Listen Again: Julia Gets Wise with Ruth Reichl
11/26/202559 min
Because Thanksgiving is basically Ruth Reichl season (the holy trinity of food, family, and feelings) we’re serving up a rerun of Julia’s lovely conversation with her from Season 1.
On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia gets enlightened by 77-year-old food writer, magazine editor, and author Ruth Reichl. From her infamous New York Times review of Le Cirque to greenlighting a controversial David Foster Wallace article in Gourmet, Ruth is as gutsy as they come. Ruth talks to Julia about living with a mom who has bipolar disorder, processing grief through food, and why you should always do things that scare you. Plus, Julia asks her mom Judith for a recommendation on what to cook when Ruth accepts an invitation for dinner.
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First 90 secondsJulia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:00
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Ruth Reichl· Guest0:16
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:21
Hey, everyone. Julia here. Since it's Thanksgiving, I thought it would be the perfect time to revisit one of my favorite conversations from season one with the amazing Ruth Reichl. She's a food writer, magazine editor, author, and an all-around culinary icon. Ruth and I have a warm and funny conversation about the way food shows up in moments of joy and grief, and how doing things that scare you can sometimes lead to the most meaningful parts of life. And as a special treat, we're sharing a bonus clip at the end of this episode, something that only Lemonada Premium listeners have heard before. Whether you're cooking, traveling, or just taking a break today, I hope this feels like sitting down at a really great table. Thanks for being here, and we'll be back next week with a brand new episode. When I was about 28, I got pregnant for the first time, and I was crazy happy. I got pregnant easily. I felt very fertile, very womanly. And then, quite late in the pregnancy, my husband Brad and I discovered that this little fetus was not gonna live.