Wild Card with Rachel Martin Our favorite Memory Time Machine trips
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Aug 14, 2025 Guests share heartfelt journeys through childhood memories, emphasizing family bonds and the warmth of nostalgia. Transformative art experiences evoke deep emotions, while tales of connection reveal how memories shape identities. Engaging anecdotes transport listeners to significant moments like heartfelt reflections at Dodger Stadium and a blissful escape in Greece. Whimsical discussions about time travel spark creativity, and tales from high school remind us of the enduring impact of personal milestones and self-acceptance.
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Grandma's Couch And Unconditional Love
- Jenny Slate remembers sitting on her grandmother Rochelle's ugly couch eating wonder bread sandwiches and watching Nickelodeon as a child.
- She calls that memory the first feeling of unconditional love and longs to linger in its peacefulness.
Buddha Head Moment Of Bliss
- David Lynch describes walking a corridor at LACMA and feeling white light shoot from a Buddha head into him.
- He says the experience filled him with hours of bliss that he could still recall vividly.
Napping With His Son In Hospital
- Rob Delaney chooses the quiet intimacy of napping beside his sick two-year-old son in the hospital as his memory to linger in.
- He remembers sleeping in the same room and dreaming together during those chemo-ward naps.