The Colbert Report

1Nancy Grace

Jan 9, 2006

2Carl Bernstein

Jan 10, 2006

3John Stossel

Jan 11, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

4Ken Miller

Jan 12, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!

5George Stephanopoulos

Jan 16, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!

6Andrew Sullivan

Jan 17, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

7Frank McCourt

Jan 18, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!

8Nina Totenberg

Jan 19, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!

9David Gregory

Jan 23, 2006

10Robin Givhan

Jan 24, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes "Washington Post" fashion editor, Robin Givhan!

11Norah Vincent

Jan 25, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back" Norah Vincent!

12Paul Begala

Jan 26, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!

13Annie Duke

Jan 30, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

14Dave Marash

Jan 31, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!

15Emily Yoffe

Feb 1, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!

16Christine Todd Whitman

Feb 2, 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!

17Sen. Barbara Boxer

Feb 6, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes California Senator Barbara Boxer!

18James Woolsey

Feb 7, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former CIA Director James Woolsey!

19Alan Dershowitz

Feb 8, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved", Alan Dershowitz!

20George Packer

Feb 9, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", George Packer!

21Lama Surya Das

Feb 21, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!

22Michael Eric Dyson

Feb 22, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina And the Color of Disaster, Michael Eric Dyson!

23David Brooks

Feb 23, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

24Tony Campolo

Feb 27, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, Tony Campolo!

25Brett O'Donnell

Feb 28, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the director of debate at King's College, Brett O'Donnell!

26Arianna Huffington

Mar 1, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and internet blogger, Arianna Huffington!

27Jeffrey Sachs

Mar 2, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, Jeffrey Sachs!

28Bob Schieffer

Mar 6, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

29Norman Ornstein

Mar 7, 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!

30James Webb

Mar 8, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, James Webb!

31Lorraine Bracco

Mar 9, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

32Christopher Buckley

Mar 13, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Thank You for Smoking : A Novel, Christopher Buckley!

33Keith Olbermann

Mar 14, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Keith Olbermann!

34Al Franken

Mar 15, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of The Al Franken Show, Al Franken!

35Frank Vincent

Mar 16, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of A Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man, Frank Vincent!

36Connie Chung

Mar 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

37Steve Kroft

Mar 21, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Steve Kroft!

38Dan Senor

Mar 22, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Advisor to the U.S. Presidential Envoy in Iraq, Dan Senor!

39John Kasich

Mar 23, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good For You.

40Sen. Gary Hart

Mar 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes environmental politician, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

41Michael Brown

Mar 28, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

42Bruce Bartlett

Mar 29, 2006

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

43Robert Greenwald

Mar 30, 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!

44Michael Smerconish

Apr 3, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

45Rev. Jesse Jackson

Apr 4, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

46Harvey Mansfield

Apr 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

47Markos Moulitsas

Apr 6, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of The Great Deluge, Douglas Brinkley.

48Reza Aslan

Apr 17, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of No god But God, Reza Aslan!

49Anthony Romero

Apr 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

50Caitlin Flanagan

Apr 19, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of To Hell With All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, Caitlin Flanagan!

51Ralph Nader

Apr 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

52Hugh Hewitt

Apr 24, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority, Hugh Hewitt!

53Sam Harris

Apr 25, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

54Sebastian Junger

Apr 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.

55Bill Kristol

Apr 27, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol!

56Jon Meacham

May 1, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham!

57Gov. Mike Huckabee

May 2, 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!

58Paul Rieckhoff

May 3, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington, Paul Rieckhoff!

59Rick Reilly

May 4, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Shanks For Nothing, Rick Reilly!

60Shere Hite

May 8, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

61Frank Rich

May 9, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the New York Times, Frank Rich!

62Bill Bastone

May 10, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!

63Madeleine Albright

May 11, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!

64Ned Lamont

May 15, 2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

65Tyson Slocum

May 16, 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.

66Jonathan Alter

May 17, 2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

67Ted Daeschler

May 18, 2006

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Assistant Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology at the Center for Systematic Biology & Evolution, Ted Daeschler!

68Stone Phillips

Jun 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

69Christiane Amanpour

Jun 6, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

70Steven Squyres

Jun 7, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Cornell University scientist and author of Roving Mars Steven Squyres.

71Steven Johnson

Jun 8, 2006

72Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Jun 12, 2006

73Tim Flannery

Jun 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mammologist and paleontologist Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers.

74David Sirota

Jun 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

75Michael Pollan

Jun 15, 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.

76Gustavo Arellano

Jun 19, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ocweekly.com's Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano.

77Bart Ehrman

Jun 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus.

78Bay Buchanan

Jun 21, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Angela "Bay" Buchanan, President of The American Cause.

79Douglas Brinkley

Jun 22, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

80Marc Bowden

Jun 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Marc Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam.

81Chris Matthews

Jun 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Hardball, Chris Matthews.

82Robert Baer

Jun 28, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes form CIA agents and author of Blow the House Down, Robert Baer.

83Christopher Noxon

Jun 29, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

84Amy Sedaris

Jul 10, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.

85Tony Hawk

Jul 11, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

86Mort Zuckerman

Jul 12, 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

87Ron Suskind

Jul 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

88Lee Silver

Jul 17, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

89Dhani Jones

Jul 18, 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.

90Joe Scarborough

Jul 19, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the host of Scarborough Country, Joe Scarborough.

91Tom Brokaw

Jul 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw.

92Howell Raines

Jul 24, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of The One That Got Away: A Memoir, Howell Raines

93William Donohue

Jul 25, 2006

Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.

94Neal Katyal

Jul 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

95Joe Quesada

Jul 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

96Ned Lamont

Jul 31, 2006

Tonght, Democratic hopeful for Senate in Connecticut, Ned Lamont.

97Peter Beinart

Aug 1, 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.

98Linda Hirshman

Aug 2, 2006

Tonight former attorney and professor of philisophy Linda R. Hirshman, author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women in the World.

99Paul Hackett III

Aug 3, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

100Bill Rhoden

Aug 8, 2006

Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.

101Alexandra Robbins

Aug 9, 2006

Tonight cultural anthropologist Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers: The Secret Life of Driven Kids.

102Eli Pariser

Aug 10, 2006

Tonight campaign director for MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser.

103Ramesh Ponnuru

Aug 14, 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.

104David Gergen

Aug 15, 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.

105Morgan Spurlock

Aug 16, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.

106Neil Young

Aug 17, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes legendary musician Neil Young.

107Geoffrey Nunberg

Aug 21, 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.

108Paul Krugman

Aug 22, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and colmnist Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.

109Gideon Yago

Aug 23, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes writer and correspondent for MTV News, Gideon Yago

110Janna Levin

Aug 24, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes mathematician Janna Levin, author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.

111Martin Short

Sep 11, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Martin Short.

112Toby Keith

Sep 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcome country music star Toby Keith.

113Ken Jennings

Sep 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes record setting Jeopardy champion and author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competetive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Ken Jennings

114Bill Simmons

Sep 14, 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

115Will Power

Sep 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor, performer, rapper, playwright and educator Will Power.

116Frank Rich

Sep 19, 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.

117James Carville

Sep 20, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic political consultant James Carville.

118Daniel Ellsberg

Sep 21, 2006

Tonight former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg.

119Arianna Huffington

Sep 25, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

120Ted Danson

Sep 26, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor Ted Danson.

121Lowell Bergman

Sep 27, 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.

122Steve Wozniak

Sep 28, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes co-founder of Apple Computers, Steve Wozniak.

123Michael Lewis

Oct 2, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.

124Andy Stern

Oct 3, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes union leader and author of A Country That Works: Getting America Back on Track, Andy Stern.

125Senator Byron Dorgan

Oct 4, 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.

126Amy Goodman

Oct 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Democracy Now! host and co-author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, Amy Goodman.

127Randy Newman

Oct 9, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Randy Newman.

128Ariel Levy

Oct 10, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy.

129George Lucas

Oct 11, 2006

Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.

130Gov. Brian Schweitzer

Oct 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer

131Barry Scheck

Oct 16, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

132Richard Dawkins

Oct 17, 2006

Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.

133David Kuo

Oct 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former special assistant to President Bush and author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction, David Kuo.

134Dr. Peter Agre

Oct 19, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Nobel Prize winning chemist Dr. Peter Agre. Plus Stephen talks to Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project.

135Barry Manilow

Oct 30, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes musician Barry Manilow.

136Tim Robbins

Oct 31, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and politcal activist Tim Robbins.

137Penn Jillette

Nov 1, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

138Ronald Reagan Jr.

Nov 2, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes political activist Ronald Reagan Jr.

139Mark Halperin

Nov 6, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcoms ABC News correspondent and co-author of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008, Mark Halperin.

140Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

Nov 7, 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.

141Jeff Greenfield

Nov 8, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CNN anchor Jeff Greenfield.

142Dean Kamen

Nov 9, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of FIRST and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.

143Dan Rather

Nov 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.

144Jeff Swartz

Nov 14, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes CEO of Timberland, Jeff Swartz.

145Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek

Nov 15, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Al Franken and paleontologist Dr. Michael Novacek.

146Richard Linklater

Nov 16, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes Richard Linklater, director of Fast Food Nation.

147Jim Lehrer

Nov 27, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes PBS News Hour anchor and author of The Phony Marine: A Novel, Jim Lehrer.

148Harry Shearer

Nov 28, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes comedian Harry Shearer.

149Nora Ephron

Nov 29, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes screenwriter and author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron.

150Mike Lupica

Nov 30, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes ESPN commentator and author of Miracle on 49th Street, Mike Lupica.

151Will Wright

Dec 4, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes computer game designer Will Wright.

152Steven D. Levitt

Dec 5, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes economist and co-author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt.

153John Sexton

Dec 6, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the president of New York University, John Sexton.

154Dr. Francis S. Collins

Dec 7, 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.

155Dr. Peter Singer

Dec 11, 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

156Dan Savage

Dec 12, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes nationally syndicated columnist and author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, Dan Savage.

157Doris Kearns Goodwin

Dec 13, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin.

158Daniel Pinchbeck

Dec 14, 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.

159Jack Welch

Dec 18, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the retired CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch.

160Deepak Chopra

Dec 19, 2006

Tonight Stephen welcomes the leader in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra.

161Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

Dec 20, 2006

Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.