Julia Louis-Dreyfus

I'll grant you that. I mean, you do get your occasional insanely crappy congresswoman, your idiot female pundit. We're not batting 1,000, but we're batting in the high 400s, and even Ted Williams never did that. Well, how perfect then.

I'll grant you that. I mean, you do get your occasional insanely crappy congresswoman, your idiot female pundit. We're not batting 1,000, but we're batting in the high 400s, and even Ted Williams never did that. Well, how perfect then.

that we talk today on the last show of the season to a fellow all-girls high school graduate and one of the greatest female leaders of our time, maybe even the greatest female leader of our time, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me.

that we talk today on the last show of the season to a fellow all-girls high school graduate and one of the greatest female leaders of our time, maybe even the greatest female leader of our time, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me.

Hey folks, before we begin, we wanted to let you know that this episode was recorded before Speaker Pelosi's recent accident in Luxembourg. We are keeping her in our thoughts and sending our love for a smooth and speedy recovery.

Hey folks, before we begin, we wanted to let you know that this episode was recorded before Speaker Pelosi's recent accident in Luxembourg. We are keeping her in our thoughts and sending our love for a smooth and speedy recovery.

It is an axiom, an undisputed truth that in the developing world, the fastest, most effective way to bring a village, a province, a nation out of poverty to reduce disease, crime, and violence is to empower women. But right here in our own rich, supposedly sophisticated nation, we're too stupid to apply that same axiom. We need more women in positions of power.

It is an axiom, an undisputed truth that in the developing world, the fastest, most effective way to bring a village, a province, a nation out of poverty to reduce disease, crime, and violence is to empower women. But right here in our own rich, supposedly sophisticated nation, we're too stupid to apply that same axiom. We need more women in positions of power.

And of course, I'm not saying men should stay away from politics. I mean, we've had 45 male presidents and almost two and a half of them were great presidents. Right. And one of those wasn't even named Washington or Lincoln. I'll let you guess who that was. I'm just saying if you want to get stuff done, hire women. Elect women.

And of course, I'm not saying men should stay away from politics. I mean, we've had 45 male presidents and almost two and a half of them were great presidents. Right. And one of those wasn't even named Washington or Lincoln. I'll let you guess who that was. I'm just saying if you want to get stuff done, hire women. Elect women.

Case in point, Nancy Pelosi, the first and only female Speaker of the House and arguably, and I'm going to make the argument, the most effective speaker and leader in a century. Nancy Pelosi didn't run for public office until she was 47 years old. Can you believe what I am saying? and think of what she has done.

Case in point, Nancy Pelosi, the first and only female Speaker of the House and arguably, and I'm going to make the argument, the most effective speaker and leader in a century. Nancy Pelosi didn't run for public office until she was 47 years old. Can you believe what I am saying? and think of what she has done.

Always a fierce advocate for the unseen and unheard, starting with the AIDS crisis in the 80s through the Affordable Care Act, which she, through her magical political jujitsu, somehow worked through Congress and now insures millions of Americans. Her stupendous tenacity has led her to become the most powerful woman in the Western world.

Always a fierce advocate for the unseen and unheard, starting with the AIDS crisis in the 80s through the Affordable Care Act, which she, through her magical political jujitsu, somehow worked through Congress and now insures millions of Americans. Her stupendous tenacity has led her to become the most powerful woman in the Western world.

It is no surprise that Nancy Pelosi grew up in a family that lived and breathed politics. Her dad, Tommy D'Alessandro Jr., wasn't just a visionary Democratic congressman. He was also a great dancer and the mayor of Baltimore. Her mom, Big Nancy—I love that name—was a whip-smart strategist, inventor, and I'm guessing—guessing, possibly—the brains behind her husband—

It is no surprise that Nancy Pelosi grew up in a family that lived and breathed politics. Her dad, Tommy D'Alessandro Jr., wasn't just a visionary Democratic congressman. He was also a great dancer and the mayor of Baltimore. Her mom, Big Nancy—I love that name—was a whip-smart strategist, inventor, and I'm guessing—guessing, possibly—the brains behind her husband—

And Nancy, she was little Nancy, the shy youngest of six children and, of course, the only girl. When Nancy became a public servant, she showed us what tough, unwavering, principled persistence looks like. She leads with agility and ferocity and does it while taking zero crap.

And Nancy, she was little Nancy, the shy youngest of six children and, of course, the only girl. When Nancy became a public servant, she showed us what tough, unwavering, principled persistence looks like. She leads with agility and ferocity and does it while taking zero crap.

My God, the threats and real violence she has had to put up with throughout her career, the classless, insipid, dangerous way that the people who are taking power right now think they can talk about this great woman. I don't know how she perseveres, so let's find out. I can't wait to talk to someone who I have been...

My God, the threats and real violence she has had to put up with throughout her career, the classless, insipid, dangerous way that the people who are taking power right now think they can talk about this great woman. I don't know how she perseveres, so let's find out. I can't wait to talk to someone who I have been...