198. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Why We All Lie & How Honest Can We Be?

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins us to dive deep into: going to therapy with her 87-year-old mom, how to love adult kids well, the metaphor that got her through breast cancer, and why we should all be excited about getting older. About Julia: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of Hollywood’s most influential, iconic actors and producers. She starred in and executive produced HBO’s hit series Veep, she was Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine. She has received 11 Emmys with 26 nominations; she broke records for the most Emmys won. She was recently honored with the White House’s National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists who advance the arts in the United States. On April 11, she released her new podcast, “Wiser Than Me,” a 10-part series of candid, witty conversations with women over 70. And her fantastic new film You Hurt My Feelings is being released in May. TW: @OfficialJLD IG: @officialjld

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0:00.0	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things.
0:12.9	I can't even, I'm just going to jump right into this.
0:15.1	We have a treat and a half for you today.
0:18.6	Because today joining us on the pod is Julia Louie Drifus.
0:24.7	We all know her as one of Hollywood's most influential iconic actors and producers.
0:30.1	She starred and executive produced HBO's hit series VEEP.
0:33.4	She was Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Christine Campbell in the new adventures of Old Christine.
0:40.3	She has won 11 Emmys with 26 nominations,
0:43.8	breaking records for the most Emmys ever won.
0:47.6	She was recently honored with the White House's National Medal of Arts.
0:50.4	That was so beautiful to see.
0:52.3	The highest award given to artists who advance the arts in the United States.
0:56.3	Good job advancing the arts.
0:58.6	Thank you. That was my intention.
1:00.8	Yes.
1:02.8	Yeah, and it's so hard to tell who's advancing it.
1:05.3	So it's good to know.
1:06.4	So thank you. Thank you.
1:08.0	She just released her new podcast, Why Is There Than Me,
1:11.5	a 10-part series of candid witty conversations with women over 70?
1:16.2	I cannot wait for this.
1:18.2	It's so good. We got to listen to two secret episodes.
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