Wild Card: Shania Twain

NPR | By Rachel Martin

Published July 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

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.

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Rachel Martin is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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