Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

  • 20 minutes 23 seconds
    Bley’s Fastballs Part II

    Conan carefully considers what dramatic role he’d come out of acting retirement for.

     

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    22 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Jodie Foster

    Actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster feels ambivalent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

     

    Jodie sits down with Conan to discuss her experience working as a child actor, juggling the difference between intentionality and freedom, and how speaking French in her latest film A Private Life completely changed her acting style. Later, David Melmed returns to get to the bottom of Conan’s Star Search misappropriation.

     

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    19 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 20 minutes 2 seconds
    Bley’s Fastballs Part I

    Conan helps Aaron Bleyaert improve the quality of his segment pitches for the podcast.

     

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    15 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 35 seconds
    Matt Damon

    Actor Matt Damon feels good about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

     

    Matt sits down with Conan to discuss sharing a bank account with Ben Affleck at the start of their careers, the key to running convincingly in movies, his latest film The Rip, and more.

     

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    12 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 19 minutes 38 seconds
    The Jazz Singer

    Conan talks to jazz singer Lucy in New York City about vocal scat technique and the themes of her favorite tunes.

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    8 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    D'Arcy Carden Returns

    Actress D’Arcy Carden feels literally very happy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

     

    D’Arcy sits down with Conan once more to discuss childhood tales of musical theater and grandpa’s leg, coming up with her UCB contemporaries, and interacting with religious tradition from an adult point of view. Plus, Conan consults with legal expert David Melmed on the Star Search controversy.

     

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    5 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 22 minutes 39 seconds
    Scents and Sensibility

    Conan talks to Sandra from Lakewood, CA about running a perfume shop and tips for getting a TikTok to go viral.

     

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    1 January 2026, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Paul Rudd Returns Again

    Actor Paul Rudd feels right chuffed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

     

    Paul sits down with Conan once more to discuss his father’s obsession with the Titanic, playing low-authority goofballs in Anchorman and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and teaming up with Jack Black in his latest film Anaconda. Later, Conan tries to remember if he was ever on Star Search.

     

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    29 December 2025, 5:05 am
  • 26 minutes 32 seconds
    Limp Paddle With Special Guest D’Arcy Carden

    Conan and special guest D’Arcy Carden talk to Derek from Mountain View, CA about working as a commissioner for the San Francisco Pinball Department.

     

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    25 December 2025, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 36 seconds
    James L. Brooks

    Director and screenwriter James L. Brooks feels quizzical about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.
     

    James sits down with Conan to discuss his journey from CBS usher to writing for the best of 70s and 80s television, creating The Mary Tyler Moore Show at exactly the right time, and returning to directing for the screen with his latest film Ella McCay. Plus, Aaron Bleyaert makes a return to expose a hygiene scandal in the studio.

     

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    22 December 2025, 5:05 am
  • 18 minutes 28 seconds
    It’s A Small World In Here

    Conan talks to Anirudh in Bangalore about living amongst a “joint family” and the angry drunk email he wrote to Conan while on a date.

     

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    18 December 2025, 5:05 am
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