Summer S’pouses Episode 4: Liza Powel O'Brien

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend - Team Coco & Earwolf

In this lighthearted and affectionate episode of 'Summer S'pouses,' Conan O'Brien welcomes his wife, Liza Powell O'Brien, for a playful yet

Key takeaways

Liza reflects on the beauty and mispronunciation of her surname 'Powell,' contrasting it with Conan's more generic Irish name.

Main topics

Marriage dynamics
Last name identity and pride

Notable quotes

"I was like, I'm rich." – Conan describing his hotel room clutter strategy.

Conclusion

The episode ends on a sweet and humorous note, celebrating the enduring love and

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:02) Hi, my name is Liza Powell O'Brien, and I feel so many things about being Conan O'Brien's spouse. Speaker 4 (0:14) Oh, this is going to be good. Speaker 3 (0:19) Summer Spouses with Conan O'Brien, Sonam Ovsessian, and Matt Gourley. And Liza Powell O'Brien, Tak Baroyan, and Amanda Lund. Speaker 4 (0:33) Well, welcome to Summer Spouses, the game show where Speaker 2 (0:39) the spouses Speaker 4 (0:40) of the three idiots that do this podcast come in. And today's special guest, Liza Powell O'Brien. I thought I'd just start by saying, first of all, thank you, Liza, for coming in today. You're Speaker 3 (0:52) welcome. Speaker 4 (0:55) I don't know if this was your favorite thing to do, but you were very sweet to say, yes, you do it. And we were just talking, I think in one of the I think was the first episode we were talking about last names because Amanda Lund Lund. Yes. But Amanda took Gorley initially. Is that right? Speaker 3 (1:13) Well, she took it legally, but not publicly. Right. Out of shame. Right. Speaker 4 (1:16) OK, well. This is a well-known thing Liza and I talked about because you have such a beautiful last name and a very cool last name. Powell is such a cool last name. You think? Speaker 2 (1:25) I think. I never thought so growing up. The one L. Speaker 3 (1:28) The Speaker 4 (1:28) Powell with the one L and how it, because I'm a history buff and how it goes back to, you know, revolutionary days. I will tell Speaker 1 (1:36) you, it has definitely been misheard or maybe not misheard as Bowell. So that's what I think of Speaker 2 (1:42) all the Speaker 4 (1:42) time now when I'm introducing myself. Well, when I first, when we first met. So that is a beautiful thing. When I first met, I thought you said Powell and I was like, I am in. Speaker 2 (1:52) Yes. Speaker 4 (1:55) It's one of my favorite topics. And the one I thought was Powell, I was really bummed out. Speaker 1 (2:00) Yeah. Speaker 4 (2:00) No, but you have, it's just a really, you know, beautiful name. And then I got to know all the Powells who are really cool people. But I remember feeling a little bit like, oh, because I've never been a huge fan of my last name just because it's so generic, kind of just Irish name. And so we've, you know, we've talked about maybe I should just switch to Conan Powell. Oh, you know. Really? Speaker 1 (2:24) Well, he's being very kind to me because I said when he was complaining about his name before we were right before we got married. Yeah, we were engaged. And I said, well, you can always take my name. And it didn't go over. Speaker 2 (2:37) I know. Wait, you're making it seem like you're like, yeah, I was toying with it for a bit. I Speaker 4 (2:41) wasn't toying it for a second. No, no. It Speaker 2 (2:44) did not sit right. Well, Speaker 1 (2:45) the Speaker 2 (2:45) Conan Speaker 4 (2:45) O'Brien brand had been built. That's like, we're going to change McDonald's. That's the problem is the Speaker 3 (2:52) Conan O'Brien brand had been built. Speaker 1 (2:54) But I was like, privately, you Speaker 4 (2:56) know, Speaker 1 (2:57) a la Amanda Gorley, who no one knows as Amanda Gorley, could have changed it privately. Okay. You want to still do that? No. That's fine. Speaker 4 (3:05) At this Speaker 2 (3:06) point, no more paperwork. I don't want you to have it. Speaker 1 (3:09) You're Speaker 2 (3:10) not worthy. Now that you've actually, Speaker 1 (3:13) now after 25 years, you're like, ah, no. We gave it to both our kids. That's plenty. Oh, yeah. In addition to yours. Yeah. Speaker 4 (3:21) No, it's all good. But, well, this is, I mean, you're free to, you know. Maybe I should step out of Speaker 2 (3:29) this. Speaker 4 (3:29) I'm Speaker 2 (3:29) wondering Speaker 4 (3:29) if you should Speaker 1 (3:30) leave. Like, I was wondering why you guys. Oh, that's interesting. Oh, Speaker 4 (3:33) do Speaker 1 (3:33) you want me to go? Like, that's a better game show. It's true. But, you know, we can do both ways. Well, Speaker 4 (3:40) you know, I clearly can't lead this conversation any more than I can lead a marriage. Or participate meaningfully in a marriage. Speaker 2 (3:50) Keep going. Keep going. You're doing well. What Speaker 4 (3:52) is Speaker 2 (3:52) this perspective? Speaker 4 (3:54) Let's just say, you know, there's some, I'm problematic around the home. Is it your bits? The problematic things, I mean, there's a lot of problematic things. I almost took a Speaker 1 (4:03) picture today, nothing to do with this. I was just going to record it to maybe show some other people. What the kitchen Speaker 4 (4:11) looked Speaker 1 (4:14) like. After he had cleaned up from making his breakfast. Speaker 3 (4:17) Okay, tell us. Speaker 1 (4:18) Which he was very dutiful about putting the butter away and putting the spatula from the sink into the dishwasher. And then on the stove was... A pan, another spatula, some spray that was still open. It Speaker 4 (4:35) was an SPF 50. Speaker 1 (4:37) Cabinets left open. You know that? No, I Speaker 4 (4:38) fried three eggs and put them on a piece of buttered toast. Why did you need two spatulas? Speaker 1 (4:45) One went missing. Oh, you know what? Who can say? I Speaker 4 (4:48) think I used one spatula to pick up the other spatula. Speaker 1 (4:53) You can't be too careful with a spatula. That scene in Sixth Sense when the mom first knows something's really wrong with the kid because she is giving him cereal and she turns around and she comes back and all the doors in the kitchen are all the cupboard doors are open all of a sudden. She's like, oh, Speaker 3 (5:09) no. Speaker 1 (5:10) Every single time you walk into the kitchen and you can tell he's been in there because. Every door and every drawer, everything's open. Speaker 4 (5:16) Yeah. What's happening? I will plead guilty to all of this. Also, I've been told after you use a pan, it's supposed to sort of sit and cool on