Tanya Mosley

Our guest today is Melinda French-Gates. We'll continue after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

I know you get this question a lot, but how did you ground your children? You have three of them. They're all grown now. They're all in the world. How did you raise them not to be spoiled brats?

I know you get this question a lot, but how did you ground your children? You have three of them. They're all grown now. They're all in the world. How did you raise them not to be spoiled brats?

I know you get this question a lot, but how did you ground your children? You have three of them. They're all grown now. They're all in the world. How did you raise them not to be spoiled brats?

Your ex-husband, Bill, has said that the kids will receive less than 1% of the family fortune. Was that something that you've all let them know early in their lives?

Your ex-husband, Bill, has said that the kids will receive less than 1% of the family fortune. Was that something that you've all let them know early in their lives?

Your ex-husband, Bill, has said that the kids will receive less than 1% of the family fortune. Was that something that you've all let them know early in their lives?

Because there's so much there, huh? It's like, what is he talking about?

Because there's so much there, huh? It's like, what is he talking about?

Because there's so much there, huh? It's like, what is he talking about?

You know, I listened to your daughter Phoebe's new podcast about startup life. Have you listened to it? Of course. The Burnouts. I've listened to both episodes. Yeah. Well, one of the things that struck me was how grounded she seemed. And in the episode that I was listening to, I think it was actually the first one, she mentioned casually how she's a child of divorce. And

You know, I listened to your daughter Phoebe's new podcast about startup life. Have you listened to it? Of course. The Burnouts. I've listened to both episodes. Yeah. Well, one of the things that struck me was how grounded she seemed. And in the episode that I was listening to, I think it was actually the first one, she mentioned casually how she's a child of divorce. And

You know, I listened to your daughter Phoebe's new podcast about startup life. Have you listened to it? Of course. The Burnouts. I've listened to both episodes. Yeah. Well, one of the things that struck me was how grounded she seemed. And in the episode that I was listening to, I think it was actually the first one, she mentioned casually how she's a child of divorce. And

Hearing her say that it was just a reminder, I mean, of the obvious, but it was a reminder of how divorce is actually a big life transition for everyone. How did your kids help you through the divorce?

Hearing her say that it was just a reminder, I mean, of the obvious, but it was a reminder of how divorce is actually a big life transition for everyone. How did your kids help you through the divorce?

Hearing her say that it was just a reminder, I mean, of the obvious, but it was a reminder of how divorce is actually a big life transition for everyone. How did your kids help you through the divorce?

Yeah. I mean, something else that you touch on around this very dark period in your life, and it was just a reminder, is that sometimes these kinds of transitions are over years. I think we learned about your divorce, of course, when it was announced.

Yeah. I mean, something else that you touch on around this very dark period in your life, and it was just a reminder, is that sometimes these kinds of transitions are over years. I think we learned about your divorce, of course, when it was announced.

Yeah. I mean, something else that you touch on around this very dark period in your life, and it was just a reminder, is that sometimes these kinds of transitions are over years. I think we learned about your divorce, of course, when it was announced.

But you write about how you found that about 10 years before your divorce, you lost your center, that you lost your inner voice in a way, that strong voice that you had when you were a young girl in Catholic school that you were talking about earlier, just sitting in that and sitting in the quiet and The answer is coming to you.