Episode
Everyone Said It Was Too Niche. Then Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed On | Ep. 433 with Stephanie Wittels Wachs CEO & Co-Founder of Lemonada Media
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- Founder's Story
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- Aug 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1887
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Summary
Daniel Robbins sits down with Stephanie Wittels Wachs, co founder and CEO of Lemonada Media, to unpack how unimaginable grief became the foundation for one of the most meaningful companies in podcasting. Stephanie shares how the death of her brother Harris Wittels from a heroin overdose led her first to writing, then to the podcast Last Day, and eventually to Lemonada’s mission to “make life suck less.” The conversation explores addiction, grief, comedy, mission driven media, building a values based company, attracting major talent, navigating acquisition, and why the hardest parts of life can become the work that helps others survive.