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{{Short description|Podcast hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus}}
{{Short description|Podcast hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus}}
'''''Wiser Than Me''''' is a podcast hosted by actress [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]. On the show, launched in 2023 and produced by [[Lemonada Media]], Louis-Dreyfus interviews women older than her on their lived experience and earned wisdom. The show was named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apple Podcasts names Wiser Than Me the 2023 Show of the Year |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/12/apple-podcasts-names-wiser-than-me-the-2023-show-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2023-12-05 |title=Apple Names Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ ‘Wiser Than Me’ Its Podcast of the Year |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/apple-julia-louis-dreyfus-wiser-than-me-podcast-1235711856/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
'''''Wiser Than Me''''' is a podcast hosted by actress [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]. On the show, launched in 2023, Louis-Dreyfus interviews women older than her on their lived experience and earned wisdom. The show was named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apple Podcasts names Wiser Than Me the 2023 Show of the Year |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/12/apple-podcasts-names-wiser-than-me-the-2023-show-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Webby Podcast of the Year in 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2024 |title=Webby Podcast of the Year: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss |url=https://winners.webbyawards.com/2024/specialachievement/415/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louisdreyfus |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=The Webby Awards}}</ref> ''Wiser Than Me'' is produced by [[Lemonada Media]], a podcast company cofounded by Jessica Cordova Kramer and [[Stephanie Wittels Wachs]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2023-12-05 |title=Apple Names Julia Louis-Dreyfus' 'Wiser Than Me' Its Podcast of the Year |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/apple-julia-louis-dreyfus-wiser-than-me-podcast-1235711856/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>


Louis-Dreyfus created the show to counter-balance the trend of iconic women disappearing from the public eye as they age. In the first episode she explains that this struck her while watching a documentary about Jane Fonda. “It is just stunning to me that old women are so easily dismissed and made invisible by our culture,” she says. Jane Fonda later became the first guest on the show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conversations with older and wiser women |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/review/2023/05/20/conversations-with-older-and-wiser-women/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
Louis-Dreyfus created the show to counter-balance the trend of iconic women disappearing from the public eye as they age. In the first episode she explains that this struck her while watching a documentary about Jane Fonda. “It is just stunning to me that old women are so easily dismissed and made invisible by our culture,” she says. Jane Fonda later became the first guest on the show.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Conversations with older and wiser women |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/review/2023/05/20/conversations-with-older-and-wiser-women/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>


Each episode begins with a monologue from Louis-Dreyfus, followed by an interview with a well-known woman, typically over 70 years old. Guests have included actress [[Jane Fonda]], comedian [[Carol Burnett]], author [[Isabel Allende]] and author [[Amy Tan]]. <ref name=lemonadamedia>{{Cite web |title=Wiser Than Me™ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus |url=https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Lemonada Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
Each episode begins with a monologue from Louis-Dreyfus, followed by an interview with a well-known woman, typically over 70 years old. Guests have included actress [[Jane Fonda]], comedian [[Carol Burnett]], author [[Isabel Allende]] and author [[Amy Tan]]. <ref name=lemonadamedia>{{Cite web |title=Wiser Than Me™ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus |url=https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Lemonada Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Comedian [[Carol Burnett]]
|Comedian [[Carol Burnett]]
|June 6, 2023
|June 6, 2023
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Season 2 <ref name=lemonadamedia/>
!Ep #
!Guest
!Air Date
|-
|1
|Actress / Activist [[Sally Field]]
|March 28, 2024
|-
|2
|Musician [[Bonnie Raitt]]
|April 3, 2024
|-
|3
|Model / Actress [[Beverly Johnson]]
|April 10, 2024
|-
|4
|Cook / Author [[Ina Garten]]
|April 17, 2024
|-
|5
|Tennis Player [[Billie Jean King]]
|April 24, 2024
|-
|6
|Musician [[Patti Smith]]
|May 1, 2024
|-
|7
|Choreographer / Actress [[Debbie Allen]]
|May 8, 2024
|-
|8
|Author [[Anne Lamott]]
|May 15, 2024
|-
|9
|Designer [[Vera Wang]]
|May 22, 2024
|-
|10
|Author / Activist [[Gloria Steinem]]
|May 29, 2024
|-
|11
|Singer / Actress [[Julie Andrews]]
|June 5, 2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Season 3 <ref name=lemonadamedia/>
!Ep #
!Guest
!Air Date
|-
|1
|Scientist / Conservationist [[Jane Goodall]]
|October 9, 2024
|-
|2
|Chef / Author [[Alice Waters]]
|October 16, 2024
|-
|3
|Correspondent [[Nina Totenberg]]
|October 23, 2024
|-
|4
|Actress [[Catherine O'Hara]]
|October 30, 2024
|-
|5
|Activist [[Dolores Huerta]]
|November 13, 2024
|-
|6
|Actress / Model [[Isabella Rossellini]]
|November 20, 2024
|}
|}


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
''Wiser Than Me'' was the single show named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023. <ref name=":0" />
''Wiser Than Me'' was the single show named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023. <ref name=":0" />

In 2024, ''Wiser Than Me'' was named the Webby Podcast of the Year.<ref name=":1" /> The show also won the 2024 Ambie Award for Best Interview Podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Ambie Award Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.ambies.com/2024-nominees-and-winners#BestInterviewPodcast |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Ambie Awards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Victorian |first=Brande |date=March 26, 2024 |title=The Ambies: 'Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas' and 'Weight For It' Win Top Podcast Honors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/the-ambies-2024-full-winners-list-1235861011/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:35, 29 November 2024

Wiser Than Me is a podcast hosted by actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. On the show, launched in 2023, Louis-Dreyfus interviews women older than her on their lived experience and earned wisdom. The show was named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023[1] and the Webby Podcast of the Year in 2024.[2] Wiser Than Me is produced by Lemonada Media, a podcast company cofounded by Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs.[3]

Louis-Dreyfus created the show to counter-balance the trend of iconic women disappearing from the public eye as they age. In the first episode she explains that this struck her while watching a documentary about Jane Fonda. “It is just stunning to me that old women are so easily dismissed and made invisible by our culture,” she says. Jane Fonda later became the first guest on the show.[4]

Each episode begins with a monologue from Louis-Dreyfus, followed by an interview with a well-known woman, typically over 70 years old. Guests have included actress Jane Fonda, comedian Carol Burnett, author Isabel Allende and author Amy Tan. [5]

Episodes

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Season 1 [5]
Ep # Guest Air Date
1 Actress / Activist Jane Fonda April 11, 2023
2 Novelist Isabel Allende April 11, 2023
3 Writer Fran Lebowitz April 18, 2023
4 Chef Ruth Reichl April 25, 2023
5 Singer Darlene Love May 2, 2023
6 Fashion Designer Diane Van Furstenberg May 9, 2023
7 Former Head of EPA Gina McCarthy May 16, 2023
8 Novelist Amy Tan May 23, 2023
9 Actress Rhea Perlman May 30, 2023
10 Comedian Carol Burnett June 6, 2023
Season 2 [5]
Ep # Guest Air Date
1 Actress / Activist Sally Field March 28, 2024
2 Musician Bonnie Raitt April 3, 2024
3 Model / Actress Beverly Johnson April 10, 2024
4 Cook / Author Ina Garten April 17, 2024
5 Tennis Player Billie Jean King April 24, 2024
6 Musician Patti Smith May 1, 2024
7 Choreographer / Actress Debbie Allen May 8, 2024
8 Author Anne Lamott May 15, 2024
9 Designer Vera Wang May 22, 2024
10 Author / Activist Gloria Steinem May 29, 2024
11 Singer / Actress Julie Andrews June 5, 2024
Season 3 [5]
Ep # Guest Air Date
1 Scientist / Conservationist Jane Goodall October 9, 2024
2 Chef / Author Alice Waters October 16, 2024
3 Correspondent Nina Totenberg October 23, 2024
4 Actress Catherine O'Hara October 30, 2024
5 Activist Dolores Huerta November 13, 2024
6 Actress / Model Isabella Rossellini November 20, 2024

Awards

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Wiser Than Me was the single show named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year for 2023. [1]

In 2024, Wiser Than Me was named the Webby Podcast of the Year.[2] The show also won the 2024 Ambie Award for Best Interview Podcast.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Apple Podcasts names Wiser Than Me the 2023 Show of the Year". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Webby Podcast of the Year: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss". The Webby Awards. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Weprin, Alex (2023-12-05). "Apple Names Julia Louis-Dreyfus' 'Wiser Than Me' Its Podcast of the Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ "Conversations with older and wiser women". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ a b c d "Wiser Than Me™ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus". Lemonada Media. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ^ "2024 Ambie Award Winners & Nominees". The Ambie Awards. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Victorian, Brande (March 26, 2024). "The Ambies: 'Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas' and 'Weight For It' Win Top Podcast Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 27, 2024.