Norman Lear Turns 98

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

TV Titan Norman Lear returns! This week, the legendary show-runner behind All in the Family and Maude sits down to discuss his feelings of imprisonment during the pandemic (3:00), the story of the dearest, darling Mr. President (10:02), understanding the bifurcation of his childhood (11:31), using laughter to make a living (19:00), remembering his glorious grandmother Bubby who represented love and listening (24:10), the “on to the next” mentality that got him through Hollywood (27:40). Then, finally, he shares his morning ritual with us (39:10), and what he hopes his legacy will be (40:53).

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:37.0	This is talk easy. I'm Samfricoso. Welcome to the show. Hey everyone. Today I am pleased to have back on Norman leader.
0:41.0	He's a national treasure, a television titan, and a man who recently celebrated
0:47.2	his 98th birthday.
0:50.1	Back in 2017 I sat with Norman in his office.
0:53.8	I remember walking into the room,
0:56.3	the walls lined with photos of him
0:59.0	in every pivotal figure of the last 75 years.
1:02.8	Maya Angelou, President Obama, Quincy Jones.
1:07.3	If you'd like to hear that episode, which
1:09.6	covers his work as a producer and creator of shows like On The Family, Mod, The Jeffersons, you can
1:17.4	find that wherever you're listening right now.
1:20.5	We've also included an easy link to that conversation in the show notes to this episode at
1:26.4	W.W. Talk EasyPOD.com.
1:30.6	That episode is a favorite of mine and more of a general examination of his work.
1:36.0	Today's talk is a follow-up to that conversation.
1:40.0	I had some larger lingering questions for him after that first talk, what really matters at his age.
1:48.0	Does he still think of his time fighting in World War II,
1:52.0	or how he created surrogate families on TV, despite his turbulent
1:57.6	childhood.
1:59.3	We also get his thoughts on the pandemic and our forthcoming election, his complicated relationship
2:06.0	with his father, and how he's processing those complications now, and so much more. The title of his wonderful memoir is Even This I Get to Experience.
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