Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: The Podcast
Comedy
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News is now available as a podcast. Every week, anchor James Smartwood and his crew answer the most pressing questions: Will the Supreme Court rule that they control the nukes now? Can Joe Biden prove he’s legally alive? Who's right about climate change: all of science or our guest who's a rich oil lobbyist? Hear award-winning journalism from every angle: liberal, conservative, wealthy and out of touch, and just plain stupid. It’s real news for a cartoon world. Watch new episodes of Tooning Out the News, Wednesdays on Comedy Central, or tune in for the podcast every Thursday.
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United States
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Comedy
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Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News is now available as a podcast. Every week, anchor James Smartwood and his crew answer the most pressing questions: Will the Supreme Court rule that they control the nukes now? Can Joe Biden prove he’s legally alive? Who's right about climate change: all of science or our guest who's a rich oil lobbyist? Hear award-winning journalism from every angle: liberal, conservative, wealthy and out of touch, and just plain stupid. It’s real news for a cartoon world. Watch new episodes of Tooning Out the News, Wednesdays on Comedy Central, or tune in for the podcast every Thursday.
Language:
English
Episodes
“Stop Trump” Campaign | LIV Golf Report | Kal Penn
5/4/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, James Smartwood delivers a special report from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league where he investigates accusations of sportswashing and resists the urge to beg CEO Greg Norman for a massive paycheck, Big News tackles the "Stop Trump" campaign and interviews Ron DeSantis' overactive sweat gland with PBS Firing Line's Margaret Hoover, and actor and comedian Kal Penn joins the Hot Take team to discuss Biden 2024 and the lack of Tyler Templeton representation in movies.
Duration:00:27:51
Tucker Carlson Shock Firing | Sparks! with Vivek Ramaswamy | Carl Bernstein
4/27/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Fox News' shock firing of Tucker Carlson and Biden’s reelection campaign announcement with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, no holds barred late night show “Sparks!” premieres by grilling Republican presidential candidate and anti-woke crusader Vivek Ramaswamy on his previously undisclosed woke investments, and legendary journalist Carl Bernstein stops by Inside the Hill to discuss the state of journalism and corruption in Trump's Washington. Plus, digital-exclusive segment Tooning Out Sports talks NBA playoffs with Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks.
Duration:00:35:07
DeSantis Campaign Implosion | Desi Lydic
4/20/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Ron DeSantis' 2024 implosion and Trump's brutal 'pudding' attack ad with CNN's Van Jones, Virtue Signal vehemently defends Senator Dianne Feinstein against Democrats' calls to resign, plus The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic joins Hot Take to discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’ shady relationship with Nazi artifact collector and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, then play "Liberal Conspiracy or That's Just What Happened".
Duration:00:27:29
Trump's Wild Indictment | Tiffany Haddish
4/6/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Donald Trump’s shocking indictment and Mar-a-Lago speech with New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Hot Take launches Culture Wars against Goosebumps, rainbows, and the rule of law, and comedian Tiffany Haddish stops by Virtue Signal to talk about Trump's indictment, plan a Girls Trip, and discuss her upcoming role in the Flo-Jo biopic.
Duration:00:31:17
Trump's Jan. 6th Prison Choir Grift | Roy Wood Jr.
3/30/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News digs into Trump's January 6th Prison Choir hit track grift and shares the Easter story of The Victimization and Resurrection of Donald Trump with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett, Inside the Hill honors our heroic ruling class by encouraging Elon Musk to test his controversial new brain microchip on humans, and The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. stops by Hot Take to discuss his upcoming White House Correspondent Dinner hosting gig.
Duration:00:29:32
Trump Indictment Chaos | CPAC Report | Adam Pally
3/23/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Trump indictment chaos and the resulting former president police chases with White House Bureau Chief of Politico and host of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early” Jonathan Lemire, Hot Take’s Tyler Templeton goes to the promised land of CPAC 2023 to provide an exclusive report and meet heroes Mike Lindell, MTG, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump Jr., Matt Schlapp, and more, plus Virtue Signal tells comedian Adam Pally how he can be a better ally when choosing film projects.
Duration:00:32:14
Fox News "Woke Bank" Hysteria | Ike Barinholtz
3/16/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles Fox News' "woke bank" attack with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, Hot Take wages Culture Wars on Lego and Disney then interviews Ron DeSantis-approved movie star Alpha Penguin, and comedian Ike Barinholtz stops by Inside the Hill to discuss the Oscars and cancelled comedians, then plays Inside the Hill's version of Celebrity Jeopardy.
Duration:00:30:11
Trump's Unhinged CPAC Speech | Sheryl Lee Ralph
3/9/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News is joined by Margaret Hoover of PBS’s “Firing Line” to discuss Trump’s CPAC speech and the release of Gov. Ron Desantis’ new book, Inside the Hill shows appreciation for America’s migrant child-employing ruling class, and Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph pushes back against the conservative outrage over CRT and her Super Bowl performance of the Black National Anthem.
Duration:00:32:26
Balloon War Escalates | Tig Notaro
2/16/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Biden's Balloon Wars with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett and Republican paranoia and Trump-daddy issues with Showtime's "Couples Therapy" host Dr. Orna Goralnik, Virtue Signal celebrates shameless celebrity endorsements including vagina gummies from Kourtney Kardashian, and comedian Tig Notaro stops by Hot Take to discuss woke ads at the Super Bowl and new documentaries from the Hot Take Documentary Unit.
Duration:00:32:13
Biden's State of the Union Heckled | Rep. Adam Schiff
2/9/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, the all-star panel cover President Biden’s rowdy State of the Union address with New York Times columnist Charles Blow, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff appears live from the Capitol to discuss tensions with the Freedom Caucus, and founding editor at large of Semafor and foreign policy expert Steve Clemons joins the "America at War: Country TBD" segment to explain to Kablooey the Missile why we should prioritize trade over war.
Duration:00:31:39
Biden's Police Reform Pressure | Rep. Maxwell Frost
2/2/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News discusses police violence after the killing of Tyre Nichols plus Trump's return to the campaign trail with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, Hot Take joins the culture wars against Disney, Xbox, and DirecTV, and Inside the Hill brings on Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Frost to tackle gun control and tutor him on how to handle himself in Congress.
Duration:00:31:17
Trump-DeSantis War Begins | Bomani Jones
1/26/2023
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News breaks down the Trump-DeSantis war and Mike Pompeo book launch mania with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett, Virtue Signal defies physics in order to discover even more excuses for President Biden's classified document scandal, and the host of HBO’s Game Theory Bomani Jones joins Hot Take to tackle violence in the NFL and Saudi Arabia's "sportswashing" of its reputation.
Duration:00:29:16
Republicans' Biden Investigation Blitz | David Remnick
1/19/2023
This week on the return of Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles George Santos’ lies and the Republican war on President Biden after classified documents were found in his garage with analysis from Margaret Hoover of PBS’s “Firing Line”, Editor of The New Yorker David Remnick joins Inside the Hill to discuss Washington dysfunction and the fight over raising the debt ceiling, and Hot Take unveils a device to help House Speaker Kevin McCarthy keep his promises to far right Republicans.
Duration:00:30:56
Sinema's Senate Shocker | Huma Abedin
12/15/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers Senator Kyrsten Sinema's stunning decision to leave the Democratic Party with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett, Virtue Signal breaks down Elon Musk's booing meltdown and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s incendiary remarks about the January 6th insurrection, and Hot Take tackles the Brittney Griner swap and James Comey legacy with Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff, Huma Abedin.
Duration:00:24:48
Herschel Walker's MAGA Downfall | George R.R. Martin
12/8/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Hot Take covers the Georgia Senate runoff between their hero Herschel Walker and "dork" Raphael Warnock with PBS Firing Line’s Margaret Hoover, Virtue Signal profiles the perfect new leaders of the House Democrats including Wall Street-backed Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and world-renowned "A Song of Ice and Fire" author George R.R. Martin sits down for an exclusive interview about his craft, characters, and politics in Game of Thrones. Plus, James Patterson calls in with advice for writing books faster.
Duration:00:23:19
Trump's Shocking Dinner | Bob Woodward
12/1/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News tackles the Republican Party power struggle and Trump's dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes with CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang while leather expert Chuck Bones offers Mike Pence style tips, Hot Take shares outrage over President Biden’s effort to ban assault weapons in the wake of more horrific mass shootings, and Inside The Hill is joined by legendary journalist Bob Woodward to discuss his wild "Trump Tapes".
Duration:00:25:35
Trump's Bizarre 2024 Launch | Nikki Glaser
11/17/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, conservative Hot Take covers Trump’s bizarre 2024 presidential campaign announcement from Mar-a-Lago with New York Times columnist Charles Blow, comedian Nikki Glaser joins Big News to discuss abortion rights and play "FBoy or Nice Guy", and the liberal Virtue Signal welcomes Mike Pence to the Resistance.
Duration:00:24:37
GOP's Historic Midterm Failure | Rep. Ro Khanna
11/10/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, an all-star team, including CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang covers the 2022 Midterm Elections, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins fresh off his re-election to discuss Democrats’ better-than-expected night, and Austin Sparks leads an Abortion Roundtable featuring male anti-abortion activists discussing the most important issue that has nothing to do with them.
Duration:00:24:41
Pelosi Attack Rocks Midterms | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
11/3/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Big News covers the Pelosi attack's effect on the midterm elections with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett, Virtue Signal analyzes the future of Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover, and Hot Take discusses abortion rights and the right's violent rhetoric with Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
Duration:00:32:34
Midterm Debate Showdown | Mayor Eric Adams
10/27/2022
This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, Hot Take covers the week’s top stories including the Battle for Congress and Fetterman-Oz debate with Margaret Hoover from PBS’s Firing Line, Inside The Hill discusses Liz Cheney’s takedown of Donald Trump on “Meet the Press”, and Big News’ James Smartwood sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Democratic New York City mayor Eric Adams to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, his crime crackdown, and Governor Abbott’s migrant trafficking stunt.
Duration:00:33:10