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One of our favorite podcast highlights from 2025 was playing 'Late Show Vocab' with Stephen, in order to showcase the unique etymology of life at The Late Show. And enjoy this truly lovely, EXTENDED conversation with poet, bestselling author, and McArthur Genius Grant recipient Ocean Vuong. His latest book, "The Emperor of Gladness," is available now. This podcast was originally released on August 14th, 2025. 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

31 Dec 202518min

Tonight we're rewinding back to everyone's favorite Late Show Pod Show game, 'Celebrity Boss' - Part One. Originally dropped in April, Stephen answered a variety of questions so we normals could find out more about what life is like for the rich and famous. Find out if stars really are like us, what they shop for on eBay, how it works when a restaurant has a framed photo of a celebrity on the wall, and so on. Then enjoy Stephen's interview from December 2024 with Oscar-winner Adrien Brody! 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

30 Dec 202538min

Acclaimed actress Lesley Manville is taking Broadway by storm in "Oedipus," a 2,500 year-old play that still has the power to surprise people. Tickets for "Oedipus" at Studio 54 are 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

29 Dec 20259min

Meanwhile... Actor Timothée Chalamet refuses to confirm or deny that he's the mysterious rapper known as EsDeeKid, Denny's is making shoes now, Stephen shares the sweet story of a reindeer who was raised alongside a family's dogs, and a Roomba throws itself down the stairs. 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

28 Dec 20256min

If you don't know his favorite sandwich or which animal he fears most, do you really know legendary actor Jeff Bridges? 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

27 Dec 202515min

Find out why Stephen loves December 26th and what makes Americone Dream day at The Late Show the best day of the year for the entire staff & crew. Then hear iconic ice cream makers and humanitarians Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield stop by to celebrate 18 years of delicious partnership with Stephen Colbert and the top-ten Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, Americone Dream! 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

26 Dec 202517min

Merry Christmas from The Late Show Pod Show! Our gift to you is legendary Late Show writer Brian Stack's Colbert Questionert, which he completed in the character (and full-body makeup) of Frankenstein's Monster as a web exclusive this Halloween. Tune in to find out what the necromancer's favorite sandwich is and what he thinks happens when we die. 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

25 Dec 20259min

Stephen and his podcast producer Becca recall a certain glamorous tradition the staff all got into during 'A' Late Show's COVID days, then Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales-Sussex pops up at The Late Show to ask for Stephen Colbert's help in landing the role of a lifetime in a Hallmark Christmas movie. 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

24 Dec 202511min