1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: How's everyone doing on this cold winter day. I know 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: there are many many things to dislike about this time 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: of year, but there are so many things to love 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: about it, like making snow angels are going sledding if 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: you live in an area with snow, or endless cups 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 1: of your favorite hot beverage warming you from the inside out. 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: There's books to read and puzzles to put together unless 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: you've got a five year old like I do, and 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 1: then the puzzle pieces disappear, and games that you never 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: have time for. Shoots and Ladders is the big one 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: in our house these days. How about extra snuggles with 12 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: your babies or your fur babies. There are so many activities, experiences, 13 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: and things that are only possible when shorter days keep 14 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: us inside longer and cooler temperatures make that time more inviting. 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: I hope that if you feel a little down or loomy, 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: you can find something to love about this season we're 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: in right now, because that is the best way to 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: chase away the winner blues. Well. That and walking. If 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: I can get in a good walk every day, even 20 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: if it's raining, I am so much happier. Maybe this 21 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: podcast is one of those things you can save her 22 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: and enjoy I sure hope. So that is my goal, 23 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: after all, to spread a little joy and a lot 24 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: of love and a lot of light into some of 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: the dark places of our world. Right now, my guest 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: today will definitely help too. She's an Emmy, Grammy and 27 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: Golden Globe nominated actress, singer, and songwriter who became famous 28 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: at the age of fifteen with her debut pop single 29 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Candy and her platinum albums So Real. After releasing multiple 30 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: chart toppers, she made the move from stage to screen, 31 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: starring as Lanta Thomas in the comedy film The Princess 32 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: Diaries and Jamie Sullivan in the gut wrenching A Walk 33 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: to Remember and several more in the early to mid 34 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: two thousand's, But since twenty sixteen, many of us know 35 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: her as Rebecca Pearson from the hit NBC family drama 36 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,399 Speaker 1: series This Is Us. That's how I fell in love 37 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: with her. I am obviously not alone. I can't wait 38 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: to ask her a thousand questions about her role on 39 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: my favorite show of all time, as well as whether 40 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: the rumors I hear of new music are true. First, 41 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: they'll let me give proper credit to a star of 42 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: this show first. One of my podcast sponsors that makes 43 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: this all possible. 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Find 52 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: all their wonderful products when you visit Laura Geller dot com. 53 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: With me on our new episode of Love Someone. Uh. 54 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: And I just confessed off the air. Uh. But it's 55 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: gonna be hard for me to have this conversation without 56 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: just gushing and drooling because I am such a fan girl. 57 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: Mandy Moore, Welcome to Delilah's Love Someone. Hello, I'm so 58 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: happy to be here. So we've got a lot to 59 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: cover because you've got music that came out right before 60 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: COVID that we didn't ever get to connect on You've 61 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: got music that's about to come out, and you've been 62 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: a little busy, you know, out with that little TV 63 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: show that Please tell me they were lying when they 64 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: said this is the last year. I wish, I wish 65 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: it wasn't the truth. But yes, we're we're about halfway 66 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: through with our final season, season six. I hate that 67 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: word final, you and me both. I mean, this has 68 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: just been like the best job I've ever had, and 69 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: I've been in the industry for twenty one years. It's 70 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: going to be so challenging to say goodbye to the character. 71 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: But also, like my friends, I get just like go 72 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: to work every single day with with like my family, 73 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: and we've been a family from the very beginning, and 74 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: the idea that I'm not going to see those faces 75 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: every day is just gutting to me. So there was 76 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: a woman who called into a radio show, not even 77 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: my radio show, my girlfriend Linda, who was on the 78 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: air in um Worcester, Massachusetts. A woman called in who 79 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: had been kicked out of her parents home h as 80 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: a teenager, and she had had some really hard times 81 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: and she said, you know, if I had known it 82 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: was my last night, I would have enjoyed it more. 83 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: And Lyndash I listened, you know, I was listening to 84 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: her show and I heard that, and then she shared it. 85 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: You know, when we got together and talked about how 86 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: impactful that was for her, and we kind of made 87 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: a pact, our little circle of friends that we would 88 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: face every day based on that phone call. Because you 89 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: don't know when it's going to be your last. But 90 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: this girl said, if I know it was my last 91 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: night at home, I would have enjoyed it more. Goodness, 92 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: that is so heartbreaking. Yeah, I mean, isn't that sort 93 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: of the trick of being human as trying to be 94 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: as present as possible And it's it's indefinitely hard, Like 95 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: I I struggle with it every day. But yes, I 96 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: give you that gift because you know it's your last season, unless, yes, 97 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: the network decides to get smart and with a good thing. 98 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: You know, Can I just put a vote as it's 99 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: up for a vote. So let me let me tell you, 100 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: Mandy Moore, how I discovered you and fell in love 101 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: with you. I had adopted a young boy out of 102 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: foster care. He was twelve when we got him, and 103 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: he had had a really really horrible experience. He had 104 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,559 Speaker 1: been in foster care most of his life, bounced around 105 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: to eight or ten different homes, and had a pretty 106 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: tough exterior, And so I thought it would be good 107 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: to get him involved in our youth group at a church. 108 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: And so the youth group decided to go see a 109 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: movie at the local theater. And my tough, really tough 110 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: exterior son came home like's not crying that movie? You 111 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: gotta go see? You what to remember, Mom, but take 112 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: a lot of tissue. Like he was still crying when 113 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: he got home, And I'm like, wow, Like what touched 114 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: him so deeply? I wanted to know? So, like the 115 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: next day, I call a couple of my dearest friends 116 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: and we went to see a walk to Remember. I'm 117 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: so floored. You were like two years older than him 118 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: or three years older than him at the time you 119 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: started in that right, How old were your seventeen? I was, 120 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: I was sixteen. I turned seventeen in the middle of filming. 121 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: He will to this day if you ask him what 122 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: movie touched him the most, it was you and the 123 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: character you played, and for some reason, just that reality 124 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: that life's not fair, like he knew, he knew that 125 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: life wasn't fair, but I don't think he had words 126 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: to put with it. And I don't know seeing your 127 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: character and seeing what you faced in the and I 128 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: know that was a character, but but you played it 129 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: so convincingly that it touched my heart. And and so 130 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: from that moment on, I was a fan girl. And 131 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: then I went back and and just ever your music, 132 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: what you had released as a couple of years before, 133 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: and uh, and and and then I've just followed you 134 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: all along Princess Diaries and everything. Oh my goodness, I 135 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: am so flattered. Wow. Yeah, for some reason, that movie 136 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: in particular, Oh my gosh, it's actually the twentieth anniversary 137 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: of that movie this year. It really had just it 138 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: resonated then and continued somehow to resonate with with folks. 139 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: I think the idea of, you know, having someone recognize 140 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,359 Speaker 1: the goodness in you that you may not see in yourself, 141 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: the idea of being able to change, Like, there's just 142 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: so many themes I think that like feels so universal 143 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: to people that they have really just like taken that 144 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: film to heart. And uh, it's it's fun to watch 145 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 1: like younger folks discover it even now. It's it's amazing. Well, 146 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: you play a character that that's kind of old. Yes, 147 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: I do, Like right now, your character and this is 148 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: Us is seventy right, Yeah, I get to play the 149 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: matriarch character on the show. Yeah that I I get 150 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: to play this this woman from her mid twenties to 151 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: her mid eighties and everything in between. It's it's an 152 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: incredible um gift to be able to to portray this 153 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: woman at so many different junctures of her life. I 154 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: get to work with all of the actors, all of 155 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: the different ages of the children portrayed, from like babies 156 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: to adults. It's it's a dream. Well, you play it 157 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: so convincingly that when I was doing research for this interview, 158 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: I was shocked to remember. And I had a traumatic 159 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: experience a few years ago, so my memory is gone. 160 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: I'm almost as bad as your character in the movie. 161 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: But I was shocked to remember that you could be 162 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: my child in real life. Now, in in the TV show, 163 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: you're ten years older than me almost of the day, 164 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: but in real life, you could be one of my children. 165 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: And I was like, how do you play a seventy 166 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: year old woman so convincingly? Oh, you're very kind. I 167 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: have to say so much of the physical transformation I 168 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 1: think is a huge part of it. I I go 169 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 1: through about three and a half hours of prosthetic hair 170 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: and makeup, um with you know, to sort of go 171 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: through the aging process to play Rebecca Pearson and her 172 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: seventies and so I can interact with my adult children. 173 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: That helps. It also gives me like the you know, 174 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: the three and a half hours to sort of get 175 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: into that frame of mind. I mean, because normally there's something, 176 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: you know, undoubtedly emotional going on, so just be the 177 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: time to sort of just zen out and think about 178 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: who I am, where I am, what I've lived through 179 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: at this point in my life. And I I love it. 180 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: So Often people are like, oh my gosh, how do 181 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: you go through, you know, hours and hours of pir 182 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: and makeup. I think we've this season alone already done 183 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: it over twenty times. Um, it's a lot of hours 184 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: of my life. But I I really like look forward 185 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: to that time. Actually, I think it does help me 186 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: sort of prepare and mentally get in the right frame 187 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: of mind to approach today's work. But yeah, I think 188 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: the physical transformation has so much to do with it. 189 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: I was really nervous initially because I remember the very 190 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: first scene in the first season for them to sort 191 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: of really uh give the sums up that this was 192 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: going to be something that worked. Instead of potentially hiring 193 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: an actress who was a little bit older than me 194 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: to portray the character, um, I had to interact in 195 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: a scene with ron Cephas Jones, who is quite a 196 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: bit older than me. He's not quite as old as 197 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: he was playing, but he's you know, a fair bit 198 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: older than me. And I was so nervous to have 199 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: to you know, get made up and do this very 200 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: emotional scene with him. But somehow it worked. And now 201 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: it feels so comfortable to sort of slip on those 202 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: shoes and and to be that woman at that age 203 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: and a place in her life, even even though she's 204 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: in the midst of dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's and 205 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: and everything that sort of comes along with it. It's 206 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: a yeah, this this season is a real doozy for 207 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: all of us. Well for anybody who has not seen 208 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: this is us. Um, they're just they're missing out on 209 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: such such a treat, in such an emotional roller coaster. 210 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: I told you I have many children that are adopted. 211 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: So I love the the care with which the adoption 212 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: stories are threaded throughout. But I have to tell you, 213 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: it was hard for me to forgive your character there 214 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: for a while when she didn't tell Randol the truth. 215 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: I almost broke up with you over that. I was like, 216 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: how could you, um, how could you hide such a 217 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: huge truth from him? But being an adoptive mom and 218 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: being in the adoption community so much, there are there 219 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: are times where you ask yourself, you know, is is 220 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: this a truth that I should share? Or is this 221 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: something that would hurt my child? Or so I forgave you. No, 222 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: I had to forgive her as well. I mean, that's 223 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: the thing about playing a character when you often don't 224 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: agree with all the choices that they make. And that's 225 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: such the truth of this show is, you know, the 226 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: Pearsons are not a perfect family. They're human, they're fallible. 227 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: They make choices that we're not all going to agree 228 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: with the way that they handle their life. But ultimately 229 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: they're trying to be, you know, the best version of themselves, 230 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: and they live and they learn and and Repelta is 231 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: a seriercely loyal matriarch. She loves her family, She puts 232 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: her family before everything else, and that was a you know, 233 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: a particularly challenging part of the character, especially in the beginning, 234 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: to sort of forgive her and allow myself to like 235 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: to hold space for her and have grace for this this, 236 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: you know, what I presumed to be a big mistake, 237 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: that she had been, this lie she had been living 238 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: for you know, over thirty years of her life. But um, 239 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: but it certainly is fun to sort of take all 240 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: of the colors of who these people are and sort 241 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: of flash it on the canvas. Every day. How many 242 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: days a week do you guys shoot five days a 243 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: week and months out of the year, long days, long days? Yes, 244 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: Because I I would watch and I go, did they 245 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: like shoot this? Because you know, you're in the same room, 246 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: in the same costume, in the same conversation two years later, 247 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: and I'm a detailed person. So I look at all 248 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: the details. I look at the decorations, I look at 249 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: the cops that you serve, the tang in. I look 250 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: at all that because that was my generation. So I'm 251 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: sitting there going, I remember that. I remember that. I 252 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: remember that, And then I think, do they like? They go, Okay, 253 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna shoot all of the scenes from the fire 254 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: all at the same time. I wish we did. It 255 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: never happens that way. And the funny thing about our 256 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: show as well, it's like, no one should ever assume 257 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: if they're just coming on and they have one line 258 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: in an episode that that's it. There's very often a 259 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: chance that they might be brought in and have an 260 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: entire episode built around them. Like it's been wild to 261 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: watch that, And yes, uh, it's so often you think like, okay, 262 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: we're we're done with that scene, and to three seasons 263 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: later you'll revisit that exact same time period with the 264 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: exact same costume and sort of have to you know, 265 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: sort of file through the filing cabinet and go back 266 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: to that that particular time and go, Okay, I need 267 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: to like place myself back there again, because here we are. 268 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: It's important. And the kids, the kids have now the 269 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: first set of kids have aged out, because I see 270 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: this season it's another set of kids, and yet they're 271 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: they're they're they're able to get into character as well 272 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: as the first set of kids. Yeah, at six years 273 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: old too. It's just unbelievable. We're so lucky. We we 274 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: have never had a bad apple, like from the very top. 275 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: Um uh from from our boss who created a show, Dan, 276 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: it's sort of a trickle down effect. No, everybody is 277 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: just fantastic and the kid actors are so much fun. 278 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: They are also patients. Um. Yeah, I can't say enough 279 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: good good stuff about everybody. Well, you guys do a 280 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: phenomenal job. And your character in the show is a 281 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: young woman who wants to be a singer. You went 282 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: to California when you went to l A and the 283 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: record producer said you're great for Pittsburgh. Yeah, it's good. 284 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: That line broke my heart, I gotta say, but I 285 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: love that throughout the storyline you put your career on 286 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: the back burner so that you can focus on your triplets, 287 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: on the three kids. Um. And I think a lot 288 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: of women who do that have a lot of mixed 289 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: emotions joy to be with their kids, anger or resentment 290 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: that they, you know, put that part of their life 291 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: on hold. And um. In real life, you are quite 292 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: an accomplished singer performer. That was that happened before the 293 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: acting happened. Do you ever feel like you had to 294 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: put your music on hold for for this baby of 295 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: this is us? Or no, it's it's funny, I think 296 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: had it. I started off in the music industry, you know, 297 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 1: when I was fifteen years old, and that's sort of 298 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: what opened all of the doors for the Princess Diaries 299 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: and A Walk to Remember and all of the acting 300 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: things that subsequently came after that. And there was a 301 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: period of my life where music was really dormant for 302 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: about almost a decade or a little over a decade. 303 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: And I think it really was the gift of This 304 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: is Us and Dan Fogelman and our writers that decided 305 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: to sort of infuse my character's backstory with music because 306 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 1: it unlocked something and me again that I really couldn't ignore, 307 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: which was that music is a huge part of who 308 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: I am. It's a huge part of my identity, and 309 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: I missed it and I just needed some way to 310 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: sort of find, you know, find my way back to 311 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: myself for that part of myself. When when when COVID hit, 312 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: you guys had some challenges with filming everything we did. 313 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: I read some of the rigamarole you had to go 314 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: through just to be on the set, just to be 315 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: able to shoot. And you were pregnant then, yeah, I 316 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: was pregnant. I was five months pregnant when we went 317 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: back um and started season five, and um, it was 318 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: it sort of felt like the wild West because you know, 319 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: it was pre vaccines, still sort of understanding what COVID meant, 320 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: and we were one of the first shows or productions 321 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: at least in Los Angeles to go back to work. 322 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: So there were tons of protocol, most of which is 323 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: still very much in place to this day of you know, 324 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: the ppe that everybody had to wear, we test multiple 325 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: times a week. Um. But yeah, it made it feel 326 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: a little, um crazier just because I was pregnant. UM. 327 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: But oddly like once we've sort of gotten the flow 328 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 1: of things, I felt safe for being at work than 329 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: I did pretty much anywhere else besides like being at home, 330 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: just because there was you know, we were surrounded by 331 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: folks in masks and shields and so much for cautions 332 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: were taken. Um. But it does make things tough in 333 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: the sense that you know, I remember in the early days, 334 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: one you know, positive case would potentially shut the whole 335 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: show down for like a week in a time or 336 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: something until we started to understand the virus more and 337 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: how things spread. But but it's still challenging. I mean, 338 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: we were just I'm directing an episode this season, and 339 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: we were just up in San Francisco and one positive 340 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,719 Speaker 1: case sort of had the trickle effective, like well, this 341 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: person was around this person and around this person, and 342 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: it kind of like wiped everybody out and we ended 343 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: up having to come home a day early. So it's, uh, 344 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: it's certainly not ideal. It's better now, but um, but yeah, 345 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: it's it's a strange days to be shooting during this, 346 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: this era of of COVID. So, um, how far in 347 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: advance of shooting an episode, do you guys know what's 348 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 1: going to happen in the episode? Like, do you know 349 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: what happens in this season? Are you? Oh? Yes, how 350 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: it all ends. We've actually shot part of the very 351 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: very last episode a couple of seasons ago, so yes, 352 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: we're we're in the know. I mean, I think it's 353 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: important for all of us to sort of be able 354 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: to understand the journey that we're on, like it informs 355 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: how do you keep it a secret? Like how do 356 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: you keep it a secret? If you and I were buddies, 357 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: if we were friends, there is no way I would 358 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: let you keep that a secret from me. I would 359 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: like cook you your favorite foods. I would have a 360 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: glass of wine give you. My friends know that. Do 361 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: they ever use that to their advantage? I think in 362 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: earlier seasons, But at this point everybody's like no, no, no, no, no, 363 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: especially my family. My family used to want to know, 364 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: and now they're they're sort of of of the minds like, no, 365 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: we want to sort of watch it unfold with everybody 366 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: else and be surprised. And so yeah, I'm I'm pretty 367 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: good at at staying tight lipped. Well, I hope it 368 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: has happy endings, because if I have been married to 369 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: you guys for six years now and then it ends 370 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: with you know, it'll make you feel good. I promise. Okay, okay, 371 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: Well I would watch anyway because I don't have it. 372 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: We don't have TV in our house and I don't 373 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: let my kids have very much screen time at all. 374 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: But you are my guilty pleasure. Oh well, I am honored. 375 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: Thank you. So back to music. You had an album 376 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: that you released like the week that COVID hit. Yes, ma'am. Yeah, 377 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: good timing there, great timing there. Yeah, I mean who 378 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 1: was who was to know what was about to hit us? 379 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: So I made my first record was called Silver Landing's 380 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: first record in over a decade. We were four days 381 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: away from hitting the road for my first tour since 382 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven. I wrote the entire album with 383 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: my husband. He played on it, he was in my band, 384 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: and yes, the record came out and the next week 385 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: the world sort of shut down, so it was wild. 386 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: We were actually in New York. We did Today's show, 387 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: we had done Fallon, and it was funny. In between 388 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: the time that we got to Fallon and and sound checked. 389 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: I remember them telling us, like, you guys at the 390 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: last show with an audience, because starting next week on Monday, like, 391 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: we're taping without an audience, And I remember all of 392 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 1: us thinking like, wow, that's crazy. We got in right 393 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: under the wire by the time sound check rolled around, 394 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: and then the time we started filming, they were like, actually, 395 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: there's no audience and we're getting like the heck out 396 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: of Dodge as soon as we're done taping the show, 397 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: and I remember we performed for a completely empty theater. 398 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: Jimmy Fallon had already left to go home, and I 399 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: don't think they none of the crew like they that 400 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: nobody showed back up to that theater. I thinks for 401 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, six eight months or something was crazy. So 402 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: it was a very strange time and uh yeah, but 403 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: the silver lining for me was, um, I got to 404 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: come home and spend some time with my husband, and 405 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 1: I got pregnant. So there you go, there you go. 406 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: That was the silver lining. That was the silver lining. 407 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: And now you're working on another album that, ma'am, that 408 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: is going to be out soon. Yes, sometime this year, 409 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: I think, probably just in time with the end of 410 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: of This Is Us and then hopefully we'll be able 411 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: to pick up, you know, where we left off with 412 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: the tour in June and July of this year. But 413 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: I think the idea was trying to find some some 414 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: way to sort of pour the creative momentum that we 415 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: had making Silver Landings, making the last album, trying to 416 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: find a way, um to still feel creative during the pandemic. 417 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: And very early on I just decided with my husband Taylor, like, 418 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: let's just keep writing music and figure out how to 419 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: record it and make another record and go on the 420 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: road with it when the world opens back up, and 421 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: and you know, it just sort of coincided with this 422 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: idea of like my entire world turning upside down. And 423 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: becoming new parents and being on the precipice of so 424 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: much change. So the records really rooted in that, in 425 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 1: the idea of this discovering, this new sense of self 426 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: and wondering what our life was going to be like 427 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: and this you know, indescribable love and the immediacy of 428 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: it all, and um, yeah, so that's I'm super excited 429 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: for everything that this record is is gonna unlock and 430 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: open up and hopefully be able to go on the 431 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: road and be with my husband and with my my 432 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: son with us, and he'll he'll come with us and 433 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: it'll be a whole family affair. The best part of 434 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: just everything, everything like the unknown. I mean, everyone told 435 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: us it gets it just keeps getting better, and that 436 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: is the truth, every phase, every age. Just when you 437 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: think like it can't get better, um it does. Write 438 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: a song about that, and then when they're thirteen, listen 439 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: to it every night. I'm sure that's coming months. He's 440 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: only ten months old. He's only he's just starting to like, 441 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, pull himself up and starting to you know, 442 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: because he's on the precipice walking and so it's like 443 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 1: all the good stuff of the laughing and smiling, and 444 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: his personality is coming to light, and it's just it's 445 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: the best. And I feel so lucky that I get to, 446 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, bring him to work with me most days. 447 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,239 Speaker 1: And he's just like he's come to work with me 448 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: since I was since he was a month old. And 449 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: he's very confused sometimes when I'm in the prosthetic age makeup, 450 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: he's like, I joke that he's he calls me Grandma 451 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 1: mom because you know, I'm like the grandma and the 452 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: mom in one. It's very weird. He hears my voice. 453 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: I know he smells me, but I look entirely different. 454 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: So um. I don't know. He'll probably have to therapy 455 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: at some point in his life because of it, but 456 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: but I feel lucky I get to bring him with me. 457 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: I am so grateful to my podcast sponsors, because without them, 458 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: we would have these wonderful conversations. Hi, it's Delilah. 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My hair 475 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: grows more rapidly when I take my Omega Excel every day. 476 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: In fact, if I forget to take my Omega XL 477 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: for a few weeks, oh boy, do I notice a difference. 478 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: Omega x L dot com forward slash love to place 479 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 1: your order and to discover all the wonderful goodness of 480 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: Omega XL okay outside of your children, and your child 481 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: and your husband. Happiest moment of your life, um, I 482 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 1: would say summiting Mount Kilimanjaro was the happiest day of 483 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: my life. It was something I had wanted to do 484 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: since I was a teenager, and to sort of fully 485 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: realize this goal that I had had in mind for 486 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: so long, and to be there and to be present, 487 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: and it was just this incredibly foggy day. It almost 488 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: felt like we were in a light installation, all these 489 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: sort of pastel colors from the sun and being up 490 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: on top of this glacier. It was mind blowing. How 491 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: long did you train for it, Chilly, I didn't really 492 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: train for it, but we took I believe it was 493 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: like a seven day adventure of like camping as you 494 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: as you climb the mountain. I love hiking and I 495 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: love being in the mountains. So um, this was yeah, 496 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: just in unbelievable bucket list accomplishment. Um. Definitely the happiest moment. 497 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: There are lots of tears on the summit. Very fun, 498 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: very fun. Well, I can't wait to see what other 499 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: mountains you're going to climb. Ah, you're very kind. Thank you. 500 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: That means so much to all of us. Please when 501 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: the album is ready to be released, UM, I will 502 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: be back. I'll talk about it anytime. I would love 503 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,959 Speaker 1: to love to have another chat with you. This is 504 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: so much fun. You promised me you'd call me back, 505 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: So we're gonna. We're gonna have that conversation as soon 506 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: as you're ready to release the music. It has been 507 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: such a joy to talk to you. You too, I 508 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: look forward to chatting again at some point soon, very soon, 509 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: Mandy Moore, thank you for for joining us, and just 510 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: be safe, be blessed. I'm gonna I'm enjoying all the moments, 511 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: soaking it all in. Okay, thank you, Bye, bye, Hunt Bye, 512 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: thank you. Who What a pleasure it was to share 513 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: this time with Mandy Moore. She has been a fixture 514 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,239 Speaker 1: on stage and screen since a very young age, and 515 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: has matured in both her music and acting skills beautifully. 516 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: I watched very little TV, but I fell in love 517 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: with This Is Us when it first debuted six years ago. Actually, 518 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: my friend Leslie told me about it and she said, 519 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: you've got to watch this show because I have um, 520 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: I have adopted children, and she knew it would resonate 521 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: with me, and I'm hooked. I will miss the series 522 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: so much, but I am eager to see and hear 523 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: what this now season veteran takes on next. She's teased 524 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: us with the promise of some new music later this year, 525 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: so keep your ear to the ground for that. In 526 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: the meantime, do sit for a minute and ask yourself 527 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: what beautiful things are unfolding in your life right now 528 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: that you might be overlooking. It's easy to do when 529 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: the weather isn't welcoming, when you're eager for spring, when 530 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: there are COVID shutdowns, when the kids bus schedule has 531 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: been canceled. Are there birds or squirrels outside your windows? 532 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 1: They can entertain me for as long as I let them. 533 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: I love watching the wild birds. I love listening to 534 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: the sound of my children's laughter when you let them 535 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: go play in the snow. If you have snow in 536 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: your area, or just go outside and splash in the rain, 537 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: allow yourself the luxury of a long, hot bath at 538 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: the end of a long cold day. Nothing else can 539 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: steal your joy when you stay focused on the goodness. 540 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: Twinkle lights aren't nearly as sparkly in the sunshine as 541 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: they are in the dark. Enjoy winter while it's here. 542 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: We'll have plenty of opportunity to complain about the heat 543 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: of summer soon enough. I'll try to keep you company, 544 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: no matter what the weather is outside, no matter what 545 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: craziness is going on in our world. Join me on 546 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: the next episode of Love Someone, and of course nightly 547 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: on my radio show. Because I love spending time with you. 548 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: Since you've all been so wonderful and supportive of Love Someone, 549 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: I was inspired to do more on the podcast platform, 550 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: So earlier this month, on Valentine's Day, I launched a 551 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:58,959 Speaker 1: new daily podcast called Hey It's Delilah. This one's a 552 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: little different most days. It will be ten to fifteen 553 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: minutes long, and it's made up of some of my 554 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: favorite moments on the radio. It'll be a mixture of 555 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: listener calls and dedications, Delilah's dilemmas, things that cracked me up, 556 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: or thoughts I had that I felt worth sharing again. 557 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: So look for Hey It's Delilah on your favorite podcast 558 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: platform and subscribe. It's a little daily dose of Delilah 559 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: that you can listen to whenever it's convenient for you.