05/25/2026
Tonight I found myself revisiting an early interview between a very young Stephen Colbert and David Letterman.
And suddenly I was transported back to college.
My roommate Anne and I used to stay up absurdly late watching David Letterman together, laughing until we could barely breathe. We became so obsessed with late-night television that we invented our own ridiculous imaginary talk show called “Wally and Murphy.”
It was completely hysterical.
What struck me tonight watching young Colbert was not fame.
Not television.
Not nostalgia alone.
It was watching a gifted young man sitting across from someone he deeply admired… long before he became the cultural voice millions would later recognize.
There was humility.
Nervous brilliance.
Respect.
Wonder.
Possibility.
And perhaps that is why this moment affects me so deeply now.
Lately, after years of grief, survival and disconnection from much of the world, I have been slowly finding my way back to delight, curiosity and hope again.
Watching this interview reminded me that before people become iconic… they are simply human beings carrying dreams, uncertainty, talent and longing.
Sometimes we meet our future long before we understand what it will become.
And sometimes returning to old conversations helps us remember parts of ourselves we thought had disappeared.
Tonight, I remembered.
(Interview link in comments.)
~ Sue Waldman
Sacred Rising Wisdom™
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