Tim Blake Nelson (Extended) | Reading is Cool

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

In the latest edition of "That's Yeet. Dabbing on Fleek, Fam!" Late Show writer and board-certified young person Eliana Kwartler tells Stephen why reading books is the hottest new trend among the youths. Next, acclaimed actor Tim Blake Nelson ("Holes," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") shares a thoughtful take on the difference between a movie star like Brad Pitt and a successful character actor like himself. Hear Tim and Stephen parse out the advantages of the novel as a mode of storytelling in this podcast exclusive extended interview, and find Tim’s new novel, “City of Blows,” out now in paperback.

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