The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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Drew Barrymore | What The Health?! Sep 05, 2025

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Vaccines are becoming harder to obtain thanks to RFK Jr.’s dismantling of the CDC, the state of Florida is moving to end all vaccine mandates, and President Trump is escalating his war against wind power. Hollywood legend Drew Barrymore shocked the crowd at the Ed Sullivan theater by jumping up on Stephen Colbert’s desk and giving an encore performance of the infamous desk dance she did for David Letterman in 1995. Season six of “The Drew Barrymore Show” premieres Monday on CBS.

Jamie Lee Curtis | Deploy Vey Sep 04, 2025

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Stephen Colbert stands up for America’s second city, President Trump is jealous that China’s president got to hang out with Putin and Kim Jong Un, and the White House social media team dropped a video packed with life advice from the president. New Yorkers are enduring a wild mayoral campaign complete with interference from President Trump and a whole lot of talk about rats, and Stephen receives alarming news about one of his favorite foods. Jamie Lee Curtis takes The Colbert Questionert!

John Oliver | Troops, He Did It Again Sep 03, 2025

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Contrary to the rumors on social media, President Trump is alive and spending his time blaming artificial intelligence and landscaping contractors when things go wrong at the White House. The Emmy-winning host of “Last Week Tonight” confesses to his obsession with “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” and offers Stephen Colbert a crash course in the series' lore.

Intro Rewind: Will Ferrell (Extended) Sep 02, 2025

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Stephen Colbert capped off another week of exclusive podcast introductions this past February with this preamble to the EXTENDED cut of Will Ferrell's latest appearance. Hear all the bits you missed from these two funny guys that didn't air on TV - only on The Late Show Pod Show! Then watch Will's latest film, “You’re Cordially Invited,” available now on Prime Video.

The Late Show Pod Show is looking back at some of our favorite Colbert Introductions from this past season before Stephen returns with all new episodes September 2nd.

Intro Rewind: Neil Young Sep 01, 2025

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Stephen and his producer Becca kept rocking in the free world in last May's podcast introduction about corn costumes and Martin guitars when they pulled Neil Young's 2016 Late Show interview from the Colbert Classic vault.

The Late Show Pod Show is looking back at some of our favorite Colbert Introductions before Stephen returns with all new episodes September 2nd.

Intro Rewind: Father Guido Sarducci Aug 31, 2025

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We're rewinding back to some of our favorite exclusive introductions to memorable Late Show moments, like this conversation from May about comedy legend Don Novello, who reprised his iconic role as Father Guido Sarducci and took Colbert deep into the intrigue surrounding the Vatican conclave while the world's Catholics were waiting to learn who would be the next Pope (originally aired May 6th, 2025).