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November 6, 2025 • 28 mins
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 leveled against Sean Dunn after he alle...
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November 5, 2025 • 26 mins
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 African countries, which was filmed f...
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November 4, 2025 • 32 mins
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 Michelle Obama says her fashion choice...
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November 3, 2025 • 37 mins
President Trump, who hosted a lavish Halloween party while refusing to fund SNAP benefits for needy American families, told Norah O’Donnell on “60 Minutes” that he pardoned a man he knows nothing about. In tech news, a robot named NEO might be the next big thing in house cleaning. As co-writer of the new play, “This World of Tomorrow,” Tom Hanks isn’t in danger of getting fired if he messes up, but the shame of forgetting lines you...
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November 2, 2025 • 11 mins
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego believes that Speaker Mike Johnson is keeping the House of Representatives out of session, and refusing to swear in newly elected Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva, to avoid a vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein's clients and accomplices.
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November 1, 2025 • 12 mins
Meanwhile... You won't believe what Kourtney Kardashian wants you to do with her new lollipop line, Elijah Wood shocked guests at a "Lord of the Rings"-themed wedding in New Zealand, a man was busted after stealing over $5,000 worth of Labubus, and scientists are warning that humanity should destroy A.I. before it's too late. And science-loving late night host Stephen Colbert brings you all the latest science news in his science-fo...
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October 31, 2025 • 9 mins
Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow, who admits to owning seven storage units full of showbiz memorabilia, compares notes with Stephen about the comics and performers who shaped their childhoods. Apatow’s new book, “Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures,” is available now.
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October 30, 2025 • 41 mins
Our globe-trotting president might need to take another cognitive test, FBI Director Kash Patel used a government jet for a night out with his girlfriend, “67” is the word of the year, and a key figure in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is finally facing the consequences of his actions. Stephen Colbert travels to Los Angeles to sit down with Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins for a wide-ranging chat about his childhood, his life ...
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October 29, 2025 • 26 mins
South Korea gifted President Trump a golden crown and served him mini beef burgers with ketchup, the president’s hatred of windmills is shared by some who live close to them, and diseased research monkeys from Tulane University are running free in Mississippi. Emmy- and Tony-winner Sarah Paulson, who recently added “runway model” to her list of professional accolades after walking for Prada at Paris Fashion Week, teaches Stephen Co...
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October 28, 2025 • 26 mins
President Trump told U.S. troops he’s prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into America’s cities, the president’s tariffs have begun impacting the price of food staples like beef and bananas, and a squirrel named Chunkosaurus Rex was declared the winner of the inaugural Fat Squirrel Week in Texas. Acclaimed actor Colin Farrell talks about living in Macau for two months while shooting his latest film, “Ballad of a Small P...
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October 27, 2025 • 28 mins
President Trump is on a field trip to Asia where he’s hoping to get time with Kim Jong Un, plans to meet with China’s President Xi to finalize a deal for TikTok, and announced his plan to open up oil production in the Alaskan wilderness. Accused of faking injuries and helping the mafia rig backroom poker games, several current and former pro basketball figures were arrested after being implicated in a gambling scandal that has rock...
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October 26, 2025 • 12 mins
"Pod Save America" contributor and MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Alex Wagner tells Stephen that her new podcast, "Runaway Country," will feature interviews with people on the front lines of America's biggest news stories. Find "Runaway Country" wherever you get your podcasts.
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October 25, 2025 • 6 mins
Meanwhile... New York City is vaccinating its raccoon population to help stem an outbreak of rabies, a surprising percentage of engaged couples are interested in letting companies advertise at their wedding, and scientists claim to have found microplastics in the world's vegetable supply.
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October 24, 2025 • 11 mins
After making history as the first Black, female, LGBTQ person to hold the job of White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre decided to leave the Democratic party. Listen as she tells Stephen Colbert why she lost faith in Democratic leadership, and read more of her observations on the failure of America's two-party system in her book, "Independent," available now.
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October 23, 2025 • 26 mins
The Secret Service tried to block journalists from filming the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, President Trump angered America’s cattle ranchers with a plan to buy more meat from Argentina, and Amazon is trying to put a good spin on news that robots will replace a large percentage of the company’s human workers. Actor, writer and director Ben Stiller talks about visiting “The Ed Sullivan Show” as a kid and the many ...
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October 22, 2025 • 24 mins
President Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230M to settle his own lawsuits against the Department of Justice while he’s busy tearing apart the White House, apparently there’s a peace prize named after disgraced former President Richard Nixon, and ICE is struggling to expand its ranks because a high percentage of applicants can’t pass a basic physical fitness test. Two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone returns to The Late Show to previe...
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October 21, 2025 • 28 mins
President Trump is literally tearing down the White House to build his fantasy ballroom, another Republican has been exposed for sending racist text messages and praising Nazis, and police in Alabama forcibly detained a 61 year-old woman who wore an inflatable penis costume to the “No Kings” rally. Stephen Colbert looks at the ways artificial intelligence companies are seeking to boost revenue as investors begin to worry that the A...
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October 20, 2025 • 24 mins
The GOP’s warnings about violence at Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies proved unwarranted, President Trump posted an AI video that depicts him doing vile things to protestors in New York City, and former Congressman George Santos was released from prison after the president commuted his sentence for wire fraud and identity theft. Acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner recounts the harrowing accident that left him near death, and the successful ...
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October 19, 2025 • 8 mins
Friend of the show Chef José Andrés teaches Stephen Colbert to make a modern twist on an American classic, the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Official Late Show Meat Taster Nick Offerman joins to judge the final products. Try the latest creations from Chef José Andrés at his restaurant Bazaar Meat, open now at the Ritz Carlton New York, NoMad and the Venetian Las Vegas.
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October 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Meanwhile... Scientists set out to prove that people have more success speaking a second language when they're a little tipsy, Nevada and Florida have the highest rate of people marrying for money, and the Pope’s security forces are getting a new look.
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