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Skate of the Union

2/28/20261 hr 3 min

This week, Trump leaves us in a state of disbelief, while the DOJ tries to paper over gaps in the Epstein files. Meanwhile, Kash Patel puts his FBI duties on ice, and the U.S. men’s hockey team finds itself on the rocks. Plus comedy legends George Wallace and Neal Brennan join to talk about what blocks us, and what doesn’t - from LA to Ibiza.

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First 90 seconds

  1. Stephen Colbert0:00

    [upbeat music] Stephen Colbert here with Becca, my producer, talking about the, uh, the new Odyssey. Odyssey? Do you say Odyssey?

  2. Speaker 10:06

    Odyssey.

  3. Stephen Colbert0:07

    Odyssey. The new Odyssey. Sounds like you're from Boston and you're saying Odyssey. Odyssey. [laughs] Do you know Odyssey Podcast? [laughs] The Odyssey app, it's for free, and you can get it and listen to your podcasts on the Odyssey app.

  4. Speaker 10:16

    Including The Late Show Podshow with you, Stephen Colbert.

  5. Stephen Colbert0:19

    Follow and listen to The Late Show Podshow on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.

  6. Speaker 20:26

    [upbeat music] Love it or leave it. Love it or leave it. Love it or leave it. Love it or leave it.

  7. Jon Lovett· Host0:40

    What's up, Los Angeles? Welcome to Love It or Leave It live at Dynasty Typewriter.

  8. Speaker 40:47

    [cheering] Woo!

  9. Jon Lovett· Host0:49

    We've got a great show for you tonight. Neal Brennan is here.

  10. Speaker 40:52

    [cheering] Woo!

  11. Jon Lovett· Host0:53

    [clapping] The great George Wallace is here.

  12. Speaker 40:55

    [cheering] Woo!

  13. Jon Lovett· Host0:56

    But first, let's get into it. What a week.

  14. Speaker 40:58

    [cheering] Woo!

  15. Jon Lovett· Host0:59

    [bell dinging] [laughs] On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union on record with a runtime of an hour and forty-seven minutes. That is the same length as The Sixth Sense, except in this case, it was like we were dead the whole time. [laughs] And somewhere around the seventy-minute mark, my soul left my body and began to ponder, what is the state of our union? And it can be hard to see it through all the wildfire smoke and pepper spray. It's tough on the visibility. [laughs] Yeah, that's all right. Uh- [laughs] But we just did a few Ponds Save America

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