Pete Buttigieg, Jon Stewart | Open Seizin'
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
President Trump lashed out after Iran boasted that America is “the losing side” in the war, the war is causing price hikes in everyday goods like condoms, Finnish pilots are so immature, and FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking on the job. Stephen Colbert is joined by his longtime friend and “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart to announce a HUGE drop of memorabilia for The Late Show’s charity auction. Visit http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay to bid on these one-of-a-kind items and grab a “The Last Show” t-shirt while you’re at it! All profits go directly to World Central Kitchen. Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg returns to The Late Show to share what he’s been doing to help Democratic candidates across the country, and to issue a warning to his party ahead of the midterm elections.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everybody in here, out there, all around the world to the late show. |
| 0:07.7 | I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. |
| 0:10.4 | What are we got? |
| 0:12.8 | Oh, I know. |
| 0:13.8 | First of all, happy Earth Day to all who celebrate. |
| 0:17.0 | I do. |
| 0:20.0 | I celebrate Earth Day. I grew up on Earth. |
| 0:23.9 | Technically, I still live on Earth, but just for tax purposes. |
| 0:29.8 | Half the year I live on a moon base with Conan O'Brien. |
| 0:34.4 | That's why he's so tall. This year, there's some positive Earth news out there, which is nice. |
| 0:39.9 | Recent studies have found that rainforests can recover from deforestation in mere decades, |
| 0:45.5 | which I'm told is not news to anyone who's ever gotten a Brazilian. |
| 0:51.6 | Speaking of Brazil, uh, Iran. |
| 0:59.0 | Uh... |
| 1:00.0 | Share a lot of the same letters. |
| 1:02.0 | Yesterday, Trump announced that he was extending a ceasefire between the United States and Iran |
| 1:08.0 | hours before it was set to expire. |
| 1:10.0 | This time, he did not specify an end date. |
| 1:14.0 | Huh. |
| 1:15.1 | You know what? |
| 1:15.8 | I am beginning to think this war might not be over by Memorial Day, which reminds me. |
| 1:22.9 | Hold on one second. |
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