Intro Rewind: Adrien Brody

Buckle up as Stephen Colbert goes through the laundry list of disastrous moves made over the weekend by President Trump, which included slapping tariffs on Mexico and Canada and giving Elon Musk access to the Treasury Department’s payments system. Award-winning actor Lin-Manuel Miranda offers a preview of how theatergoers can expect to feel after watching the Broadway play, “All In: Comedy About Love.” Catch the play on Broadway now at the Hudson Theatre. 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

4 Feb 26min

Bestselling author and NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff compares the immigration enforcement policies of recent presidential administrations and points out that despite many similarities in deportation tactics, President Trump’s family separation policy was quite intentionally the cruelest in our country’s history. The new Errol Morris-directed documentary based on Jacob’s book, “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy,” is available now on demand. 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

3 Feb 14min

Meanwhile... Velveeta has a new portable cheese offering, you can now plant Martha Stewart in your home rose garden, Stephen tries the new Oreo cookie promoted by singer Post Malone, a pharma company is making ketamine nasal spray to treat depression, a man starting oozing yellow gunk after eating too much butter, a suspected drug trafficker was arrested after his wife posted vacation photos online, and scientists have developed a pasta noodle too small to see with the naked eye. 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

2 Feb 13min

When actor Brandon Scott Jones learned that his show "Ghosts" would be filming in Montreal, he came up with a genius strategy to immerse himself among the city's French-speaking residents and become fluent in the language. "Ghosts" airs Thursdays on CBS. 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

1 Feb 9min

Trump’s MAGA goons want you to believe that what’s going on is normal, but it’s not. For example, our new head of Homeland Security cares more about her hair and makeup than protecting American citizens from being taken away by ICE agents. If you don’t know her favorite sandwich, or which animal frightens her the most, do you really know Hollywood legend Nicole Kidman? 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 Jan 21min

It’s the Year of the Snake, RFK Jr.’s own family urged the Senate not to confirm him to Trump’s cabinet, and Sen. Bernie Sanders ripped the nominee for profiting off anti-vax conspiracy theories. In the second part of Stephen’s monologue, he looks at why the White House rescinded President Trump’s ill-conceived freeze of all federal grants, and an email sent to all federal workers which urged them to take a buyout and leave their jobs. Beloved actor Will Ferrell shares his motivation for wearing a Buddy costume out to an L.A Kings game, a move which immediately went viral and left fans scratching their heads. Watch his latest film, “You’re Cordially Invited,” available Thursday on Prime Video. 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 Jan 36min

President Trump is pursuing an autocratic agenda by taking revenge on prosecutors who investigated him and blocking the CDC from coordinating with the World Health Organization, egg prices are soaring as bird flu continues to spread, and PETA would like to do away with the main character in America’s Groundhog Day ceremonies. Hollywood legend and huge comedy fan Drew Barrymore shares the inside scoop on how she convinced CBS to bring back her favorite game show. “Hollywood Squares” airs Wednesday nights at 8pm on CBS. 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 Jan 26min

The Eagles and Chiefs are headed to the Super Bowl in a rematch of the 2023 contest, MAGA supporters like Mel Gibson are calling the president “daddy,” Trump ordered the firing of 18 independent inspectors general at government agencies, and creepy rich guy Bryan Johnson is tracking nighttime erection data for himself and his 19 year-old son. MSNBC host and bestselling author Chris Hayes examines the ways media and tech companies compete for our attention and extract value from the time we spend on their platforms. His latest book, “The Siren’s Call,” is 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

28 Jan 30min