CBS Calls Out Stephen Colbert's Lies About Talarico Interview
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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First, they follow up on Tuesday’s martini about why Colbert’s interview with Talarico did not air on CBS. Colbert and Talarico claim President Trump’s FCC forced the network to spike the segment, but CBS officials now say they never suggested pulling the interview. Jim is fuming at Colbert and Talarico.
Next, they turn to New York City, where New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening massive property tax increases if state lawmakers refuse to approve higher taxes on “the rich” and corporations. Jim and Greg point out how painfully predictable this was despite Mamdani's "affordability" campaign.
Finally, they spotlight Rep. David Schweikert’s warning that Social Security will implode in less than seven years if no action is taken. Jim and Greg not only lament the lack of will in either party to address the problem, but they also remind us how much more solvent the program would be if we started investing some of Social Security in the markets 20 years ago when President George W. Bush was pushing for it.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.0 | Hey, really glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.0 | A lot to get to today. |
| 0:18.2 | But we start where we finished yesterday with Stephen Colbert and |
| 0:21.7 | CBS and James Tolarico because there was a big update in this story. And Jim is like a bucking |
| 0:28.0 | Bronco before the gate opens. And he's so ready to go on this. I can't let it wait until later |
| 0:33.0 | in the podcast. It's got to come out right here at the open. We talked about yesterday. Hopefully, |
| 0:38.2 | already heard the podcast. But basically, Stephen Colbert had on Texas Democratic U.S. |
| 0:43.7 | Senate candidate James Tala Rico did not offer a similar slot to fellow Democratic Senate candidate |
| 0:49.3 | Jasmine Crockett or as far as we know any of the Republican candidates or even the lesser |
| 0:52.6 | known Democrats. So CBS said, you know, or of the Republican candidates or even the lesser-known Democrats. |
| 0:57.7 | So CBS said, you know, or so was the story yesterday. |
| 1:01.6 | Best not to run this due to equal time concerns on broadcast airwaves. |
| 1:08.1 | So they put it on YouTube, and now Colbert and Tala Rica are acting like martyrs of Trump's FCC. |
| 1:10.5 | Well, that was the story yesterday. |
| 1:12.1 | That's not the real story. |
| 1:15.9 | Jim, this story, this lie from Colbert and Talarico is so bad. |
| 1:20.0 | Brian Stelter is the first place I saw the actual truth coming. And here he says, this just in from CBS. |
| 1:22.6 | The late show was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with State Representative James |
| 1:28.5 | Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC |
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