The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

A tumultuous snowstorm pummeled the Northeast, the United States won big in hockey and figure skating at the Olympics, and the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s tariffs. Former Senator Jeff Flake is revealed as the winner of an extra special item that was up for grabs in The Late Show’s charity auction. Check http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay now for your chance to bid on one-of-a-kind television memorabilia items from The Late Show. All proceeds go to support the mission of our friends at World Central Kitchen! Emmy-winner Ray Romano recalls his many appearances on David Letterman’s “Late Show,” and shares the story of going numb from anxiety before his first time performing on “The Tonight Show." Catch him on Broadway now in “All Out” at the Nederlander Theater.

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Best-selling author Michael Pollan returns to The Late Show to chat with Stephen about the difference between awareness and consciousness, and what the latest science says about life forms like bacteria, insects and plants. Grab a copy of his latest book, “A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness,” available everywhere next Tuesday.

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Meanwhile... Stephen reveals the reason people eat at places like Applebee's, Logan Paul made millions flipping a rare Pokémon card, couples are flocking to a secret "kissing room" in Grand Central Station, and a rare ice formation has emerged in upstate New York. And because Stephen Colbert loves science, he wants to tell you all the latest science in his science segment, The Sound Of Science.

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Best-selling author Walter Isaacson describes the Declaration of Independence as "America's mission statement" and argues that the ideals of equality set forth in the opening line of the document reflected the hopes of the country"s founders, not the reality of existing civil rights at the time. "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" is available now.

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A major figure in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is finally facing consequences, President Trump held the first meeting of his Board of Peace, and the fallout from President Obama’s comment about alien life forms continues. Emmy-winner Melissa McCarthy stops by to show some love to Stephen and to share a truly surreal story about getting a call from Barbra Streisand and finding herself headed to the music legend’s home to record a duet.

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