Matt Damon | Trump Teleprompter Scandal, Hegseth's Weird Testosterone Fixation, Iran War Escalates: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Trump and his team focusing on magnetic catapults and sperm counts as job growth slows, wildfire smoke blankets the U.S. and thousands of Americans suffer from explosive diarrhea.
Then, Matt Damon talks about supporting Argentina during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, accidentally scaring Robert Pattinson with his character prep for The Odyssey and what it was like to squeeze into a real trojan horse for the film.
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| 0:00.0 | Ahead of tonight's prime time address, President Trump said |
| 0:06.0 | that he was going to reveal really big news on election security. |
| 0:10.0 | Now, we tape our show early, so we don't know what he said. |
| 0:13.0 | Then again, if you watch the speech, you also don't know what he said. |
| 0:18.0 | From 30 Rockville, don't know what he said. |
| 0:26.5 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:29.9 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:32.8 | On today's show, Seth talks to actor Matt Damon. |
| 0:35.2 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:43.4 | Job growth is slowing. |
| 0:44.5 | Real wages are falling. |
| 0:48.9 | Prices for everything from housing to gas, to groceries, to electricity, to health insurance are up. |
| 0:50.4 | AI slob is everywhere. |
| 0:51.8 | The war with Iran is spiraling. |
| 0:54.7 | Wildfire smoke is blanketing the Northeast, and thousands of Americans have explosive diarrhea. |
| 0:58.7 | Thanks to a parasite, the Trump administration |
| 1:01.8 | stopped tracking, but don't worry, the president |
| 1:03.8 | and his team are laser-focused on the important stuff. |
| 1:06.6 | Magnetic catapults and sperm counts. |
| 1:10.7 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:17.2 | Every once in a while, we like to remind you about the 2024 campaign |
| 1:20.5 | because most people have busy lives. |
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