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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Jim Parsons | Debated Breath

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

Tv & Film, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

As the candidates prepare for Tuesday’s presidential debate, former VP Dick Cheney offered a surprise endorsement for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump announced that Stephen Colbert is on his list of enemies, and Flavortown mayor Guy Fieri shared what happened to him at Sylvester Stallone’s house. Jim Parsons talks to Stephen about the life-affirming themes in the play “Our Town,” which is considered one of the great works of American theater. Jim’s production of “Our Town” opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on September 17th.

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0:00.0

John Stewart here.

0:01.0

Unbelievably exciting here.

0:02.0

My new podcast, The Weekly Show, we're going to be talking about the election, economics,

0:07.8

ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches.

0:11.2

Listen to the Weekly show with John Stewart,

0:13.0

wherever you get your podcast. I'm your host Stephen Colbert and it is you know that is you know that

0:27.3

you know that electricity in this room it is it is debate night Eve so don't forget to put out some Debate Night Eve. Eve. Okay?

0:33.0

So don't forget to put out some milk and cookies for Santa.

0:37.0

And then give him two minutes for a rebuttal.

0:40.0

This actually might be the only debate between Harris and Trump, and there's lot riding on it.

0:45.6

Heading into the matchup down, it's in Philadelphia, down in Philly, the goal for Harris is to connect

0:51.4

with the thin slice of undecided voters.

0:55.0

Yes, once again, a presidential election will come down to undecided voters.

1:01.0

You know their slogan, we can't pick a slogan. Harris's tactics,

1:09.6

her tax, she's got a different plan. Her tactics for taking down Trump are a little different than

1:13.9

Biden's because unlike Joe Biden she has not focused on portraying Trump as a fundamental

1:20.6

threat to democracy. Okay, that's interesting, okay? Also, unlike Joe

1:24.7

Biden, she's decided not to spend large portions of the debate staring

1:29.2

hauntingly into space like an ancient dog, seeing a ghost in the quarter of the room that no one else can see.

1:37.0

Harris, remember? Harris, is taking her debate prep pretty seriously.

1:46.0

She's been holed up for five days in a Pittsburgh hotel doing highly choreographed debate practice sessions.

1:53.2

Wow, that's exciting.

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