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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Intro Rewind: Talking Heads (Extended)

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Tv & Film

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Colbert regaled Becca with the full story of what happened the night he didn't go see Talking Heads on their 'Stop Making Sense' tour in this exclusive podcast introduction from the fall of 2024. Then listen to the band's EXTENDED interview on The Late Show Pod Show (originally aired in October 2023).


The Late Show Pod Show will be looking back at some of our favorite Colbert Introductions from this past season before Stephen returns with all new episodes September 2nd.

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1:05.4

Hey, I'm Stephen Colbert and I'm here with Becca and my producer for the podcast.

1:12.2

Becca, what do we got today?

1:14.0

We have an extended interview with one of my favorite bands that came on the show last fall.

1:21.3

Oh, was it Talking Hands?

1:23.2

It was, yes.

1:24.0

Wow.

1:24.4

The name of this band is Talking Heads.

1:26.6

Yes, and you're a fan, too, I know. Wow, an enormous fan. Well, see, I'm old enough that, I mean, Talking Heads 77. Yeah. You know, with Psycho Killer, I believe that's off of there. Like, I'm 13 for that. So it's a little out there for a 13 year old that album. But by the time I got to

1:47.0

college, it was fully invested. And, you know, my sophomore year stopped making sense.

1:55.2

Oh, man. Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, burning down the house was, there wasn't a party that did not involve burning down the house.

2:04.0

And when it, and when the song came on, the party just stopped and something else happened.

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