{"id":123722,"date":"2024-02-27T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=123722"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:38:26","slug":"darlene-love-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/darlene-love-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of Darlene Love&#8217;s Interview With Julia Louis-Dreyfus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does Darlene Love cope with gender biases in the entertainment industry? What family issues has she dealt with during her career?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an episode of <em>Wiser Than Me<\/em>, Julia Louis-Dreyfus conducts a Darlene Love interview so her audience can learn more about the music industry from a woman\u2019s perspective. 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