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🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Stephen Colbert partnered with the USO for a trip to the top of the world to meet the heroic women and men of the newest branch of America’s military, the Space Force. Listen to Stephen’s conversation with the highest ranking member of the Space Force, Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, then get a behind-the-scenes tour of Thule Air Base, including secret areas we can’t show on camera, and a chilling demonstration of how the Space Force will respond if an enemy nation launches intercontinental ballistic missiles at the United States. Next, country music star and Navy vet Sturgill Simpson shows up to perform some new lyrics for the Space Force anthem! And Stephen answers candid questions from the brave men and women of America’s Space Force. Special thanks to The USO, Sturgill Simpson and all the members of the Space Force for inviting Stephen Colbert on this unforgettable journey! Original Air Date: December 6th, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Ian Sulling, and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their
0:04.0	potatoes. Hang on, these are odd-looking potatoes. That's kale Ian. You do know you
0:08.9	need potato to make chips, right? Yes, but we don't just grow potatoes. We
0:13.5	actually rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy. So we eat
0:16.6	McCain chips. I'm helping do some good. Exactly, yeah. You're supporting the move
0:21.1	to regenerative farming. By the way, I do know the difference between kale and
0:25.2	potatoes. Of course, you do. McCain, let's all check in.
0:32.2	It's the Rachel Pacho with Stephen Colberg.
0:41.2	As I, I don't have to remember, yeah, but as I mentioned on the show yesterday,
0:46.9	I recently had the chance to work with the USO, the non-profit charity
0:50.7	organization that helped support service members and their families.
0:53.2	Early this year, I told them I wanted to help out. So they sent me to
0:57.6	Tully Airbase, which is located at the northern end of Greenland, 750 miles
1:03.3	above the Arctic Circle, because apparently they thought I'd be most helpful as
1:07.4	far away from humanity as possible. Turns out it's absolutely fascinating up
1:12.7	there. Tully is now under the command of the newest branch of the military, the US
1:17.3	Space Force. And I wanted to learn about their mission at the top of the world.
1:21.4	So I headed north to meet with chief master sergeant Roger A. Toberman.
1:25.8	Join me now on the multi-part adventure we're calling.
1:29.4	The lake show presents Red, White and Greenland. Stephen Colberg is lost in Space Force.
1:44.4	I traveled far above the Arctic Circle to Tully Greenland. As I voyage
1:49.6	across the stunning desolate landscape, 2500 miles away from home, I couldn't
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