The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

The fabulous Evie McGee Colbert helps her husband Stephen pick out the perfect holiday greeting card in this extended cut of First Drafts Holiday Cards! 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

Donald Trump, on trial for 91 counts of naughtiness, tries a wild gambit: getting Santa to testify that he is on the nice list, pardoning him of all charges. Santa refuses, but that doesn’t stop Trump as he enlists the help of Elon Musk to turn Trump into Santa himself in order to clear his name. Can the real Santa stop Trumpy Claus in time to save Christmas? 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

Jon Batiste, Academy, Emmy and GRAMMY Award-winning superstar, comes home to The Late Show. He discusses his journey to the Carnegie Hall stage in the film 'American Symphony' and the creation of his song 'Butterfly.' The power outage during a symphony performance leads to improvised genius. Jon Batiste shares the inspiration behind his Grammy-nominated album and the origin of the song Butterfly. Finally, Jon Batiste appears on the show with a performance.

The MAGA crowd vowed revenge on President Biden after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump can’t be on the primary ballot, Rudy Giuliani was ordered to immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia election workers, and The Late Show’s new sponsor makes a creepy holiday product for grown ups. Best buds Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper stop by to tell Stephen what they have planned for their annual “New Year’s Eve Live” broadcast on CNN, but won’t reveal whether or not they’ll be drinking booze on the air this year. 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

Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that Trump is disqualified from holding office, we’re learning more about the origins of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ love of bribe-taking, and the former president refuses to stop quoting Hitler on the campaign trail. The Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj, returns to The Late Show to tell her friend Stephen Colbert about her new album, ‘Pink Friday 2.’ 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

Lava is flowing in Iceland (but everyone’s ok), Biden’s campaign links Trump to Hitler, Rudy Giuliani can’t keep his mouth shut after losing in court, and New York City’s current and former mayors are masters of embarrassing themselves. Adam Driver praises “Ferrari” director Michael Mann’s attention to detail, which included subtle but important prosthetics to make the actor look exactly like the subject of the film. Check out “Ferrari” when it opens in theaters on Christmas Day. 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

GOP members made excuses for the former president after he channeled Adolf Hitler in a speech, Rudy Giuliani may not have the funds to cover the $148 million judgment against him, The Late Show dedicated a writer to cover only Taylor Swift news, and a Senate staffer was caught having sex and filming it in a hearing room. Kenan Thompson did his research before visiting The Late Show, and he thinks Jerry Seinfeld owes Stephen Colbert an apology over comments made on an episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Stick around for more with “Good Burger 2” star Kenan Thompson and check out his new book, “When I Was Your Age,” 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

Actor Andrew Scott discusses his new film 'All of Us Strangers' and the profound concept of meeting one's parents as they are now. He reflects on the dynamics of the parent-child relationship and the importance of expressing unresolved emotions. They also talk about the chemistry and intimacy required with their co-star, Irish culture and storytelling, and the movie's release.

Loaded Pringles cans left around Ohio, footlong chocolate chip cookie at Subway, Mountain Dew and Swedish Fish banned in the UK, missing bronze hat on a statue of President Lincoln, astronauts find missing tomato on the International Space Station.

Comedy legend Robert Smigel, who wrote and directed the new animated musical “Leo,” has known Stephen Colbert for decades and once scouted a young Colbert at Chicago’s famed Second City improv. “Leo,” starring Adam Sandler, is available now 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