In this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine is joined by Parthena — a salesperson, arts lover, and self-confessed podcast sponge — to talk about the show that keeps her walking longer and thinking harder: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Parthena explains why the podcast’s focus on older women’s lived experience feels both rare and necessary, and shares the moment from Jane Fonda’s episode that genuinely stopped her in her tracks.

Along the way, Parthena reveals her binge-listening habits, her Hollywood-adjacent past, and her deep skepticism of male podcast hosts who just can’t help talking about themselves.

🎙 Parthena's Top 5 Podcasts:

Wiser Than Me
The Tim Ferriss Show
Call Her Daddy
SmartLess
On Purpose

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