A Late Show for Grown-Ups

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Chris Licht is the executive producer for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which has surpassed its late-night competition since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. On The Gist, Licht explains why he's not worried about going viral or catering to a younger audience: "I think you can be likable and pointed." For the Spiel, who was it, again, who warned us that Trump was in cahoots with the Russians? Today's sponsors: Hit Showtime original series Billions, starring Emmy winners Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. Billions returns Feb. 19 with new episodes every Sunday at 10 ET/9 CT. Download the Showtime app now to start your free trial. Rocket Mortgage from Quicken Loans. When it comes to the big decision of choosing a mortgage lender, work with one that has your best interests in mind. Use Rocket Mortgage for a transparent, trustworthy home loan process that's completely online at QuickenLoans.com/Gist. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:07.2	It's Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from Slate.
0:10.5	It's the Gisdai Mike Pasca.
0:12.5	Another sad day for the family of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
0:17.0	Once again, lost a close family member.
0:19.3	I've had my family members come to heart disease and cancer.
0:22.5	He's lost uncles and cousins too.
0:24.7	Firing squads, flame throwers, and anti-artillery aircraft guns.
0:29.0	Overkill, sure, but to his mind just kill.
0:32.5	And now, well, I'll read this New York Times tweet in its entirety.
0:36.5	Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother was assassinated by two women who stabbed him with poison needles.
0:42.5	It just goes to show you don't need emojis, gifs, a sub-tweet or a hashtag to have the perfect tweet.
0:49.5	Just report the news when the news is.
0:52.0	Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother was assassinated by two women who stabbed him with poison needles.
0:58.0	Now, I suppose you can criticize me for having sport making jokes about the death of Kim Jong-un.
1:06.0	Although Michael Madden, editor of the North Korea Leadership Watch, which is a website that watches North Korean leadership,
1:12.5	does say that Kim Jong-un was involved in some funny business.
1:16.5	Does this open the door for me to have sport for Kim Jong-un?
1:20.5	Just because he was working as a cyber attacker, possibly a money-launderer,
1:25.5	the sion of one of the most evil regimes in the world,
1:29.5	if you want to criticize me for that, it is fair.
1:32.5	Consider this a roast of Kim Jong-nam,
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