Brandi Carlile
Guest on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Guest on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Brandi Carlile is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and activist known for her powerful voice and a genre-blending style that spans folk, rock, country, and Americana. She is a multiple Grammy Award winner, co-founder of the country supergroup The Highwomen, and a New York Times bestselling author for her memoir “Broken Horses.” Carlile is also the co-founder of the Looking Out Foundation and continues to record and perform internationally.
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Boys on the Side👍 Recommends
…film featuring lgbtq characters and themes
“When I saw other gay people on TV, you know, like Ellen DeGeneres coming out in the 90s when I saw gay artists like the Indigo Girls and I was a huge Elton John fan and I read all these biographies and then there were movies that kind of touched on it, Boys on the Side and Philadelphia.”
on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Bridesmaids👍 Recommends
…listing favorite comedy movies for entertainment and laughter
“I mean, I love Tommy Boy. Oh my God. I love Tommy Boy. I mean, Bridesmaids. Everything Tenacious D.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Elton John Collaboration Album👍 Recommends
…collaborative album with legendary musician elton john
“I made an album with Elton John. Elton's incredibly encyclopedic about numbers and the charts and how things do. And he knows everything. And I knew nothing.”
on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now👍 Recommends
…iconic joni mitchell song performed at hollywood bowl
“And I remember just sitting next to her on the second night while she sang Both Sides Now and just openly weeping. Yeah. Kind of knowing it was the last time I was going to get to do it.”
on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Polaris ATV👍 Recommends
…four-wheel vehicle brand for family recreation
“And they do. They both have Polarises. Yeah. Okay, good. Putting them on four-wheelers is something I'm really happy I did. And an arranger.”
on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Purple Mattress👍 Recommends
…recommending mattresses for better sleep and circulation
“And lately I've really been into this other mattress called the Purple Mattress. So these two. I need a new mattress. Okay. These are the ones. The Purple Mattress? Sure. Okay. So it's anything that feels like this like zero gravity mattress situation where you like, in my mind, I tell myself if I'm not like pressed up against something hard and my like blood can flow freely throughout my body and my circulation is good, then I'm healing when I'm asleep.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Sisters👍 Recommends
…discussing favorite comedy films and their cultural significance
“I loved Sisters. Oh my God. I felt like that was a really important one for a lot of reasons.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Swampophilia CD👍 Recommends
…discovering indigo girls music as a teenage fan
“And that's when my friend from school, Brianna Graco, loaned me her Swampophilia CD. Mm-hmm. And I was like, what is this? Listening to these harmonies. Like, who's singing? When? It's staggered. It's out of time. It's amazing, you know?”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Tempur-Pedic Mattress👍 Recommends
…discussing mattress preferences and the importance of good sleep
“But I could, because of the sleep thing, like, you know, but that was like, that was when Tempur-Pedic first came out. So I was like a big Tempur-Pedic person. I do not get paid by Tempur-Pedic. Yet. But I, yet, but I bought everyone a Tempur-Pedic mattress.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Pick of Destiny👍 Recommends
…discussing favorite comedy movies and tenacious d film influence
“So I thought everyone had seen the pick of destiny. And I mean, I don't mean to be offensive, but like not everyone has seen the pick of destiny. And for people who should, this is Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D. Yes. So Jack Black is in a band called Tenacious D, which made a movie called the pick of destiny, which is a real cult classic. It's a cult classic, but it was my favorite movie.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Tommy Boy👍 Recommends
…listing favorite comedy movies for entertainment and laughter
“Where do I go? I go to a few core movies. Mm-hmm. Like I'll go to a few core comedy movies. Um, and without sounding too retro or old school. I mean, I love Tommy Boy. Oh my God. I love Tommy Boy.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler