The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

First Drafts with Evie | Holiday Cards 2025

21 Dec 2025

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Evie McGee Colbert returns to The Late Show to help her husband Stephen pick out the perfect holiday greeting card for the 2025 season. To learn mo...

Mandy Patinkin (Extended)

20 Dec 2025

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Mandy Patinkin talks Hannukah, the best advice he's ever gotten, how he met his wife, and more in this EXTENDED interview! Watch part one of "The Arti...

Hugh Jackman | Winter Blunderland

19 Dec 2025

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President Trump’s pointless primetime speech disappointed even his most ardent fans, the DOJ is required by law to release the Epstein Files on Frid...

Kumail Nanjiani | It's Yammer Time

18 Dec 2025

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All of the major networks agreed to air President Trump’s surprise primetime address, the president confused White House partygoers with his telling...

Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen | Gettin' Wiles

17 Dec 2025

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President Trump’s Chief of Staff dropped dirt on her boss and his cronies in a series of interviews, the president’s new White House ballroom is b...

Paul Rudd | Hiss The Season

16 Dec 2025

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President Trump kicked off his holiday celebrations with a speech about Peruvian vipers and the announcement of his latest building project, Miriam-We...

Andrew Ross Sorkin

15 Dec 2025

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Best-selling author and co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk Box," Andrew Ross Sorkin comments on the battle over Warner Bros., the implications for the econom...

Meanwhile | A Pig Named "Six Seven"

14 Dec 2025

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Meanwhile... A man called in a bomb threat to get out of paying for parking at the airport, Katy Perry is dating the former prime minister of Canada, ...

'Weird Al' Yankovic

13 Dec 2025

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Emmy- and GRAMMY-winning musician "Weird Al" Yankovic recalls quitting his mailroom job after learning that one of his songs had cracked the Billboard...

Kate Winslet (Extended) | Face Value

12 Dec 2025

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Rich foreigners can now buy a Trump Gold Card if they want to move to the U.S., President Trump says America may keep the oil from a seized Venezuelan...

Taylor Swift | Econo-Meh!

11 Dec 2025

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President Trump is offending his own voters when he mocks America’s affordability crisis, Mark Zuckerberg is defunding the metaverse after losing $7...

Laura Dern | Travel Buff

10 Dec 2025

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President Trump no longer seems committed to releasing a video that shows the U.S. military killing sailors in the Caribbean, Transportation Secretary...

Sigourney Weaver | Disaster of Ceremonies

09 Dec 2025

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Stephen & Evie | Late Show Book Club

08 Dec 2025

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Stephen and Evie Colbert chat about The Late Show Book Club’s pick, “This Is Happiness” by Niall Williams, how books played a big role in their ...

Meanwhile | Tolkien’s Desk

07 Dec 2025

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Meanwhile… With help from the English and Journalism students at Tenafly High School in New Jersey, Stephen bids on the desk where Tolkien wrote “...

NJ Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill (Extended)

06 Dec 2025

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New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill discusses in this EXTENDED interview that her state sends $70B more to the federal government than it gets ba...

Jen Psaki | Land Of The Freezing

05 Dec 2025

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Arctic weather is gripping much of the U.S., President Trump announced the end of fuel and emissions standards for automobiles, Defense Secretary Pete...

Michael Shannon | Queasy Does It

04 Dec 2025

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It’s the most sickening time of year, and not just because President Trump pardoned a notorious convicted cocaine trafficker while continuing to exe...

Rachel Maddow | Breaking Snooze

03 Dec 2025

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President Trump’s poll numbers are at historic lows, he can’t seem to stay awake during his own cabinet meetings, and his Defense Secretary wants ...

Lady Gaga's Colbert Questionert | Donward Spiral

02 Dec 2025

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John Fogerty (Extended)

01 Dec 2025

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In this EXTENDED INTERVIEW, iconic singer-songwriter John Fogerty tells Stephen how great it feels to finally own the rights to his songwriting catalo...

Pete Townshend (Extended)

30 Nov 2025

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GRAMMY- and Tony-winner Pete Townshend sits down for an extended conversation with Stephen Colbert that touches on The Who's farewell tour, Pete's dif...

Stephen Presents: The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

29 Nov 2025

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Stephen Colbert himself says he might have "peaked as an improviser" with this fan-favorite holiday classic: The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line! Rock & R...

Stephen Presents: Cameron Crowe

28 Nov 2025

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Stephen and Becca discuss Thanksgiving plans and traditions before launching into a very special interview with Oscar-winning filmmaker and journalist...

Stephen Presents: Robert Plant (Extended)

27 Nov 2025

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Stephen tells the story of when he first met rock star Robert Plant in this Late Show Pod Show EXCLUSIVE Rock & Roll Thanksgiving week of podding! Tun...

Stephen Presents: Jeff Tweedy (Extended)

26 Nov 2025

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Stephen's on the podcast with an exclusive introduction to his rock star buddy's latest EXTENDED interview for Rock & Roll Thanksgiving: it's Wilco's ...

Stephen Presents: Patti Smith (Extended)

25 Nov 2025

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Stephen's gracing the podcast airwaves this week to kick off "Rock & Roll Thanksgiving" with Hall of Famer member Patti Smith, who says her new memoir...

Alison Roman (Extended)

24 Nov 2025

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Best-selling cookbook author and chef Alison Roman teaches Stephen to make a simple crispy chicken dish with parmesan cheese and burst tomatoes. Her l...

Meanwhile | A Pig Named "Breakfast"

23 Nov 2025

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Meanwhile... France is sending a baguette-shaped rocket into space, pornography was accidentally shown on TV screens on a ferry, Stephen looks into th...

Patton Oswalt

22 Nov 2025

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Emmy- and GRAMMY-winning comedian Patton Oswalt lists giants like Richard Pryor and Steve Martin as his inspiration for selecting the audio-only comed...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Extended) | Signing Off

21 Nov 2025

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No cameras were present when President Trump signed the bill requiring the release of the Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi glitched while def...

Benedict Cumberbatch (Extended) | A Sign Of The Crimes

20 Nov 2025

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While America waits for President Trump to sign the Epstein bill into law, Sen. Chuck Schumer stressed that the country wants to see ALL of the govern...

Ted Danson | File N' Out

19 Nov 2025

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All the talk about Jeffrey Epstein seems to be getting to President Trump, who behaved in a disgusting way towards a female reporter on Air Force One....

Julia Roberts' Colbert Questionert | Bubba Troubba

18 Nov 2025

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Newly-released emails show Jeffrey Epstein found Donald Trump to be the worst person he’d ever met, and the documents hint at a sexual exchange betw...

Ken Burns (Extended)

17 Nov 2025

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Acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns shares lesser-known stories from the Revolutionary War era and argues that some lessons from George Washington's tim...

Meanwhile | The Sound of Science: Nude Bowling

16 Nov 2025

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Meanwhile... Apple's overpriced iPhone holder went viral this week, bowlers in Pittsburgh can join a clothing-prohibited league, and Buckingham Palace...

Late Show Book Club | 'What We Can Know' Author Ian McEwan

15 Nov 2025

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The Late Show Book Club chats with Ian McEwan, acclaimed author of "Atonement" and the new novel "What We Can Know," our October book club pick, about...

Rep. Jim Clyburn

14 Nov 2025

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Legendary Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina shares personal recollections about his close friend Rep. John Lewis, including stor...

Jonathan Karl | The File Countdown

13 Nov 2025

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Damning emails from Jeffrey Epstein to journalist Michael Wolff indicate that Donald Trump knew of his pal’s conduct with underage girls, the presid...

Claire Danes | Freeze The Day

12 Nov 2025

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Cold arctic air brought chilly weather as far south as Florida, President Trump lashed out at air traffic controllers who missed work during the gover...

Demi Moore | Shutdown To Business

11 Nov 2025

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Eight Democratic Senators broke with their party by voting to reopen the government without gaining any Republican concessions on healthcare and the W...

Tig Notaro Reads A Poem By Andrea Gibson

10 Nov 2025

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Actor and comedian Tig Notaro welcomes Stephen Colbert to the "Star Trek" family, and reads part of a work by her late friend, the renowned poet Andre...

Meanwhile | Tom Brady's Dog Clone

09 Nov 2025

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Meanwhile... Tom Brady's new puppy is a clone of his last dog, Gwenyth Paltrow's Goop is selling a racy holiday gift set, and "All's Fair" co-stars Ki...

'So You Think You Ameri-Can' | Felipe Torres Medina

08 Nov 2025

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In order to fully prepare for life in the United States, Late Show writer and new American citizen Felipe Torres Medina must answer a series of Americ...

Sydney Sweeney | Flyers' Remorse

07 Nov 2025

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The FAA is forcing airlines to cut flights at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports due to the government shutdown, global soccer organization FIFA is...

Tiffany Haddish | A Mayor Development

06 Nov 2025

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Democrats swept the first major elections of Trump’s second term, including the New York City mayoral race where Zohran Mamdani triumphed over his b...

First Lady Michelle Obama (Extended) | NYC Mayor-athon

05 Nov 2025

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New York City mayoral candidates made headlines for different reasons ahead of Election Day, with Zohran Mamdani popping up at nightclubs and Andrew C...

Tom Hanks | Fed Up

04 Nov 2025

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President Trump, who hosted a lavish Halloween party while refusing to fund SNAP benefits for needy American families, told Norah O’Donnell on “60...

Sen. Ruben Gallego

03 Nov 2025

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Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego believes that Speaker Mike Johnson is keeping the House of Representatives out of session, and refusing to swear in newl...

Meanwhile | Sound of Science: LOTR Wedding

02 Nov 2025

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Meanwhile... You won't believe what Kourtney Kardashian wants you to do with her new lollipop line, Elijah Wood shocked guests at a "Lord of the Rings...

Judd Apatow

01 Nov 2025

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Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow, who admits to owning seven storage units full of showbiz memorabilia, compares notes with Stephen about the...

Sir Anthony Hopkins | You Can't Handle The Truce

31 Oct 2025

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Our globe-trotting president might need to take another cognitive test, FBI Director Kash Patel used a government jet for a night out with his girlfri...

Sarah Paulson (Extended) | Seoul Sucker

30 Oct 2025

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South Korea gifted President Trump a golden crown and served him mini beef burgers with ketchup, the president’s hatred of windmills is shared by so...

Colin Farrell | Lost In Translation

29 Oct 2025

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President Trump told U.S. troops he’s prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into America’s cities, the president’s tariffs have be...

Emma Thompson | Ego Trip

28 Oct 2025

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President Trump is on a field trip to Asia where he’s hoping to get time with Kim Jong Un, plans to meet with China’s President Xi to finalize a d...

Alex Wagner (Extended)

27 Oct 2025

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"Pod Save America" contributor and MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Alex Wagner tells Stephen that her new podcast, "Runaway Country," will feature inte...

Meanwhile | Microplastics In Veggies

26 Oct 2025

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Meanwhile... New York City is vaccinating its raccoon population to help stem an outbreak of rabies, a surprising percentage of engaged couples are in...

Karine Jean-Pierre

25 Oct 2025

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After making history as the first Black, female, LGBTQ person to hold the job of White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre decided to leave the ...

Ben Stiller | Winging It

24 Oct 2025

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The Secret Service tried to block journalists from filming the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, President Trump angered America’s cat...

Emma Stone | Don't Mind If I Sue

23 Oct 2025

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President Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230M to settle his own lawsuits against the Department of Justice while he’s busy tearing apart the Whit...

Michael J. Fox | Tearing Down The House

22 Oct 2025

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President Trump is literally tearing down the White House to build his fantasy ballroom, another Republican has been exposed for sending racist text m...

Jeremy Renner | Reign Check

21 Oct 2025

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The GOP’s warnings about violence at Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies proved unwarranted, President Trump posted an AI video that depicts him doi...

Chef José Andrés, Nick Offerman

20 Oct 2025

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Friend of the show Chef José Andrés teaches Stephen Colbert to make a modern twist on an American classic, the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Official...

Meanwhile | Better When Drunk

19 Oct 2025

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Meanwhile... Scientists set out to prove that people have more success speaking a second language when they're a little tipsy, Nevada and Florida have...

Mason Thames | 'Black Phone 2'

18 Oct 2025

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Actor Mason Thames finds out he has something big in common with Stephen Colbert: their shared love of the mysteries contained in the classic horror f...

Nick Offerman | Arch Madness

17 Oct 2025

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Stephen celebrates National Boss's Day, tech companies dished out big cash at a fundraiser for President Trump’s new White House ballroom project, a...

Anderson Cooper | Bad Sport

16 Oct 2025

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Disturbing details about President Trump’s fast food habit have been revealed, Vice President Vance downplayed the seriousness of a racist group cha...

Bette Middler | America's Neck Top Model

15 Oct 2025

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President Trump took time out from his Middle East peace victory tour to complain about a magazine cover, Americans are blaming Republicans for the ch...

Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter (Extended) | No Sur-Prize

14 Oct 2025

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Stephen Colbert gets caught up on the news he missed while The Late Show was on break, President Trump didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize but he did dep...

Late Show Book Club | 'People Like Us'

13 Oct 2025

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The Late Show Book Club chats with Jason Mott, author of the novel "People Like Us," our September book club pick, about writing his next book after w...

Meanwhile | Meat Stick Recall

12 Oct 2025

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Meanwhile... Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk auctioned off his most famous skateboard, large numbers of corn dogs are being recalled, and a Russian exp...

Audience Questions | 'How Lucky'

11 Oct 2025

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Stephen takes a round of questions from the Ed Sullivan Theater audience in this Late Show Pod Show exclusive compilation! To learn more about liste...

Stephen Presents: Bootsie Goes To A Sex Party

10 Oct 2025

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Stephen and his producer Becca launch a lucrative investigation with the help of Aunt Carol on speakerphone. Colbert plays a new round of "Late Show V...

Stephen Presents: Jennifer Garner

09 Oct 2025

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Stephen's on the podcast again this week talking about puppies and his favorite babysitter, the incredible Jennifer Garner! Garner's interview origi...

Stephen Presents: Chef Samin Nosrat

08 Oct 2025

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Stephen hits the podcast booth to give you all the raw, behind-the-scenes Late Show gossip you won't hear on TV! Then we flip the flapjack over to Che...

Stephen Presents: Director Jim Hoskinson

07 Oct 2025

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“The Late Show” and “The Colbert Report” director Jim Hoskinson sits down with Stephen Colbert to look back at two decades of joyful collabora...

Lainey Wilson

06 Oct 2025

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GRAMMY-winning singer and songwriter Lainey Wilson tells Stephen about growing up in a small town in Louisiana and writing her first Country song at a...

The Sound Of Science | Shark Throuple

05 Oct 2025

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Because Stephen Colbert loves science, he wants to tell you all the latest science in his science segment, The Sound Of Science. To learn more abou...

Carrie Preston | 'Elsbeth'

04 Oct 2025

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Emmy-winner Carrie Preston stopped by The Late Show with a clip of Stephen Colbert's star turn as a doomed late night host, alongside his good friend ...

Lady Gaga | Shutdown & Dirty

03 Oct 2025

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President Trump is using the government shutdown to punish anyone who didn’t vote for him, J.D. Vance loves memes so we made a special one just for ...

Julia Roberts | A Total Shutshow

02 Oct 2025

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Although the federal government has shut down, President Trump’s deportations and troop deployments to American cities will proceed without pause. I...

Jimmy Kimmel | Shutdown For What? (Extended)

01 Oct 2025

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In this special EXTENDED podcast cut of tonight's monologue, Republicans prepared to shut down the government while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

Conan O'Brien (Extended) | Oregon Fail

30 Sep 2025

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President Trump sent the military to Oregon after seeing a misleading report on Fox News and indicated that everyone in America will soon have access ...

Priscilla Presley

29 Sep 2025

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Actress and businesswoman Priscilla Presley tells Stephen that her new memoir dives deep into details about her life during her marriage to Elvis Pres...

Meanwhile | Coffee Makes You Happy

28 Sep 2025

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Meanwhile... "Friends" fans can sip lattes at a New York cafe modeled after the show's famed gathering spot, a scuba diver robbed tourists at a Disney...

Sen. Mark Kelly

27 Sep 2025

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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly provides insight into the looming battle over funding the government, arguing that the central issue before Congress is the...

Jeremy Strong | Things Keep Escalating

26 Sep 2025

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President Trump is still furious about the United Nations escalator escapade, a new exhibit at The White House depicts President Biden as an autopen, ...

Sen. Chris Murphy | Esca-Hater

25 Sep 2025

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The return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” drew huge ratings, the mystery of the United Nations escalator continues to fascinate the public, President Tru...

Gov. Gavin Newsom | The UNGA Games

24 Sep 2025

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President Trump had a hard time getting to the podium for his welcome speech at the United Nations General Assembly, where he told world leaders that ...

Scarlett Johansson | Gimme Jimmy

23 Sep 2025

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Disney ended the suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” following intense blowback from Hollywood actors and the American public, the world is set to e...

Gary Oldman's Colbert Questionert

22 Sep 2025

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Stephen Colbert travels to London to sit down with the great Gary Oldman, seeking to “fully know” the legendary actor by administering a scientifi...

Meanwhile | Adult Hoola Hooping

21 Sep 2025

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Meanwhile… A wellness retreat in Michigan offers adult hula hooping workshops, the maker of Ozempic is cutting thousands of staffers, and the famili...

'The New Yorker' Editor David Remnick

20 Sep 2025

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author and “The New Yorker” editor David Remnick reacts to the words of FCC chairman Brendan Carr, who said “we can do th...

Jake Tapper | Silenced Night

19 Sep 2025

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ABC yanked “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air following a threat from FCC chair Brendan Carr, and President Trump celebrated his administration’s s...

Ron Howard | A Royal Pain

18 Sep 2025

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President Trump seems to be enjoying his time with England’s royal family, childhood vaccination rates are backsliding during RFK Jr.’s tenure, th...

Brandi Carlile | Emmy Way You Want It

17 Sep 2025

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Stephen celebrates his Emmy Award win by thanking everyone who makes, and watches, The Late Show! Elsewhere, President Trump is on his way to meet Kin...

Eugene Levy

16 Sep 2025

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Comedy legend Eugene Levy blossoms into a more seasoned traveler as he visits Mexico, Ireland, Vienna, and other exotic locations in the third season ...

Comedian Joe Dombrowski

15 Sep 2025

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Comedian Joe Dombrowski made his television debut with a hilarious stand-up set at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Visit https://thejoedombrowski.com for tou...

Meanwhile | Koala Chlamydia

14 Sep 2025

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Meanwhile… Koalas can now get vaccinated for chlamydia, many popular beers contain unwanted chemicals, and the Spotted Ratfish has forehead teeth it...

Cooper Hoffman (Extended)

13 Sep 2025

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Actor Cooper Hoffman talked about the kinds of films he hopes to make as his Hollywood career unfolds, and details some of the challenges the cast of ...