Presenting: Julia on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.7 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Recently, Julia was a guest on IMO, where Michelle Obama and her big brother Craig Robinson bring their candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us. Each week, they’re joined by a guest to tackle real questions from real folks just like you offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs. In this episode, Julia discusses the importance of building community in adulthood. Michelle talks about how she’s approaching life in her 60s, the surprising strategy she used to maintain her friendships while in the White House, and Julia shares the women who inspire her most. Plus, the group answers a listener's question about finding adult friends at every stage in life. You can listen to more IMO at https://lnk.to/imomichellecraigJD See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Well, hi there. It's me, Julia Louis Dreyfus. We're back for season three of Wiser Than Me. We've got so much more wisdom to share from the magnificent old ladies featured this season. To celebrate the start of season three, we've added some groovy new items to our Wiser than Me merchandise collection. Head over to our merch shop to check out all of our great stuff, like a classic
0:21.9	Wiser Than Me Bagu tote bag, a kitchen tea towel with my Grandma Deity's delicious peanut butter cookie
0:28.8	recipe featured on it. And a brand new, gorgeous, hardcover Wiser Than Me notebook to capture
0:35.5	all of this season's bits of wisdom. Start shopping today by visiting Wiser Than Me Notebook to capture all of this season's bits of wisdom. Start shopping today
0:39.3	by visiting wiser than me shop.com. Lemonada. Hi, Wiser Than Me listeners. It's Julia. I have a really exciting episode to share with you today. I recently had the honor of being a guest on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. Each week on the show, the former First Lady and a brother team up to share personal stories and offer heartfelt advice as they tackle life's
1:12.2	big and sometimes messy questions. In the episode you're about to hear, we talk about some of the
1:17.8	powerful lessons that I've learned from older women while making lives than me. And we also
1:22.6	dive into how friendships can evolve as we get older and why building community matters at every age.
1:30.1	It was a thoughtful and honest and it was a really fun conversation and I'm so excited for you to hear it.
1:37.9	This stage in life for me, for me personally, is the first time that I've been completely free.
1:45.5	Yeah, there's a real release.
1:47.5	Where every choice that I make in my life is not about my husband, not about his career, not
1:53.4	about what my kids need or where they're going.
1:56.5	It's totally about me.
2:00.3	Music totally about me.
2:10.2	Hey, you?
2:11.8	Hi, Craig Robinson.
2:12.9	How's it going?
2:14.3	It's going well, Mish.
2:14.8	How you doing?
2:16.4	I'm doing pretty good.
2:19.1	I'm digging that aqua. This is one of my favorite pieces. Yeah. But listen, we've had a great conversation about friendship. Oh, yeah,
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