Kaitlan Collins (Extended) | Must FCC TV
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Several major holidays including Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Mardi Gras converged today, Americans are less hopeful than ever, several business leaders and European politicians have been ousted over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and Stephen reads some titillating poetry written by California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell. Next up, Stephen Colbert goes on the record about his interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico, the FCC’s “equal time” rule, and today’s statement from CBS. And Kaitlan Collins talks about the conversations she’s had with women who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and others in his circle, and what motivates those women to continue to press for their abusers to be brought to justice. Watch “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” weeknights on CNN.
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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. |
| 0:34.8 | Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to The Late Show. |
| 0:37.2 | I'm your host Stephen Colbert. Ladies and gentlemen, to The Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. |
| 0:38.2 | Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 0:39.1 | Happy Lunar, New Year, everybody. |
| 0:49.9 | Today marks the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse. |
| 0:54.0 | Or, as my graphics department insists on calling it, |
| 0:57.9 | Firehorse! |
| 1:00.8 | They made the graphic weeks ago, and if we don't use it, |
| 1:06.3 | it would just break their little hearts. |
| 1:08.9 | But it's not just Lunar New Year. |
| 1:10.9 | Today is packed with holidays. |
| 1:12.2 | It's also Mardi Gras, the beginning of Ramadan, |
| 1:15.5 | and at midnight, Lent. |
| 1:17.7 | Rarely, rarely does so many holidays converge, |
| 1:21.4 | let alone on Taco Tuesday. |
| 1:25.3 | Which is why, which is why, |
| 1:27.3 | tonight, ladies |
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