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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Gets Wise with Jean Smart

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.710.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with 74-year-old scene-stealer Jean Smart. They get into the final season of Hacks, the highs and lows of a career in Hollywood and what it feels like when great material finally meets the actor it was meant for. Jean opens up about parenting a teenager in her 70s, dating as a widow, and her family’s witchy past. Plus, Julia shares behind-the-scenes Seinfeld writer’s secrets, and her 92-year-old mom Judy reflects on her days as a beauty queen. Follow Wiser Than Me on Instagram and TikTok @wiserthanme and on Facebook at facebook.com/wiserthanmepodcast. Find us on Substack at wiserthanme.substack.com. Keep up with Jean Smart @realjeansmart on Instagram. Pre-order the latest book from Julia’s mom Judy Bowles here: https://finishinglinepress.com/product/they-spoke-of-the-river-by-judith-bowles/  Find out more about other shows on our network at @lemonadamedia on all social platforms. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today by hitting 'Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or lemonadapremium.com for any other app. For exclusive discount codes and more information about our sponsors, visit https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com.

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0:00.0

Lemonado.

0:06.6

I just had a birthday a little while ago, which seems to happen almost every year, and it got me thinking about time.

0:15.8

You know how they say time flies when you're having fun, which is true. I mean, it really does, but time also flies when you're getting old. I was in line for coffee at the airport, and this was just yesterday, and the woman behind the counter looks at me and says, Seinfeld, right? And I nod, yes. And then she turns to the brest next to her

0:40.0

and says, she's from Seinfeld. And the brest says, before my time. And I thought, no,

0:50.5

no, silent movies. That's before my time. I mean, come on, man. My time is right now, isn't it? Isn't it?

1:01.4

I mean, there's some social media thing about the 1990s going around. I don't know if you've seen it. And my publicist said to post something from the 90s because everybody's doing it.

1:11.6

So I asked my assistant to, okay, hang on. I sound, honestly, I sound like a complete Hollywood

1:20.2

asshole. I just said, my publicist and my assistant in the same sentence. They are actual people.

1:27.2

Lindsay Krug is my publicist and one of my

1:29.4

favorite friends ever, and Will Schlegel is my lovely and very kind assistant. But back to thinking

1:35.8

about time. So, Lindsay said, hop on this trend and post something. And I was incredibly busy,

1:42.1

so I asked Will if he could do it. And he posted this little

1:44.8

montage of me from the 90s, you know, Seinfeld shows and award stuff and, you know, life in general.

1:50.2

And as always, he did a great job. But when I saw it, I thought, whoa, that period of my life

1:57.7

feels like last month. I mean, it feels so familiar, so now. It doesn't feel old-timey

2:06.0

at all. But these photos are from like 30 years ago, 30 years ago or more even. How is this possible?

2:14.3

30 years time is just flying. I mean, it is flying. I have nothing profound to say about

2:21.9

this, just nothing. I mean, I know it's obvious, but I really feel it. So look, I have an equation

2:29.2

for you. If your mom was 30 years old when you were born, then when she was 40, you were 10.

2:36.5

And that means that you were 25% of her age.

2:40.4

But when she's 60 years old, you'll be 30, and that's 50% of her age.

2:44.7

So you'll be 25% closer to her age than you were when you were 10.

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