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Norah Jones Is Playing Along

Martha Wainwright

3/24/202659 min

Martha Wainwright stops by to talk with Norah about growing up in one of music’s storied families and carving out her own path as an artist. She reflects on the 20th anniversary of her debut album, and she and Norah explore songs old and new. Recorded 4/30/25.

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Clips

Rethinking Her Debut’s Success
Insecurity Fueled The Songs
The Song That Wrote Itself
A Mantra In A Dark Time
Different Musical Brains At Home
Secret Songs Surprise The Family
Choosing Art Over Pop Path
Owning The Narrative
Her Mom’s ‘Nora’ Alter Ego
Taking On Laura Nyro

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Norah Jones· Host0:00

    This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy?

  2. Speaker 20:07

    Not quite. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell, help an a cappella band with their between-songs banter.

  3. Sarah Oda· Host0:23

    Where does your group perform?

  4. Speaker 40:24

    We do some retirement homes. We perform- Those people are starving for banter.

  5. Speaker 20:28

    Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

  6. Clifford Taylor IV0:35

    A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand-new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to The Clifford Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And for more behind the scenes, follow @clifford and @tiktokpodcastnetwork on TikTok.

  7. Sam Jay1:10

    On the Look Back At It podcast.

  8. Speaker 41:11

    1979, that was a big moment for me.

  9. Speaker 71:13

    '84 was big to me.

  10. Sam Jay1:14

    I'm Sam Jay.

  11. Norah Jones· Host1:16

    And I'm Alex English.

  12. Sam Jay1:17

    Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors, like Marc Lamont Hill on the '80s.

  13. Speaker 71:27

    '84 was a wild, I mean- It was a wild

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