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"Are you willing to be responsible for your own happiness?" Tracee Ellis Ross asks in this episode, recorded with a live audience at LAist. Tracee is all about actively choosing the life you want to lead. She talks to Rachel about those pivotal choices in her own life, growing up with Diana Ross as her mom, and the power of a good dog. Tracee's show “Solo Traveling” is back with a second season.

Tracee Ellis Ross talks about a moment in her life that she'd want to go back to, that she wouldn't change anything about.

Tracee Ellis Ross talks about a moment in her life that she'd want to go back to, that she wouldn't change anything about.

Hrishikesh Hirway hoped writing these songs would help keep memories of his mother from fading away Volume 90%

Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: What have you found surprising about getting older?

“You cannot rely on somebody else to push you out of the plane — you have to jump,” Shania Twain tells Rachel. For someone who has lived a life marked by so much loss and profound success, she has a lot to reflect on and is doing so the best way she knows how: through music. Her new album is called “Little Miss Twain.” She talks to Rachel about her difficult childhood and rediscovering her voice.

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On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Country legend Shania Twain reflects on what she looks forward to about getting older.

“You cannot rely on somebody else to push you out of the plane — you have to jump,” Shania Twain tells Rachel. For someone who has lived a life marked by so much loss and profound success, she has a lot to reflect on and is doing so the best way she knows how: through music. Her new album is called “Little Miss Twain.” She talks to Rachel about her difficult childhood and rediscovering her voice.

Don't be fooled by Brett Goldstein's grumpy exterior – he can't resist a big, open-hearted story. You see it in the TV shows he's acted in and helped create, "Ted Lasso" and "Shrinking."