Just Getting Better

About Just Getting Better

Hosted by acclaimed wine writers and friends, Julia Coney and Michelle Williams, Just Getting Better is more than a podcast; the show is an engaging peek inside the private conversations, questions, and explorations of two fifty-something women—out loud. Think of it like two friends chatting about an array of women’s issues over a bottle of wine. Now, replace the wine with microphones.

Publisher

Just Getting Better

Category

health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2024

Latest episode

11 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Jul 2025

   Orange Wine & Spanish Cava: Wines That Go With Everything

   This week’s wine picks come with fizz, flavor—and chips. Julia is sipping on Marqués de Cáceres Brut Cava, a dry Spanish sparkler crafted by winemaker María Gallo. She’s on a mission to expand everyone’s bubble vocabulary beyond Champagne and Prosecco—and […]

2. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Stop Asking Where They Are: On Obama, Ownership & the Power of 3.5%

   Stop asking where the Obamas are — and start asking what you can do. This week, we talk about ownership, the power of 3.5%, and why it only takes a small group to spark big change. Plus: Summer Fridays, Brad […]

3. 

   4 Jul 2025

   Two Stunning White Wines to Try: Leah Jorgensen & Massican Hyde Chardonnay

   Two wines, two winemakers we love — and why these bottles deserve a spot in your summer lineup. Michelle kicks things off with Leah Jorgensen’s stunning Blanc de Cabernet Franc, a rare white wine made from Cab Franc grapes grown […]

Inside a recent episode

Indivisible: Embracing Authenticity and Challenging Narratives with Denise Hamilton

Published 17 Jun 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] uh it was so powerful because it really encapsulates what the problem is right if i don't make space to really process what your experience is how can i possibly educate you help you support you develop you maximize your giftedness you know i i have a recurring nightmare My nightmare is that the cure for cancer has already been born, but we don't have it because it was born in the wrong neighborhood. So we have this practice of developing only some people and giving some people health care and giving some people clean air and and healthy food like what a concept but this idea that if you don't here's that word again humility if you don't have the humility to open up and to understand the necessity the requirement of learning other people's stories, of processing their other experiences, you can't be the best that you can be. […]

Who has been a guest on Just Getting Better

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Julia Coney
• Stephanie Houston
• Francesca Hogi
• Vivian Tu
• Lacy Yamaoka

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,744

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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