354 episodes

After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.

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    • Comedy
    • 4.8 • 51.2K Ratings

After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.

    Chris Martin

    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.”

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Swipeout

    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.

    • 21 min
    Neil Young And The Songs That Inspired Him

    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)

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Michelle Zauner

    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.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    DJ Jazzy Josh

    DJ Jazzy Josh

    Conan talks to Josh in Cape Town, South Africa about working on impact games and his history as an auctioneer.

    • 20 min
    Norah Jones

    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.

    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
51.2K Ratings

51.2K Ratings

trishab79 ,

My favorite!

I love everything about this podcast. Conan is hilarious as always. But I think my favorite part is when Conan inevitably gets carried away and you hear Sona in the background with an, “Oooh.” It’s so simple, but I can picture it so well and it makes me laugh hysterically every time.

Since getting SiriusXM a few months ago, I can say with absolute certainty that channel 106 has been on 95% of the time.

PettyMurphy ,

Otherwise good podcast

Sona should be traded out for someone with comedy chops.

JFB NYC ,

Neil Young

This podcast is missing the songs that you referenced that are the essence of the interview.At a minimum, consider snippets of the songs such as Terry Gross and similar podcasts.Also what about folks who have no streaming service - this seems to be overlooked by Conans introduction.

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