# Is free speech finished in the US after Colbert's cancellation?

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-05-21T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/is-free-speech-finished-in-the-us-after-colberts-cancellation/106708382
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TV audiences in the United States are saying goodnight to the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Parent company Paramount says it cancelled the show for financial reasons. But many of Colbert's colleagues and allies are sceptical and say free speech in the Trump era is under attack.

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