The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes
Jeff Daniels | One Fine Day
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The judge in Trump’s hush money trial threatened to jail the former president for violating his gag order, pro-Palestinian protests continue to ramp...
Jean Smart | In The Doghouse
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem admitted to murdering her 14-month-old puppy, the former president is suspected of passing gas while snoozing in cou...
George Takei
29 Apr 2024
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Activist, author and acting legend George Takei shares the gut-wrenching story of his family’s experience during WWII, when racism and war hysteria ...
Meanwhile | Heinz Targets Chicago
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Heinz wants Chicago residents to put ketchup on their hot dogs, ugly shoes are more popular than ever, New York is trying a new approach ...
Stephen Presents: Veep's Reid Scott
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and his podcast producer Becca wrap up another week of extra special introductions on the Pod Show by discussing everything that Stephen Colbe...
Stephen Presents: Paul Simon (Extended)
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and podcast producer Becca are in the booth all week long recording special introductions to even special-er podcasts. In this intro, Stephen ...
Stephen Presents: Audience Questions | Favorite Cookie
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and his podcast producer Becca talk about their coworker's famous cookie recipe that made it into his new cookbook, and swap more stories abou...
Stephen Presents: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Extended)
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert and his podcast producer Becca exchange solar eclipse stories and more in this Pod Show exclusive introduction to Neil deGrasse Tyson'...
Stephen Presents: Doris Kearns Goodwin
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen is back on the podcast to give some context to a long-running bit with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin in...
Emmy Winner Paul Walter Hauser
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award-winner Paul Walter Hauser tells Stephen about getting sober in the middle of shooting “Blackbird,” and says his lifelong love of wrestl...
Meanwhile | Clippers Fans Get Free Chicken
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen announces The Late Show is bound for Chicago this summer, meanwhile… British shepherds figured out that Axe body spray keeps their sheep fro...
Anna Sawai | "Shōgun"
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed actor Anna Sawai tells Stephen about living inside her “Shōgun” character’s skin for ten months while filming in Vancouver, and she t...
Sandra Oh | Jury's Out
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The judge in Trump’s hush money trial is finding it hard to keep personal information about jurors from leaking out, a new poll shows President Bide...
John Lithgow | Mock Trial
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The House GOP’s impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas died in the Senate today, Stephen Colbert won’t tolerate abuse of his “Strike Force Five” te...
Orlando Bloom | Jury Up And Wait
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the former president’s criminal trial under way, over 6,000 New Yorkers received summonses for jury duty. The judge denied several of Donald Tr...
Salman Rushdie | Snooze Criminal
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen has a new accountant, the former president’s criminal trial kicked off in New York City, and Billy Joel fans were left in shock when a broad...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Extended)
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning documentarian and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recalls his years at Yale University and the ideological bullies who tried to tell him ho...
Meanwhile | Eclipse Glasses Recall, Nutmobile Drivers Wanted
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Gwyneth Paltrow confessed to an obsession with Spanx, Costco is selling the latest weight loss drugs, the odds on a coin toss aren’t ex...
Wilmer Valderrama | "NCIS"
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Wilmer Valderrama stops by to celebrate the 1,000th episode of “NCIS,” which airs Monday night on CBS, and to tell Stephen about the work th...
Comedian Demetri Martin
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When standup comedian Demetri Martin recently returned to New York City after a long absence, it became clear to him why everyone is always rushing ar...
Christiane Amanpour | Nightmarizona
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arizona’s State Supreme Court will enforce an anti-abortion law that predates the founding of the state, while the presumptive GOP nominee for presi...
Maren Morris | Stop The Stall
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s hush money trial will stay in New York despite his efforts to change the venue, his social media company’s value has plummeted, and...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Sun Blocked
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pets, zoo animals, political candidates and cable news anchors all exhibited odd behavior related to the solar eclipse, Stephen shares the details of ...
Tim Blake Nelson (Extended) | Reading is Cool
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of "That's Yeet. Dabbing on Fleek, Fam!" Late Show writer and board-certified young person Eliana Kwartler tells Stephen why rea...
Meanwhile | Sonequa Martin-Green (Extended)
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… A NASCAR race took an ugly turn after a crash, broccoli crowns are the new trending makeup tool, authorities found a massive shipment of ...
Hannah Waddingham
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“The Fall Guy” and "Ted Lasso" star Hannah Waddingham shows off the scars she gained by doing stunts for her new film, and tells Stephen she doesn...
Steve Buscemi | Court Proceeding
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An alarming number of Americans believe violence can solve our political divisions, the oldest man in the world has passed away, and a man in Oregon h...
Gillian Anderson | All Too Wealthy
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are some new names on Forbes’s list of the world’s billionaires, the former president spewed racist lies about migrants at a rally in Michig...
Savannah Guthrie | Bond Villain
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A subprime auto loan magnate helped Donald Trump post a $175M bond in New York, Truth Social’s stock price tanked in its first week of trading, RNC ...
Matt Damon's Colbert Questionert | Easter Dummy
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Trump honored Easter by lashing out at his enemies, and the White House press pool was put on notice for lifting too many souvenirs f...
Juno Temple | Cyborgasm
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Technologically advanced late night host Stephen Colbert brings you the latest digital developments from around the world in his state of the art segm...
Meanwhile | Antibiotics In Chick-fil-A, Pet DNA Test Scandal
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Chick-fil-A ditched their promise to never feed antibiotics to their chickens, the NFL announced new rules for kicking off gameplay, and ...
Journalist Fareed Zakaria
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peabody Award-winning journalist and CNN host Fareed Zakaria argues that a backlash to rapid cultural change is the root cause of right wing movements...
PGA Tour Golfer Justin Thomas
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two-time PGA Champion Justin Thomas joined Stephen to talk about his lifelong love of golf, what it was like to play for money with Michael Jordan, an...
Liam Neeson | A Grift From God
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president wants to make America pray again, NBC parted ways with Ronna McDaniel mere days after announcing her hiring, and her former emplo...
Carol Burnett | Oaf of Wall Street
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no way Truth Social is worth what investors are paying for it, President Biden posed for a St. Patrick’s Day photo with members of RFK Jr....
Justice Stephen Breyer, Meanwhile | Justice Is Swerved
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An appeals court threw Donald Trump a lifeline by cutting the bond for his New York fraud conviction, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moved to remove Spea...
Charles Barkley's March Madness | Colbert Classic
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NBA legend Charles Barkley came to The Late Show in March 2019 to place a big wager with Stephen on the Sweet Sixteen matchup between UNC and Auburn (...
Meanwhile | Titanic II, LaGuardia's #1
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Dolly Parton leaked some news about Beyoncé’s country album, an Australian billionaire wants to build a new Titanic, animal rescue spe...
Stephen Presents: Audience Questions | Operas & Haircuts
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert (Host, Writer, Executive Producer, Has-His-Name-On-The-Building) and Becca (Podcast Producer, Writer's AP, Softball Team Captain) talk...
Stephen Presents: Tom Hollander (Extended)
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's on the podcast again tonight with associate producer Becca, giving you a backstage look at how downtime gets spent at the office. Stephen go...
Stephen Presents: Amy Sedaris' Flipped Interview
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody knows Stephen like Amy Sedaris does! In this podcast exclusive conversation, Stephen Colbert and podcast producer Becca talk about friend of th...
Stephen Presents: Stand Up | Ariel Elias, Maria Bamford
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's taking over the The Late Show Pod Show with exclusive introductions and delightfully tangential conversations on our podcasts all week long....
Stephen Presents: The Colbert Questionert
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert is back on the Pod Show with a deep dive into one of The Late Show's most celebrated segments: The Colbert Questionert. Listen as Step...
Carrie Preston (Extended)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award-winning actor Carrie Preston tells Stephen how the character Elsbeth has evolved from her debut on “The Good Wife” to her starring role...
Meanwhile | Sopranos Diner Booth, Nude Bowling
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… A Christian nightclub in Nashville doesn’t allow twerking, New York City is marking 25 years of “Law & Order: SVU,” fans of “The ...
Yuval Noah Harari (Extended)
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert challenges historian, philosopher, and "Sapiens" author Yuval Noah Harari to explain why artificial intelligence may pose a threat to ...
John Dickerson | LIVE State Of The Union
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert goes LIVE following President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union speech, which was delivered in front of members of the Supreme Court, ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson | Deja Tuesday
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American astronauts cast their primary votes from Earth’s orbit yesterday, President Biden’s biggest primary threat wasn’t named Jason Palmer, S...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Extended) | Super SnoozeDay
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift is helping get out the vote on Super Tuesday, former First Lady Michelle Obama announced she will not run for president, and Amazon found...
RuPaul | Bar None
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen declared the Supreme Court unconstitutional last week so it’s okay to ignore their latest nonsensical ruling, Trump’s mental decline was o...
Director Denis Villeneuve (Extended)
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve says he and the “Dune” actors became obsessed with mastering the language created for the films. In this...
Meanwhile | Subway Surfer Sex, Stephen Tries KFC’s Chizza
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… New York City subway surfers got busy on top of a train, we’ve learned it was never really necessary to put your phone in Airplane Mode...
Julio Torres | "Problemista"
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former SNL writer and comedian & actor you know from "Los Espookys," Julio Torres and Stephen Colbert bond over their memories of being bored in schoo...
Rebecca Ferguson (Extended) | Stall And Order
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court is damaging its legacy and moral authority by delaying justice in Trump’s insurrection trial, President Biden passed his annual ph...
Chris Hayes | Bye Mitch
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen puts aside politics to acknowledge Mitch McConnell’s big announcement, the former PM of Australia confirmed that Trump is obsessed with Vlad...
Josh Brolin (Extended) | Debts And The City
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden’s awkward ice cream moment came one day before some Democrats in Michigan used their primary votes to protest his support of Israel’...
Arnold Schwarzenegger | MAGA Millions
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump must come up with hundreds of millions of dollars before he can appeal the ruling in his New York civil fraud case, his GOP primary oppon...
Danielle Pinnock | "Ghosts"
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The amazing Danielle Pinnock tells Stephen how much she enjoys her "Ghosts" character Alberta, a jazz singer who represents an iconic period of Black ...
Christopher Nolan (Extras)
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and director Christopher Nolan sat down with Stephen for a lengthy interview on all things "Oppenheimer" earlier this month, but there was more...
Audience Questions [Exclusive] | Stephen's Cable Access Takeover
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert gives a special introduction to a Pod Show exclusive and presents a new compilation of questions he's taken from the audience in the E...
Paul McCartney (Extended) | Colbert Classic
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen and his producer Becca talk about the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' first US tour, including an historic pitstop at The Late Show's very ow...
Ryan Gosling (Extended)
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen's back with another week of special introductions on The Pod Show and says he's happy to plug anything for a guest! And Ryan Gosling tells Ste...
John Krasinski (Extended)
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert is adding a personal touch to the Pod Show this week with special commentary leading off each podcast episode along with his producer,...
Lily Gladstone (Extended)
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Lily Gladstone was destined to bring home an Academy Award nomination, according to her high school classmates. Watch her award-winning perfor...
Meanwhile | Breakup Pizzas, “Dune” Poems
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… A school district in Kentucky gave students a day off after the Super Bowl, Taco Bell has new Mountain Dew-inspired dessert items, Pizza ...
Valentine’s Cards with Evie (Extended)
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evie McGee Colbert returns to The Late Show to help her husband Stephen select the perfect greeting card for Valentine’s Day, and to announce the re...
Billy Joel | Double Jeopardy
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Colbert urges Americans not to become numb to Donald Trump’s crimes, and offers a reminder that no other presidential candidate has ever had...
Mark Wahlberg (Extended) | Smash Wednesday
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russia might be pursuing space nukes, Catholic Americans celebrated two very different holidays today, and the former president is desperate for affec...
Matt Damon (Extended) | Snow Big Deal
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Snowy weather may have suppressed turnout in New York’s special election to replace Rep. George Santos, Donald Trump wants to install his daughter-i...
John Oliver | Here We Snow Again
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won big in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Sunday, Democrats are panicking about President Biden’s age and mental fitness, and...
Jon Stewart | Super Bowl LVIII
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen recaps tonight's Super Bowl on a special Sunday night Late Show, and says goodbye to an old friend who's been living under his desk. To lear...
Meanwhile | Stuck In The Claw Game, Tacos For Dessert
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… A store in Kentucky has the world’s grooviest bathroom, an Australian toddler got stuck in the claw game at an arcade, a pair of cruise...
Justin Hartley | "Tracker"
10 Feb 2024
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Justin Hartley shares a preview of his new CBS primetime drama, “Tracker,” and promises that this new character won’t shed nearly as many tears ...
André 3000's Colbert Questionert | Ballot's In Your Court
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Colorado ballot suit brought by an elderly constitutional scholar, the current president is no longer being i...
Christopher Nolan | House Of The Rising Dumb
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The House GOP achieved new levels of dysfunction this week with their botched impeachment vote, Nikki Haley took second place in Nevada’s primary de...
Joy-Ann Reid | Law, Yeah!
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A three-judge panel smacked down the former president’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution, the current president might be talking to ghost...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Extended) | The Wet Coast
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An atmospheric river is responsible for wild weather out West, Taylor Swift shocked fans by announcing a new album is on the way, and we finally know ...
Kwame Alexander (Extended)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award-winner and bestselling author Kwame Alexander tells Stephen how he first got interested in poetry as a young man, and he reads a poem that ...
Meanwhile | Tom Holland’s Bonus Check, Monkey On The Run
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Spider-Man’s bonus check from Marvel went to the wrong Tom, the hunky priests featured in an Italian calendar may not really be men of ...
Journalist Michele Norris (Extended)
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Underneath, We All Taste Like Chicken” - Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, author and podcast host Michele Norris shares some of the poi...
John Cena | Poll Position (Extended)
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden has pulled ahead of Trump in national polling thanks to women voters, Nikki Haley talked racism with Charlamagne Tha God, and a right-...
Demi Moore | Campaign Problems
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is jealous of Taylor Swift’s popularity, a tweet from Elmo garnered emotional responses, and a sad convoy of 20 vehicles is slowly maki...
Emma Stone (Extended) | Border In The Court
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans used aid to Ukraine as leverage for a border deal only to back out once a bill was on the table, and the governor of Texas is ignoring a S...
Bryan Cranston (Extended) | Super Bowl (Taylor's Version)
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Right-wing dinguses triggered by Taylor Swift’s presence are claiming the NFL is rigged but real Swifties know the math doesn’t add up. Elsewhere,...
Kingsley Ben-Adir (Extended) | "Bob Marley: One Love"
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir spent enormous amounts of time with the Marley family, and people who knew Bob Marley in Jamaica before he was famous, while g...
Meanwhile | Sound of Science: Why Dogs Wag Their Tails
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… We’ve been pronouncing Travis Kelce’s last name wrong this whole time, drivers in Tennessee were shocked to share the roadway with a ...
Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges (Extended)
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Racism is a grown-up disease. Let’s stop using our kids to spread it." Author, civil rights activist and icon of American history Ruby Bridges shar...
Martin Scorsese (Extended) | Devil's Advocate
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president’s lawyer may have lied about Covid exposure to delay his trial, Wall Street insiders say President Biden’s economic policies ...
Austin Butler | No Way In Haley
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president lashed out at Nikki Haley for acting like she won the New Hampshire primary, a new report alleges rampant abuse of prescription d...
André 3000 (Extended) | Neck and Nikki
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Haley got off to a good start in the New Hampshire primary, the former president issued a dark warning about an “institute in a powerful death...
Trevor Noah (Extended) | Gone Desantis
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
History will not remember former GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump has Nikki Haley on the brain, and NFL star Travis Kelce scored ...
Jeff Tweedy
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wilco frontman and bestselling author Jeff Tweedy returns to The Late Show to tell Stephen what motivated him to write his latest book, “World Withi...
Meanwhile | Drink Cheaper Wine, Kum & Go
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile… Inexpensive red wine contains fewer headache-causing ingredients, Taco Bell wants you to make your Crunchwrap Supremes at home, a major r...
Comedian Steven Wright
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary comedian Steven Wright makes his first appearance on The Late Show, much to the delight of superfan Stephen Colbert. They talk about everyth...
Common | Blubber Mouth
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president wants you to know he aced a test meant for head trauma victims, his lawyer doesn’t appear qualified to defend him in a civil li...
Clive Owen (Extended) | IO-DUH!
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president values votes more than the lives of his voters, his opponent Nikki Haley thinks she lives in a country free from racism, and Vive...
Nicki Minaj Takes The Colbert Questionert | Primary Concern
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meteorologists predicted a high of 0 degrees for caucus night in Iowa, state Republican parties are going bankrupt coast to coast, and “After Midnig...
Taylor Tomlinson (Extended) | 'After Midnight' Host
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America’s newest late night host Taylor Tomlinson drops by to chat with Stephen about her new show and her early days on the Christian comedy circui...
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Extended) | 'The Bear'
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-nominated actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach tells Stephen about the careful consideration that went into his portrayal of Cousin Richie in the hit show, “...