The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes
Alan Ritchson | Tamara Tunie
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Alan Ritchson raves about the cross-generational fanbase for his show "Reacher," where viewers enjoy watching his character take out bad guys in...
Meanwhile | Mark Hamill's Wardrobe Malfunction
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Stephen shares some good news from a seal rescue in Connecticut, and checks in on two developments from New York City’s underground. Al...
Monica Lewinsky
22 Feb 2025
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Monica Lewinsky talks to Stephen Colbert about how the world has changed since she was in the center of a massive news story in the late 1990s, and wh...
Al Roker | King Con
21 Feb 2025
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President Trump’s royal decree banning congestion pricing in New York City didn’t go over too well with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Elon Musk has set his s...
Robert De Niro | Fired Up
20 Feb 2025
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The government is scrambling to rehire federal workers fired from crucial jobs managing nuclear weapons and disease control, the White House insists E...
George Clooney | Bribe Check
19 Feb 2025
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Federally-indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams opened his city’s prison system to ICE agents as part of a reported quid pro quo agreement with Pr...
John Oliver | Trial By Fired
18 Feb 2025
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Stephen employs a metaphor to explain President Trump’s tyrannical behavior over the past week, MapQuest is resisting the president’s order to ren...
Melanie Lynskey | 'Yellowjackets'
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey delights Stephen Colbert with stories about growing up in New Zealand and working with Peter Jackson when she...
David Alan Grier (Extended)
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand (and Stephen Colbert's personal request from last night's Pod Show Intro), it's David Alan Grier! This interview from December ...
Stephen Presents: Will Ferrell (Extended)
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert caps off a wonderful week of exclusive podcasts with this preamble to the EXTENDED cut of Will Ferrell's latest appearance. Hear all t...
Stephen Presents: Kwame Alexander
14 Feb 2025
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After catching up with his podcast producer and comparing garden-prep notes, Stephen Colbert expresses his passion for poetry and gratitude for The La...
Stephen Presents: Audra McDonald | Betty Gilpin (Extended)
13 Feb 2025
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Stephen jumps on The Pod Show yet again to talk Broadway ahead of these two stars of the stage and screen! First up: Emmy, GRAMMY and Tony Award-winni...
Stephen Presents: Diane Morgan (Extended)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever The Late Show is taking a break, Stephen Colbert graces The Pod Show with exclusive introductions to specially curated podcasts with the help...
Stephen Presents: Joan Baez (Extended)
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert is back on the podcast this week with exclusive introductions to Pod Show classics, starting with folk music icon Joan Baez! Check out...
Valentine's Cards with Evie | Romansplaining
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celibacy, Swamping, Loud Looking, No-Habiting: Stephen Colbert examines all the latest trends in modern dating in his long-running segment, "Romanspla...
Meanwhile | Tiramisu Purse, Pizza Ramen
09 Feb 2025
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Meanwhile… A stuffed animals store is selling sexy adults-only products for Valentine’s Day, scientists have determined weekend mornings to be the...
W. Kamau Bell
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning television host, director and stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell talks about President Trump’s efforts to dismantle DEI and the unfortunat...
Elton John's Colbert Questionert | Who Let The Doge Out?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen consults psychic zoo animals to learn whether the Chiefs or Eagles will win on Super Bowl Sunday, DOGE is gutting the National Weather Service...
Damon Wayans Jr. | Spy Bye
06 Feb 2025
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President Trump showed no humanity when suggesting the U.S. should forcibly relocate every resident of Gaza, the CIA and FBI are purging their ranks a...
Miles Teller | Fmr. USAID Admin. Samantha Power
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China hit back at the U.S. with tariffs on technology, farm equipment and fashion products, Elon Musk is using a group of 18 to 24 year-old hackers fo...
Lin-Manuel Miranda | Uh-O Canada
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up as Stephen Colbert goes through the laundry list of disastrous moves made over the weekend by President Trump, which included slapping tarif...
Journalist Jacob Soboroff
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author and NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff compares the immigration enforcement policies of recent presidential administrations and ...
Meanwhile | Pocket Cheese, Nanopasta
02 Feb 2025
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Meanwhile... Velveeta has a new portable cheese offering, you can now plant Martha Stewart in your home rose garden, Stephen tries the new Oreo cookie...
Brandon Scott Jones | 'Ghosts'
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When actor Brandon Scott Jones learned that his show "Ghosts" would be filming in Montreal, he came up with a genius strategy to immerse himself among...
Nicole Kidman's Colbert Questionert | Seeing Lie To Lie
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s MAGA goons want you to believe that what’s going on is normal, but it’s not. For example, our new head of Homeland Security cares more a...
Will Ferrell | Vax Or Fiction?
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the Year of the Snake, RFK Jr.’s own family urged the Senate not to confirm him to Trump’s cabinet, and Sen. Bernie Sanders ripped the nomi...
Drew Barrymore | Grant Theft Autocrat
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is pursuing an autocratic agenda by taking revenge on prosecutors who investigated him and blocking the CDC from coordinating with the...
Chris Hayes | Daddy Issues
28 Jan 2025
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The Eagles and Chiefs are headed to the Super Bowl in a rematch of the 2023 contest, MAGA supporters like Mel Gibson are calling the president “dadd...
Deion Sanders | What's In The Docs?
27 Jan 2025
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We may finally learn the truth about three of America’s most mysterious assassinations, President Trump threatened the world’s financial leaders v...
Meanwhile | Cyborgasm: Soup You Can Suck On
26 Jan 2025
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Meanwhile... Stephen tries a strange new type of candy, a Pakistani airline ran a tone-deaf advertisement in France, and it's been revealed that some ...
Morris Chestnut | 'Watson'
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morris Chestnut, the producer and star of the new CBS medical drama "Watson," explains how the series differs from past interpretations of the "Sherlo...
Drew Brees (Extended) | Executive Disorder
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An exciting new acronym is headed to the CBS network, Speaker Johnson created a subcommittee to re-investigate the Jan 6 insurrection, Republican cong...
John Dickerson (Extended) | Sneaux Day
23 Jan 2025
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Republican leaders like Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Tommy Tuberville are avoiding questions about the pardoned January 6th insurrectionists, Bishop ...
Michelle Yeoh | Worst Order Of Business
22 Jan 2025
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On the first day of President Trump’s second term he pardoned the Jan 6 rioters, gutted America’s climate policies, raised the price of insulin an...
'Pod Save America' Hosts | The Oaf Of Office
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert’s two-part monologue begins with a look at President Trump’s inaugural address, where he promised a new golden age of national suc...
Sec. Janet Yellen (Extended)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen does the math on President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign goods and says it adds up to higher cost...
Meanwhile | Donut Shortage, 25-Cent Burgers
19 Jan 2025
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Meanwhile... Chuck E. Cheese restaurants are ditching the animatronic band, some Dunkin' locations ran out of donuts, a new product will help you pee ...
Jharrel Jerome | 'Unstoppable'
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome was born and raised in The Bronx, so finding out that fellow Bronx native J.Lo would be his movie mom in "Unstoppabl...
Kate Winslet's Colbert Questionert | It's Joe Hard To Say Goodbye
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden gave his farewell address to the nation and warned of the dangers of a tech-industrial oligarchy, President-elect Trump’s official p...
Adam Scott | Mast Hysteria
16 Jan 2025
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Mrs. Obama has declined to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, where Speaker Johnson pledged to fly flags at full mast. Elsewhere in Washington, the...
Josh Gad | Jack Squat
15 Jan 2025
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The Village People are set to perform at one of Donald Trump’s inaugural balls, special prosecutor Jack Smith says Trump could have been convicted f...
David Schwimmer | Green No Deal
14 Jan 2025
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Americans have donated over $50M to help Los Angeles residents recover from the devastating wildfires, President-elect Donald Trump wants to acquire G...
June Squibb (Extended) | 'Thelma'
13 Jan 2025
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95-year-old Oscar-nominated actor June Squibb ignored her director's advice and insisted on doing her own stunts while filming the new action comedy, ...
Meanwhile | The Sound of Science: A Dog's Real Age
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Someone is leaving plates of peeled bananas on a random street in the U.K., the Girl Scouts are retiring two flavors of their namesake co...
Isabella Rossellini | 'Conclave'
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary actress Isabella Rossellini joins Stephen to talk about her role as a nun in the new film, “Conclave,” and the delicious experiences she...
Ben Stiller | Reign Of Tariff
10 Jan 2025
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Newly minted great-grandfather Joe Biden says he could have won the 2024 election, all of America’s living former presidents assembled in Washington...
Alan Cumming | It's Not Easy Being Greenland
09 Jan 2025
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Visit https://linktr.ee/colbertlateshow for ways to help Los Angeles area residents deal with the impact of the terrible fires there, and the Presid...
Tilda Swinton | Stop Spreading The News
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many Americans say they’re tired of following political news, Stephen celebrates some lesser-known details about the life of President Jimmy Carter,...
Rep. Adam Kinzinger | Capitol Quiet
07 Jan 2025
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Congress peacefully certified Donald Trump’s electoral victory on January 6, 2025, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries made an embarrassin...
Keanu Reeves | Colbert Classic
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keanu Reeves and Stephen Colbert go stargazing to examine some of life’s biggest questions. And Stephen plays a lightning round with the one and onl...
Nick Cave (Extended) | Colbert Classic
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lead singer and songwriter of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds joins Stephen for a discussion of his latest album and some of his most powerful artisti...
Jeff Bridges (Extended) | Colbert Classic
04 Jan 2025
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The amazing Jeff Bridges describes in this exclusive extended interview how he learned he had lymphoma, and after conquering that disease he fell ill ...
Audience Questions | Dance Lessons
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every night before taping the show, Stephen takes questions from the audience that we grab and put on The Late Show Pod Show! In this batch of Q&A, fi...
Stephen Presents: John Dickerson
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen tells his producer Becca all about how he became such good friends with CBS News' John Dickerson before replaying his chart-topping interview ...
Stephen Presents: Bill Skarsgård (Extended)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Enjoy this extra long conversation between Stephen and 'Nosferatu' star Bill Skarsgård over traditional Swedish snacks and liquor, pr...
Stephen Presents: Seth Meyers' Questionert (Extended)
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and his podcast producer Becca talk about how jolly the halls of The Ed Sullivan Theater are the week before holiday break in another special ...
Cynthia Erivo | 'Wicked'
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in June, the Emmy, GRAMMY and Tony Award-winning superstar Cynthia Erivo told Stephen which artists are featured on the playlist she listened to ...
"How Does TV Work?" | Stephen Answers Kids' Questions
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kids. Some of them actually were born yesterday! If your kid has a question for Stephen Colbert, post it on social media with the hashtag #ColbertKidQ...
Ben Stiller (Extended) | 'Severance'
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for the highly anticipated second season of 'Severance' by rewinding to 2022 with this Ben Stiller Colbert Classic as he explains the premis...
Stephen Presents: Jon Batiste (Extended)
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen tells The Late Show Pod Show listeners what his good friend Jon Batiste said backstage about his latest visit to The Ed Sullivan Theater in th...
Stephen Presents: Hanks-Giving Leftovers
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feast your ears on this never-before-heard bonus conversation between Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert from behind the scenes of his most recent Late Sho...
Stephen Presents: Holiday First Drafts With Evie (Extended)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's that under the Pod Show tree...? It's Stephen Presents! Hear your favorite late night host talk off-the-cuff with his podcast producer Becca in...
Stephen Presents: Mariah Carey's Colbert Questionert
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colbert is BACK in the recording studio with all new exclusive podcasts while The Late Show is on break for the holidays! Hear Stephen and his podcast...
Ben Schwartz
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning comedian and actor Ben Schwartz, star of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," charges onto Stephen Colbert's stage and challenges him to an arm wrestl...
Meanwhile | Googly Eyes
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Officials in Bend, Oregon don't know how to have fun, a cat was rescued from a drain pipe in England, and online donut orders at Krispy K...
'It's A Worm-derful Life' | A Late Show Holiday Cartoon
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Santa and his workshop are, like America, having a bumpy sleigh ride transitioning to the incoming Trump administration. When Elon Musk is put in char...
Edward Norton | Wreck The Halls
20 Dec 2024
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Some people are calling Elon Musk “president” after President-elect Trump followed Musk’s lead in coming out against the House Republicans’ sp...
Adrien Brody | Drone Stop Believing
19 Dec 2024
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The stock market is on a 10-day skid but meme coins are getting hot, President Biden attempted to calm America’s nerves over the mysterious drone sw...
Elton John & Brandi Carlile (Extended) | Xmas & Chill
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Americans are ready to shake up some tired Christmas traditions, Stephen looks into some cold weather dating trends, Canada’s prime minister has bec...
Nicole Kidman | Game Of Drones
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen went viral after dancing with Oprah at Gayle King’s surprise party, people across the Northeast want answers about the swarms of drones appe...
Sabrina Carpenter (Extended)
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
GRAMMY Best New Artist nominee Sabrina Carpenter makes her first visit to the Ed Sullivan Theater and is blown away by being in the same room where he...
Meanwhile | Finland Still Loves Stephen Colbert
15 Dec 2024
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Meanwhile... Pantone's color of the year is delicious, hot dog fans can grab a free wiener at Sam's Club for a limited time, and we have an update on ...
Sound of Science | Saul Trujillo
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Science-lover Stephen Colbert reports on all the latest developments in the world of science in everyone's favorite science-focused segment. Next up, ...
Timothée Chalamet | Porn In The USA
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Trump told Time Magazine he may not be able to lower prices at the grocery store, America’s dad Stephen Colbert takes all the credit...
Dua Lipa (Extended) | Drama Mia
12 Dec 2024
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Fans of accused UHC assassin Luigi Mangione are scooping up “Free Luigi” merchandise, President-elect Trump nominated Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambas...
Mindy Kaling | Late Night Snack
11 Dec 2024
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Gambling website BetUS has declared our host the hottest famous man in the country, accused UHC shooter Luigi Mangione grew up in a wealthy Baltimore ...
Billy Crystal (Extended) | Unusual Suspect
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A suspect has been arrested for the murder of the CEO of United Health Care, Syria’s bloodthirsty dictator Bashar al-Assad is gone, and President-el...
Peter Sarsgaard
09 Dec 2024
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Actor Peter Sarsgaard shares the story of the real-life events portrayed in his new film, “September 5,” set amid the chaos of a terrorist attack ...
Meanwhile | Potato Cartel, Immortal Jellyfish
08 Dec 2024
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Meanwhile... Everyone's favorite Late Show segment is a hit in Finland, Stephen applauds the whistleblowers who outed an illegal potato price-fixing s...
Auliʻi Cravalho | 'Moana 2'
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Moana 2” star Auli’i Cravalho tells Stephen how she nailed a British accent for her role in “Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club” on Broadway, and ...
Kate McKinnon | Drunk In Gov.
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack in the Box kicked off the fast food holiday promo season, Stephen is disturbed by his Spotify Wrapped results, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete ...
Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen | Liquor Cabinet
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Trump’s support for his Defense Secretary nominee may be teetering as Pete Hegseth’s colleagues at Fox News say he frequently show...
Selena Gomez | Commander In Cheer
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some Democratic lawmakers are angry with President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter, France’s Notre-Dame cathedral is reopening to the pu...
Daniel Craig | Discount Your Blessings
03 Dec 2024
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President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to keep his son Hunter out of prison, MAGA loyalist Kash Patel is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick fo...
Jeffrey Wright
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“The Agency” star Jeffrey Wright wants to make something perfectly clear: while he plays a spy on television, that does not qualify him for a cabi...
Meanwhile | Nicole Scherzinger
01 Dec 2024
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Meanwhile... A gang of criminal art forgers are flooding the market with fake works mimicking Banksy and Picasso, Costco issued a massive recall on im...
Audience Questions | November 2024
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every night before taping The Late Show, Stephen answers a handful of questions from the studio audience that we save and compile into an exclusive se...
Stephen Presents: First Drafts With Evie (Extended)
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at The Late Show Pod Show! Enjoy this extra long exclusive Stephen introduction to a family favorite segment, First D...
Stephen Presents: Ken Burns (Extended)
28 Nov 2024
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Stephen Colbert and his producer Becca want to know what you think about their chats on The Late Show Pod Show! Leave us a review and smash that subsc...
Stephen Presents: Harvey Guillén
27 Nov 2024
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Stephen's back for another week of exclusive podcast introductions - only on The Late Show Pod Show! Hear the Late Show host talk with his producer ab...
Stephen Presents: Francis Ford Coppola (Extended)
26 Nov 2024
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The Late Show staff is off this week for Thanksgiving break which can only mean one thing - Stephen's back on the Pod Show with exclusive introduction...
Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Friends and musical collaborators for over 40 years, Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett know more about the American songbook than almost anyone else. ...
Meanwhile | Sound of Science: Spirit Goes Bankrupt
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… The reviews are not good for Disney’s new water ride, Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy, and the Batmobile from Christopher Nolan’...
Kacey Musgraves (Extended)
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
GRAMMY-winning singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves talks about her dear friend and mentor John Prine and what drew her to his music even before s...
House Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries | The Gaetz Escape
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for Attorney General after more lurid sex allegations surfaced, none of President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks are...
Paul Mescal | Let's Get Ready To Crumble
21 Nov 2024
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The House Ethics Committee voted along party lines not to release their report on Trump’s pick for Attorney General, the President-elect announced h...
President Bill Clinton | Travel Hack
20 Nov 2024
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President-elect Trump continues to staff his incoming administration with people he admires from TV, this time selecting Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee Medi...
Josh Brolin (Extended) | Fool Speed Ahead
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk, RFK Jr. and Speaker Mike Johnson joined President-elect Trump for an in-flight meal of McDonald’s, we’re learning some lurid details fr...
Sharon Horgan (Extended) | 'Bad Sisters'
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peabody-winning writer, producer and actress Sharon Horgan tells Stephen why she was initially terrified when it was time to start writing scripts for...
Meanwhile | What's Going On Over There
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile... Don't watch so much TikTok on the toilet, a raccoon fell from the ceiling at New York's LaGuardia airport, and haunted hotels are marketi...