The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Emmy Award-winning writer and actor Quinta Brunson tells Stephen she was a good student when growing up in Philadelphia, but she gained her love for film when staying home to watch movies. Catch her show, “Abbott Elementary,” airing Wednesdays on ABC.

Stephen offers a theory about why Kevin McCarthy continues to subject himself to losing floor votes in his fight to become Speaker, and the Republican party wants you to think all this chaos is actually refreshing. And CNN’s Chris Wallace returns to The Late Show to talk with Stephen about the chaos surrounding the Speaker of the House votes in Congress. Check out his show, “Who’s Talking to Chris...

Kevin McCarthy continued his quest to become Speaker of the House despite losing vote after vote, and residents of Oregon can now legally trip on mushrooms in a clinical setting. The best selling female Country artist of all time, Shania Twain, joins Stephen to talk about her new album and some of the younger artists she’s inspired, like her good friend Harry Styles. Check out her new album, ‘Quee...

The House of Representatives adjourned for the day without electing Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, while new Congressman George Santos has told so many lies that he shouldn’t be sworn into office. If you don’t know her favorite sandwich, or her least favorite smell, do you really know former First Lady Michelle Obama? 

Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses the insights about Democracy and freedom contained in her latest book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator,” and outlines some of the perils of living in a world dominated by social media. Find Maria’s book available everywhere now, and read more of her work on the Philippines’ top digital news site, http://www.rappler.com.

Lily Collins makes her first visit to The Late Show to dish on what it’s like living in Paris for months at a time, and to bond with our host over their shared love of pickleball. “Emily in Paris” returns to Netflix for a third season starting December 21st.

Tech-savvy late night host Stephen Colbert offers a glimpse into the future where dogs enjoy playing video games and people use special shoes to walk faster.

Stephen Colbert starts the new year with a clean slate in this classic edition of Midnight Confessions.

Actress, writer and director Sarah Polley joins Stephen to share some details about her latest film, “Women Talking,” and the personal journey she writes about in her latest book, “Run Toward The Danger.” The book is available now and the film, “Women Talking,” is in select theaters now.

Emmy-winner and TONY-nominee Eddie Izzard tells Stephen about studying Richard Pryor for inspiration for her performance in her new one-person stage show, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel, “Great Expectations,” which opens tomorrow at the Greenwich House Theater in New York City.

John Oliver helped Stephen look into what was happening in John's English hometown, Bedford in this classic edition of Community Calendar.

Every night before taping the show, our host takes a few questions from the audience. In this never-before-heard podcast exclusive, Stephen describes what he misses about filming The Late Show from home, what books made him a reader, and who his meaningful interview was with and why.

With kids spending more time at home in 2020, parents realized that they ask A LOT of questions. So Stephen called up his friend Will "Santa Claus" Ferrell and the two of them helped out some parents in this edition of A Late Show's favorite family segment, "Stephen Takes Your Kids."

Meanwhile… K-pop superstar Jin from BTS has enlisted in his country’s army, and scientists have designed something called “vagina on a chip.”

As talented as they are, the people who write greeting cards don't always nail it on the first try. Join Stephen and Evie Colbert in the Ed Sullivan storage space turned Late Show COVID set in taking a look at some 2020 holiday greeting card efforts in this edition of Late Show's long-running series, First Drafts.

Comedian and podcast host Josh Johnson makes his Late Show stand-up debut. Catch Josh’s podcast, “The Josh Johnson Show,” every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.

From this moment on, no one is allowed to put out a Christmas album if they've had more than three arrests for cocaine.

Jon Stewart emerged from the drawers of Stephen's at-home desk via Zoom in June 2020 with advice from 1918, thoughts on the former president's handling of the coronavirus, reflections on a nation in protest, and hope for then-candidate Biden for the upcoming election. You can watch Jon's film, "Irresistible," streaming now on Amazon Prime.

The wait is over! Jeff Goldblum’s long-awaited Christmas album is here, and it’s unlike any holiday compilation you’ve heard before.  

Our favorite Spanish chef returns to treat Stephen to slices of the finest ham on the planet, with his three amazing daughters in tow! Watch Chef José Andrés and Carlota, Inés and Lucía Andrés in their new series, “José Andrés and Family In Spain,” which premieres December 27th on Discovery+.

Meanwhile… Viva Magenta is the shade to watch in 2023, and everyone under age 25 can now get condoms for free in France.

It's Christmas Eve, and after Vladimir Putin demands Ukraine for Christmas, Santa must defend the North Pole against a Russian invasion. President Biden delivers much needed aid to Santa via bicycle drawn choo-choo train, and then sends an elite elf squadron of North Pole's best to the Kremlin in a Top Gun style mission culminating in an epic face off in Red Square. Are you ready to "Ride into the...

The former president is jumping into the red-hot NFT market with his own trading card line, the current president doesn’t think he’s too old to run for re-election, and Elon Musk lied when he said he wouldn’t ban the Twitter account that tracks his private jet. Best friends Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper enjoy different things about New Year’s Eve, but they love covering it together in Times Squar...

Florida’s governor once promoted Covid-19 vaccines, but now wants to investigate them. As Tesla’s share price sinks, Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, and TikTok faces a new challenge from a group of U.S. lawmakers led by Sen. Marco Rubio. If you don’t know her favorite action movie, or what she thinks happens when we die, do you really know Emily Blunt? See more of Emily in her n...

Drag queens were in attendance at The White House today to celebrate the signing of the Respect For Marriage Act, and leaked messages reveal 34 GOP members of Congress texted Mark Meadows about plans to overturn the 2020 election. 12-time Emmy Award-winning pop culture icon RuPaul returns to The Late Show to share the secrets to how he films so many editions of “Drag Race” all around the world. St...