of Finding Comedy in the Muslim World, actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks!

Jan 11, 2006

TONIGHT: CNN's terrorism analyst, Peter Bergen!

Jan 12, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court, Edward Lazarus!

Jan 16, 2006

TONIGHT: Documentary film maker, Eugene Jarecki! Also, Rob Corddry with "This Week in God."

Jan 17, 2006

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!

Jan 18, 2006

TONIGHT: Former CIA Director, James Woolsey!

Jan 19, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Glory Road, Josh Lucas! Also, Nate Corddry with an American Resolution.

Jan 23, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Rebel-in-Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Transforming America, Fred Barnes!

Jan 24, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Reza Aslan!

Jan 25, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of The World's Fastest Indian, Anthony Hopkins! Plus "New Year's Resolution" with Ed Helms!

Jan 26, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Bernard-Henri Levy!

Jan 30, 2006

TONIGHT: Judge on American Idol, Randy Jackson!

Jan 31, 2006

TONIGHT: Retired NBA Star, Charles Barkley!

Feb 1, 2006

TONIGHT: Author and historian, Michael Beschloss!

Feb 2, 2006

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!

Feb 7, 2006

TONIGHT: Former Assistant Defense Secretary for Public Affairs, Torie Clarke! Plus, Rob Corddry with "This Week In God!"

Feb 8, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Firewall, Harrison Ford! Also, the first installment of "Klassic Kolbert."

Feb 9, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Arrested Development, Will Arnett!

Feb 13, 2006

TONIGHT: Astronaut, Mike Mullane!

Feb 14, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World, Peter Tertzakian!

Feb 15, 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Freedomland, Julianne Moore! Plus, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin.

Feb 16, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Winter Passing, Ed Harris! Plus, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

Feb 21, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Assassination Vacation, Sarah Vowell! Also, Nate and Rob Corddry with "Brother vs. Brother."

Feb 22, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lost, Matthew Fox!

Feb 23, 2006

TONIGHT: Movie critic, Roger Ebert! Also, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

Mar 7, 2006

TONIGHT: The author of The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations, Eugene Linden!

Mar 8, 2006

TONIGHT: Musician and composer, Neil Young!

Mar 9, 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!

Mar 13, 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, Eric Burns!

Mar 14, 2006

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.

Mar 15, 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman!

Mar 16, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Find Me Guilty, Vin Diesel!

Mar 20, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Inside Man, Clive Owen!

Mar 21, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein, General Georges Sada! Also, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin!

Mar 22, 2006

TONIGHT: Wisconsin Senator, Russ Feingold!

Mar 23, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of The Case For Goliath: How America Acts As The World's Government in the Twenty-first Century, Michael Mandelbaum

Mar 27, 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Michael Gordon!

Mar 28, 2006

TONIGHT: Newsweek International editor, Fareed Zakaria!

Mar 29, 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Ice Age: The Meltdown, Queen Latifah!

Mar 30, 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone!

Apr 3, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and podcast host of "The Ricky Gervais Show", Ricky Gervais! Also, Ed Helms with "This Week In God".

Apr 4, 2006

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.

Apr 5, 2006

TONIGHT: Retired Marine General and author of "The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose", Gen. Tony Zinni!

Apr 6, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lucky Number Slevin, Josh Hartnett! Also, Dan Bakkedahl learns about "Beach Ploys".

Apr 17, 2006

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.

Apr 18, 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit, Ryan Nerz!

Apr 19, 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of American Dreamz, Dennis Quaid!