About this episode

Stephen Colbert reflects on memorable moments from 'Late Show Vocab' and interviews radio icon Terry Gross.

With less than a week left until The Late Show goes off the air, we're remembering all of our favorite 'Late Show Vocab' moments from the 'Stephen Presents' series to celebrate the unique office culture that Colbert's staff & crew have built together! Enjoy this extra long, extra exclusive Pod Show introduction where Stephen Colbert and his producer Becca talk about carousels, The Knack, reading from a prompter, what it's like being interviewed by Terry Gross, and more behind-the-scenes thoughts and feelings that you won't hear Stephen talk about anywhere else! Then enjoy this beautiful, extended interview with radio icon Terry Gross, featuring stories from early in her life and career that we didn't have time to air on TV. This podcast introduction was recorded and released in February 2026. Terry Gross's interview originally aired January 8th, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Colbert

Guest: Terry Gross

Topics covered

• Late Show Vocab
• Terry Gross interview
• behind-the-scenes
• office culture
• Stephen Colbert
• radio icon

Keywords

• Late Show
• Terry Gross
• Stephen Colbert
• interview
• behind-the-scenes
• office culture
• The Knack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Late Show

Books & works: Late Show Vocab, Stephen Presents, The Knack

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