Julia Louis-Dreyfus

protest was the biggest of all with an estimated 750,000 people in the streets of downtown L.A. And that's a real 750,000, not a Trump 750,000. And there was a huge stage built like at an intersection, you know, kind of like a rock and roll concert stage with giant screens and speakers and everything. And I got to get up there and give a big rah-rah speech, which was just so exciting.

protest was the biggest of all with an estimated 750,000 people in the streets of downtown L.A. And that's a real 750,000, not a Trump 750,000. And there was a huge stage built like at an intersection, you know, kind of like a rock and roll concert stage with giant screens and speakers and everything. And I got to get up there and give a big rah-rah speech, which was just so exciting.

And I spoke right before they brought Helen Reddy up to sing her hit song, I Am Woman, which has become such an anthem for the feminist movement. I saw her there next to the stage and she looked great, but she seemed a little bit confused because, as you might remember, she was suffering from dementia. And, you know, of course, all these people and lights and noise.

And I spoke right before they brought Helen Reddy up to sing her hit song, I Am Woman, which has become such an anthem for the feminist movement. I saw her there next to the stage and she looked great, but she seemed a little bit confused because, as you might remember, she was suffering from dementia. And, you know, of course, all these people and lights and noise.

I mean, that had to be really difficult for her. So she came out to a tremendous ovation, and the band cranked up I Am Woman, and she started to sing it. But pretty soon it was clear that she couldn't remember the words. And, you know, this might have been absolutely tragic, but an amazing thing happened. The crowd started to sing it fast. for her. The crowd just carried her with it.

I mean, that had to be really difficult for her. So she came out to a tremendous ovation, and the band cranked up I Am Woman, and she started to sing it. But pretty soon it was clear that she couldn't remember the words. And, you know, this might have been absolutely tragic, but an amazing thing happened. The crowd started to sing it fast. for her. The crowd just carried her with it.

And when they got to the chorus, it was thousands of women in unison singing, yes, I am wise, but it's wisdom born of pain. Yes, I've paid the price, but look how much I've gained. If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong. strong. I am invincible, invincible. I am woman. And God, we were just, we were so all in tears, of course. And it just, it makes me cry now.

And when they got to the chorus, it was thousands of women in unison singing, yes, I am wise, but it's wisdom born of pain. Yes, I've paid the price, but look how much I've gained. If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong. strong. I am invincible, invincible. I am woman. And God, we were just, we were so all in tears, of course. And it just, it makes me cry now.

It was just one of those incredible moments shared by three quarters of a million generous people in LA. I mean, what did it accomplish? It's kind of tough to say, right? I mean, Maybe it was one tiny, tiny step forward, showing women how much power we have, more than we know, when we carry each other forward the way that that crowd carried Helen Reddy.

It was just one of those incredible moments shared by three quarters of a million generous people in LA. I mean, what did it accomplish? It's kind of tough to say, right? I mean, Maybe it was one tiny, tiny step forward, showing women how much power we have, more than we know, when we carry each other forward the way that that crowd carried Helen Reddy.

But the true professional activists, the organizers, the pros, the Martin Luther Kings, Gloria Steinem, Gandhi— They have to take all of that frustration, righteous anger, energy, and they have to channel that into real change. That takes more than passion and emotion. That takes talent, skill, and most of all, hours and hours and years and years of work. These people are a miracle, I think.

But the true professional activists, the organizers, the pros, the Martin Luther Kings, Gloria Steinem, Gandhi— They have to take all of that frustration, righteous anger, energy, and they have to channel that into real change. That takes more than passion and emotion. That takes talent, skill, and most of all, hours and hours and years and years of work. These people are a miracle, I think.

I really do. Without them, it's all darkness. How lucky, how blessed we are then to talk today with Dolores Huerta. I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me. So this morning for breakfast, I had some yogurt with raisins and fruit and a little veggie scramble. It was all incredibly delicious.

I really do. Without them, it's all darkness. How lucky, how blessed we are then to talk today with Dolores Huerta. I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me. So this morning for breakfast, I had some yogurt with raisins and fruit and a little veggie scramble. It was all incredibly delicious.

It was also the product of really hard work. Getting food from the farm to the table is actually kind of a miracle, and the conditions of those whose labors accomplish that miracle isn't something that we think about nearly enough. When I had a small child of my own and we were looking for an elementary school for him, we toured a school in Santa Monica.

It was also the product of really hard work. Getting food from the farm to the table is actually kind of a miracle, and the conditions of those whose labors accomplish that miracle isn't something that we think about nearly enough. When I had a small child of my own and we were looking for an elementary school for him, we toured a school in Santa Monica.

And I'll never forget this because when we got to the second grade classroom, they had a big rug with the lyrics, all you need is love on it, and a huge poster on the wall of Cesar Chavez. And my husband and I looked at each other and we said, this is our school. Unfortunately, though, there wasn't a poster of Dolores Huerta, but there sure should have been. Let me back up. It's 1962.

And I'll never forget this because when we got to the second grade classroom, they had a big rug with the lyrics, all you need is love on it, and a huge poster on the wall of Cesar Chavez. And my husband and I looked at each other and we said, this is our school. Unfortunately, though, there wasn't a poster of Dolores Huerta, but there sure should have been. Let me back up. It's 1962.

The space race is heating up. Johnny Carson is the brand new host of The Tonight Show. The Beach Boys have just released Surf and Safari, their first album. But today's guest didn't give a rat's ass about any of that.

The space race is heating up. Johnny Carson is the brand new host of The Tonight Show. The Beach Boys have just released Surf and Safari, their first album. But today's guest didn't give a rat's ass about any of that.