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Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

Late Night Political Party, Part 1

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

NBC

Politics, Seth Myers, Seth Meyers, News, News Commentary, Authors, Books, Political Comedy, A Closer Look, Comedy, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.53.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This is the first part of our three-part series Late Night Political Party, in which Late Night with Seth Meyers staffers reflect on what it's like to work on a comedy show in a truly unprecedented time in American politics.

In this episode, supervising producer Henry Melcher talks to the members of the show's guest research department, comprised of Kat Spillane, Matt Reimann and Elisabeth Roberts. They discuss what goes into preparing Seth Meyers for his interviews with politicians and other political guests.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Sarah Haggi, co-host of Wundery's podcast,

0:02.7

Scample Insers.

0:03.6

In our recent two-part series, Three Weddings and a Funeral,

0:06.4

we dive into the story of a German con man who built an entire life

0:09.6

on fake names, lies, and schemes, and the unlikely true-kind twist

0:13.5

that brought this decades-long charade crashing down.

0:16.0

Listen to Scample Insers on Amazon Music

0:18.1

or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:20.4

In a four-part series, The Generation Y podcast

0:23.1

unravels the story of Khalif Browder, a young boy falsely accused

0:27.0

of stealing a backpack and held it Recker's island for three years

0:31.0

without trial.

0:32.2

This is a story about a young life caught in the middle of the justice system.

0:36.2

Listen to Generation Y on Amazon Music

0:38.2

or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:42.2

Hey, everyone. Seth Meyers here.

0:43.4

Believe it or not, we're only four weeks out from Election Day,

0:46.0

but before everyone casts their ballot,

0:47.8

we hear it late and I wanted to take some time to reflect

0:50.2

in the last five years in politics.

0:52.2

So now I'm going to turn things over to Supervising Producer Henry Melchard

0:55.5

to lead the conversation.

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