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Manage episode 496253910 series 3352348
The gang unpacks CBS’s decision to end The Late Show and retire the franchise entirely, as Stephen Colbert hints at political pressure behind the move. With late-night peers rallying in support and Colbert defying the network’s financial rationale, the panel debates whether satire is being sidelined in a polarized media landscape. They also explore the GOP’s aggressive redistricting push in Texas and Democrats’ countermeasures in California, raising questions about the erosion of nonpartisan mapmaking and the long-term consequences of political cartography.
Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:15:48 - Stephen Colbert
00:48:23 - Dreams and Student Loans
00:58:18 - Redistricting
01:18:07 - Emails
01:52:31 - Wrap-up
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
171 episodes
Manage episode 496253910 series 3352348
The gang unpacks CBS’s decision to end The Late Show and retire the franchise entirely, as Stephen Colbert hints at political pressure behind the move. With late-night peers rallying in support and Colbert defying the network’s financial rationale, the panel debates whether satire is being sidelined in a polarized media landscape. They also explore the GOP’s aggressive redistricting push in Texas and Democrats’ countermeasures in California, raising questions about the erosion of nonpartisan mapmaking and the long-term consequences of political cartography.
Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:15:48 - Stephen Colbert
00:48:23 - Dreams and Student Loans
00:58:18 - Redistricting
01:18:07 - Emails
01:52:31 - Wrap-up
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
171 episodes
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