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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Meanwhile... You won't believe what Kourtney Kardashian wants you to do with her new lollipop line, Elijah Wood shocked guests at a "Lord of the Rings"-themed wedding in New Zealand, a man was busted after stealing over $5,000 worth of Labubus, and scientists are warning that humanity should destroy A.I. before it's too late. And science-loving late night host Stephen Colbert brings you all the latest science news in his science-focused segment, "The Sound of Science." 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

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0:00.0	It's the Late Show Pots show with Stephen Colbert.
0:09.0	Folks, if you watch the show, you know I spend a lot of my time right over there in the news kitchen,
0:13.0	combining the most topical news pork from Ilocos pigs with Fiesta Pinoy, brown sugar, paprika, and garlic, which I fry in baguio canola oil to make the complex Filipino long ganisa sausages that are my monologue.
0:30.1	But sometimes, just sometimes, folks, after getting jumped out of a Mexican cartel for stealing El Flacco's girl. I cram the pepperoni.
0:38.7	I scraped out of a discarded Tostino's pizza roll and the meat from a half-eaten corn dog
0:43.6	into a pop can until it congeals into the rambler spam of news that is my segment.
0:49.9	Meanwhile.
0:53.2	This is just a joke.
0:55.0	This is like a hypodermic needle of adrenaline into the heart of the brain.
1:00.0	Meanwhile, in unusual confection news, Courtney Kardashian is launching a line of lollipops for your vagina.
1:10.0	Clearly, she did not read the instructions.
1:19.5	The vaginal lollipops cost $5.99 per pack,
1:24.1	and while they may sound unappealing,
1:26.0	they are a great way to help your vagina quit smoking.
1:31.4	Meanwhile, oh goodness. Meanwhile, last weekend, the Lord of the Rings, Elijah Wood gave a couple the
1:40.7	surprise of a lifetime at their Shire wedding. This couple was getting married in New Zealand
1:45.8	on the set of Hobbiton from the movies
1:48.5	when Frodo himself showed up and posed with them at the altar.
1:52.8	Isn't that beautiful?
1:54.3	Sadly, he then threw their rings into a volcano.
1:59.5	Oh, technically, he didn't do that. It was actually a golden-in-with-a. I know. Technically, he didn't do that.
2:02.0	It was actually gold would have.
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