The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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 In the second part of Stephen’s monologue, he looks at why the White House rescinded President Trump’s ill-conceived freeze of all federal grants, and an email sent to all federal workers which urged them to take a buyout and leave their jobs.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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We may finally learn the truth about three of America’s most mysterious assassinations, President Trump threatened the world’s financial leaders via video feed at Davos, Elon Musk thinks America should stop minting pennies, and acting legend John Lithgow just dropped a limited edition basketball shoe. Two-time Super Bowl champion and head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes Deion Sanders, who began crafting his winner-take-all persona in high school, takes Stephen through his evolution from a dominant NFL player to a major force in youth and college football. Watch him in “Coach Prime,” streaming now on Prime Video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meanwhile... Stephen tries a strange new type of candy, a Pakistani airline ran a tone-deaf advertisement in France, and it's been revealed that some rabbits eat their own teeth to boost their calcium levels. Next up, Stephen Colbert brings you all the latest tech updates in his future-forward segment, "Cyborgasm." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morris Chestnut, the producer and star of the new CBS medical drama "Watson," explains how the series differs from past interpretations of the "Sherlock Holmes" stories, and gives a sneak peek at some of the medical mysteries they'll tackle on the show. "Watson" premieres this Sunday on CBS following the AFC Championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An exciting new acronym is headed to the CBS network, Speaker Johnson created a subcommittee to re-investigate the Jan 6 insurrection, Republican congressmen are worried their sexual texts to Cassidy Hutchinson might be revealed, and the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee fired meteorologist Sam Kuffel after she posted on Instagram about Elon Musk's televised Nazi salute. Super Bowl champion Drew Brees, who spent 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, reveals the method behind the secret codes used by quarterbacks to call plays to their teammates on the field in this exclusive extended interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republican leaders like Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Tommy Tuberville are avoiding questions about the pardoned January 6th insurrectionists, Bishop Marianne Budde got under Trump’s skin with her sermon at the National Cathedral, and more details are emerging about problematic alcohol abuse by Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. The new co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” John Dickerson, joins Stephen in this extended cut of their interview to discuss President Trump’s inauguration and the flurry of executive orders and pardons that followed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first day of President Trump’s second term he pardoned the Jan 6 rioters, gutted America’s climate policies, raised the price of insulin and pulled out of the World Health Organization. Elsewhere, presidential advisor Elon Musk is doing damage control after making an apparent Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration celebration. Academy Award-winning actor Michelle Yeoh, who has been a “Star Trek” fan since she was a kid, describes the devastating lethality and personal style of her character Philippa Georgiou in the new film, “Star Trek: Section 31,” which is available this Friday on Paramount+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Colbert’s two-part monologue begins with a look at President Trump’s inaugural address, where he promised a new golden age of national success and pledged to plant the American flag on Mars. Then Stephen dives into the last-minute pardons issued by President Biden, America’s awkward 14 hours without TikTok, and rap legend Snoop Dogg’s decision to perform at a party celebrating President Trump’s inauguration. And 'Pod Save America' hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor sit down with Stephen Colbert to discuss President Trump’s inauguration and the executive orders he signed on his first day back in office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen does the math on President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign goods and says it adds up to higher costs for American consumers in this extended edit of her interview, taped Wednesday 1/15/2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meanwhile... Chuck E. Cheese restaurants are ditching the animatronic band, some Dunkin' locations ran out of donuts, a new product will help you pee at concerts without using the bathroom, Wendy's is offering burgers for a quarter, but there's a catch; TikTok users are migrating to a different Chinese-owned app, an NFL player filmed himself preparing to eat a squirrel, research suggests paper straws contain harmful chemicals, and WalMart introduced a shocking brand update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome was born and raised in The Bronx, so finding out that fellow Bronx native J.Lo would be his movie mom in "Unstoppable" was quite a thrill. The film is out now on Prime Video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden gave his farewell address to the nation and warned of the dangers of a tech-industrial oligarchy, President-elect Trump’s official portrait seems intended to scare people, and Americans might soon see new health warning labels on the packaging of their favorite foods. If you don’t know her favorite sandwich, or which animal she thinks is the scariest, do you really know Kate Winslet? Watch her latest film, “Lee,” streaming now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mrs. Obama has declined to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, where Speaker Johnson pledged to fly flags at full mast. Elsewhere in Washington, the Coca-Cola company gifted Trump a special commemorative bottle, and two of his cabinet nominees faced scrutiny in Congressional confirmation hearings. To promote the second season of “Severance,” actor Adam Scott and his cast-mates worked a three hour shift inside a glass cubicle set up in Grand Central Terminal, as New York commuters gawked and snapped photos. “Severance” premieres this Friday on AppleTV+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Village People are set to perform at one of Donald Trump’s inaugural balls, special prosecutor Jack Smith says Trump could have been convicted for insurrection, Democratic Senators grilled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about his problematic behavior, and the bathrooms at Starbucks are now for paying customers only. In his new memoir, “In Gad We Trust,” actor Josh Gad shares some of the surreal experiences he had after moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. Josh’s new memoir, “In Gad We Trust,” is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans have donated over $50M to help Los Angeles residents recover from the devastating wildfires, President-elect Donald Trump wants to acquire Greenland without paying for it, President Biden bestowed Pope Francis with America’s highest honor, and Stephen checks in on the tennis action at the Australian Open. Next up, MSNBC national security expert Jeremy Bash joins Stephen to discuss the implications of the U.S. government’s looming ban on Tiktok. And before beloved actor David Schwimmer got famous as part of the cast of “Friends,” he went to college at Northwestern alongside Stephen Colbert, and the two performed improv together in a group called No Fun Mud Piranhas. Watch “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” now on Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

95-year-old Oscar-nominated actor June Squibb ignored her director's advice and insisted on doing her own stunts while filming the new action comedy, "Thelma," which is streaming now on Hulu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meanwhile... Someone is leaving plates of peeled bananas on a random street in the U.K., the Girl Scouts are retiring two flavors of their namesake cookies, and Stephen looks into Gen Z's obsession with pickles and pickle-flavored products. Next up, Stephen Colbert examines all the latest updates from the world of science in everyone's favorite science-focused segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary actress Isabella Rossellini joins Stephen to talk about her role as a nun in the new film, “Conclave,” and the delicious experiences she shared with costars like Stanley Tucci while shooting the film in Rome. “Conclave” is in theaters and streaming now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices