Revisiting Ellen Burstyn at 81

Death, Sex & Money

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Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

We’re listening back to one of Anna’s favorite episodes, when actor Ellen Burstyn invited us into her apartment for a sprawling interview about her past and present.

In next week’s episode, you’ll hear a new conversation between Anna and Ellen, recorded just a few weeks ago. But until then, you can also listen back to Ellen’s conversation with journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem on our show from 2016 here.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna.
0:02.0	This week, I'm sharing one of my favorite episodes with you.
0:06.1	From 2014, when actor Ellen Burstin invited us into her apartment for a sprawling interview.
0:13.3	This is one of those when I listen, I hear new things, depending on what's happening
0:17.8	in my life.
0:18.8	If you've never heard it, you're in for a treat.
0:21.8	And if you have, I wonder what might hit you differently this time.
0:26.7	Ellen turned 90 years old last December.
0:30.4	And in next week's episode, you'll hear a conversation she and I just recorded together
0:34.9	a few weeks ago.
0:36.4	But first, let's travel back in time to when I first met Ellen Burstin.
0:42.3	See everybody thinks acting is pretending and it's the opposite.
0:47.4	You don't go to a great acting teacher to learn how to pretend better.
0:52.1	You go to learn how to tell the truth.
0:54.8	And that's the hardest and most challenging thing to do.
1:04.7	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
1:09.6	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot, and need to talk about more.
1:17.2	I'm Anna Sale.
1:24.8	If you're a movie fan, you know Ellen Burstin.
1:28.2	She's in a lot of the grates.
1:30.0	The last picture show, The Exorcist, Requiem for a Dream.
1:34.2	On TV, there's been Big Love, Louie, Gunsmoke.
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