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    Inside Stephen Colbert's Preparations for 'The Late Show'

    In two weeks when he takes over The Late Show on CBS, Stephen Colbert won't be the character that viewers of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central came to know. In the meantime, he's preparing in new and different ways and in so doing has revealed a good deal of what he's like behind the camera.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 21, 2015 • 10m Listen

    In two weeks when he takes over The Late Show on CBS, Stephen Colbert won't be the character that viewers of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central came to know. In the meantime, he's preparing in new and different ways and in so doing has revealed a good deal of what he's like behind the camera. Last month, viewers of a public access program in Monroe, Michigan got a surprise — live, at midnight.

    The next morning, Colbert met with Joel Lovell, who was writing a profile for the latest edition of GQ magazine. Joel is also an editor for This American Life and The Atavist.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Joel Lovell

      This American Life / The Atavist

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Pilots Are Now Sharing the Skies with Drones
    1. 1:38Impact of This Week's Plunge in Global Financial on Main Street
    2. 8:27Is a New Kind of Airborne Accident Just Waiting to Happen?
    3. 42:07Inside Stephen Colbert's Preparations for 'The Late Show'You’re reading this
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