The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson's Colbert Questionert

16 Nov 2024

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If you don't know his favorite sandwich or what he thinks happens when we die, do you really know legendary rapper and entrepreneur Curtis Jackson? ...

Billy Bob Thornton | Gaetz Of Hell

15 Nov 2024

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America’s most prominent vaccine skeptic will soon be responsible for the nation’s health and wellbeing, President-elect Trump’s selection of Ma...

Zoe Saldaña | Dim Pickings

14 Nov 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump’s staffing choices for his incoming administration are surprising many, especially his pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz for Atto...

John Krasinski | Talking Trash

13 Nov 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump is rewarding loyal surrogates with cabinet positions, Rudy Giuliani says he’s too broke to buy food, Americans looking ...

Javier Bardem (Extended) | Smoke Show

12 Nov 2024

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Wildfires are ablaze across New York and New Jersey, the first “Wicked” movie merch to arrive is rated X, we’re getting to know Trump’s choice...

Comedian Mohanad Elshieky

11 Nov 2024

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Stand-up comedian and host of the podcast “You Should Do That On Television,” Mohanad Elshieky makes his Ed Sullivan Theater debut! Find more of M...

Meanwhile | Sound of Science: Giant Rats

10 Nov 2024

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Meanwhile... The upcoming "Gladiator" film sequel may not be historically accurate, King Tut's underwear will be on display at Egypt's grand new museu...

Mike Birbiglia (Extended)

09 Nov 2024

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Comedian Mike Birbiglia was part of the group of American comedians who traveled with Stephen Colbert to Vatican City in 2024 for an audience with Pop...

Paul Bettany | Red Alert

08 Nov 2024

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One of America’s favorite restaurants has filed for bankruptcy, RFK Jr. is expected to advise Donald Trump’s administration on matters of public h...

John Dickerson | We're Going Back

07 Nov 2024

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Stephen Colbert delivers his first monologue following Donald Trump’s victory over VP Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Then, fresh o...

John Oliver (Extended) | Election Eve

06 Nov 2024

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The Late Show will be back Wednesday night with an all-new episode, but while CBS is airing LIVE Election Night coverage all night long, enjoy this po...

Governor Tim Walz | Tomorrow!

05 Nov 2024

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A respected Iowa pollster predicts VP Kamala Harris will win big among that state’s female voters, the Harris-Walz campaign promised a fresh start f...

Ta-Nehisi Coates

04 Nov 2024

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Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates knew he would face blowback for using words like “segregation” to describe the living conditions he witnessed...

Meanwhile | Screamwhile

03 Nov 2024

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Meanwhile... Researchers released a video of a group of whales procreating, food trends on TikTok are changing the way Americans eat, and Dame Helen M...

Alfonso Cuarón (Extended)

02 Nov 2024

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Five-time Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón believes we live in a time of endlessly contradictory narratives where truth is difficult to discern....

Seth Meyers | Dump Scare

01 Nov 2024

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The former president struggled to open the door of his real-life metaphorical garbage truck and put women on notice with his threat to protect them, a...

Kieran Culkin | Crowd Pleaser

31 Oct 2024

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VP Kamala Harris drew 75,000 people to a speech designed to draw contrast with her opponent, the former president says he’s going to miss his MAGA r...

Tom Hanks | Read My Ellipse

30 Oct 2024

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VP Kamala Harris presented her closing argument in Washington, D.C. at the spot where her opponent launched his 2021 insurrection, the Trump campaign ...

Robin Wright | Garden Of Evil

29 Oct 2024

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The rhetoric at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally was so racist it could cost him a key swing state, VP Kamala Harris rallied with two of t...

Journalist Jonathan Alter (Extended)

28 Oct 2024

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Bestselling author, NBC political analyst, and friend of the show Jonathan Alter offers fascinating details about what he observed from the front row ...

Meanwhile | Cocaine Pizza, Male Birth Control

27 Oct 2024

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Meanwhile… Actor Al Pacino shared a harrowing story from his youth, a pill for male birth control is on the way, an unexplained doorway has emerged ...

'The Bear' Star Matty Matheson | Consumer Watch

26 Oct 2024

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Stephen Colbert launches a brand new consumer-focused segment that chronicles America's obsession with buying stuff. Next, chef, restaurateur and "The...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Colbert Questionert | Madison Square Garbage

25 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump aims to mimic a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, Tucker Carlon said incredibly gross and weird things about spanking a “bad girl,”...

Anna Kendrick | Flow-Bama

24 Oct 2024

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Former president Obama admitted he was nervous to follow Marshall Mathers at a Michigan rally for VP Kamala Harris, former White House Chief of Staff ...

Sen. John Fetterman | Ballot Of The Sexes

23 Oct 2024

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Women are voting early at higher rates than men, VP Kamala Harris is courting Republicans in swing states alongside Liz Cheney, and Ellie the Elephant...

Brian Cox (Extended) | Face Palmer

22 Oct 2024

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Stephen Colbert is among the millions of Americans who have already cast their vote for president, VP Kamala Harris deftly handled a MAGA heckler who ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett

21 Oct 2024

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Texas Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett gives Stephen a play-by-play breakdown of what went through her mind after Georgia Republican Rep. Mar...

Meanwhile | Monkey Chugs A Beer, Man With 3 Penises

20 Oct 2024

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Meanwhile... A video of a monkey chugging beer went viral, Stephen tries Dua Lipa's recipe for a spicy diet soda, a German traffic camera caught Cooki...

Pamela Anderson (Extended)

19 Oct 2024

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The legendary Pamela Anderson tells Stephen how she maintains a healthy lifestyle on Vancouver Island and why her sons were instrumental in convincing...

Bob Woodward | Bad News Baier

18 Oct 2024

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VP Kamala Harris held her own during a combative interview with Bret Baier on Fox News, and former president Donald Trump gave dark and confusing answ...

Stanley Tucci | Early Bird Special

17 Oct 2024

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Over 300,000 Georgians showed up for the first day of early voting, former president Trump told Bloomberg News he loves tariffs, and folksy vice presi...

Jason Segel (Extended) | Op-Erratic

16 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump turned his town hall into a music festival when he got tired of taking questions and his opponent VP Kamala Harris announced she’ll be ...

Kathy Bates | Give 'Em Health

15 Oct 2024

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VP Kamala Harris released her medical records but her opponent won’t, former president Donald Trump’s cognitive decline was on full display during...

Malcolm Gladwell (Extended)

14 Oct 2024

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Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell reflects on his new role as a father, and tells Stephen what readers can expect from his hotly-anticipated new boo...

Stephen Presents: RuPaul's Colbert Questionert

13 Oct 2024

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Stephen's back on the podcast for another exclusive introduction to talk about the inspiration behind one of the questions from the coveted Colbert Qu...

Presenting Wiser than Me | Julia Gets Wise with Jane Goodall

12 Oct 2024

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On the premiere episode of Wiser than Me, Julia sits down with the one and only Jane Goodall. If you enjoy this episode of “Wiser Than Me with Julia...

Stephen Presents: Audience Questions | First Date

11 Oct 2024

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Stephen and his producer Becca talk about how electric the audience was in Chicago for The Late Show's week of live DNC coverage this summer, and then...

Stephen Presents: Talking Heads (Extended)

10 Oct 2024

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Stephen is joined by his producer Becca in this podcast exclusive introduction where he tells her the full story of what happened the night he didn't ...

Vice President Kamala Harris (Extended) | Veep Thrills

09 Oct 2024

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is honored to be the only late night television show on Vice President Kamala Harris’s media blitz, while her Rep...

Stephen Presents: (Extended) "Does This Taste Funny?"

08 Oct 2024

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Stephen's back co-hosting the Pod Show with his podcast producer Becca for this exclusive new intro to his cooking segment with his wife, Evie. The fi...

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi

07 Oct 2024

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Chef, restaurateur and bestselling cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi teaches Stephen how to make a Japanese/North African spin on a fried chicken sandw...

Meanwhile | Sound of Science: Mientras Tanto

06 Oct 2024

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Meanwhile… It’s illegal to smuggle bologna in from Mexico, singer Lana Del Rey had a surprise wedding, and Stephen celebrates Hispanic Heritage Mo...

Ina Garten | "Be Ready When the Luck Happens”

05 Oct 2024

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The amazing Ina Garten has written 13 cookbooks but never stopped to think about writing a memoir until now. Watch as she tells Stephen how quitting h...

Chris Wallace | Smith Happens

04 Oct 2024

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The 165 page filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith details the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and cites evidence, including...

Andrew Garfield | Roll Of The Vice

03 Oct 2024

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The Vance-Walz debate was universally hailed as “normal,” the former president looked tired and confused at recent speeches, and Stephen’s favor...

Chris Hayes LIVE After The V.P. Debate

02 Oct 2024

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Stephen Colbert delivers his monologue LIVE from New York City following the debate between vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz, and ...

Don Cheadle | Vice Versus

01 Oct 2024

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An asteroid is acting as Earth’s mini moon for the next two months, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is reportedly nervous ahead of Tuesday’s ...

Jane Goodall (Extended)

30 Sep 2024

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Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall tells Stephen about her Vote For Nature campaign and makes a keen observation about the similarities between cert...

Meanwhile | Tupperware, Spiced Coke

29 Sep 2024

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Meanwhile… Stephen bids a fond farewell to his Tupperware, Fisher Price is selling a Britney Spears figurine set, a cat traveled over 1,000 miles af...

Jude Law Takes The Colbert Questionert

28 Sep 2024

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If you don’t know his favorite song, or which animal he fears most, do you really know “Firebrand” star Jude Law? Stephen gets personal with the...

Sarah Silverman (Extended) | Adams Bomb

27 Sep 2024

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New York City’s mayor Eric Adams stands accused of a shocking list of bribes from foreign countries including Turkey, actor Sam Elliott voiced an ex...

Bill Gates | The Youth Will Set You Free

26 Sep 2024

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VP Kamala Harris leads her opponent by 31 points in a poll of young voters, Pete Buttigieg is helping Tim Walz prepare to debate J.D. Vance on CBS nex...

Kate Winslet (Extended) | U.N. Some, You Lose Some

25 Sep 2024

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Diplomats at the United Nations are concerned about another Trump presidency, the former president is trying to appeal to women by promoting fertility...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | New Kids On The Bloc

24 Sep 2024

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Great numbers of young people are registering to vote for the first time, VP Kamala Harris told Oprah why she keeps a gun in her home, and the former ...

Sound Of Science | Band Ads

23 Sep 2024

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Stephen Colbert brings you the latest science stories from the world of science in his science-focused segment, The Sound of Science. Next, you may be...

Meanwhile | Moo Deng The Tiny Hippo

22 Sep 2024

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Meanwhile... The world's cutest animal is a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng, Chipotle has a new machine that makes guacamole, scientists did some weir...

Dr. Francis Collins

21 Sep 2024

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Former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins tells Stephen that more lives could have been saved during the pandemic if Americans had been less skeptical a...

Anderson Cooper | Swing Fever

20 Sep 2024

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The GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina is a hot mess, there’s a new ad targeting young white male voters, and the former president is trying...

Rachel Maddow (Extended) | Rate News

19 Sep 2024

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The Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut was popular with investors, polling shows young people prefer VP Kamala Harris over her opponent, and Melani...

Jeremy Strong | Poll Lotta Love

18 Sep 2024

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A deranged man is in custody for attempting to shoot Donald Trump, the former president went after presidential debate moderator David Muir, and Sen. ...

Amy Ryan

17 Sep 2024

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Acclaimed actor you know from "The Office" and "Only Murders In The Building," Amy Ryan had the pleasure of working opposite George Clooney and Brad P...

Natasha Rothwell

16 Sep 2024

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Accomplished actor, writer and producer Natasha Rothwell loves people-watching at airports so much that she set her new series in a fictional airport,...

Meanwhile | Cyborgasm: Crocs & Canned Carbonara

15 Sep 2024

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Meanwhile... Crocs fans are going to flip over the new collab with McDonald's, the state of Connecticut may be guilty of false advertising, and a new ...

Stephen Cooks With Evie (Extended) | 'Does This Taste Funny?'

14 Sep 2024

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The first couple of late night launch their latest joint venture, a cookbook of their favorite recipes from family and friends, with a raucous cooking...

Jeff Bridges | Not Up For Debate

13 Sep 2024

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Few people believe Donald Trump or J.D. Vance when they say they don’t care about Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, the former presiden...

Samuel L. Jackson | Breaking Don

12 Sep 2024

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Stephen breaks down reactions to the Harris-Trump debate, including the racist rumor about people eating pets, and decodes the easter eggs hidden in T...

John Dickerson | Debate and See

11 Sep 2024

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The Late Show went LIVE tonight after the Presidential Debate! Hear Stephen Colbert's LIVE monologue following the first head-to-head, mic-to-mic fias...

Jim Parsons | Debated Breath

10 Sep 2024

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As the candidates prepare for Tuesday’s presidential debate, former VP Dick Cheney offered a surprise endorsement for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump an...

Jack Lowden (Extended) | 'Slow Horses'

09 Sep 2024

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Actor Jack Lowden knows he's lucky to be working alongside giants like Jonathan Pryce and Gary Oldman, and he doesn't miss a moment of their performan...

Meanwhile | Sound of Science: Banana Extinction

08 Sep 2024

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Meanwhile... McDonald's is ditching the plastic McFlurry cup in favor of a paper version, actor Channing Tatum hates doing laundry, and Millennial sla...

Sen. Mark Kelly

07 Sep 2024

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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly encourages Americans who want to see an end to this country's epidemic of gun violence to pressure their elected officials ...

Stephen Curry | Mute Point

06 Sep 2024

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Donald Trump previewed his debate tactics at a Fox News town hall in Pennsylvania, the candidates for VP have very different donut shop demeanors, and...

Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson | Debate Expectations

05 Sep 2024

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VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are reaching out to different types of undecided voters, the former president is a fan of medical marijuana, and the...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Start Your Elections

04 Sep 2024

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VP Kamala Harris is leading in national polls, her opponent Donald Trump brushed aside federal law and Army personnel for his photo opp at Arlington N...

Intro Rewind: Meredith Scardino (Extended)

03 Sep 2024

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Another favorite Stephen intro on The Pod Show in which our host is telling stories, talking shop, and chatting with his podcast producer, Becca. In t...

Intro Rewind: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Extended)

02 Sep 2024

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Stephen Colbert and his podcast producer Becca exchanged solar eclipse stories and more in this Late Show Pod Show exclusive introduction to Neil deGr...

Intro Rewind: Maria Bamford, Ariel Elias

01 Sep 2024

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Stephen's known for taking over the The Late Show Pod Show with exclusive introductions and delightfully tangential conversations, so we've been repla...

Intro Rewind: Audience Questions

31 Aug 2024

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In this exclusive Colbert introduction replay, Stephen and his podcast producer Becca talked about their coworker's famous cookie recipe that made it ...

Intro Rewind: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff

30 Aug 2024

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In this introduction exclusively recorded for the Late Show Pod Show, Stephen says hosting a late night show is like hosting a party, and shares an in...

Intro Rewind: Ryan Gosling (Extended)

29 Aug 2024

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In this exclusive introduction from earlier this year, Stephen tells his podcast listeners that he's happy to plug anything for a Late Show guest! The...

Intro Rewind: Paul McCartney (Extended)

28 Aug 2024

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In another favorite Late Show Pod Show exclusive introduction replay, listen as Stephen and his producer Becca talked about the 60th anniversary of Th...

Intro Rewind: The Colbert Questionert

27 Aug 2024

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Stephen Colbert's been known to hop on the podcast for his exclusive introductions whenever the show's on break, so this week while The Late Show Pod ...

Comedian Ali Macofsky

26 Aug 2024

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Therapy is really expensive, but comedian Ali Macofsky developed the ultimate life hack to make it affordable. Listen as she makes her television stan...

Meanwhile | LIVE From Chicago

25 Aug 2024

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Meanwhile... There's disturbing new data about the way humans age, milk from horses may be easier on our stomachs, and the Burning Man festival is suf...

House Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries

24 Aug 2024

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Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries calls Nancy Pelosi "the greatest Speaker of all time," and offers his thoughts on wh...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | A League Of Her Own

23 Aug 2024

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Night 4 of the DNC and Stephen is LIVE in Chicago from The Auditorium with his guest, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! To learn more about listener da...

Pete Buttigieg | First Tim-pression

22 Aug 2024

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Stephen Colbert goes LIVE following the star-packed third night of the Democratic National Convention where Pete Buttigieg lit into the GOP’s vice p...

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi | Barack To The Future

21 Aug 2024

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Stephen Colbert welcomes an energetic crowd to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre following the second night of the Democratic National Convention where d...

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus LIVE From Chicago

20 Aug 2024

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Stephen Colbert goes LIVE from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre following the first night of the Democratic National Convention, where VP Kamala Harris ...

Nick Cave (Extended)

19 Aug 2024

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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...

Meanwhile | Boneless Wings Court Case

18 Aug 2024

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Meanwhile… Starbucks has new leadership, too many Ontario residents are using their beaches as toilets, and the Ohio Supreme Court handed down a ver...

Walton Goggins | 'Fallout'

17 Aug 2024

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Acclaimed actor Walton Goggins, who is nominated for an Emmy Award for his role in the post-apocalyptic series "Fallout," ran up an impressive bill fo...

Billie Eilish's Colbert Questionert | DNC Ya There

16 Aug 2024

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Newly hopeful Democrats are getting ready to party at their convention in Chicago next week, where Monday night will be dedicated to honoring Presiden...

Journalist Alex Wagner (Extended) | Leading Lady

15 Aug 2024

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Stephen meets an internet-famous horse, VP Kamala Harris has jumped out to a polling lead in several battleground states, vice presidential hopeful J....

Bowen Yang | X-Con

14 Aug 2024

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Donald Trump slurred his words throughout his disastrous X Spaces livestream with Elon Musk, and his team is in panic mode after it was revealed that ...

CNN's Kaitlan Collins | Minnesota Vice

13 Aug 2024

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Former president Donald Trump is struggling to define his new opponents while Vice President Harris and her running mate Governor Tim Walz pull huge c...

The Hosts of 'Pod Save America'

12 Aug 2024

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The hosts of “Pod Save America” talk about why the Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to an early debate in June, and Jon Lovett pitches some jokes ...

Cyborgasm | CrowdStrike Crash

11 Aug 2024

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Tech lover Stephen Colbert delivers expert analysis of the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence. To learn more about listene...

Comedian Erica Rhodes

10 Aug 2024

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Gen X comedian Erica Rhodes explores the divide between her generation and millennials when it comes to self confidence. Erica is on tour now, find da...

Jeremy Allen White (Extended)

09 Aug 2024

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Emmy Award-winning actor Jeremy Allen White has a hard time watching himself on television, but when he finally sat down to view his performance in “...