Melissa Etheridge
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
For over three decades, Grammy and Oscar-winning rockstar Melissa Etheridge has dazzled audiences across the globe. Now, she is lighting up the Broadway stage with her one-woman act.
The rock icon joins Sophia to talk about her journey from a kid in the midwest with a guitar to a globe-trotting hitmaker, how her critically acclaimed stage show came about, the decision to open up about her son's passing in her memoir, and growing up in the '60s and '70s, and the consequences of coming out then versus now.
Plus, Melissa is going on tour again this spring! How she feels about hitting the road again, and details about her upcoming special coming to Paramount+ soon.
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| 1:07.0 | Are you looking to carve out your own spiritual path on a quest for meaning, purpose, or a sense of belonging. |
| 1:13.8 | Welcome to What's God Got to do with it, |
| 1:16.3 | a podcast with a fresh and relatable take on spirituality and faith. |
| 1:21.2 | I'm your host, Leanne Ellingtonton and I want to meet you exactly where you are on |
| 1:26.0 | your own journey without judgment or shame and without worrying about whether you're |
| 1:30.8 | doing it air quotes quotes, right. |
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| 1:35.4 | all while inviting you into the conversation |
| 1:37.8 | that your heart, soul, and spirit needs. |
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| 1:47.0 | Hey everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to work in progress. Friends, I am always excited to be here with you. |
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