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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

354 Episodes

62 minutes | Mar 20, 2023
Chris Martin
Musician Chris Martin feels really great about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Chris sits down with Conan to discuss the voices that encouraged him, the improbable story of finding drummer Will Champion, using SubPacs to make Coldplay concerts more accessible, and more. Plus, Conan responds to a curious listener’s voicemail about his “sock game.”
21 minutes | Mar 16, 2023
Swipeout
Conan chats with Avril in Dublin about working in reality tv, the typical Irish dating app experience, and how Conan would market himself for online dating.
61 minutes | Mar 15, 2023
Neil Young And The Songs That Inspired Him
Neil Young sits down for a special conversation with Conan about the songs that inspired him.   Follow along with the full list of songs here:   Four Strong Winds (Ian & Sylvia) The Wayward Wind (Gogi Grant) Baby, What You Want Me to Do (Jimmy Reed) Ballad of a Teenage Queen (Johnny Cash) Bob-A-Lena (Ronnie Self)
62 minutes | Mar 13, 2023
Michelle Zauner
Musician and author Michelle Zauner feels elated about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Michelle sits down with Conan to talk about her book Crying in H Mart, the impact her relationship with her mother had on her career and the success of her band Japanese Breakfast, drawing inspiration from video game music, and more. Later, Conan reviews fan-submitted drag name suggestions.
21 minutes | Mar 9, 2023
DJ Jazzy Josh
Conan talks to Josh in Cape Town, South Africa about working on impact games and his history as an auctioneer.
71 minutes | Mar 6, 2023
Norah Jones
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones feels ecstatic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Norah sits down with Conan to discuss her podcast Norah Jones Is Playing Along, collaborating with Ray Charles and Willie Nelson, serendipitous run-ins, and more. Plus, Conan responds to a voicemail with a state senator’s official invitation to the USS Sequoia.
19 minutes | Mar 2, 2023
We DO Talk About Bruno
Conan talks with Bruno in Madrid about working as an airline pilot and tips for giving alarming news from the cockpit.
62 minutes | Feb 27, 2023
Elizabeth Banks
Actress Elizabeth Banks feels cautiously optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Elizabeth sits down with Conan to chat about standing up to her childhood bullies, communion, and mixing horror and comedy in her new film Cocaine Bear. Plus, a Neil Diamond song takes Conan on a trip down a memory lane of misheard lyrics.
24 minutes | Feb 23, 2023
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Conan speaks to Jack from Abingdon about working for Yellow Submarine Charity, playing in a ukulele ensemble, and the best and worst places Conan has ever slept in.
62 minutes | Feb 20, 2023
Jason Segel
Actor Jason Segel feels very happy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jason sits down with Conan to chat about the real-life inspiration behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall, joke texts from Anthony Hopkins, and his new tv series Shrinking. Later, Conan and his team get administered a professional hearing test.
17 minutes | Feb 16, 2023
Conapotamia
Conan chats with Moataz in Alexandria, Egypt about meeting his wife playing a video game and their subsequent virtual wedding ceremony.  
64 minutes | Feb 13, 2023
Jane Fonda
Actress and activist Jane Fonda feels so, really deeply happy and excited to be sitting opposite Conan for a conversation.   Jane sits down with Conan to discuss all the ways in which the world has changed around us since she was growing up, connecting with her father Henry Fonda and how his films influenced her activism, touring Appalachia with Dolly Parton, and more. Plus - Conan issues a very positive State of the Podcast address.   Join Jane Fonda in her climate work at www.janepac.com
17 minutes | Feb 9, 2023
Keepin' It In The Family
Conan chats with Ellen from Tullamore, Ireland about going to law school while working in a whiskey distillery and how Conan takes his dram.
69 minutes | Feb 6, 2023
Sarah Silverman Returns
Comedian and actress Sarah Silverman feels ambivalent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Sarah sits down with Conan once more to share her most irrational fear (and most embarrassing childhood memory), stories of family know-it-alls, and the thrills that come along with age-related hearing loss.
20 minutes | Feb 2, 2023
Name Name
Conan talks to Anna in Bangkok about how to get her mom to stop yelling across the house, the most popular names in Thailand, and what it would be like to bring Conan to a ping pong show.
59 minutes | Jan 30, 2023
Vir Das
Comedian Vir Das feels unique about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Vir sits down with Conan to discuss faking appendicitis as a child, the first laugh he ever got on stage, the controversy over his “Two Indias” monologue, and his new special Vir Das: Landing. Later, Sona and David Hopping recount their adventures visiting every single Friends filming location.
16 minutes | Jan 26, 2023
Underground Museum Coffee
Conan chats with Simon from Slovenia about his favorite specialty coffee shop and its unusual location.
67 minutes | Jan 23, 2023
Timothy Olyphant Returns
Timothy Olyphant feels splendiferous about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Timothy and Conan sit down once more to discuss their unique friendship, being shot at in New Orleans while filming Justified: City Primeval, and a possible new talk show featuring the two of them.
30 minutes | Jan 19, 2023
C.S.I. Kansas City
Conan talks to Allan in Missouri about working as a crime scene investigator, surprising scenes she’s investigated, and which of Conan’s team would make the most skilled investigator.
73 minutes | Jan 16, 2023
Ramy Youssef
Actor, writer, and comedian Ramy Youssef feels the inevitability of God coming into our lives about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.   Ramy sits down with Conan to discuss sharing personal history with castmates on his Hulu comedy series Ramy, the universal concept of “refinancing” with God, and filming in the West Bank. Plus, a bacteria sharing Conan’s name inspires debate over Conan and his team’s relative celebrity status.
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