The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Speaker Mike Johnson is ramming the GOP’s cruel budget bill through the House despite disagreements over how deeply to cut Medicaid, President Trump initially wanted to lease Qatar’s “palace in the sky” jumbo jet, and Stephen offers to help settle the president’s lawsuit against CBS and Paramount. Author and former FBI Director James Comey explains why his former job comes with a ten year term and why he wishes Director Wray had stood up to President Trump instead of resigning early under pressure. Check out his crime novel, “FDR Drive,” available now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Touko 25min

WalMart is passing the cost of President Trump’s tariffs along to consumers, the president lashed out at celebrities for not supporting him, and “Sesame Street” will now be produced by Netflix. Oscar-winner Angela Bassett raves about some of the fresh new faces in the cast of “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” including her new bestie Hannah Waddingham. The film opens in theaters this Friday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Touko 23min

The star of CBS's "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage," Emily Osment, is an adventure seeker who once pack-rafted for hundreds of miles with legendary actress Demi Moore as a way to raise awareness for river conservation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Touko 8min

Comedic icon Paula Poundstone, host of the "Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone" podcast, performs stand-up for the lucky crowd at the Ed Sullivan Theater. You can see Paula on tour now, tickets and more tour dates are available at paulapoundstone.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Touko 8min

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the sophomore Democratic Congresswoman from Texas, reacts to the Trump administration's threat to arrest congresspeople and indicates she and her colleagues are up for the fight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Touko 8min

We’re learning details about the ridiculous birthday parade President Trump is throwing for himself, the “big beautiful” Republican budget aims to strip healthcare and food assistance from America’s neediest children, and a candidate for state office in Virginia came out as ethically nonmonogamous. Senator Bernie Sanders calls out the greed of America’s billionaire class and expresses his disgust with Republicans who plan to cut life-saving assistance for the needy in order to fund tax cuts for those billionaires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Touko 37min

President Trump feels inadequate when he sees an airplane bigger than Air Force One, U.S. taxpayers will spend more than one billion dollars to retrofit the free plane he’s accepting as a gift from Qatar, and people are scared to fly out of Newark Airport after a slew of dangerous air traffic control mishaps. Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer Nick Kroll says he’s sad that his hit show “Big Mouth” is ending, but proud that it became the longest-running scripted series on Netflix. Watch the final season of “Big Mouth” when it premieres next Friday on Netflix. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Touko 26min

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman pulled out all the stops to welcome President Trump, some Republicans have expressed concern about Trump accepting a $400 million luxury airplane from Qatar, and fans of the New York Knicks are speculating that Pope Leo XIV supports their team. Bestselling author and longtime chaplain of Colbert Nation, Father James Martin, has met Pope Leo XIV and predicts that he will be an outspoken pontiff. Father Martin’s latest book, “Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle,” is out now. Emmy-winner Alexander Skarsgård tells Stephen that his father Stellan loved to embarrass his teenage son by dancing naked at their house when he brought friends home. Watch the premiere of “Murderbot” this Friday on AppleTV+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Touko 36min