The Apple Podcasts winner of its 2023 Podcast of the 12 months award is actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ present ‘Wiser Than Me‘, co-created by Lemonada Media.
Debuting in April and concluding in June of this 12 months for its first season, Louis-Dreyfus used her signature wit to find priceless nuggets of recommendation from ladies who’ve lived lengthy sufficient and nicely sufficient to actually have a perspective on all of it. From comic Carol Burnett, singer Darlene Love, actor Jane Fonda, and extra — in addition they revealed some private tales all through the ten-episode run.
In a press launch asserting the award, Louis-Dreyfus mirrored on the company she had spoken to by its first season. “All of those ladies have demonstrated how you can stay a life,” she explains. “That doesn’t imply they didn’t make errors, however there’s one thing about being older the place maybe you’re feeling not as protecting when it comes to sharing. And so I’ve taken benefit of the intimacy that provides. That availability to be actual and to be open is a good reward.”
A second season has already been introduced, with a tentative air date of Spring 2024. So long as you press ‘Observe’ on the present in Apple Podcasts, you’ll have the ability to obtain the brand new episodes as soon as they arrive.
From Actor to Podcaster, lengthy stay Louis-Dreyfus — iMore’s Take
Unique podcasts have been accessible on totally different apps for some time. Spotify has The Louis Theroux Present for instance, which has been an enormous success for the corporate. So for Apple to host a present by Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a good get for them. I’ve been a fan of her work ever since Seinfeld when she performed the function of Elaine. When she starred in Veep, a satire on being President of the US, that was one other winner for me — and it confirmed how nicely she could lead on a present, as a substitute of being the supporting solid.
Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Lemonada Media’s cofounder and chief inventive officer, was stuffed with reward for the present, and Louis-Dreyfus within the press launch. “Julia by no means desires to have a typical dialog,” Wachs says. “She desires to play and weave and bob, and do all of the enjoyable issues that you simply anticipate from one thing surprising.”
I hearken to a number of podcasts each week — from One Extra Life to Magic Rays of Mild. The podcasts which might be interview-led I get pleasure from probably the most, so Wiser Than Me was an ideal hear throughout the summer time. The present ties into Louis-Dreyfus’ humor but additionally her genuineness towards her company — you possibly can inform she’s in awe of who she’s chatting with, and actually listens to them, as a substitute of studying by a listing of questions.
The present is absolutely deserving of the Apple Podcasts of the 12 months award, so I’m wanting ahead to what Season 2 brings when it debuts in Spring subsequent 12 months.
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