Listen Now: Fail Better with David Duchovny

Boneheads with Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo

Lemonada Media

Tv & Film

4.6 • 704 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Hi Boneheads! While we're on break, we wanted to share with you Emily's episode on David Duchovny's podcast Fail Better. Behind Emily's amazing performance as Brennan, she was battling a lot. She was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at a young age, so she often struggled to master the intricate anatomical jargon week after week. Pushing through panic attacks on set and challenging moments with showrunner Hart Hanson, Emily persevered, going on to carry one of television's longest-running dramas. Emily and David look back at her career and unpack the very real demands of balancing constant filming with mental health, as well as raising a family. They even talk about David's experience directing her on Bones! Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Julia Louis Dreyfus. I'm back with a new season of Wiser Than Me,
0:07.8	the show where I sit down with remarkable older women and soak up their stories, their humor,
0:14.6	and their hard-earned wisdom. Every conversation leaves me a little smarter and definitely more inspired.
0:22.0	And yes, I'm still calling my 91-year-old mom, Judy, to get her take on it all.
0:28.7	Wiser than me from Lemonade Media premieres November 12th, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:42.1	Music get your podcasts. Lemonada.
0:45.8	Hey, Boneheads.
0:46.9	While we're taking a break this week, I wanted to share an episode from David
0:49.8	DeCovny's podcast, Fail Better.
0:51.9	If you haven't heard it yet, Fail Better is where David has
0:54.8	open and honest conversations with his guests about the times they've stumbled, struggled,
0:59.5	struggled, or completely fallen on their face, and how those moments ended up shaping who they are
1:05.5	today. He's talked with everyone from Ben Stiller to Robert Downey Jr. to Kara Swisher, and every episode
1:12.0	is a reminder that failure isn't the end. It's just part of the journey. In this episode,
1:17.0	I open up about some of the challenges I faced while filming bones. I grew up with ADHD and dyslexia,
1:22.9	which made all of that complicated medical jargon, Dr. Temperance Brennan said, even more
1:27.4	difficult.
1:28.4	I share how I push through while leading one of TV's longest running dramas.
1:33.3	I love this conversation, and I'm so excited for you to hear it.
1:37.9	So take a listen and then head to your favorite podcast app to check out more episodes of Fail Better from Lemonata Media.
1:52.8	I'm David DeCovine, and this is Fail Better, a show where failure, not success, shapes who we are.
1:59.9	Emily Deschanel is an actor who spent more than a decade of her
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