Hey listeners, it's me, Julia. We're back for season three of Wiser Than Me. We've got so much more wisdom to share from the legendary old ladies featured this season. You know, so many of our guests have written memoirs reflecting on their experiences, and by putting it all into writing, they've uncovered a better understanding of what truly matters.

Jane Fonda calls it a life review and wisely says, to know where you want to go, you first have to

understand where you've been. So brilliant, right? That's why we've created a special,

Wiser Than Me Notebook so you can kickstart your own

life review and write down some of the nuggets of wisdom these women share in each new episode.

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Lemonada For me, music, well, listening to music, is both an escape from what's going on and a way

to feel what's going on more intensely, you know, always has been.

When I was little, I loved the Beatles. Little kids loved the Beatles. I especially loved Ringo. Ringo was my favorite because he had

that big nose. You know, that's irresistible. And I had a John Lennondoll, too, that somebody gave to me.

Of course, I was only five years old, so I didn't know they

were geniuses. And I love the monkeys, partly because they were cute and funny. But last train to

Clarksville is pretty fucking good, truth be told. My grandma Didi gave me a monkey's record. Somebody

must have told her to do that, because I think she was more Benny Goodman than Mickey

Dolans. And of course, crushes are tied to music. I mean, I've already talked on this must have told her to do that because I think she was more Benny Goodman than Mickey Dolan's.

And of course, crushes are tied to music. I mean, I've already talked on this show about Bobby Sherman.

But how about James Taylor? Oh, Lord Jesus, James Taylor on the cover of the album, Sweet Baby James, I just looked at it, and I fell so deeply in love all over again.

And I have to say, side note, there was this guy that worked at a woman's clothing boutique

that was really funky and cool called The Elephant Trunk, and it was in Mount Kisco, New York.

And I used to go into that store practically on a daily

basis when I was visiting my dad because that man was there and he looked so much like James

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