# Joe Concha: Good Riddance to Stephen Colbert... CBS was Paying Colbert $15 Million a Year While His Show was Losing $40 Million a Year to Air | 05-22-26

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Podcast: [Cats & Cosby with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cats-cosby-with-john-catsimatidis-and-rita-cosby-3527422)
Published: 2026-05-23T00:18:00+00:00
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