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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

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

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Stephen celebrates National Boss's Day, tech companies dished out big cash at a fundraiser for President Trump’s new White House ballroom project, and the GOP can’t seem to go a day without a Nazi-related scandal. Native Minookan Nick Offerman joins Stephen Colbert to promote some upcoming events in his Illinois hometown. Emmy-winning actor, bestselling author and professional woodworker Nick Offerman talks about how he learned to make things with his hands, and what motivated him to write his latest book, “Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop’s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery.” 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	I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and on the new season of heavyweight...
0:04.0	And so I pointed the gun at him and said this isn't a joke.
0:08.4	A man who robbed a bank when he was 14 years old.
0:11.8	And a centenarian rediscovers a love lost 80 years ago.
0:16.3	How can a 101-year-old woman fall in love again?
0:23.8	Listen to heavyweight wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.9	Welcome, one at all, in here out there, all around the world.
0:38.4	To the Late Show, I'm your host Stephen Colbert.
0:40.8	And ladies and gentlemen, I come to you tonight.
0:44.6	I join you tonight in a celebratory mood, because as you know, today is National Boss's Day.
0:49.6	I hope you all treated your boss to their favorite gift, two minutes of awkward chit-chat until the elevator arrives.
0:58.6	Remember to say your kid's name so they don't have to.
1:01.9	And I want to take a moment to celebrate my new boss, Paramount CEO, David Ellison.
1:08.0	Mr. Ellison, I love you.
1:13.4	That ought to buy us a couple more months.
1:16.0	There you go.
1:17.4	Speaking of bosses.
1:24.3	Speaking of bosses, there's a guy who thinks he's all of ours.
1:28.7	Last night, Trump hosted a dinner to thank all the companies that have dished out cash for his big frilly Cinderella White House ballroom,
1:36.7	including representatives from meta, Amazon, Comcast, Google, and Apple.
1:42.0	What?
1:43.8	Every tech company gave Trump money.
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