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This is Fresh Air. I'm Terry Gross. My guests are Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert. Their partners, in their marriage, as well as in their production company, and she makes regular appearances on his CBS show, The Late Show, with Stephen Colbert. During the COVID lockdown, when he hosted the late show from their home, she was his partner on the show,

acting as a producer, sound engineer, and serving as an audience of one. I loved hearing her

laughing at his jokes. They're typically not partners in the kitchen because they have different

approaches to cooking. But now they have a new cookbook they co-authored with the great title, Does This Taste Funny? Recipes,

our family loves. Shimp are well represented in the book, because Stephen and Evie grew up in

Coastal South Carolina, where they still have a home. Each recipe in the book is preceded by the story

behind it and memories associated with it, so you actually learn

about Stephen and Evie as you read the recipes. If you watch Colbert's show, you know he

likes a good drink. The book has a whole chapter on drinks. Each episode of The Late Show opens with a

monologue, typically satirizing a major event in the news. Colbert doesn't pull his punches,

especially when it comes to threats against democracy.

Stephen, Evie, welcome to fresh air. It's such a pleasure to have you back on the show, Stephen,

and to talk to you, Evie.

Thank you. Thanks, Terry. I'm so excited to be here. It's been too long.

Oh, yeah. So first question to you, Steven.

How do you find time to cook?

I can't believe that you find time.

I don't have time to cook, and I don't have half the job that you do.

I make like omelets and heat roasted chicken.

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