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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus · May 27, 2026 · 1h 22m

Julia Gets Wise with Joan Baez

Joan Baez

Julia sits down with 85-year-old folk icon Joan Baez, who reflects on her legendary career and lifelong activism. They discuss her performance at the 1963 March on Washington before a quarter million people, the lighthearted side of Martin Luther King Jr., and what courage really feels like from the inside. Joan also opens up about her personal struggles with anxiety, forgiveness, and dissociative identity disorder. The conversation is punctuated by Joan singing three times, bringing her art directly into the interview. Julia later calls her mother Judy, who shares a memory of playing folk music in Sri Lanka.

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Highlights

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Singing at the March on Washington
Joan Baez describes performing for a quarter million people at the 1963 March on Washington.
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What Made Martin Luther King Jr. Laugh
Joan reveals a lighter, more human side of Dr. King that few people saw.
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Real Courage from the Inside
Joan explains what courage actually feels like internally, beyond the outward perception.
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Living with Anxiety, Forgiveness, and DID
Joan opens up about her lifelong struggles with anxiety, forgiveness, and dissociative identity disorder.
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Editorial

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Music as a Lifelong Companion
Joan sings three times during the interview, demonstrating music's enduring presence in her life.
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Misc

✧Joan recalls what made Martin Luther King Jr. laugh.
✧Joan sings three times during the conversation, turning the interview into an intimate performance.
✧Julia calls her 92-year-old mother Judy, who reveals she was playing folk music on a portable Victrola in Sri Lanka when Julia was young.
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