{"id":5744,"date":"2025-07-31T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/345-stephen-colbert-replay-with-the-american-icon-taking-on-trump-the-supreme-court-battle-breonna-taylor-leadership-after-loss-stephens-dog-eating-ai-weiweis-art-joking-in-t\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:01:00","slug":"345-stephen-colbert-replay-with-the-american-icon-taking-on-trump-the-supreme-court-battle-breonna-taylor-leadership-after-loss-stephens-dog-eating-ai-weiweis-art-joking-in-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/345-stephen-colbert-replay-with-the-american-icon-taking-on-trump-the-supreme-court-battle-breonna-taylor-leadership-after-loss-stephens-dog-eating-ai-weiweis-art-joking-in-t\/","title":{"rendered":"345. Stephen Colbert. Replay with the American Icon. Taking on Trump, The Supreme Court Battle, Breonna Taylor, Leadership After Loss, Stephen\u2019s Dog Eating Ai Weiwei\u2019s Art, Joking in the Face of Fear, Laughing at the Devil."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7174920825\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Producers note: Folks, if you\u2019ve been following this show for a while now, you know we go hard. All of the time. From last week\u2019s event in Washington DC to upcoming events later this year, to the non-stop news appearances (not to mention I make Paul walk around New York filming himself talking into a camera), to the multiple organizations he\u2019s helping run (<a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\/\"><u>American Veterans for Ukraine<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/operationliberty.us\/\"><u>Operation Liberty<\/u><\/a>), we keep the hammer down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But like Paul\u2019s mentor Les Gelb taught him, if you don\u2019t take a break you get stupid, and we don\u2019t want to get stupid. So today, we\u2019re taking a break. And throwing it back to one of our most popular guests and popular episodes with an American Icon that is in the headlines, and in Trump\u2019s crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>So this week we\u2019re jumping in the Righteous Media time machine and traveling way way back to Episode 78 from September 24, 2020 with Stephen Colbert. It\u2019s a great conversation and one we think you\u2019ll enjoy revisiting.<\/p>\n<p>From Episode 78:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFear is the mind killer. If you\u2019re laughing you\u2019re not afraid.\u201d Wise words in this groundbreaking new episode from a truly iconic guest: Stephen Colbert (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenathome\"><em>@StephenAtHome<\/em><\/a><em>). [06:14] Stephen joins us from his home\u2013uninterrupted and unedited in this fun, candid and inspiring episode. As we enter the most trying and important fall of our lifetime, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.angryamericans.us\/\"><em>Angry Americans<\/em><\/a><em> is bringing in the big guns to get you through this trying time. And there are few bigger than Stephen Colbert.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0President Mayhem is sheer chaos. He\u2019s doing anything and everything he can to disrupt our country, our unity and our day. And this conversation is the antidote. Stephen and host Paul Rieckhoff (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrieckhoff\"><em>@PaulRieckhoff<\/em><\/a><em>) break down the current state of the country and what the future might hold. Stephen beams in from his home office and shares wisdom, jokes and some amazing stories. He talks about his trip to Iraq to visit the troops and why he shaved his head while he was there. His first car story is one of the best we\u2019ve ever had. His answer to what makes him happy is heartwarming. But also painful. And expensive. This is Stephen Colbert like you\u2019ve never heard him before. You\u2019ll just have to listen.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Because <em>Independent Americans <\/em>is built on the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media <\/u><\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. And this episode has it in spades. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. It\u2019s the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s built for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent and we\u2019re proud to stand with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/u><\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3OGfygnjLWQ\"><u>NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\"><u>#LookForTheHelpers<\/u><\/a>. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a><\/u><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><u>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producers note: Folks, if you\u2019ve been following this show for a while now, you know we go hard. All of the time. From last week\u2019s event in Washington DC to upcoming events later this year, to the non-stop news appearances (not to mention I make Paul walk around New York filming himself talking into a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/345-stephen-colbert-replay-with-the-american-icon-taking-on-trump-the-supreme-court-battle-breonna-taylor-leadership-after-loss-stephens-dog-eating-ai-weiweis-art-joking-in-t\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">345. Stephen Colbert. Replay with the American Icon. Taking on Trump, The Supreme Court Battle, Breonna Taylor, Leadership After Loss, Stephen\u2019s Dog Eating Ai Weiwei\u2019s Art, Joking in the Face of Fear, Laughing at the Devil.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74351b09f9e52ee4d4c316fdef651274.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Producers note: Folks, if you\u2019ve been following this show for a while now, you know we go hard. 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