Brandi Carlile
Wild Card with Rachel Martin
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4.7 • 990 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Brandi Carlile sought out some alone time to work on her newest album, “Returning to Myself,” but she came out of the experience realizing she needed the people around her more than ever. Brandi talks to Rachel about owning different sides of her identity even when they’re at odds with each other and shares her memory time machine trip with Joni Mitchell.
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| 0:16.1 | Hey, it's Rachel. I have got some really exciting news to share at the top of the show. |
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| 0:29.8 | video of today's episode with Brandy Carlisle there, but we've also got videos from a whole lot of our |
| 0:34.6 | favorite conversations from the past year with Michelle Obama, |
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| 1:04.9 | What have you found surprising about getting older? |
| 1:07.9 | What I've found surprising about getting older is that I really like it. |
| 1:11.5 | I like the way it feels in my heart and mind. |
| 1:16.3 | I like the way I look, like the way my face looks. |
| 1:19.5 | I don't think I love being young or having that kind of chaos, |
| 1:24.3 | meteor tail behind me, you know? |
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