Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Gets Wise with Gina McCarthy

May 16, 2023

51:16

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Gina McCarthy

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Quick takeaways

Being the only woman in the room at work and trying different tactics to achieve desired outcomes.

The importance of personal investment and involvement in addressing the climate crisis.

Using fame and platform to advocate for political candidates and issues.

Deep dives

The importance of politics in the speaker's family

The speaker's family had a strong connection to politics, with their stepfather crying when Robert Kennedy was assassinated.

Introduction

5min

The MacGyver of Climate Change

1min

Gina's Real Age

2min

The Importance of Sitting Forward and Speaking Up

2min

The Importance of Respect in Political Situations

2min

The Best Advice I Received in My Career

4min

The Importance of Respecting People

2min

The Inconvenient Truth About Global Warming

2min

The Importance of Small Steps

2min

10.

How to Shop for Women's Apparel

2min

11.

How to Protect the Environment With Shampoo

5min

12.

Mitt Romney's 47 Percent Gaff

3min

13.

The Governor's Failure to Tell the Truth

2min

14.

How Birth Control Helped Me Get Pregnant

2min

15.

The Importance of Having a Purpose

2min

16.

The Importance of Style

2min

17.

How to Take Care of Yourself in the Middle of All of This

2min

18.

What I Love About Being My Age

2min

19.

The Importance of Shopping

2min

20.

The Importance of Meditation

2min

21.

The Importance of Pair Eyewear

5min

22.

The Importance of Being Aspirational

2min

23.

The Importance of Environmental Messaging

2min

24.

Gina McCarthy's Gray Hair

2min

25.

Wiser Than Me

3min

In this edition of Wiser Than Me, Julia is joined by 69-year-old environmental advocate Gina McCarthy, the former EPA Administrator and first-ever White House national climate advisor. Gina and Julia share their experiences of being the only woman in the room at work, trying different tactics to get the outcome you want, and going gray surprisingly young. And Julia and her mom Judith contemplate ways to get people personally invested in the climate crisis and discuss Julia and Gina’s plans to go shopping together.

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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Gets Wise with Gina McCarthy

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The importance of politics in the speaker's family

Personal involvement in politics

Using fame for political activism

The significance of voting and democracy

Interview with environmentalist Gina McCarthy

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts