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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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President Trump’s tariffs are set to kick in on August 1st, school kids will soon be required to pass a new Presidential Fitness Test, the musical tastes of some well-known people were leaked after a Spotify hack, and disgraced lawyer Alan Dershowitz was denied service by a pierogi vendor on Martha’s Vineyard. In this extended conversation with Stephen Colbert, former Vice President Kamala Harris explains why she opted not to run for governor of California and argues that anyone capitulating to President Trump is “completely naive” about the consequences. Her new book, “107 Days,” will be available starting September 23rd. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to The Late Show.
0:07.4	I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.
0:09.2	Folks, it is, wild surprise last.
0:14.5	It is the last day of July, meaning tonight at midnight,
0:17.8	August 1st, Trump's basket of deplorable tariffs are going to kick in.
0:22.5	So...
0:23.0	So this is tariff eve. Okay.
0:28.3	Don't forget to leave out a Diet Coke and a plate of nuggets for jolly old St. Prick.
0:33.9	Now, fans of...
0:37.0	Fans of random economic chaos will remember that back in April, Trump claimed that he had tons of deals under his belt saying, I've made 200 deals. On the other hand, no, he didn't. The deadline is here, and he's only made eight deals because his demands are insane.
0:59.9	And though he says this is all about, you know, trade fairness.
1:02.2	Clearly, some of his tariffs are just for spite.
1:04.1	For example, he raised Brazil's rate to a whopping 50% to punish them for prosecuting his authoritarian Powell,
1:11.3	former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting a coup.
1:14.8	Well, obviously, you can't have that.
1:16.5	I mean, imagine if we lived in a world where everyone who attempted a coup went to jail.
1:25.8	Sorry. How long was I happy?
1:30.3	Trump is also imposing a 25% tariff on India saying,
1:35.3	they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia at a time
1:41.3	when everyone wants Russia to stop the killing in Ukraine.
1:45.4	Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, Jack.
1:47.9	Did he just accuse someone else of cozing up to Russia?
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