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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

S20, Ep16 Henry Winkler - The Fonz, Getting Fired and Listening To Your Gut

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Sony Music

Society & Culture

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When Henry Winkler played Arthur Fonzarelli (The Fonz) on Happy Days, he was treated like a rock star. Afterwards wasn’t so easy though. Winkler couldn’t get work as an actor and his career as a director failed at the first hurdle. He tells me how he endured emotional abuse from his parents and had to cope with undiagnosed dyslexia at school, all of which led to lasting low self-esteem. I learn how he came to terms with these old demons through therapy and, with newfound self-knowledge in his 70s, was able to turn in award-winning performances in shows like Arrested Development and the critically acclaimed Barry. It’s a WINKLENAISSANCE and we are so here for it. For Henry's tour dates go to: https://www.fane.co.uk/henry-winkler As always, I’d LOVE to hear about your failures. This week, I have chosen a selection of them to reflect on for our special subscription offering, Failing with Friends. We’ll endeavour to give you advice, wisdom, some laughs and much, much more. Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Manager: Lily Hambly Studio and Mix Engineer: Gulliver Tickell and Josh Gibbs Senior Producer: Selina Ream Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Just jumping in here and don't worry I'll keep it brief to let you know about a new weekly

0:04.5

podcast from Sky News hilariously and brilliantly called electoral dysfunction.

0:10.9

It's hosted by three political powerhouses, Skys Beth Rigby, Labour's Jess Phillips, and Conservative

0:17.2

peer Ruth Davidson. Now, a lot of podcasts are dry, and a lot of politics podcasts are hosted by, let's face it. are

0:22.8

posted by, let's face it, men. This one isn't. You might remember Jess Phillips who came

0:28.8

on how to fail a few years ago and we had a fantastic conversation. I'm a huge admirer of her work on

0:34.5

women's rights and she's also so funny, one of the few politicians who really

0:39.4

knows how to speak human. These three women really do see politics from every angle.

0:45.1

It's a more personal approach to politics and it really brings you in.

0:48.9

They share bits from their own lives and they talk about everything and anything that matters.

0:53.6

So go and listen, listen to electoral dysfunction now wherever you're listening to this.

0:58.7

New episodes every Friday.

1:01.4

Just a note before we start, we recorded with the delightful Henry Winkler remotely

1:06.0

and it meant that I got a bird's eye view of his fabulous Beverly Hills backdrop

1:11.0

but it also meant that we have some audio of his dogs. So just to let you know

1:16.2

if you hear any barking it's not me it's Henry's dogs. Hello and welcome to How to Fail with me author and broadcaster Elizabeth Day.

1:36.0

This is the podcast where we flip the traditional interview format on its head

1:40.6

celebrating failure rather than success.

1:43.7

Because what we learn from the former is often far more important than anything that comes from the latter.

1:49.6

It's how we respond to failure that defines our character and helps us grow.

1:55.0

Every episode I ask a very special guest to discuss three failures and how they emerged on the other side to be the person we see today.

2:04.0

Before we begin, I just wanted to remind you about my subscriber series,

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