What can I say?
I mean, he was just a good kid back.
We're back with Justin Long and Wendy, his mom,
and we are celebrating, of course
Mother's Day with this dynamic duo
of mother and son.
And you know, Wendy, what was he like as a child?
You wouldn't want to know?
No, I'll tell you.
(Wendy and Rachael laugh)
No, he was absolutely adorable.
What can I say?
I mean, he was just a good kid
and very curious. Oh, look at the clothes!
(Rachael claps)
Oh yeah, very curious.
She made that costume for me.
I did, I made that. I'm going to Mom brag.
All the boys wore that costume.
Made out of curtain material,
Like Scarlett O'Hara.
Yes. Oh my gosh,
like Scarlett O'Hara on Carol Burnett.
Oh my gosh. Just like Scarlett O'Hara.
(all laugh)
No, he was a very good guy
and a real people lover.
Let's take that again.
A little bit more enthusiasm.
We can do a take two. And very creative.
He's a wonderful artist.
A lot of people don't know that about Justin.
He's a good artist.
Let's get get more into the art.
Paint?
Sculpt?
He was a wonderful cartoonist
since the time he was about four years old.
I wanted to be an illustrator,
like Quentin Blake I love, Oh he was wonderful.
or Shel Silverstein I love drawing.
He used to make little clay figures.
And he'd spend all day on this.
And spend all day.
Then he's use one of those old video cameras
and do stop animation.
He'd spend all day doing this.
Yeah, I had a real, popular kid.
Yeah.
You know Justin, I wanted to say,
not only did I have the good fortune
of being on your podcast, Life is Short,
but I wanted to say, as a guest,
that I thought you were both
a very thoughtful person,
and you invited John to join us,
but you're also a very thought provoking interviewer.
I really admire you and your skills.
And I think you have
an amazing podcast. Wow, Rachael.
I mean, some of, some of the folks that you speak with,
I can relate to some and not to others.
Matthew McConaughey, I love and his, his last book,
boy what an adventure like,
like a Hemingway-esque crazy wild ride,
and I thought you probably had a great time doing that.
But then Jane Goodall,
I cannot imagine having a conversation
about life, period.
Life being short and the relevance of life and
our relevance to the rest of the planet and
and all of the other species, of course.
Jane Goodall, what a mind blower.
So I wanted to know from you,
what are you getting out of the show?
Because I imagine it's spent expanding your mind
and your soul, like the universe,
but who are some of your favorites?
Who's still on your wishlist?
And like, I just can't even imagine
who's your wishlist after you get Jane Goodall.
(Rachael laughs)
Yeah, she's a tough person to top.
I got emotional talking to her.
I feel like she's such a good soul.
She's like a saint, but she's the closest I've ever come.
And my grandmother was on the show.
My mom's mom who unfortunately passed away recently,
but that was my favorite episode
was getting to talk to her about her life.
And, and it's funny.
I always used to give her shout outs, Grandma,
and I feel like we can still give her a shout out,
because I, wherever she is,
I'm sure she's watching your show
because she,
she always liked watching you. She loved you.
So I want to give,
I don't know if that's been done.
If you can give a shout out to someone
in the afterlife. I miss my Grandpa.
His name was Emmanuel.
I miss him and I hope he watches us too.
I hope they're together.
Enjoying it too. Me too.
Shout outs to Emmanuel and Jody.
She'll always be my sous chef.
(Rachael shouts and laughs)