Beloved actor and director Andy Serkis recalls reading the novel "Animal Farm" as a young adult and immediately being inspired to adapt it into a motion picture. A few decades later, his dream is a reality and "Animal Farm" the film is in theaters now!

Stephen and Becca spend their final Pod Show moments together talking about the whole Late Show staff & crew and what has made working with everyone so magical over the years. It's all leading up to an instant staff favorite: Rescue Staff Rescue! Stephen reveals some of the insane, humiliating and wonderful things his employees have done in service of late night television. If you've already seen this segment, please do enjoy these jokes a second time. We find that comedy gets so much fresher when you know what's coming! And from everyone here at The Late Show Pod Show: thanks for listening!

As The Late Show comes to an end, Stephen's getting by with a little help from his rock star friends. 12-time GRAMMY winner Jack White sits down for an extended interview that touches on Jack’s early days playing music in school, memories of goofing around with his mom, and how music may change in the age of artificial intelligence. On the next extended interview, award-winning creative types Nick Offerman and Jeff Tweedy share tales from their very real friendship, and evaluate whether to admit Stephen Colbert into their clique.

There's still a few weeks left for Stephen to take The Colbert Questionert like he's promised, but until then, he's agreed to answer the four *retired* questions from early in the segment's run EXCLUSIVELY on the podcast! Because if you don't know what the most used app on his phone is or whether he prefers flat or sparkling, do you really know Stephen Colbert? Then enjoy friend-of-the-show's Jon Stewart's iconic Questionert from 2021!

To kick off the last batch of 'Stephen Presents' podcasts, Colbert and his producer Becca go all the way back to Episode 1 of The Late Show to talk about Stephen's first interview on the Ed Sullivan Theater stage and how the show almost didn't air that night! Stay tuned all week for more exclusive stories straight from our host, only on The Late Show Pod Show.

Award-winning actor, writer and standup comedian Ramy Youssef returns to The Late Show, where he made his first televised standup comedy appearance, and catches up with Stephen about their incredible trip to the Vatican. “Ramy Youssef: In Love” is now streaming on HBO Max.

Meanwhile... Eating more plants is linked to a lower risk of dementia, Stephen has nothing in common with people who like to run on vacation, and New York City says it's now safe to eat fish caught in the Hudson River.

If you don't know who performed at his first concert, or which animal he fears most, do you really know music legend Paul Simon?

President Trump is planning to attack the press at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, there are currently no negotiations going on between the U.S. and Iran, the government might rescue struggling budget airline Spirit, and RFK Jr.’s congressional testimony was hard to listen to. The senior Senator from Massachusetts tells Stephen that she doesn’t trust President Trump’s Federal Reserve Chairman pick to remain independent of influence from the White House in this extended interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren!

President Trump lashed out after Iran boasted that America is “the losing side” in the war, the war is causing price hikes in everyday goods like condoms, Finnish pilots are so immature, and FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking on the job. Stephen Colbert is joined by his longtime friend and “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart to announce a HUGE drop of memorabilia for The Late Show’s charity auction. Visit http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay to bid on these one-of-a-kind items and grab a “The Last Show” t-shirt while you’re at it! All profits go directly to World Central Kitchen. Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg returns to The Late Show to share what he’s been doing to help Democratic candidates across the country, and to issue a warning to his party ahead of the midterm elections.