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Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Alfre Woodard — on aging with intention and trusting her own timing

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7753 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

‘The Last Frontier’ star Alfre Woodard joins the show. Over oysters, we talk about her extraordinary career—from her early days in Tulsa to the groundbreaking roles that made her one of the most respected actors of her generation. Alfre reflects on working with icons like Robert Altman and Maya Angelou, the confidence she carried into Hollywood, and why she’s never once waited for permission to be herself. We also talk about ‘The Last Frontier,’ her gripping new Apple TV+ series and she shares how they shot epic scenes. This episode was recorded at Saltie Girl in West Hollywood, California.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Train Dreams is now nominated for five Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay,

0:08.0

and two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actor Joel Edgerton.

0:12.0

I don't know where the years go.

0:13.0

It is also nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards.

0:16.0

Figured out, let me know. I'd like to ask for a few back.

0:19.0

And winner for Best Adapted Screenplay from National Board of Review.

0:23.4

New York Magazine hails it as the best picture of the year.

0:27.5

Train Dreams, only on Netflix.

0:30.3

This is a time of year that always sneaks up on me.

0:32.6

One minute, it's pumpkins and, you know, spice lattes.

0:37.0

And the next minute, I'm trying to figure out how to juggle work, family travel plans, and eight different holiday menus.

0:43.0

So if I needed to hire someone right now, someone with the exact skills to keep things running during the holiday rush, I'd go straight to indeed sponsored jobs.

0:52.8

Hiring isn't just about finding someone willing to take the job.

0:55.7

I need the right person with the right background who can help move things forward, especially

1:00.7

when everything gets busier. And if I want candidates who actually match what I'm looking

1:05.7

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1:17.2

Sponsored jobs boost your posts so you can reach the exact people you want faster.

1:21.8

And it really works.

1:23.0

According to Indeed data, sponsored jobs posted directly on Indeed are 90% more likely to report a hire

1:29.7

than non-sponsored jobs. If I were hiring someone for my team, let's say production

1:34.7

whiz who survived a holiday content calendar before, I'd get to be super specific on Indeed,

1:40.9

and the candidates that come in, they actually fit that description. That's a difference

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