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# The Leftovers with Melissa Etheridge
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/the-leftovers-with-melissa-etheridge/
- Published: 2026-06-25T12:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-02T16:20:51.000Z
- Description: This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge!
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_820981fc-6a01-4a8c-803f-af14f0246781

This week on *The Leftovers,* never-before-heard audio from Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge!

Melissa shares:

- What it was like writing her new album, "Rise," after the death of her son.
- Her favorite, indulgent dessert in L.A.
- How she ended up marrying her best friend
- and more!

> Listen to the full episode of *Your Last Meal* with Melissa Etheridge [**here.**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/melissa-etheridge-catfish-tacos/) 

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