Paul Simon (Extended) | It's Not The Heat, It's The Stupidity

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The president tried to halt observances of the Juneteenth holiday but Americans celebrated anyway, the FDA is scrapping guidelines on daily alcohol limits, we’re in for a very hot weekend across the country, and a special nuke-proof plane was spotted landing in Washington, D.C. as Trump contemplates bombing Iran. Legendary singer and songwriter Paul Simon sits for an extended, wide-ranging interview with Stephen Colbert that touches on the meaning behind the lyrics on his latest album, ‘Seven Psalms,’ and stories from his over 50-year career in music. Head to The Late Show's YouTube channel to watch Paul's performance! 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	Welcome, welcome one and all in here, out there to the Late Show.
0:08.3	I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.
0:10.1	I just want to start off tonight, you know, of course, we've got some joy in the house tonight.
0:14.6	I want to start by saying happy Juneteenth, everybody.
0:17.6	Thank you, June, King, great day to celebrate freedom.
0:21.5	It's a day
0:22.0	that commemorates
0:23.4	the end of slavery
0:24.5	in America,
0:25.9	specifically
0:26.3	June 19th,
0:27.7	1865,
0:29.4	the day that
0:30.5	Union Army
0:31.4	Major General
0:32.4	Gordon Granger
0:33.3	rode into
0:34.3	Galveston,
0:35.0	Texas,
0:35.8	and told a group
0:36.6	of enslaved people that the Civil War had ended. Of course,on, Texas, and told a group of enslaved people
0:37.6	that the Civil War had ended.
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