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Fresh Air

Best Of: Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Wanda Sykes

Fresh Air

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Books, Society & Culture, Arts, Tv & Film

4.336.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Julia Louis Dreyfus stars in the new film, You Hurt My Feelings. She also has a podcast called Wiser Than Me, where she asks older women to share their experiences and life lessons. She talks about both projects with Dave Davies.

Also, we hear from Wanda Sykes. In her new Netflix comedy special, she talks about raising teenagers with her French wife, and what it's like to live in the world after a pandemic, an insurrection, and George Floyd.

David Bianculli reviews a new documentary about Mary Tyler Moore.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From WHY and Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend.

0:06.8

I'm Dave Davies.

0:08.4

Today, Julia Louis Dreyfus.

0:10.6

She's known for playing a lane on Seinfeld and vice president Salina Meyer on Veepe.

0:15.6

Now she stars in the new film You Hurt My Feelings.

0:18.8

She also has a podcast called Wiser than Me, where she asks older women to share their

0:23.7

experiences and life lessons.

0:25.9

One of the women she interviews is Jane Fonda.

0:28.8

And did you know that it was like time to call it quits with a man?

0:32.5

I usually know that the relationship should end when I begin fantasizing about their

0:37.6

funerals.

0:39.9

Also we hear from Wanda Sykes.

0:41.8

In her new Netflix comedy special, she talks about raising teenagers with her French wife

0:46.8

and what it's like to live in the world after a pandemic and insurrection in George Floyd.

0:52.1

And David B. and Cooley reviews a new documentary about Mary Tyler Moore.

0:56.9

Coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.

1:02.6

This is Fresh Air Weekend.

1:04.0

I'm Dave Davies.

1:05.5

My guest, Julia Louis Dreyfus, is probably best known for her work on the hit comedy series

1:10.4

Seinfeld.

1:11.8

But her career has shown a staying power and range few performers can match.

1:16.8

Before Seinfeld, she was a cast member at Saturday Night Live.

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