Raging Moderates: Censoring Stephen Colbert Backfires

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov break down how censoring Colbert backfired on CBS — after Texas state Rep. James Talarico’s scheduled appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was abruptly pulled off the air. Is this corporate media caving to Trump-era pressure — and is Paramount the real loser? Then: the DOJ says it’s done releasing the Epstein files — but reports suggest the public has seen just 2% of them. If that’s true, who’s still exposed, and why is the department claiming mission accomplished? Plus: a DHS funding showdown is underway in Congress. With ICE funding already secured, and public trust in government near historic lows, which party blinks first? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:57.9	And I'm Jessica Tarleff. How are you? How are you? Where are you? I'm in, and I'm very self-conscious as I tell people to unsubscribe from Chatchip-T. I'm in Zermat, where I am not skiing. And I've never been more grateful to be on this podcast with you because I get to not have to ski with my family. Do you just appra ski? Is that your move? You're like, I'll meet you for fondue? I'm all caps, I pray. I'm the life of the party at the fondue and beer. I'm sure. But no, the skiing thing, I would pay a lot of money to not to ever have to ski again. I think it's the most overrated sport in the world.
2:34.7	I think you are paying a lot of money to not have to ski again. That's fair point.
2:39.2	Yeah. Caught you. All right. In today's episode, in today's episode, we're going to discuss
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