This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge!Melissa shares:<ul>
<li>What it was like writing her new album, "Rise," after the death of her son.</li>
<li>Her favorite, indulgent dessert in L.A.</li>
<li>How she ended up marrying her best friend</li>
<li>and more!</li>
</ul><blockquote>Listen to the full episode of Your Last Meal with Melissa Etheridge <a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/melissa-etheridge-catfish-tacos/">here.</a>
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 &lt;p&gt;This week on &lt;em&gt;The Leftovers, &lt;/em&gt;never-before-heard audio from Oscar, Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Melissa shares:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What it was like writing her new album, "Rise," after the death of her son.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Her favorite, indulgent dessert in L.A.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How she ended up marrying her best friend&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;and more!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Listen to the full episode of&lt;em&gt; Your Last Meal &lt;/em&gt;with Melissa Etheridge &lt;a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/melissa-etheridge-catfish-tacos/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show &lt;a href="https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Nosh with Rachel Belle.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Follow along on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&amp;amp;ref=cascadepbs.org"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Order&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Rachel’s cookbook &lt;em&gt;Open Sesame.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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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 <a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/06/melissa-etheridge-catfish-tacos/">here.</a>

<a href="https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133995/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org">Become a Cascade PBS member </a>and support public media!   
Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show <a href="https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org">The Nosh with Rachel Belle.</a> 

<a href="https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/133765/subscribe/1?ref=cascadepbs.org">Sign up</a> for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings. 
Follow along on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&amp;ref=cascadepbs.org">Instagram.</a> 

<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org">Order</a> Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame.

Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

The Leftovers with Melissa Etheridge

The Leftovers with Melissa Etheridge

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