The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

We're wrapping up The Late Show Pod Show with the best of "Late Show Vocab," our favorite definitions and origin stories of slang terms and shorthand only Colbert's staff knows! In the first round, Stephen sheds light on "Brap It On The Poof," "Dollar Signs," and "sack, sack, sack, sack, saaack!" Then enjoy this lovely EXTENDED conversation with poet, bestselling author, and McArthur Genius Grant recipient Ocean Vuong.This podcast was originally released on August 14th, 2025.

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With The Late Show wrapping up this month, The Pod Show is looking back at some of our favorite moments from Stephen's many exclusive podcast visits. And in this extended interview, Suleika talks about the importance of connecting with one's creativity, and why she's flipping her doctor's advice on its head as she battles cancer for a third time (originally aired May 2025).

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In this exclusive Colbert introduction replay, Stephen and his podcast producer Becca talked about their coworker's famous cookie recipe that made it into his new cookbook, and swapped stories about baking and The Barefoot Contessa before launching into a very special Audience Questions podcast. Listen as Stephen answers hard-hitting questions about potatoes, cookies, his relationship with his stage manager, his favorite Daily Show field piece, and more. Stephen & Evie's new cookbook, "Does This Taste Funny?" is available for preorder now: bit.ly/colbert-cookbook. Stephen's introduction was previously recorded for a podcast that was released on April 24th, 2024.

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Americans are feeling economic pain as a result of Trump’s war against Iran, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Marco Rubio to the Vatican with a song, and Stephen consults an expert in online age verification.  Stephen challenges his good friend John Krasinski to a leg wrestling match, possibly related to the shots of bourbon the duo downed during their interview. “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” premieres May 20th on Prime Video. 

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America’s most confusing war might be coming to an end, crews are painting the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, President Trump pressured the FDA to approve fruity vape flavors, and there’s a new scandal surrounding the suppression of government-funded vaccine studies. Stephen’s fabulous wife Evie McGee joins him to help The Late Show audience select the perfect Mother’s Day card for 2026. Oscar-winner Sally Field tells Stephen Colbert that she resisted months of efforts by Robin Williams to make her laugh on set, but one fart noise from Pierce Brosnan made her totally fall apart. Watch “Remarkably Bright Creatures” on Netflix this Friday.

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