Sydney Sweeney | Flyers' Remorse

Summary

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Sydney Sweeney | Flyers' Remorse
Date: November 7, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Stephen Colbert delivers his signature, razor-sharp monologue on timely political chaos and viral news stories before sitting down with Sydney Sweeney, star of Euphoria, The White Lotus, and the new biopic Christy. The discussion ranges from Sweeney’s rural Idaho roots and skydiving adventures to her role as boxer Christy Martin and the business acumen she wielded as a determined 10-year-old. Through it all, the episode maintains Colbert’s mischievous wit and Sweeney’s infectious candor, offering insight into both celebrity life and national absurdities.

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Monologue Highlights & Political Satire

The Government Shutdown and Its Fallout

• Shutdown record: Colbert marks day 37 of the government shutdown, the longest in American history, jokingly declaring himself “the law” at the Ed Sullivan Theater due to the absence of the federal government.

  • “Here in the Ed Sullivan Theater, I am the law. Mostly because there’s no federal government right now. So somebody's got to be the law.” — Stephen Colbert [01:04]

• Travel havoc: Air travel chaos looms as air traffic controllers go unpaid. The FAA’s forced 10% flight cut spawns Colbert’s quip about buses:

  • “Maybe time to try your new favorite airline, the bus. You know their slogan, the bathroom door is stuck open.” — Stephen Colbert [02:39]

• Thanksgiving travel: Massive airport delays (TSA lines over three hours) provide comedic opportunity.

  • “America’s dad said, well, well, well, who’s leaving for the airport too early now?... So if you’re traveling for Thanksgiving, you might want to leave now.” — Stephen Colbert [03:40]

Election Results & Trump’s Reaction

• Election losses: Colbert covers defeats for Trump-backed candidates, including in New Jersey and Virginia, and mocks Trump’s attempt to spin the results:

  • “Yeah, that sounds like what you’d say after a Tinder date where someone had to go to the hospital. ‘Well, we had an interesting evening. We learned a lot.’” — Stephen Colbert [04:25]

FIFA’s Peace Prize for Trump?

• Absurd awards: He riffs on rumors of Trump possibly getting a new “FIFA Peace Prize.”

  • “It’s given exclusively to world leaders who stop wars using only their feet.” — Stephen Colbert [05:17]

  • “It’s going to be hilarious when they give it to Obama.” — Stephen Colbert [05:32]

Trump’s Big Pharma Weight Loss Meeting

• Presidential overshares: Colbert skewers Trump for naming staff on weight loss medication in public, lampooning the resulting privacy invasion:

  • “Can you do that? You can’t just rattle off prescriptions your staff is on. Walter, Walter, is he here? Walter, how’s the herpes doing?” — Stephen Colbert [07:52]

• Dr. Oz’s math fail: Colbert mocks claims of “Americans losing 135 billion pounds by the midterms,” calculating that means 393 pounds per person.

  • “I’m going to wear a two-piece next summer.” — Stephen Colbert [09:33]

• On a medical fainting incident: He notes the irony and comedy in a pharmaceutical executive fainting at the meeting—while surrounded by pharmaceutical executives.

  • “Quick, quick. Someone maximize shareholder value.” — Stephen Colbert [10:44]

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Viral News: The “Sandwich Trial”

The Salami Sandwich Incident

• Sandwich as weapon: Colbert covers the strange case of a protester on trial for throwing a salami sandwich at a border patrol officer.

  • “It smelled of onions and mustard and exploded all over my chest. Exploded all over your chest? Are we testifying or writing steamy sandwich porn?” — Stephen Colbert [15:04]

• CSI parody: Playfully critiques the seriousness of the trial with a mock segment, “CSI: Criminal Sandwich Investigation,” using a t-shirt cannon to test sandwich lethality.

  • “…the late show’s crack forensic squad has recreated the exact hoagie conditions…using the latest, state-of-the-art Sandwich Simulator 5000. Which is definitely not just a T-shirt cannon with a $5 footlong shoved in it.” — Stephen Colbert [16:42]

• Verdict: Charges reduced and, eventually, a “not guilty” verdict announced.

  • “That’s a wrap. And justice is on a roll.” — Stephen Colbert [17:56]

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Main Guest: Sydney Sweeney Interview

Segment Starts: [19:25]

The GQ “Men of the Year” Connection

• Poolside encounter: Colbert and Sweeney recall meeting at the Chateau Marmont as GQ “Men of the Year.”

  • “I’m not really sure why you’re a man of the year.” — Sydney Sweeney [20:08]

  • “Maybe mankind in the broadest possible sense.” — Stephen Colbert [20:12]

• Magazine covers: Both share and compare their GQ covers in good humor.

  • “I can’t even tell the difference between the two of us.” — Sydney Sweeney [20:54]

Idaho Roots & Family Connections

• Family property: Sweeney reveals she lives in Idaho, next door to her grandmother, on a lake her family has inhabited for generations.

  • “My grandma’s my neighbor.” — Sydney Sweeney [21:14]

  • “I walked up and I knocked on the door and I said, I want to buy back my great grandma’s house.” — Sydney Sweeney [21:53]

• Family chaos: She affectionately refers to her family as “Camp Run Amok.”

  • “We run amok.” — Sydney Sweeney [22:15]

Her Unusual Hollywood Origin Story

• Early ambition: Recounts how her parents dismissed acting as a fantasy (“like being a princess”).

  • “So then I put together a five-year business plan presentation when I was 10 years old.” — Sydney Sweeney [22:43]

• PowerPoint hustle: Details her childhood PowerPoint and determination.

  • “My mom has [the original PowerPoint], and I keep asking her, pull it out.” — Sydney Sweeney [23:11]

  • “Please come back before this show’s over and do us your PowerPoint presentation.” — Stephen Colbert [23:14]

Skydiving Shenanigans

• Facing her fears: Although afraid of heights, Sweeney recently went skydiving—after a 3 a.m. bar crawl.

  • “I went bar hopping till 3am and then I went skydiving at 6.” — Sydney Sweeney [24:16]

• High tension:

  • “I was a little worried stuff would come out... Not be the only thing falling out of the sky.” — Sydney Sweeney [24:22, 24:27]

• Summary: Despite her fear, it was “a blast.” [24:33]

Boxing Movie: Playing Christy Martin

• Athletic background: Sweeney grew up doing kickboxing and grappling (Jiu Jitsu-wrestling).

  • “It's like a superpower. It's pretty cool.” — Sydney Sweeney [25:56]

• Role preparation: Training for her role, she faced her real-life inspiration, Christy Martin.

  • “I was like, am I good? Do you like me? … She started yelling from the bottom of the ring, ‘Get him with your left hook!’ And I’m like, Christy, you know what I’m gonna do. It’s your fights.” — Sydney Sweeney [27:55]

• On Christy Martin’s legacy:

  • “She’s one of the most inspiring women I’ve ever met…she has fought so many battles within the ring and outside the ring, and she is…incredible.” — Sydney Sweeney [27:36]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sweeney’s GQ award:

  “I think it's maybe mankind in the broadest possible sense.” — Stephen Colbert [20:12]

• On family history:

  “We run amok.” — Sydney Sweeney [22:15]

• Sweeney’s child-business acumen:

  “I put together a five-year business plan presentation when I was ten years old.” — Sydney Sweeney [22:43]

• Skydiving after a bar crawl:

  “I was a little worried stuff would come out... Not be the only thing falling out of the sky.” — Sydney Sweeney [24:22, 24:27]

• On playing Christy Martin:

  “It’s like a superpower. It’s pretty cool.” — Sydney Sweeney [25:56]
  “She’s one of the most inspiring women I’ve ever met… she is incredible.” — Sydney Sweeney [27:36]

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Key Timestamps

• Monologue & Political Satire: 00:56–11:34
• Sandwich Trial Segment: 13:21–17:56
• Sydney Sweeney Interview: 19:25–28:15

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Episode Tone

• Original Language: Quick-witted, irreverent, and playful; genuine curiosity and warmth during the interview.

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This episode blends Colbert’s trademark satire with a candid, engaging discussion with Sydney Sweeney, revealing the grit behind her Hollywood ascent, her enduring family ties, and her capacity for wild adventure—on screen and off.

Transcript

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Nice.

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What day is it? 30. 30 what? 37. It's day 37 of the shutdown, making it the longest in US history. And I got some bad news. Just got longer. That's the nice thing about it being the longest.

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Yeah.

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And again, all right, the shutdown has already wreaked havoc on air travel, and that havoc is about to get even reek. Air traffic controllers aren't being paid, and as a result, many of them aren't showing up to work. So many, in fact, that the FAA is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at the Nation's busiest airports. So yeah, unfortunately, maybe time to try your new favorite airline, the bus. You know their slogan, the bathroom door is stuck open. These. That's why it's your favorite. These canceled flights are just going to add to airport frustration. Already in Houston, the security line snaked all the way around and out of the building as TSA wait times there have exceeded three hours to which America's dad said, well, well, well, who's leaving for the airport too early now? Okay, no, we'll make it through the line and still have time to grab a cup of the worst coffee in the world. And you said I was crazy when I was stomping around the house being crazy. So if you're traveling for Thanksgiving, you might want to leave now. Or you could just stay here in New York City where we just elected a new mayor. That race, lot of excitement, a lot of excitement for the new mayor with the kids, the young cv. That race was just one of many defeats for Trump backed candidates on Tuesday, including the governor races, including the governor races in New Jersey and Virginia.

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And.

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Prop 50 in California. Yesterday at a breakfast for Republican senators, Trump tried to downplay the electoral spanking. Last night. It was not expected to be a victory. It was very Democrat areas. But I don't think it was good for Republicans. I don't think it was good. I'm not sure it was good for anybody. But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot. Yeah, yeah, that sounds like what you'd say after a Tinder date where someone had to go to the hospital. Well, we had an interesting evening. We learned a lot. For example, don't do hand stuff after Wingstop. I don't even know what that means. I don't even know what that joke. If the FCC calls. Of course, elections aren't the only things giving Trump the sads. Last month he lost the Nobel Peace Prize. But yeah, I know, that's very kind of you to seem like you care, but he's got a buddy who's going to fix it for him. We're talking about FIFA President Johnny Infantino, seen here saying this is the ball. Please stop. A kick in my head yesterday. Do you know I spoke Italian? I didn't know you. Yesterday, FIFA, whose job, you'll recall, is to take bribes and regulate soccer, announced a new peace prize that FIFA will be awarding at the World cup draw in Washington. Yes, the FIFA Peace Prize. It's given exclusively to world leaders who stop wars using only their feet. So it really looks like a made up award just to Give Trump something. But when asked to confirm that Trump will receive the award, Infantino said, On the 5th of December, you will see, man. It is going to be hilarious when they give it to Obama. It's just going to be great. It'll be fun. It's clear that this week's Democratic shellacking has Trump feeling down, but he's cheering himself up with his favorite activity, sticking a straw into his supporters and sucking out cash like a Capri Sun. Tuesday night, Trump sent out a fundraising email with the subject line Taco Tuesday with an AI generated. Trump eating tacos. We're talking authentic to, not the cheap ones you get at Toko Bleh. Speaking of eating, in the Oval Office today, Trump gathered with the leaders of major pharmaceutical companies to announce a deal to lower the price of popular weight loss drugs. This is huge news, but in a few months, it'll be dramatically smaller news. But good for him. You know, if this can help more people get healthier, I'm all for it. But what I'm not in favor of is him going through all of the staffers in the room and telling the world if they're on the medication. Secretary Howard Lutnick. Did you take any of this stuff, Howard? Not yet. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz. He doesn't take it. Food and Drug Administrator Commissioner Marty McCary and Director of Medicare Chris Plump. And we have Steve. Where's Steve? Cheir, head of Public Relations for the White House. He's taking it. Holy, holy HIPAA violations. Batman. Batman. Can you do that? I don't think you can do that. You can't just rattle off prescriptions. Your staff is on. Walter. Walter. Is he here? Walter, how's the herpes doing? Walter, you're tamping that down with a Valtrex. George. George. Hope the restless leg syndrome clears up so your wife Alice can finally sleep through the night. Speaking of which, Alice, how's the herpes doing? Alice, how will this deal help average Americans? Well, for that, we heard from Dr. Oz. We thought it was £125 million. Mr. President, our estimate, based on the company numbers as well, is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms. 135 billion pounds. Now, I'm not a doctor or the wizard of, but I gotta say, I gotta say, that seems like a lot of pounds. Yvonne, let's break down those numbers. 135 billion pounds divided by approximately 343 million Americans means, on average, we'll each be losing 393 pounds per American. Wow. I'm going to wear a two piece next summer. I'm guessing Dr. Oz lost some weight after pulling those numbers out of his ass. Now. 393 pounds apiece. Before we show you what happened next in the Oval Office, I just want to let you know everybody involved is okay. Do you understand that? Good. Okay. Yvonne, for nearly 150 years, my company, Eli Lilly, has been investing in America. We've been advancing science and creating high value jobs. But today we. Okay, Gordon, you okay?

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Thank you, Press.

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Well.

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That'S, that's a wrap. And justice is on a roll. We'll be right back with Sydney. Sween.

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Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. You know my first guest tonight from the white Lotus euphoria and anyone but you. Please. Welcome to the late show, Sydney Sweeney. Hey, nice to see you again.

[C]

It's good to see you.

[A]

Thanks for being here. I'm happy to have a chance to finally interview you. We've met. We actually met. We actually met poolside at Chateau Marmont the day before the Emmys. Because you and I, happy to say, were both GQ men of the year.

[C]

I know.

[A]

Thank you. Congratulations. Thanks.

[C]

You two. I'm not really sure why you're a man of year.

[A]

Yes. I think it's maybe mankind in the broadest possible sense. Yeah. How have you enjoyed it it so far?

[C]

Great. I've been taking that new title with pride.

[A]

Good. As well you should. Here is. And you should also take your cover with pride there's your cover for GQ right there.

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And.

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Here'S mine. As long as we're doing it right there. Slightly. Slightly different.

[C]

I don't see the difference.

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You see the difference? No. It makes perfect sense that these two people be poolside together.

[C]

I totally understand.

[A]

How do you think I pulled it off? Think I'm.

[C]

I think you killed it.

[A]

Fashionable.

[C]

I can't even tell the difference between.

[A]

The two of us. Yeah, I would look fantastic in that. You're one of Hollywood's biggest stars, yet you live in Idaho most of the time. And I'm just curious, do your neighbors think it's cool that Sydney Sweeney is the girl next door?

[C]

My grandma's my neighbor.

[A]

You live next to your grandma?

[C]

I do.

[A]

How did that work out?

[C]

So my family have been living on this lake for like five generations. So my grandma was born and raised in this house, and then she had my mom in the house, and then I grew up in the house. And the properties have all kind of been next to each other. It's all the siblings and her parents. My great grandparents were her neighbor. And when I was born, they passed away and they sold the property to another couple. So growing up, we would run across the backyard to my other cousins. And three years ago, I walked up and I knocked on the door and I said, I want to buy back my great grandma's house.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

And.

[A]

And did they immediately say, like, no, go away, little girl.

[C]

No, no. See, I think that they're very happy that I did because they would always say, oh, my God, this whole family, they're always running amok. And so I call it Camp Run Amok.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Do the Sweeneys run amok? We run amok.

[C]

We run amok.

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How's your family feel about you wanting to be an actor? Did that go over well? Because some parents, especially maybe ones that have lived in Idaho for five generations, maybe that's not the first thing they have in mind for you to do. No. Was that a hard sell?

[C]

It was. They thought it was like being a princess. They didn't think it was real. So then I put together the Princess.

[A]

Is also a real job.

[C]

Well, in Idaho, it's not real.

[A]

No, no, no. But you are the princess Idaho. So how did you let them know?

[C]

I put together a five year business plan presentation when I was 10 years old.

[A]

Five years. So this is what I'll achieve by the time I'm 15.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Of why they should let me audition and the steps that we would take to become an actor.

[A]

And did they Buy it right away or just take a hard sell?

[C]

It was a hard sell.

[A]

Uh huh.

[C]

Took a few years.

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PowerPoint.

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PowerPoint presentation.

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Did you use like star wipes and stuff like that?

[C]

I don't know.

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You don't know? Do you still have it?

[C]

My mom has and I keep asking her, pull it out.

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I know. Please come back before this show's over and do us your PowerPoint presentation. We have to take a quick break. We'll be right back with more Sydney Sweeney, everybody. Sydney Sweeney. Now, you recently went skydiving. Speaking of acting, you went skydiving. I have a shot here of you mid dive. There you go. Why? Why would you do this? Do you like heights?

[C]

No, I'm scared of heights.

[A]

It's very high, I take it.

[C]

It's terrifying.

[A]

So again, why did you do it?

[C]

Well, I'm in the year of trying new things.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

So I decided to jump out of a plane.

[A]

Wow. And how do you prepare for that?

[C]

Well, my cousins and I went out to the town, which is like three bars and one church, and we went bar hopping until 3am and then I went skydiving at 6.

[A]

Wait, so did you show up still drunk?

[C]

I was a little worried stuff would come out.

[A]

Yeah, when the shoe falls, that would.

[C]

Not be the only thing falling out of the sky.

[A]

Did you enjoy it?

[C]

Oh my God, it was a blast.

[A]

Really?

[C]

Yes.

[A]

What part? All of it. All of it. Like literally, you get to the door and you look out and you see the checkered, you know, farm fields, those circular irrigation, they dropped out over the lake, but it's okay. If you hit a lake at terminal velocity, it still doesn't go well. You play boxer Christy Martin in the new film Christy. And you actually grew up fighting.

[C]

I did. I did kickboxing and grappling.

[A]

Is that what this is?

[C]

This is.

[A]

That's. Let's see, what do we got here? That is. That's you.

[C]

I'm surprised you can. Yeah, that's me. And then that's my little brother.

[A]

Wow. Yeah.

[C]

I think.

[A]

And when did you. What is. I'm sorry for asking that, because I don't know. What is grappling?

[C]

It's like Jiu Jitsu.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Wrestling.

[A]

Wrestling. It's like wrestling plus. Wrestling plus.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Okay. And there weren't a lot, not a lot of girls in this group here. And why did you start doing that?

[C]

So. Because I grew up playing a lot of sports. I was in soccer, baseball. When I started going back and forth to la, it was hard to be on a team sport.

[A]

Yep.

[C]

So my parents were like, let's find something. And my friends were kickboxing, and I tried it and I fell in love with it.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

It's like a superpower. It's pretty cool.

[A]

Wow.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I would love to see you kick someone's ass.

[B]

You can.

[A]

We're going to in just a second here. What kind of. You know what's happening in this clip right here?

[C]

Okay, so you're about to see Christy go to the boxing gym for the first time and try to convince Jim Martin that she can fight and be a fighter.

[A]

And this is based on a true story of Christy Martin?

[C]

Yes. It's Christy Martin's entire life.

[A]

Jim, buster up. Break a rib if you have to.

[C]

Sam. Sorry, sir. I didn't mean to. Sorry. I'm sorry.

[A]

Now, what people may not know. Nice left hook there.

[C]

Thank you.

[A]

What people may not know is Christy Martin is a pioneer of professional female boxing. She was the first. Right.

[C]

She was. She carved the entire pathway for what we see now.

[A]

And what do you hope people take from Christie's story?

[C]

I mean, she's one of the most inspiring women I've ever met in my entire life. She has fought so many battles within the ring and outside the ring, and she is. She's incredible. And did you fight in front of her? Oh, I did.

[A]

Was that nerve wracking to fight in front of the person who you were performing?

[C]

I was like, am I good? Do you like me?

[A]

And what did she say? She loved it.

[C]

She started yelling from the bottom of the ring. She's like, get him with your left hook. And I'm like, christy, you know what I'm gonna do? It's your fights.

[A]

We know how this ends. Yeah. It's so lovely to meet you. Thank you so much for being here on the show.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

I'll see you at the party.

[C]

I'll see you soon.

[A]

Have a good time, man. Christy is in theaters tomorrow. Sydney Sweeney, everybody. Thank you for listening to the Late Show Pod show with Stephen Colbert. Just one more thing. If you want to see see more of me, come to The Late Show YouTube channel for more clips and exclusives.

[B]

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[B]

Experian.