John Oliver | Lights, Camera, Redaction
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
President Trump is referenced thousands of times and accused of hideous crimes in the latest release of documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the Department of Justice failed to redact the identities and personal information of many of Epstein’s victims, and the DOJ announced that there will be no investigation into any of the prominent men implicated in the files. “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver stops by to help Stephen Colbert raise some cash for World Central Kitchen by auctioning off one-of-a-kind pieces of television history ahead of the series finale of The Late Show. Learn more about what’s up for grabs and help raise money for a great cause at http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay.
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| 0:00.0 | Your favorite true crime series, 48 Hours, is back for a new season, and so is the official |
| 0:05.5 | after show podcast, Postmortem. Every Monday, listen to a new episode of 48 hours, and then |
| 0:11.2 | join me, 48 Hours correspondent Anne-Marie Green on Tuesday for a new episode of Postmortem, |
| 0:17.2 | where we bring you a closer look at each case. This case was eye-opening on so many different levels. |
| 0:24.1 | Follow and listen to 48 hours on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:35.4 | Welcome one and all in here, out there. |
| 0:41.0 | To the Lake Show. |
| 0:43.5 | I am your host Stephen Colbert. |
| 0:45.8 | Ladies and gentlemen, you know what? |
| 0:50.3 | First of all, happy Groundhog Day to all those who celebrate. |
| 0:55.6 | This morning, down on, what's it called? |
| 0:59.3 | The Gobblers Knob, down on Gobbler's Knob. |
| 1:01.5 | The Gobnobblers reported that Punksitone Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. |
| 1:12.2 | Come on. |
| 1:14.2 | Read the room, Phil. |
| 1:17.1 | We could really use a win right now. |
| 1:19.7 | I'd be careful about handing out a lot of bad news |
| 1:22.7 | if I look like I'd make a nice hat. |
| 1:27.6 | Heads up, a prediction of endless winter |
| 1:30.4 | was tonight's feel-good story, and it's over. |
| 1:35.2 | Because on Friday morning, |
| 1:36.7 | the Justice Department released its largest batch |
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