# Melissa Etheridge

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Podcast: [The UCR Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ucr-podcast-7096207)
Published: 2026-03-28T16:53:44+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1672

## Resource

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Melissa Etheridge is with us today to talk about her new album, Rise! She tells Matt how the record came together and they also dig into other topics including songwriting, her collaboration with Chris Stapleton, jamming with Chuck Berry at the Rock Hall's grand opening concert in 1995, playing "Thunder Road" with Bruce Springsteen on MTV Unplugged and many other things! Go see Melissa on her tour, which just started last night! You can find tour dates at www.melissaetheridge.com

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