New Episodes Coming Soon!
4/29/20263 min
We’re coming back with more episodes of Wiser Than Me, and Julia’s still asking older, wiser women to tell her everything they know. It's all on the table – the triumphs, the missteps, and the wisdom that comes from surviving it all. And of course, each episode ends with a check-in from Julia's 92-year-old mom, Judith. New episodes start May 6th, from Lemonada Media.
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[upbeat music] Lemonada.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:02
[upbeat music] Hi there, listeners. Julia Louis-Dreyfus here. And guess what? Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I talk to women who are way wiser than me, has new episodes coming in May. You want a little teaser? Guess who Pam Grier met in an elevator back in the day?
Pam Grier· Guest0:25
The doors open, and in the middle is a guy with a black hat, and it was Jimi Hendrix.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:30
Get the fuck out.
Pam Grier· Guest0:33
Can you imagine?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:34
And here's what happened when Steven Spielberg tried to direct Cyndi Lauper in a Goonies music video.
Cyndi Lauper· Guest0:41
He wanted to do green screen. And instead of saying, "I came all the way here to work with you," I said, "I was hoping we could do something a little more creative."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:53
You wanna know how Joan Baez developed her astonishing vibrato?
Joan Baez· Guest0:58
I went home and stood in front of the mirror, and I wobbled my Adam's apple up and down with my finger. Duh. [laughs] Till I started developing vibrato. And I did that long enough, it began happening on its own.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus· Host1:10
How did it go for Jean Smart when she first started to see a therapist?
Jean Smart· Guest1:14
He was terrific. I've, I really admired him. When he asked me something, I said, "I'm not gonna tell you that." He said, "What do you mean?" I said, "That's private" And he was just like, [laughs] he just didn't know what to say. I was like- "You're in therapy" ... "I'm serious. Why would I tell you that?"