Julia Sweeney has The Talk

Julia Sweeney I tell stories. Together

I sing. Sweeney I tell stories.

Julia Sweeney on letting go of God

Hillary supported the war. Sweeney

The Jill and Julia Show. Sweeney

The explorers slaughtered the braves. Sweeney Horribly.

Yeah. Founding fathers all had slaves. Sweeney

Founding fathers all had slaves. Sweeney I know.

Lewis Carroll I'm sure did Alice. Sweeney What?!

Mmm. Dorothy Parker, mean, drunk and depressed. Sweeney

Oh. Lewis Carroll I'm sure did Alice. Sweeney

Sometimes it works. Sweeney Sometimes it doesn't. Together

Dorothy Parker, mean, drunk and depressed. Sweeney I know.

Sweeney Okay. Oprah was never necessarily a big hero of mine.

Plato in the cave with those very young boys. Sweeney Ooh...

I know. The explorers slaughtered the braves. Sweeney Horribly. Sobule

William Faulkner, drunk and depressed, Tennessee Williams, drunk and depressed. Sweeney

What?! Plato in the cave with those very young boys. Sweeney Ooh... Sobule

And that guy, Seven Years in Tibet, turned out to be a Nazi. Sweeney Yeah.

Sobule Take it, Julia. Sweeney Okay. Oprah was never necessarily a big hero of mine.

Sobule I sing. Sweeney I tell stories. Together The Jill and Julia Show. Sobule Sometimes it works. Sweeney Sometimes it doesn't. Together The Jill and Julia, the Jill and Julia, the Jill and Julia Show.

Sobule The Old Testament God can be so petty. Sweeney Don't get me started on that.

I know. And that guy, Seven Years in Tibet, turned out to be a Nazi. Sweeney

And little did I know that one year later ... we'd be doing this show. Sobule I sing. Sweeney I tell stories. Together The Jill and Julia Show. Sobule Hey, they asked us back! Sweeney Can you stand it?!

Sobule Hillary supported the war. Sweeney Even Thomas Friedman supported the war. Sobule Colin Powell turned out to be ... Together ... such a pussy. Sobule William Faulkner, drunk and depressed, Tennessee Williams, drunk and depressed. Sweeney Yeah.

Sweeney established Epic as a shareware company while he was a student majoring in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland.

Two TED favorites, Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney, team up for a delightful set that mixes witty songwriting with a little bit of social commentary.

Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8 year old begins learning about frog reproduction and starts to ask some very smart questions.

Paul McCartney, jealous of John, even more so now that he's gone. Dylan was so mean to Donovan in that movie. Pablo Picasso, cruel to his wives. Sweeney

Sobule Paul McCartney, jealous of John, even more so now that he's gone. Dylan was so mean to Donovan in that movie. Pablo Picasso, cruel to his wives. Sweeney Horrible.

Julia Sweeney em em performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show em Letting Go of God. em When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs.

Why are all our heroes so imperfect? Why do they always bring me down? Why are all our heroes so imperfect? Statue in the park has lost his crown. William Faulkner, drunk and depressed. Sweeney

Together The Jill and Julia, the Jill and Julia, the Jill and Julia Show. Sobule Why are all our heroes so imperfect? Why do they always bring me down? Why are all our heroes so imperfect? Statue in the park has lost his crown. William Faulkner, drunk and depressed. Sweeney Mmm.

Sobule My favorite poets took their own lives. Orson Welles peaked at twenty five, below before our eyes. And he sold bad wine. Together Why are all our heroes so imperfect? Yeah Why do they always bring me down? Sobule Heard Babe Ruth was full of malice. Sweeney Oh.