The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes
Jacinda Ardern | Photogen-Ick
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America's intelligence chiefs are seeking a more engaging way to brief the president, the head of FEMA is cracking jokes about hurricane season, FBI D...
Jean Smart | The DOGE Days Are Over
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Joni Ernst horrified constituents with a heartless comment about people who will lose Medicaid coverage under the GOP’s budget bill, Elon Musk ...
Dawn Staley
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Basketball icon and head coach of the University of South Carolina women's basketball team shares what it felt like to see herself depicted in bronze ...
Meanwhile | Sound of Science: The Poop Rule
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Gwyneth Paltrow wants people to stop criticizing Goop's vagina-scented candle, Stephen learns about a new rule that helps you declutter y...
Audience Questions | Ask Me About Shrimp
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every night before taping the show, Stephen takes a handful of questions from the studio audience that we compile and serve to you, the podcast listen...
Stephen Presents: Suleika Jaouad (Extended)
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert is on the podcast again talking about his relationship to journaling, and one very special journal he keeps around at all times. All t...
Stephen Presents: Cole Escola (Extended)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert and his podcast sidekick talk at length about the history and span of Broadway (the street) before launching into Stephen's interview ...
Stephen Presents: Prof. Brian Cox (Extended)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen discusses his love for the popular sciences in this exclusive podcast introduction to the extended cut of his interview with physicist and tel...
Stephen Presents: Father Guido Sarducci
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's back on the podcast this week with exclusive introductions to memorable Late Show moments, and he's kicking things off with comedy legend Do...
Bradley Whitford
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accomplished actor Bradley Whitford shares a harrowing story of how he successfully navigated a nude scene in an off-Broadway play while battling an u...
Meanwhile | Where Echidnas Come From
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... we're going to ignore a study that argues ice cream is dangerous for your gut health, "Mission: Impossible" star Tom Cruise wants to make...
Meghann Fahy
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The reviews are in and it sounds like actress Meghann Fahy's birthday party was a hell of a good time. Her latest project, "Sirens," premieres Thursda...
Paul Giamatti | Fools Out For Summer
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Americans are planning to hit the road in record numbers this holiday weekend, President Trump is escalating his war on “woke” arts programming at...
Natalie Portman | Better Save Than Sorry
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s economy is headed down the golden toilet, Americans are horny for a good deal, DHS head Kristi Noem knows nothing about our consti...
James Comey | Tough Bill To Swallow
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Speaker Mike Johnson is ramming the GOP’s cruel budget bill through the House despite disagreements over how deeply to cut Medicaid, President Trump...
Angela Bassett | Writing's On The WalMart
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WalMart is passing the cost of President Trump’s tariffs along to consumers, the president lashed out at celebrities for not supporting him, and “...
Emily Osment
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The star of CBS's "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage," Emily Osment, is an adventure seeker who once pack-rafted for hundreds of miles with legendary a...
Comedian Paula Poundstone
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedic icon Paula Poundstone, host of the "Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone" podcast, performs stand-up for the lucky crowd at the Ed Sullivan Thea...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett On Congressional Democrats
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the sophomore Democratic Congresswoman from Texas, reacts to the Trump administration's threat to arrest congresspeople and ind...
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Yap Quest
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re learning details about the ridiculous birthday parade President Trump is throwing for himself, the “big beautiful” Republican budget aims ...
Nick Kroll | In Plane Sight
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump feels inadequate when he sees an airplane bigger than Air Force One, U.S. taxpayers will spend more than one billion dollars to retrof...
Alexander Skarsård (Extended) | Father James Martin
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman pulled out all the stops to welcome President Trump, some Republicans have expressed concern about Trump accept...
Ryan Reynolds | Air Force Dumb
13 May 2025
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President Trump is set to accept a gift from Qatar worth $400 million, the administration reached a temporary deal with China to lower tariffs, and Fo...
Stellan Skarsgård
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally-renowned actor Stellan Skarsgård has been a celebrity heartthrob since he was a teenager, long before his famous actor sons came alon...
Meanwhile | Runaway Tortoise, Good Luck Penis
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... A musical about the life of Luigi Mangione is headed to the stage, the release of video game "Grand Theft Auto 6" has been delayed by a y...
Extended Cut: Mother's Day Cards With Evie
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mother's Day expert Evie McGee Colbert joins Stephen in this extended edit of their exchange to review greeting card options for this year's celebrati...
Bill Gates | New Pope, Who Deus?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The new Pope is an American from Chicago, and Melania Trump is M.I.A. so her husband has taken on tasks traditionally managed by the First Lady. For d...
Christine Baranksi (Extended) | Papal Watching
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All eyes are on Vatican City as the world’s Catholics wait for news from the papal conclave, Stephen imagines a world where the Cardinal of Newark i...
Rachel Maddow | Error Traffic Control
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America’s air traffic control system is in disarray thanks to aging technology and recent DOGE staff cuts, President Trump decided to reopen an aban...
Jim Gaffigan | One Nation Under Fraud
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America’s president doesn’t know if he’s required to uphold the Constitution, he blames all bad economic results on his predecessor, he wants to...
Amber Ruffin
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and bestselling author Amber Ruffin stops by to tell Stephen how it felt to be uninvited to her hosting gig at the 2025 White House Correspon...
Meanwhile | Glen Powell’s Waffles, Is Shaq Ok?
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Filmmaker George Lucas filled in a big gap in Yoda’s origin story, we think we know why Shaquille O’Neal ran off the set of a live br...
Linguist John McWhorter
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Columbia University linguistics professor and bestselling author John McWhorter discusses some of the quirks of the English language and explains why ...
Walton Goggins | The Last Waltz
02 May 2025
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President Trump ousted National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and gave the job to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, officials are hoarding supplies ahead ...
Jen Psaki | Crash Or Credit
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid alarming signals that the economy is headed into recession, President Trump is trying to pass the buck to his predecessor and refusing to admit...
Will Ferrell's Colbert Questionert | Oh Canada
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More Americans would flunk President Trump than give him a passing grade on the first 100 days of his second term, voters in Canada chose a liberal fo...
Wanda Sykes | (100) Days Of Bummer
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has the lowest approval rating in the history of polling as he exaggerates his dealmaking prowess and Elon Musk’s DOGE fails to deli...
Joe Manganiello
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed actor Joe Manganiello returns to The Late Show to tell Stephen about the delicious true story that inspired his latest film, "Nonnas," and h...
Stand Up Comedy | Erin Maguire, Paul Mecurio
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Maguire, comedian and host of "The Dear Pod" podcast, makes her late night television debut with a stand-up set at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Check...
'Stranger Things' Star Finn Wolfhard
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, director and musician Finn Wolfhard tells Stephen what it was like directing himself in the new film, “Hell of a Summer,” and the emotional...
Stephen Presents: Adrien Brody
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Becca and Stephen play a new game, 'Celebrity Boss,' so that Becca can find out more about what life is like for the rich and famous. Find out if star...
Stephen Presents: Michelle Buteau
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Stephen Colbert isn't hosting the Late Show, he's got a hunk of meat smoking in his Big Green Egg, and he's excited to tell you all about it. Plu...
Stephen Presents: Jalen Brunson | Prove It!
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen gives podcast listeners a play-by-play on how wastepaper basketball came to be and launches into his most recent match with New York Knicks ca...
Stephen Presents: Hannah Einbinder & Paul W. Downs (Extended)
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and podcast producer Becca are amped to be back on The Late Show Pod Show while the show's dark this week, and kick things off with a 'Hacks'-...
Melinda French Gates
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philanthropist and author Melinda French Gates talks about a chapter from her new book addressing the death of a close friend, who taught her a unique...
Meanwhile | NJ Beach Trash, Roman Taxes
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Teen boys are making a mess at screenings of “A Minecraft Movie,” you won’t believe what washed up on New Jersey’s beaches, Franc...
Easter First Drafts with Evie (Extended)
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fabulous Evie McGee Colbert stops by The Late Show to help Stephen select the perfect greeting card for Easter in this podcast-exclusive extended ...
Sen. Raphael Warnock | Holy Smokes
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whoever came up with our Easter traditions must have been really stoned, Italy’s new prime minister paid a visit to the White House, scientists may ...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Full Court Stress
17 Apr 2025
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Two federal judges blasted the Trump administration for disregarding their orders regarding illegal deportations to El Salvador, the president doubled...
David Oyelowo | Constitu-Shunned
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America’s constitutional crisis has arrived as President Trump ignores the Supreme Court’s order to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvad...
Sarah Snook | Ladies Who Launch
15 Apr 2025
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Vice President J.D. Vance dropped the NCAA football championship trophy at a White House ceremony, CBS News anchor Gayle King kissed the ground after ...
Jenny Slate
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Dying For Sex" star Jenny Slate shares the embarrassing details about what she wrote in her journal the day she met her husband while on a trip in No...
Meanwhile | The Sound of Science: Mr. Met Gets Buff
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... The New York Mets mascot got into crazy shape in the offseason, New Zealand is home to two of the oldest geckos in the world, and a statu...
Kid Questions Ft. Guy Fieri
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids. You would have gotten away with it if not for their meddling. Special thanks to the Mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri, for helping Stephen answer t...
Michael Lewis (Extended) | "Who Is Government?"
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author Michael Lewis offered his perspective this Tuesday, April 8th on the economic chaos sparked by President Trump's tariffs announcem...
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Pause And Effect
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The president who said his policies would never change changed his tariff policy today, after telling the nation to chill out, but not before China st...
Woody Harrelson | Bye-Bye Buy
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s tariffs are going to make everything more expensive, including video games, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said any new manufac...
Sen. Cory Booker (Extended) | DOW And Out
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Americans turned out in all 50 states to protest President Trump’s policies, and the stock market meltdown continued on Monday as Trump’s tariff r...
Max Thieriot | 'Fire Country'
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Max Thieriot, who is the co-creator, star and executive producer of the hit CBS drama "Fire Country," talks about growing up in Northern California wh...
Meanwhile | Finger Guns, Dolly's Joleans
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... The FDNY's sexy firefighter calendar is returning after a hiatus, metal braces are back in fashion, a man was arrested for allegedly robb...
Jonathan Groff
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tony and GRAMMY-winning actor Jonathan Groff talks about going deep into a rabbit hole of Bobby Darin videos on YouTube, which kicked off a seven-year...
Noah Wyle | Tower Of Tariffs
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s tariff announcement, which sent stocks into a nosedive and enraged America’s allies around the world, mysteriously excluded one ...
Pierce Brosnan (Extended) | Tarrif-fying
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced new tariffs which economists warn could plunge the world into a depression, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly rejected Elon Mu...
Michelle Williams | Fools Speed Ahead
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump plans to unveil his economy-killing tariffs in a splashy Rose Garden event fit for reality television, and he wants us to believe that...
CBS News' Maurice DuBois | New Tariff In Town
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Trust in Trump” is the administration’s response to concern about the president’s tariffs, Donald Trump admitted he is looking at ways to rem...
Chris Hemsworth's Colbert Questionert
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't know his favorite sandwich, or what he thinks happens when we die, do you really know acclaimed actor Chris Hemsworth? Learn more about C...
Meanwhile | Consumer Watch
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Mimicking a baby's eating habits may help adults lose weight, thieves who stole a golden toilet were found guilty in court, Lamborghini m...
Roxane Gay | 'The Portable Feminist Reader'
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning writer Roxane Gay reflects on what she has learned from the young women in her life, and tells Stephen Colbert why her new anthology con...
Sen. Dem. Ldr. Chuck Schumer | War Blames
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump appears to be turning on National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after initially defending him in the Signal chat scandal, a German newsp...
Seth Rogen | Chain Of Fools
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The Atlantic” published Team Trump’s shocking Signal text chain, exposing the Defense Secretary’s sloppy handling of military secrets while N...
Jenna Ortega | Textposé
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump Administration officials exposed classified Yemen war plans via a Signal group chat in an unprecedented breach of national security, and spent T...
Jake Gyllenhaal | Show Stopper
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump wants The Kennedy Center to produce “non-woke” musical theater, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem staged a childish and insu...
Kid Questions | 'What Is Taxes?'
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids. Science still doesn't know why they look like that guy who fixed your furnace. If your kid has a question for Stephen Colbert, post it on social...
What's Going On Over There?
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert scoured the globe to find the most important news from outside the United States in his international segment, "What's Going On Over T...
Audience Questions | 'The Thing'
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every night before taping the show, Stephen takes questions from the audience that we put out exclusively on The Late Show Pod Show! This batch of que...
Stephen Presents: Email In-Bag With Evie
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring an exclusive introduction recorded only for Pod Show listeners, Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert launch their brand new segment, "Emai...
Stephen Presents: 'Severance' Stars Tramell Tillman & Britt Lower
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen introduces tonight's podcast by giving his listeners a rundown on what the two "Severance" co-stars were wearing during their Late Show interv...
Stephen Presents: Stephen Takes A Meeting
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert loves taking the time to record podcast introductions with his producer Becca when the show's on break, but back in the early days of ...
Stephen Presents: John Oliver's Colbert Questionert
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's back with all new introductions exclusively for The Late Show Pod Show listeners, starting things off with his fellow Strike Force Five co-h...
Ezra Klein (Extended)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ezra Klein, the bestselling author and host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast, offers analysis of the DOGE chaos and says President Trump ultimately in...
Meanwhile | The Sound Of Science: Microwaved Coffee
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Stephen pushes back against the notion that you shouldn't eat styrofoam packing material, we may never have to worry about brown bananas ...
Uzo Aduba
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three-time Emmy winner and Tony Award nominee Uzo Aduba shares photos of her gorgeous family and gives Stephen a sneak peek at her latest project, the...
Gary Oldman | EXTENDED Monologue
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump threatened 200% tariffs on wine from Europe, the new EPA head wants to roll back regulations that protect us from pollution, people ar...
Michael Fassbender | Stop The Steel
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anything made from metal is about to cost a lot more but the Trump administration insists his tariff strategy isn’t chaotic, and the president defen...
Nathan Lane | Dow In The Dumps
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stocks tumbled again on Tuesday as President Trump’s trade war grinds on, Tesla shares are down 50% as investors dump the stock and Tesla owners rus...
Cate Blanchett | No Money, More Problems
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s unpredictable economic policies are dragging down markets and worrying Wall Street bankers, government agencies are scrubbing term...
A.I. Expert Reid Hoffman
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech entrepreneur and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman joins Stephen for a wide-ranging discussion about the benefits and risks related to artificial ...
Meanwhile | The Office Microwave
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Fans of "The White Lotus" are snapping up pricey suites at the resorts where the show's third season was filmed, super-low-rise jeans tha...
Tony Hawk
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most famous skateboarder of all time tells Stephen that it took him 12 years and thousands of misses before he became the first person to land a t...
Sterling K. Brown | Trump’s Tariff Whiplash
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Madness” is the word to describe President Trump’s tariff drama with Canada and Mexico, DOGE apologized to some fired CDC employees and asked t...
Jake Tapper | Jerk Of All Trades
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump paused some tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Wednesday as the impact of his big economic gamble began rippling across markets, and sky-...
Fmr. Sec. Pete Buttigieg | LIVE!
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert delivers his LIVE monologue following President Trump’s address before a joint session of Congress, where Texas Democratic Rep. Al G...
Brian Tyree Henry, Laura Benanti | Moscow Tool
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen examines the fallout from the Oval Office blowup between President Trump and President Zelensky, where the Ukrainian leader insisted this is n...
Director Bong Joon Ho
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar-winning director and writer Bong Joon Ho shows off a plushie version of a creature from his latest film, “Mickey 17,” and tells Stephen that...
Meanwhile | Celebrity Beaver, Pompeii's Rave Scene
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... China has the cutest puppy-shaped rock outcrop in the world, a man was busted trying to smuggle coke in his hair piece, Waldo the bull is...
Wendell Pierce | First Drafts: Black History Month
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First up, Late Show writer John Thibodeaux joins Stephen Colbert to help select the perfect greeting card for Black History Month. Next, The Wire star...
RZA | Shell Shock
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some Trump voters regret sending him back to the White House because he's doing nothing to lower prices on everyday items like coffee and potato chips...
Guy Fieri | Land Of The Fee
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The real head of DOGE has been revealed and it’s not Elon Musk, President Trump is wresting control of the press pool away from the White House Cor...
Drew Barrymore's Colbert Questionert | Fired Fest
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some federal employees wrote “very rude” replies to the DOGE email that demanded they list five accomplishments, the White House declined to expla...
Woody Harrelson (Extended) | Despicable Meme
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Government employees received a weird, aggressive email from Elon Musk over the weekend while the DOGE head was trying his hand at comedy on stage at ...