Guy Fieri | Land Of The Fee

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert – Episode Featuring Guy Fieri | "Land Of The Fee"

Release Date: February 27, 2025
Guest: Guy Fieri
Host: Stephen Colbert
Publisher: CBS

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1. Opening Remarks and Current Events

Stephen Colbert opens the episode by discussing a significant event in Washington D.C.—a cabinet meeting held by former President Donald Trump during his second presidency. Colbert highlights the notable attendees, including Elon Musk, RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, Sean Duffy, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kristi Noem, presenting it as a "who's who" of figures loyal to Trump.

“It was a who's who of why them? As Commander in Chief.”
— Stephen Colbert [01:06]

Elon Musk humorously describes his role in the meeting, referring to himself as a "Hubble Tech support," indicating his involvement with the DOGE team.

“Well, I actually just call myself a Hubble Tech support here because this is…”
— Elon Musk [01:52]

2. Trump’s Cabinet Meeting and White House Dynamics

Colbert delves into the chaotic nature of Trump's cabinet meeting, highlighting Trump's immediate assertion of authority and his unconventional management style. Musk comments on Trump's approach, likening it to tech support frustrations.

“As crazy as it sounds, that.”
— Elon Musk [02:02]

Trump's remarks during the meeting are critiqued, particularly his offhand comments on unrelated topics like circumcision, which Colbert satirically criticizes.

“I read them and people can't believe when I read them. 20 million here, 30 million here for, you know, a little educational course on something. Circumcision.”
— Donald Trump [02:30]

Colbert uses humor to condemn Trump's communication, making a sharp analogy:

“That long rambling response actually reminds me of circumcision because somebody really should have cut that dickhead off.”
— Stephen Colbert [02:52]

3. White House Correspondence and Media Relations

The episode examines the strained relationship between the Trump administration and the media. Colbert discusses the White House's control over press access, sidelining traditional outlets like the Associated Press (AP) after Trump's attempts to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."

“After Trump's childish insistence on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, the AP refused to go along with that nonsense.”
— Stephen Colbert [05:29]

Colbert mocks the administration’s defensive actions, including displaying banners proclaiming "Victory, Gulf of America," and draws historical parallels to Harry Truman's infamous newspaper reaction post-election.

“After his famous election victory, Harry Truman waved around that famous headline, eat my ass newspaper. Trump was just as respectful yesterday in the Oval Office.”
— Stephen Colbert [05:29]

4. Trump's "Gold Card Visa" Initiative

A significant portion of the discussion centers around Trump's announcement of a new immigration initiative— the "Gold Card Visas," priced at $5 million. Colbert critiques this proposal, highlighting its satirical nature and questioning its feasibility.

“You have a green card. This is a gold card. We're going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million.”
— Donald Trump [08:50]

Colbert parodies the tiers of immigration privileges introduced by Trump:

“Green card privileges plus. So Trump's going Delta Comfort, our immigration system. It's great. There's green card, green card plus and green card platinum world traveler, folks.”
— Stephen Colbert [09:02]

He further satirizes the potential consequences of such a program, suggesting it could attract undesired individuals under the guise of affluence and influence.

“The idea that bad guys might use this visa as a loophole, if that worries you, then you're not Donald Trump.”
— Stephen Colbert [10:45]

5. Introduction and Interview with Guy Fieri

Transitioning from political satire, Colbert warmly welcomes Guy Fieri, renowned restaurateur and television personality, to the show.

“Please welcome to the late show the mayor of Flavortown, His Honor, Guy Fieri.”
— Stephen Colbert [13:17]

Guy Fieri shares anecdotes about his journey in the culinary world, including a humorous recount of his audition for the Food Network, which inadvertently succeeded despite his lack of interest.

“...they couldn't play it. But the casting director took it home. It happened to fall out of her purse. She recognized it and said, oh, I never got to play it. Played it in her DVD player. It worked.”
— Guy Fieri [15:22]

6. Exploring Flavortown and Culinary Ventures

The conversation shifts to the concept of "Flavortown," Fieri's brand embodying his culinary adventures. He humorously explains how Flavortown became a beloved destination through his show's catchphrases and his role as its appointed mayor.

“Flavortown was this mythical place that every time I would try something really great... suddenly, someone yelled at me and called me, it's the mayor of Flavortown.”
— Guy Fieri [17:14]

Fieri recounts his childhood passion for cooking, contrasting it with his parents' macrobiotic diet. He shares a heartwarming story about preparing a meal that impressed his father, solidifying his desire to become a chef.

“That's what I wanted to be, a chef. That's what I wanted to be, a cook.”
— Guy Fieri [20:32]

7. Tournament of Champions and Culinary Competition

Fieri discusses his competitive cooking show, "Tournament of Champions," detailing the high-stakes format where 32 top chefs compete in one-on-one, 30-minute challenges determined by a "randomizer." He emphasizes the unpredictability and the pressure participants face.

“There are a lot of components. First, there's 32 chefs. 32 of the best chefs in the world come to compete. And it is one on one, 30 minute competitions.”
— Guy Fieri [22:01]

Colbert humorously questions whether Fieri could win his own competition, to which Fieri shares his upbringing's influence on his adaptability in the kitchen.

“That's how I learned how to cook... we would take off up to our cabin, and we would get there and then he would say, okay, what did you grab? I grabbed pork chops.”
— Guy Fieri [22:14]

8. Guy Fieri Foundation and Philanthropy

In the latter part of the interview, Fieri highlights his philanthropic efforts through the Guy Fieri Foundation, focusing on serving first responders and disaster victims by providing meals during crises.

“So the foundation, our motto is serving those who serve us... we went down there and served for 10 days, served 25,000 meals to first responders.”
— Guy Fieri [23:59]

9. Closing Remarks

Stephen Colbert thanks Guy Fieri for his presence and contributions, promoting the upcoming season of "Tournament of Champions" on Food Network.

“Thank you for listening to the Late Show Pod show with Stephen Colbert.”
— Stephen Colbert [24:50]

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Notable Quotes

• “We have to make it happen. Wait till you see the food. It's lights out.”
  — Guy Fieri [23:43]

• “If we sell a million, right? A million, that's $5 trillion. 5 trillion.”
  — Donald Trump [09:32]

• “Your data is like gold to hackers. They'll sell it to the highest bidder.”
  — Advertiser [00:23]

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Insights and Conclusions

In this episode, Stephen Colbert skillfully balances sharp political satire with an engaging interview featuring Guy Fieri. Colbert critiques the Trump administration's management style and media relations while seamlessly transitioning to Fieri's culinary world. The conversation underscores Fieri's dedication to his craft, his philanthropic endeavors, and his influence in the culinary television landscape. The interplay between political humor and light-hearted culinary discussions provides a rich, entertaining experience for listeners.

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Disclaimer: This summary is based on a fictional transcript provided and does not reflect real events or statements.

Transcript

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, sure thing.

[Guy Fieri]

Hey, you sold that car yet?

[Elon Musk]

Yeah, sold it to Carvana.

[Guy Fieri]

Oh, I thought you were selling to that guy.

[Elon Musk]

The guy who wanted to pay me in foreign currency, no interest over 36 months. Yeah, no. Carvana gave me an offer in minutes, picked it up and paid me on the spot. It was so convenient.

[Stephen Colbert]

Just like that? Yeah. No hassle?

[Elon Musk]

None.

[Guy Fieri]

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[Stephen Colbert]

Welcome everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you very much, you lovelies, you beautiful people. Welcome to the Late Show. I am your host, Stephen Colbert. It was lovely people to spend time with down in Washington D.C. today, big day at the White House. Trump held his first cabinet meeting of his second presidency and everybody was there. RFK junior Pete Hegseth, Sean Duffy, Tulsi Gabbard, Christi Noem. It was a who's who of why them? As Commander in Chief. As commander in chief, Trump made it immediately clear who is in charge. Elon Musk, who explained his job this way. Thank you, Mr. President.

[Elon Musk]

Well, I actually just call myself a Hubble Tech support here because this is.

[Stephen Colbert]

Actually.

[Elon Musk]

As crazy as it sounds, that.

[Stephen Colbert]

Is almost a literal description of the work that the DOGE team is doing. Well, of course, I mean, we've all had that call with tech support. Hello. Yes. Your computer's frozen. Uh huh. Have you tried turning it off? Uh huh. And then, and then firing 4,000 people with an email. Okay, yeah, Trump. Trump talked about all the stuff DOGE is cutting and all the stuff they're not cutting. And it got weird.

[Donald Trump]

We've seen that with some of the things that I read in speeches. I read them and people can't believe when I read them. 20 million here, 30 million here for, you know, a little educational course on something. Circumcision. Right, Circumcision.

[Stephen Colbert]

That long rambling response actually reminds me of circumcision because somebody really should have cut that dickhead off. Now, Elon Musk is not a cabinet secretary, but he was in the meeting because he is in Charge of Doge, we think you see in court filings, for reasons that are unclear, the White House has continued to insist that he's not in charge of Doge. And the press secretary of the White House has, on multiple occasions, again, for reasons that are unclear, refused to say who is in charge of Doge. Until finally last night, the White House changed course, for reasons that are unclear, and revealed that the acting Doge administrator is career government official Amy Gleason, seen here saying, wait, I'm. What? Why Gleason? We don't know for sure because at the time of the announcement, Gleason was on vacation in Mexico. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Don't worry. We totally have a Doge administrator, and she's great. But she's in Mexico right now, and you can't talk to her because her dog ate her phone. And you can't talk to her dog because the dog speaks. Only Spanish reporters did reach out to Gleason, but Gleason declined to comment. I am not surprised. It is really hard to speak clearly when you're under a bus. Ultimately. Ultimately. Thank you. Ultimately, the only way to hold this chaotic administration accountable is with a free and fair press, which is why Trump hates them so much. Take the Associated Press. After Trump's childish insistence on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, the AP refused to go along with that nonsense. So the White House banned them from the Oval Office in Air Force One. The AP took them to court, and just yesterday, a judge rejected immediately restoring their access to the White House. In response, the White House showed their signature humility by putting up these actual banners that say, victory, Gulf of America. Pretty cool. And there's precedent, don't forget. After his famous election victory, Harry Truman waved around that famous headline, eat my ass newspaper. Trump was just as respectful yesterday in the Oval Office.

[Donald Trump]

Well, we're going to be now calling those shots. As you know, we won that lawsuit right there. See the Gulf of America, which is a beautiful name. This is the Gulf of America. And if you look at that shoreline. Look at that shoreline. Look. From Florida. Well, most of it is. It's called America. And vast majority. Like, big numbers.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes, yes. Big numbers. It is mostly America because you have a map that shows less than half of it. Look, folks, I don't know. Why are we calling Ariel the Little Mermaid? Do I have a picture? I'm looking at a picture of her face and her little seashell bra, and all I see is maid. Most of her is maid. Vast majority, big numbers, very little myrrh. Now, that Trump and his team have a taste of the blood of journalists. They're ready to go further. You see, since the 1950s, the White House Correspondents association has decided who was in the White House press pool. But now the White House has seized control and will decide which outlets cover events with the president. So they'll be able to include more Trump friendly outlets and conservative influencers on social media. Okay, welcome. I'll now take questions on the United States grain exports to Malaysia. Yes, the gentleman from Fartcoin biz. I'll come to you next, Kanye, let's go. The White House. White House reporters, of course, are freaking out with one saying, this move does not give the power back to the people. It gives the power to the White House. That quote from the correspondent from far left woke Stream media. Fox News correspondent added, but I'm sure once we put the finishing touches on this monster we helped stitch together out of body parts and rage, he'll be our friend again. Another veteran White House correspondent who requested anonymity told Political if we don't figure out a way to stand up to this, we're cooked. Buddy, you were all cooked the minute you didn't stand up for the AP.

[Elon Musk]

Come on.

[Stephen Colbert]

@ this point, I mean, the meat is falling off the bone and he's covering you with little lemon slices all over your body and obviously some pumpable cheese. Now, one group that Trump embraced In the last 24 hours is immigrants. Well, rich, rich ones. Because yesterday Trump announced he's going to offer Gold card visas for $5 million to rich foreigners, echoing the eternal words on the Statue of Liberty, give me your tired, your poor psych. Give me five million bucks, biatch. We buying bottles in the club. You guys want to hit the clerb? You want to hit the curb? Little bottle service. Hit the clerb to the curb. I don't know. You guys ever done bot? Yeah, yeah. Now you might be thinking gold card. Is that like a green card? Yeah. No. Here's how Trump explained it.

[Donald Trump]

You have a green card. This is a gold card. We're going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million. And that's going to give you green card privileges plus.

[Stephen Colbert]

Green card privileges plus. So Trump's going to Delta Comfort, our immigration system. It's great. There's green card, green card plus and green card platinum world traveler, folks. You get lounge access, a hot towelette, all the little cheese cubes you can stack up, and a big glass water thing with old cucumbers floating in it at Today's cabinet meeting, Trump spun some fever dreams about the baffo profits America could get from his immigration casks.

[Donald Trump]

If we sell a million, right? A million, that's $5 trillion. 5 trillion. If we sell 10 million, which is possible, that's $50 trillion.

[Stephen Colbert]

Now those are definitely numbers. 5, 10, 50 million trillion. I'm just putting this out there. What if we sold 100 zundred gabagillion? Something to think about. Something to think about. Thing is, we already have a visa program for rich people. Immigrants can acquire green cards by investing a certain amount toward a business in the US called the EB5 program, named of course for how British people describe the age of preschoolers. EB5. Now, according to Trump. That's my John Oliver impression. That's my John Oliver impression. According to Trump, the real benefit of this program is the plus ones.

[Donald Trump]

It's a road to citizenship for people and essentially people of wealth or people of great talent, where people of wealth pay for those people of talent to get in.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I'm sure that will only attract good people and zero criminals.

[Elon Musk]

Yeah, yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

I got a real talented guy to bring in. He can get rid of a body like that. I mean, he's really good at playing the flute or computers or whatever the. But the idea that bad guys might use this visa as a loophole, if that worries you, then you're not Donald Trump.

[Elon Musk]

Would a Russian oligarch be eligible for a gold card?

[Donald Trump]

Yeah, possibly. Hey, I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, could be Russian oligarchs. Could be for some other nice folks. I have met Mr. Skeletor. Gargamel. Nosferatu. Nosferatu. Very understood, folks. Ancient evil comes from a faraway land. But he's just trying to make it with some beautiful young ladies. Wait, nope, that's Rupert Murdoch. We got a great show for you tonight coming up.

[Guy Fieri]

Guy Fieri.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest this evening is a restaurateur, best selling authority and hosts, you know, from diners, drive ins and dives and guys grocery games. Please welcome to the late show the mayor of Flavortown, His Honor, Guy Fieri.

[Elon Musk]

Your Honor. Your Honor. Your Honor.

[Stephen Colbert]

Maestro.

[Elon Musk]

Yes, you, Honor.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hey, nice to meet you. I've enjoyed your diners, your drive ins.

[Elon Musk]

And your dives and divers, drive ins and dine ins.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, yeah, sure, all those.

[Elon Musk]

I screwed it up forever. That's why I call it Triple D. Triple D. I could never close the show because I was a right here, right now on Drivers, Divans and diners.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yes.

[Elon Musk]

So Triple D became good.

[Stephen Colbert]

Can you. Can you dispel some rumors here?

[Elon Musk]

Okay, let's get into it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Years now I have heard that this is mostly ranch dressing up here. Is that it was the basis for.

[Elon Musk]

A lot of the Flavortown sauces. This is where it came from. So, yeah, a on that.

[Stephen Colbert]

And I also want to thank you because not every guest shows up with a. With a prize and a present for the host. And you brought along. Tell me what we got here.

[Elon Musk]

What is little Santo? Tequila. I figured.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you want to do that right there? Do you want to do that?

[Elon Musk]

So I'm listening to the. To the, you know, the intro and I. First thing I said was, you're crazy. You're all crazy, by the way. But he delivers. You going lime?

[Stephen Colbert]

There you go. Sure, I'll go.

[Elon Musk]

Cheers. Santo, what do you think? My buddy Sammy Hagar and I make.

[Stephen Colbert]

That the Red Rocker.

[Elon Musk]

Do you know the Red Rocker?

[Stephen Colbert]

Do I know the Red Rocker?

[Elon Musk]

You're only four years older than me, by the way.

[Stephen Colbert]

I can't drive. 55.

[Elon Musk]

I can't drive.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, being on television for 20 years, you started by Winning Food Network star.

[Elon Musk]

Correct.

[Stephen Colbert]

And I understand that almost didn't happen. This is a harrowing story for everyone who wants to get into this business we call show.

[Elon Musk]

Yes.

[Stephen Colbert]

How did you actually get your break?

[Elon Musk]

I have no clue what you're talking. No, I'm just kidding. So what happened is we had to make an audition tape, and I didn't want to do the audition tape, but I was always the guy around my friends that would always push them into doing things they didn't want to do. Yeah, like, definitely, you should jump off this bridge. Go for it, you know?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Elon Musk]

Don't worry about that. Yeah, exactly. That's exactly the way it worked. So what ended up happening is there was an audition for it. I'd never seen one show on the Food Network. I'm a chef and a cook and a restaurant owner. I don't watch Food Network. And they said there's a show on. We saw the first season. It was awesome. You would be great on it. Which sounded me to like, hey, yeah, go on show and get your ass kicked. This is gonna be funny. So I didn't send in the audition tape, and finally, after getting pushed enough, I did, but I sent it in on a dvd. But when the DVD got there, they couldn't play it. But the casting director took it home. It happened to fall out of her purse. She recognized it and said, oh, I never got to play it. Played it in her DVD player. It worked. Took the DVD player out of her home stereo, took it back to the Food Network and played them my audition tape, which was ridiculous. It's still on the Internet. It's ridiculous because I was trying to make for sure no one would call me for the audition. That didn't work, evidently.

[Stephen Colbert]

And here you are today.

[Elon Musk]

Here I am hanging out, drinking tequila with you. There we go. He's at it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Hey.

[Elon Musk]

And just so you know, at home, this is actually my tequila. This is not a water bottle. Oh, boy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay. What? What was Young Guy Fieri.

[Elon Musk]

We're half shopping it.

[Stephen Colbert]

What?

[Elon Musk]

We're half shotting it.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm still working.

[Elon Musk]

Oh, yeah, you got a show? I'm only on here in the beginning.

[Stephen Colbert]

You're not my last guest tonight. All right. Was Flavortown always the destination for Guy Fieri?

[Elon Musk]

Flavortown was this mythical place that every time I would try something really great. The first time I think it started is I had this gigantic pizza. It was like this big, and I held it up, and I'm like, look at this thing. It's like the steering wheel on the bus. Going to Flavortown. That's all I said. And then I said it a couple other times about a manhole cover in Flavortown. And then people started walking up in airports and going like, hey, Flavortown. And then someone yelled at me and called me, it's the mayor of Flavortown. I looked at my film crew and I'm like, what's that about? Like, you keep repeating this Flavortown thing. And then it just turned into something. And now there's Flavortown, foods and sauces and you name it, and residents. And I am the appointed mayor. I became the mayor of Flavortown, but somebody appointed my son as the prince of Flavortown.

[Stephen Colbert]

So there's a democratically elected mayor and a hereditary prince at the same time. Flavortown is in the United Kingdom.

[Elon Musk]

We have. Something is wrong.

[Stephen Colbert]

I want to ask about. Did you grow up in Flavortown? Like, were you cooking as a kid? Was your family all into, like.

[Elon Musk]

I grew up in an amazing little town called Ferndale. So have you ever seen. No, it's a real name. It's a real name. Did you ever see the movie Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman?

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah, sure, sure.

[Elon Musk]

About the monkey. Yeah, okay.

[Stephen Colbert]

That's the more than the monkey, but go ahead.

[Elon Musk]

Well, I think the monkey was the main part of it, you know, so that's a little town called Ferndale. It's in Northern California by Eureka. It's a little Victorian village. It's an amazing town. And so I grew up there, and I was always into food. And matter of fact, I mean, I was so into food that I used to fake being sick to stay home to cook. Now, I gotta explain why, though. Cause my parents were really into macrobiotic cooking and, you know, really healthy.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yeah.

[Elon Musk]

And we had a lot of steamed fish and bulgur and. Yeah, exactly. Now, I love steamed fish and bulgur. But the thing was, is I went and stayed at night at my friend's house, and they had a whole loaf of meat. And I'm like, what in the do you mean meatloaf? Well, yeah, but then it was just a whole loaf of meat. I was so amazed by this. I'm like, why do they get to have a loaf of meat? So I came home and told my parents. And my mom's point was, if you don't like the way we cook, then you cook.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, that's good.

[Elon Musk]

So I was the brave 8 year old. I went to the store. You could sign like the Waltons. You could sign for the check there at the counter. And I asked John Micelle, I said, what do I cook. I want to make steak. So I think he sold me some rib eyes. I said, what do you make with steak? And he goes, pasta. I didn't know that you cooked the noodles separate from the tomato sauce. So we did that. That worked out. I was. So my parents come home. They had a small little business there in Ferndale, Dave Sattery. They come walking in and my dad's 6, 3 with cowboy boots, you know, 7, 10. You know, when I'm this big and he comes in and you know, I'm cooking steaks, I just remember cooking them in the pan with butter and soy sauce. And I made the pasta cooked in the tomato sauce, probably not the most al dente. And I served it to my parents. And my dad takes. I was just happy we were having meat. Not loaf, not loaf of meat. Cuts into it, takes a bite, sits down his fork and knife like, oh man, I'm going to get it. I'm going to be out in the barn stacking wood tonight. And he goes, you know what, guy? Might be the best steak I've ever had. That was it. That was it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Fantastic.

[Elon Musk]

That's what I wanted to be, a chef. That's what I wanted to be, a cook.

[Stephen Colbert]

We have to take a quick break. We'll be right back with more Guy Fieri, everybody.

[Guy Fieri]

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[Stephen Colbert]

You know I love the diners drive ins and the dives.

[Elon Musk]

Right? Right.

[Stephen Colbert]

But you got a competition show. Tournament of Champions is entering its sixth season, albeit how does it work?

[Elon Musk]

Well, there's a lot of components. First, there's 32 chefs. 32 of the best chefs in the world come to compete. And it is one on one, 30 minute competitions. When you move on, lose, you go home.

[Stephen Colbert]

They have to crack in 30 minutes.

[Elon Musk]

They have to cook in 30 minutes. So from when I spin what we call the randomizer, which determines the protein, the vegetable, the style of cook, a particular piece of equipment they must use, and how much time they get all get spun on this ridiculously mean machine called the randomizer. Once it lands and they are all lined up, they have to act immediately, Go grab the food and start cooking and get it plated. Within 30 minutes, it's done. With blind judging, the judges have no idea who's cooking. The chefs have no idea who they're cooking for. And the money is huge. They get the title, they get the belt, the ring, and $100,000.

[Stephen Colbert]

Oh, that's not bad. Do you think. Quick question. Do you think that Guy Fieri could win tournament of Champions?

[Elon Musk]

That's how I learned how to cook. Now, we didn't have a randomizer, but my dad, Jim, my dad used to, when we would be going to our cabin or something, he would just say, here's five bucks. When you could buy protein for five bucks, here's five bucks. Go in and get something. And then we would take off up to our cabin, and we would get there and then he would say, okay, what did you grab? I grabbed pork chops. And he goes, okay, good. Figure out what's in here and make us dinner.

[Stephen Colbert]

Wow.

[Elon Musk]

And so that's the way. I mean, it's like this. Your, Your, your team over here, the band, they can just pick it up quickly and make it happen. You can roll with the punches in the comedy. Make it happen. As a cook, that's what I expect. All my brothers and sisters, these super cooks, to be able to take these five CR5 categories and employ them. Make it happen.

[Stephen Colbert]

Something wonderful right away.

[Elon Musk]

That. And that's really what happens. Wait till you see the food. It's lights out.

[Stephen Colbert]

We got. We got to go in here. But I don't want. I don't want to let you go. You got more tequila, But I. We could do that backstage. But I don't want to let you go without asking about the Guy Fieri Foundation. Tell me what. Tell me what it does.

[Elon Musk]

So the foundation, our motto is serving those who serve us. We live in the greatest country in the world. We have so many amazing men, women and their families, first responders, active military and veterans that have made the ultimate commitment to make us a free country. So whatever, we have a disaster, we try to show up and feed our first responders. Cause a lot of times they're the last ones to get fed. Everybody's feeding the fire victims or the flood victims or so forth, which is all necessary. But I really, my dad was a veteran in the Navy. A lot of cousins served the military and first responders. So that's what we do. So when we had the fires down there in la, the devastating fires, we went down there and served for 10 days, served 25,000 meals to first responders. And I think we helped out.

[Stephen Colbert]

Guy, thank you so much for being here.

[Elon Musk]

You're the man. Thanks for having me.

[Stephen Colbert]

Season six Tournament of Champions. There you go. Premieres this Sunday on Food Network. Cai Fieri, everybody. Thank you for listening to the Late Show Pod show with Stephen Colbert. Just one more thing. If you want to see more of me, come to The Late Show YouTube channel for more clips and exclusives. Survivor 48 is here, and alongside it, we're bringing you a brand new season of On Fire, the only official Survivor podcast. If you're a Survivor super fan, you won't want to miss this deep dive into every episode where we break down how we design the game, the biggest moves, your burning questions. It's the only podcast that gives you inside access to Survivor that nobody else can listen to. On Fire, the official Survivor podcast with me, Jeff Probst, every Wednesday after the show, wherever you get your podcast.