David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
September 19, 2025
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as posted by the channelYesterday, Jimmy Kimmel’s latenight show was suspended () indefinitely. It’s a shocking moment for free speech, given the order in which events unfolded. Earlier that day, FCC Chair Brendan Carr had suggested on a conservative podcast that ABC and its affiliates consider taking steps against Kimmel, saying, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
As it so happened, the latenight legend David Letterman was scheduled to speak at The Atlantic Festival () the next day. Letterman and The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, sat down for an impromptu interview about the news.
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