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Josh Groban

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

June 22, 2026

Singer-songwriter Josh Groban feels downright giddy about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.
Speakers: Conan O'Brien, Sona Movsesian, Josh Groban, Matt Gourley
**Conan O'Brien** (0:03)
I'm just going to say it, there's a Hyundai Hybrid for everyone.

**Sona Movsesian** (0:05)
There sure is.

**Conan O'Brien** (0:06)
Yep, the Santa Fe Hybrid SUV seats up to seven. Tucson Hybrid SUV features standard H-Track all-wheel drive. The Sonata Hybrid Limited Sedan has exceptional performance and handling.
And get up to an EPA, estimated 52 highway miles per gallon with the Sporty Elantra Hybrid Limited Sedan. All Hyundai Hybrids come with first class safety features, advanced tech, stellar design, and America's best warranty.

**Sona Movsesian** (0:32)
It's a good one.

**Conan O'Brien** (0:33)
It is a good one. Hard to beat all those stats. America's best warranty claims based on total package of warranty programs. Visit hundayusa.com or call and give you your phone number. Write it down.

**Sona Movsesian** (0:43)
Okay.

**Conan O'Brien** (0:46)
562-314-4603 for more details. Ever invest in something that seemed incredible at first but didn't live up to the hype?

**Sona Movsesian** (0:56)
Yeah, like all the time.

**Conan O'Brien** (0:57)
Yeah, I did that with an all potato restaurant.

**Sona Movsesian** (0:59)
Oh, no.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:03)
Marketers know that feeling. They optimize for the numbers that look great, like impressions, but then they don't see revenue. You know what I'm talking about, don't you, Sona?

**Sona Movsesian** (1:11)
Oh, yeah, all the time.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:12)
Yeah, LinkedIn has a word for that, bull spend.

**Sona Movsesian** (1:15)
Bull spend.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:16)
Yeah, instead you can get the highest ROAS of major ad networks with LinkedIn ads. Cut the bull spend.
Advertise on LinkedIn. Spend $250 and get a $250 credit. Go to linkedin.com/conan. Terms apply.

**Josh Groban** (1:36)
Hi, my name is Josh Groban, and I feel downright giddy about being Conan O'Brien's friend.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:44)
Now, that's the right attitude.

**Josh Groban** (1:45)
That is.

**Conan O'Brien** (1:46)
No, it's not. But giddy is appropriate.

**Josh Groban** (1:49)
It's a giddy honor.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:12)
Hey there, welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, sitting here with Sona Movsesian, Matt Gourley.

**Matt Gourley** (2:17)
Hi.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:18)
And Sona and I are just back from Morocco.

**Matt Gourley** (2:22)
Oh, that's funny, I didn't see you guys there.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:23)
Oh. Oh, really, were you there?

**Matt Gourley** (2:25)
Yeah, I'm not just there on my own.

**Conan O'Brien** (2:27)
Yeah. Wander around. Yeah, that makes sense. No, we were shooting an episode of the travel series, Conan O'Brien Must Go, and we, Sona, you were kind enough to come with me. Because, actually, something came up on this podcast. You expressed a desire to get a certain product, a certain argon oil. Yeah.
And so I decided I'm going to get you that argon oil by taking you to Morocco. Yeah.

**Matt Gourley** (2:58)
Is it a spoiler to say if you got the oil?

**Conan O'Brien** (2:59)
Well, you can't say anything. Okay. We can't say anything. What we can tell you.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:03)
People are going to tune in for that?

**Matt Gourley** (3:05)
It wasn't like the Ark of the Covenant. I mean, you could probably get this pretty.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:08)
It's very readily available there.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:11)
Apparently, it's also readily available here.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:15)
You got scammed.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:16)
I got scammed.
As we were in the market, hunting down the Argon oil, someone said, you know, yeah, you can get this on Amazon and it will come from the same store that you found. But anyway, that ruins the magic of travel. So, but we had, well, tell me what you thought, Sona.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:38)
Oh, I had so much fun. I used to travel when you do the travel shows, and I forgot how it's a lot of work.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:45)
It's a lot of work.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:46)
It is a lot of work.

**Matt Gourley** (3:47)
You guys seem a little tired.

**Sona Movsesian** (3:48)
Are you tired? I woke up at 2.3 this morning. I didn't go back to sleep.

**Conan O'Brien** (3:52)
Because I was east for a while for other things. So I was on that time and then we went to Morocco.

**Sona Movsesian** (4:00)
Yeah.

**Conan O'Brien** (4:00)
And so I haven't been on LA time in quite a while. So yeah, I've been waking up at like three in the morning and like cleaning out cupboards.

**Sona Movsesian** (4:10)
Yeah.

**Conan O'Brien** (4:10)
Like I'll do, when I wake up and it's pitch black outside and I know I'm up, I just start doing tasks that I would never do otherwise. Like I'll build a urinal, you know?
First I'll fire the porcelain. I mean, I'll do all these crazy things because I think you have that, you're revving, you wanna be useful, you wanna get something done. So yeah, I've been, actually mostly what I've been doing is organizing things that I haven't organized in a long time. I mean, just, and my wife was away, so I was alone. It's me, the dogs and the cats. And then just, they hear me in the garage banging away.

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