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Maggie Gyllenhaal's in a good place right now, at least as far as work and family go. Her latest starring role is as a troubled teacher named Lisa Spinelli in The Kindergarten Teacher. It's an unsettling portrayal of, as Gyllenhaal tells Alec, the "f***ing dire" consequences of " ...  Show more

Hrishikesh Hirway is an acclaimed musician, composer, podcast creator, producer, and television host. Hirway is best known as the creator and host of “Song Exploder”, a podcast where musicians break down their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Hirway is also the cre ...  Show more

Some of President Biden’s advisors want to protect his reelection chances by easing up on his schedule, the turkeys pardoned at the White House today were reported to be Taylor Swift fans, and Argentina’s president-elect is modeling himself after America’s former president. Steph ...  Show more

Stephen welcomes our Pod Show listeners to another Colbert Classic this week with some insight on why he prefers being behind the desk on a late night show. Then Conan O'Brien flips the script and interviews Stephen on his own set. Listen for Stephen's story about how being rejec ...  Show more

Stephen introduces tonight's podcast by giving his listeners a rundown on what the two "Severance" co-stars were wearing during their Late Show interviews. Then, Tramell Tillman says he didn't mind the chaos Stephen Colbert brought to the "Severance" set when filming a segment fo ...  Show more

This week we kick off our newest festival where we explore the comedic mind of Albert Brooks in his directional debut, 1979's Real Life. A story about a reality show hosted and starring Albert Brooks as a heightened paranoid version of himself trying to direct this family during ...  Show more