Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: The Podcast

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“Stop Trump” Campaign | LIV Golf Report | Kal Penn May 04, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, James Smartwood delivers a special report from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league where he investigates accusations of sportswashing and resists the urge to beg CEO Greg Norman for a massive paycheck, Big News tackles the "Stop Trump" campaign and interviews Ron DeSantis' overactive sweat gland with PBS Firing Line's Margaret Hoover, and actor and comedian Kal Penn joins the Hot Take team to discuss Biden 2024 and the lack of Tyler Templeton representation in movies.

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Tucker Carlson Shock Firing | Sparks! with Vivek Ramaswamy | Carl Bernstein Apr 27, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Fox News' shock firing of Tucker Carlson and Biden’s reelection campaign announcement with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, no holds barred late night show “Sparks!” premieres by grilling Republican presidential candidate and anti-woke crusader Vivek Ramaswamy on his previously undisclosed woke investments, and legendary journalist Carl Bernstein stops by Inside the Hill to discuss the state of journalism and corruption in Trump's Washington. Plus, digital-exclusive segment Tooning Out Sports talks NBA playoffs with Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks.

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DeSantis Campaign Implosion | Desi Lydic Apr 20, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Ron DeSantis' 2024 implosion and Trump's brutal 'pudding' attack ad with CNN's Van Jones, Virtue Signal vehemently defends Senator Dianne Feinstein against Democrats' calls to resign, plus The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic joins Hot Take to discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’ shady relationship with Nazi artifact collector and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, then play "Liberal Conspiracy or That's Just What Happened".

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Trump's Wild Indictment | Tiffany Haddish Apr 06, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Donald Trump’s shocking indictment and Mar-a-Lago speech with New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Hot Take launches Culture Wars against Goosebumps, rainbows, and the rule of law, and comedian Tiffany Haddish stops by Virtue Signal to talk about Trump's indictment, plan a Girls Trip, and discuss her upcoming role in the Flo-Jo biopic.

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Trump's Jan. 6th Prison Choir Grift | Roy Wood Jr. Mar 30, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News digs into Trump's January 6th Prison Choir hit track grift and shares the Easter story of The Victimization and Resurrection of Donald Trump with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett, Inside the Hill honors our heroic ruling class by encouraging Elon Musk to test his controversial new brain microchip on humans, and The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. stops by Hot Take to discuss his upcoming White House Correspondent Dinner hosting gig.

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Trump Indictment Chaos | CPAC Report | Adam Pally Mar 23, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Trump indictment chaos and the resulting former president police chases with White House Bureau Chief of Politico and host of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early” Jonathan Lemire, Hot Take’s Tyler Templeton goes to the promised land of CPAC 2023 to provide an exclusive report and meet heroes Mike Lindell, MTG, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump Jr., Matt Schlapp, and more, plus Virtue Signal tells comedian Adam Pally how he can be a better ally when choosing film projects.

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Fox News "Woke Bank" Hysteria | Ike Barinholtz Mar 16, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Fox News' "woke bank" attack with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, Hot Take wages Culture Wars on Lego and Disney then interviews Ron DeSantis-approved movie star Alpha Penguin, and comedian Ike Barinholtz stops by Inside the Hill to discuss the Oscars and cancelled comedians, then plays Inside the Hill's version of Celebrity Jeopardy.

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Trump's Unhinged CPAC Speech | Sheryl Lee Ralph Mar 09, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News is joined by Margaret Hoover of PBS’s “Firing Line” to discuss Trump’s CPAC speech and the release of Gov. Ron Desantis’ new book, Inside the Hill shows appreciation for America’s migrant child-employing ruling class, and Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph pushes back against the conservative outrage over CRT and her Super Bowl performance of the Black National Anthem.

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Balloon War Escalates | Tig Notaro Feb 16, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Biden's Balloon Wars with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett and Republican paranoia and Trump-daddy issues with Showtime's "Couples Therapy" host Dr. Orna Goralnik, Virtue Signal celebrates shameless celebrity endorsements including vagina gummies from Kourtney Kardashian, and comedian Tig Notaro stops by Hot Take to discuss woke ads at the Super Bowl and new documentaries from the Hot Take Documentary Unit.

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Biden's State of the Union Heckled | Rep. Adam Schiff Feb 09, 2023

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This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, the all-star panel cover President Biden’s rowdy State of the Union address with New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff appears live from the Capitol to discuss tensions with the Freedom Caucus, and founding editor at large of Semafor and foreign policy expert Steve Clemons joins the "America at War: Country TBD" segment to explain to Kablooey the Missile why we should prioritize trade over war.

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