Paul Simon (Extended) | Bye Bye Bondi
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Space fans are over the moon about the successful launch of Artemis II, Attorney General Pam Bondi lost her job today, and President Trump’s primetime speech about the Iran war was all over the map. In this extended interview with Stephen Colbert, legendary musician Paul Simon talks about moving to Europe in the 1960s, busking on the streets of Paris, taking requests at his concerts, and some of the lyricists he most admires. Go to our YouTube channel to see a performance by Paul Simon and grab tickets for this summer’s “A Quiet Celebration” tour at tour.paulsimon.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome one and all to The Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. |
| 0:08.0 | Folks, you hear the excitement in this room. You know why it's electric because we're all still riding high from last night when, on behalf of all mankind, America's Artemis II lunar mission successfully launched into outer space. |
| 0:27.1 | Woo! |
| 0:30.0 | Booya! |
| 0:31.2 | Suck it, Sky! |
| 0:32.5 | Sorry. |
| 0:33.8 | Wrong energy. |
| 0:34.6 | I've got moon madness. |
| 0:36.9 | I mean, the moment of the launch was just amazing. |
| 0:40.8 | Let's take a look. |
| 0:42.2 | 10, 9, 8, 7. |
| 0:46.2 | RS 25 engines, late, 4, 3, 2, 1, booster ignition. |
| 0:54.0 | And lift off. |
| 0:55.5 | The crew of Artemis II, now bound for the moon. |
| 0:58.5 | The only way that countdown could have been better |
| 1:00.8 | as if it was presented by a drunk Anderson and Andy. |
| 1:06.2 | In space, no one can hear you Shotsky. |
| 1:16.3 | Congratulations to everyone at NASA on a successful launch, |
| 1:19.5 | including the four astronauts, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, |
| 1:22.3 | Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hanson. |
| 1:25.2 | I'm excited. |
| 1:26.9 | This is like, I feel like I was a kid watching the Apollo missions. |
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