Today on Wiser Than Me, Julia gets schooled by 80-year-old award-winning author Isabel Allende (The House of the Spirits). Isabel teaches Julia about organic justice, letter writing, and blueberry weed edibles. The two compare notes on everything from postpartum experiences to otherworldly visits from the other side.
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Jun 24
Julia Gets Wise with Cyndi Lauper
This week on Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with 73-year-old style and music legend Cyndi Lauper. The pair talk premonitions, pop hits, and why she thinks she owes Steven Spielberg a decades-overdue apology note. From singing in the shower as a kid to writing the Broadway musical ... Show More
1h 4m
May 27
Julia Gets Wise with Joan Baez
Julia is joined by 85-year-old folk legend and lifelong activist Joan Baez, who is still dancing, still showing up, and still refusing to be quiet. They talk about singing before a quarter million people at the March on Washington in 1963, what made Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. la ... Show More
1h 22m
May 20
Julia Gets Wise with Governor Janet Mills
This week, Julia sits down with 78-year-old Janet Mills, Maine's first female governor, first female DA, and first female AG in the state's history. Governor Mills, who recently suspended her Senate campaign, takes Julia behind the scenes of that legendary White House moment when ... Show More
1h 15m
Feb 2025
CHELSEA HANDLER — on meeting a President while high and being scolded by Jane Fonda
Comedian, author and TV host Chelsea Handler joins the show. Over a soft Parisian omelet, Chelsea tells me about some of the anecdotes from her latest book I’ll Have What She’s Having, such as getting in trouble for her behavior at Jane Fonda’s birthday, meeting George W. Bush wh ... Show More
38m 49s