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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Meanwhile | Coffee Makes You Happy

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

News, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, News Commentary, Tv & Film

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Meanwhile... "Friends" fans can sip lattes at a New York cafe modeled after the show's famed gathering spot, a scuba diver robbed tourists at a Disney resort, scientists have created a tomato that resists cracking, and a new study argues that drinking coffee can make us happier. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Imagine a delicious patty nestled between two buns with cheese and ketchup.

0:04.7

It's not a burger.

0:05.6

That patty is actually sausage, which makes this a sandwich.

0:08.6

A breakfast sausage sandwich, the new 199 sausage sandwich from McDonald's.

0:12.8

Made with RSPCA at short pork.

0:15.5

Until 11am.

0:16.6

Price and participation may vary.

0:17.8

Up charges and fees apply to delivery.

0:19.2

Subjects for availability.

0:26.6

It's the late show ponotshow with Steven Colbert. Give it up for Lewis Cato and the Late Show band, everybody.

0:31.6

Whoa!

0:32.6

Folks, you may have heard, we have some wonderful writers here at the show,

0:39.2

and one of them is a fellow named Asher Perlman.

0:41.3

That's Asher right there.

0:43.0

And on top of working on this show and attempting to play basketball,

0:49.2

Asher moonlights as a New Yorker cartoonist,

0:52.1

and last year he released a book called, Well, This Is Me.

0:54.9

And he just released its sequel, Hi, it's me again. And they're great. I love Asher's cartoons.

1:02.7

Here's a good one right there. It's a guy pouring himself a cup of coffee and he's saying,

1:07.7

I feel alert now, but why stop there? What can also feel sick and insane?

1:13.4

And I believe, I had to believe you would be sick and insane if you don't buy this book.

1:19.6

Unlike Asher's other work on this show, this one's a slam dunk. Go get it, baby. Now, there you go.

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