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The Don Lemon Show

Stephen Colbert's Last Show & the Monsters Applying for Trump's Slush Fund Money

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This morning, we break down the fallout from Stephen Colbert’s final show and the growing outrage over who’s now lining up for Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund money. From attacks on free speech to blatant political corruption, the chaos just keeps escalating. Don is joined by Joy Reid to unpack all of it, and trust us, this is a conversation you don't want to miss! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is brought to you by Lean. Lean is having a Huge Memorial Day Sale and Lean is 25% off!! Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter THANK YOU 25 for 25% OFF. That's promo code THANK YOU 25 at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by SelectQuote. Save more than fifty percent on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/lemon TODAY to get started. This episode is brought to you by RadioActive Media. Visit RadioActiveMedia.com, or text the word, “PODCAST” to 511511. Start planning for 2026 now to get the lowest rates in Podcast and Radio. RadioActive Media can surpass your current strategies with new and innovative ways that “SOUND” better. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.3

because this is this is I finally decided maybe I'll tell you later about this is

0:59.2

my man cave this is where I get solace this is one of the most special rooms in

1:04.0

my home so here we so hi everybody good morning did you watch a Stephen

1:09.4

Colbert thing last night that's kind of all that a lot of people are talking about. Did you watch it? Because you know Stephen Colbert and what happened to him is sort of symbolic or emblematic of all the things that's happening in media right now and in the world. So I wanna get to it quickly. Let me know where you're streaming from and everything. So hit the thumbs up and the like. So I gotta tell you, and Joy Reid is here. Joy Read.

1:32.3

If we make sure we put Joy Reid on the, with Joy Reid on the thumbnail. Joy Reid is here.

1:36.3

And we're gonna talk about all this, about transitioning from, you know, traditional corporate media to the old school media to doing this.

1:44.3

So I watched the finale last night.

1:47.5

And look, I got to tell you, one of my team members, Nikki this morning, said something

1:50.8

to me that I can't stop thinking about.

1:53.9

She was right on.

1:54.7

She said, watching it felt like something that she would watch with her parents as a kid maybe on a Friday night and she's right and look

2:05.7

I want to be very clear about what I mean when I say that because I'm not throwing shade at

2:10.7

Stephen Colbert at all not even a little bit I am throwing shade at the format at the institution

2:16.5

at the late night television thing itself.

2:21.1

Because late night television, as we know,

2:22.7

it has passed its expiration date.

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