i appreciate rosie o'donnell. >> you wanted to create that atmosphere almost on the air where somebody is being heard, where you were actually having a conversation. >> yes. if i enjoy that feeling of being heard, maybe my guests would be. and also it got philosophical for me. i kept seeing what was happening with social media and the art of conversation also dying and what i mean by that is everywhere you look now everyone is buried in their phone. we've become isolated. the art of conversation used to really be something. whether it was, you know, going back to the days of barbara walters, or edward r. murrow. >> it was an event. >> it was an event. when two people would sit down, who maybe accomplished something in life, and we would learn from them, and it would just be fascinating and interesting. and i feel like, you know, on a mass level that's kind of disappeared. we don't all congregate and listen to interviews and so i began to say to myself, you know, i really do want to get under the hood. i want to give that experience to my guests. >> but i think it's so interesting how,

i appreciate rosie o'donnell. >> so you wanted to create that atmosphere where you're actually having that kansz. >> if i enjoy that feeling of being heard, maybe my guests would be. and it got philosophical. i kept seeing social media and the art of conversation dying. and what i mean by that is everywheria look everyone is buried in their phone. we've become isolated. the art of conversation used to really be something. whether it was going back to the days of barbara walters or edward r. muro. it was an event. wh two people would sit down who had maybe a accomplished something in life and it would be fascinating and interesting. i feel like on a mass level that's kind of disappeared. we don't all cong reigate and listen to interviews. so i began to say to myself i really edo want to get under the hood. i want to give that experience to my guests. >> i think it's so interesting how you talk about child hood trauma. i never really realize until last ten years of my life or so how much the stuff that happens in child hood never goes away. everything is based on that. they say the firs

and ellen degeneres, rosie o'donnell ♪ howard stern comes again howard stern comes again ♪ howard sternn't do that a lot. ( cheers and applause ) what a band. that band is like a ferrari. >> stephen:ablable, unbelievable. >> yes, thank you. how is everybody, okay? ( cheers and applause ) stephen -- >> stephen: welcome to "the late show," howard stern. >> thank you. one thing you have not changed since david letterman was here, it is freezing in here, am i right? >> stephen: this is comedy weather. >> i need a throw blanket or something. it's unbelievable. why so cold. >> stephen: thank you, by the way, for stopping by on the way to the funeral. >> i thought i looked good. >> stephen: you do. you do look good. life-like. i would describe you as life-like. you look like you're just sleemg. >> you know what happened to me, i did four years on "america's got talent." >> stephen: i was on it once. >> and i was like, you know, i should get a new wardrobe. i'm going to be on a network television show. i was all excited. i went out and bought a bunch of suits. john varbados. you don't know him?

audience if hillary had come on in the same way that lady gaga came on or gwyneth paltrow or rosie o'donnelldy gaga. but i just heard her talking, i'm going to her concert. these are hard-core dudes who don't get sometimes -- they're too caught up in she is a woman or i look like a wuss if i'm listening to this. if hillary could have come in and maybe persuaded 70,000 people out of those millions of people that listened and come off in such a way, maybe we would be looking at a different scenario. >> reporter: now stern and trump not as close as they used to be. >> the turning point in my relationship with donald was he did ask me to speak at the convention. and i had to say no. and -- >> were you tempted at all? >> well, since i was a hillary supporter, for a minute i thought, well, i'll go up and endorse hillary, which would have been a great moment. >> you wish you would have done that now? >> no, i wouldn't do that to donald. you know, it's a weird relationship. donald was at my wedding. i remember having very warm feelings for donald and i do. i mean, he was always very nice to me. i ha

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