The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert himself says he might have "peaked as an improviser" with this fan-favorite holiday classic: The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line! Rock & Roll Thanksgiving on The Late Show Pod Show CONTINUES into the weekend with EXTENDED interviews from rock stars Pete Townshend and John Fogerty that you won't want to miss!

Stephen and Becca discuss Thanksgiving plans and traditions before launching into a very special interview with Oscar-winning filmmaker and journalist Cameron Crowe, who saw Bob Dylan perform at a school gym in 1964 and interviewed the world's biggest bands as a teenager, and brings our host a personalized message from the one and only Joni Mitchell. Crowe's new memoir, "The Uncool," is available...

Stephen tells the story of when he first met rock star Robert Plant in this Late Show Pod Show EXCLUSIVE Rock & Roll Thanksgiving week of podding! Tune in as Hall-of-Famer Robert Plant sits down with Stephen Colbert for an EXTENDED conversation about his creative roots, and takes Stephen on a journey through the landscapes of his childhood, in the same Welsh countryside where J.R.R. Tolkien li...

Stephen's on the podcast with an exclusive introduction to his rock star buddy's latest EXTENDED interview for Rock & Roll Thanksgiving: it's Wilco's Jeff Tweedy! The GRAMMY-winner appreciates his luck at being able to record and perform music with members of his family, and he tells Stephen that he was surprised when his new triple album started picking up rave reviews. Check out TWO performa...

Stephen's gracing the podcast airwaves this week to kick off "Rock & Roll Thanksgiving" with Hall of Famer member Patti Smith, who says her new memoir “Bread of Angels” was written to express gratitude to the people she’s loved, some of whom have been lost along the way. In this extended interview, she offers advice to young artists and shares stories from her decades-long career like being ph...

Best-selling cookbook author and chef Alison Roman teaches Stephen to make a simple crispy chicken dish with parmesan cheese and burst tomatoes. Her latest book "Something From Nothing" is available now.

Meanwhile... France is sending a baguette-shaped rocket into space, pornography was accidentally shown on TV screens on a ferry, Stephen looks into the story of a runaway pig, a fat raccoon is taking England by storm, our very own Corey Bernhard learned to play a recently-unearthed tune by Johann Sebastian Bach, and the Parmigiano Reggiano consortium is working overtime to line up Hollywood produc...

Emmy- and GRAMMY-winning comedian Patton Oswalt lists giants like Richard Pryor and Steve Martin as his inspiration for selecting the audio-only comedy album as the format for his new stand-up special, "Black Coffee and Ice Water," which is available starting tomorrow on Audible.

No cameras were present when President Trump signed the bill requiring the release of the Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi glitched while defending the DOJ’s new stance on investigating Epstein’s crimes, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to remember their manners. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren returns to The Late Show to discuss many of the challenges fa...

While America waits for President Trump to sign the Epstein bill into law, Sen. Chuck Schumer stressed that the country wants to see ALL of the government’s files. Elsewhere, federal judges blocked Texas’s gerrymandered redistricting plan, and author Olivia Nuzzi revealed that RFK Jr. takes psychedelics. Stephen takes a moment to examine a viral video out of Detroit, where a local man came into co...

All the talk about Jeffrey Epstein seems to be getting to President Trump, who behaved in a disgusting way towards a female reporter on Air Force One. Perhaps he was cheered up today by welcoming Saudi Arabia’s leader to the White House and giving an hour-long speech at a McDonald’s convention. Emmy-winning actor and activist Ted Danson stars opposite his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen in a show...

Newly-released emails show Jeffrey Epstein found Donald Trump to be the worst person he’d ever met, and the documents hint at a sexual exchange between Trump and someone named “Bubba.” Faced with the prospect of Republican lawmakers voting to release the DOJ’s files on Epstein, President Trump flipped his stance and posted “I don’t care!” to social media. If you don’t know her favorite sandwich, o...

Acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns shares lesser-known stories from the Revolutionary War era and argues that some lessons from George Washington's time still resonate today in this podcast exclusive extended interview. "The American Revolution" premieres this Sunday on PBS.

Meanwhile... Apple's overpriced iPhone holder went viral this week, bowlers in Pittsburgh can join a clothing-prohibited league, and Buckingham Palace is hosting a massive exhibit of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe. Science-loving late night host Stephen Colbert presents the latest science headlines in his science-focused segment, "The Sound of Science."

The Late Show Book Club chats with Ian McEwan, acclaimed author of "Atonement" and the new novel "What We Can Know," our October book club pick, about the real poem that inspired this story, whether writing has become easier for him after 19 novels, and his favorite advice for aspiring writers. Follow @ColbertLateShow on Instagram for more Late Show Book Club updates!

Legendary Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina shares personal recollections about his close friend Rep. John Lewis, including stories about the first and last times they were together in the presence of Martin Luther King, Jr. Rep. Clyburn’s book, “The First Eight,” is out now.

Damning emails from Jeffrey Epstein to journalist Michael Wolff indicate that Donald Trump knew of his pal’s conduct with underage girls, the president wants to put his face on a new $1 coin, and a former White House usher claims the Lincoln Bedroom is haunted. Author and ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl shares a page of contemporaneous notes taken by Vice President Mike Pence...

Cold arctic air brought chilly weather as far south as Florida, President Trump lashed out at air traffic controllers who missed work during the government shutdown, and the administration wants Americans to believe that taking out 50-year mortgages will make homes more affordable. Emmy-winner Claire Danes stars in and executive produced a suspenseful series about a writer who gets involved with a...

Eight Democratic Senators broke with their party by voting to reopen the government without gaining any Republican concessions on healthcare and the Washington Commanders are being pressured to name their new stadium after President Trump, a man who can’t seem to keep his eyes open at work. Hollywood icon Demi Moore and her superstar pup Pilaf stop by to talk about getting older with style and the...

Actor and comedian Tig Notaro welcomes Stephen Colbert to the "Star Trek" family, and reads part of a work by her late friend, the renowned poet Andrea Gibson who is the subject of Notaro's new documentary, "Come See Me in the Good Light." The documentary premieres on AppleTV on November 14th.

Meanwhile... Tom Brady's new puppy is a clone of his last dog, Gwenyth Paltrow's Goop is selling a racy holiday gift set, and "All's Fair" co-stars Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson are arguing about whether the moon landing really happened.

In order to fully prepare for life in the United States, Late Show writer and new American citizen Felipe Torres Medina must answer a series of American questions before time runs out.

The FAA is forcing airlines to cut flights at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports due to the government shutdown, global soccer organization FIFA is launching an award to rival the Nobel Peace Prize, and Dr. Oz helped President Trump announce a nationwide weight loss challenge that just doesn’t add up. Stephen Colbert leads a special Late Show investigation into the ridiculous federal charges leve...

Democrats swept the first major elections of Trump’s second term, including the New York City mayoral race where Zohran Mamdani triumphed over his billionaire-backed opponents, and Virginia and New Jersey, which will each be led by a female Democratic governor for the next four years. “We didn’t pay for none of it” says award-winning comedian Tiffany Haddish about her epic trip through multiple Af...

New York City mayoral candidates made headlines for different reasons ahead of Election Day, with Zohran Mamdani popping up at nightclubs and Andrew Cuomo picking up endorsements from the likes of President Trump and Stephen Miller. Meanwhile in California, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a reporter exactly how she feels about the current president. GRAMMY-winner and best-selling author Mic...