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We recently interviewed JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS and asked her what her Seinfeld character, Elaine, would be doing now. What would George be up to in 2023? Well, I saw Julia’s answer, and I think

she’s probably right. I think the four of them [Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer] probably have learned nothing, and they kept making mistakes in jail, and they’re probably still

incarcerated. … I hope that they have carved a lovely life out for themselves, but I have no idea how they would deal with 2023. What could be more 2023 than having a podcast. What’s the

impetus behind yours [_Really? No, Really?_]? My partner on the show, Peter Tilden, who is one of my best friends, always thought it was funny that when I heard something that didn’t quite

click with me or like if someone cut me off in traffic — instead of yelling obscenities, I would go, “Really? No, really?” He would tell me things that he had heard in the news or whatever

about strange things and I’d go, “Really? No, really?”_ _He thought, that’s a great show —_ _with the sense of humor that he and I share — to explore things that are just puzzlers to us,

from the mundane to the bigger issues of our day. We said, “Let’s not be political. Let’s try to be uplifting. Let’s try to have fun, but let’s actually find stuff out that intrigues us.”

The shows often start off sounding like very small, silly things, but they always seem to balloon into bigger issues that are worthy of taking a look at. WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING, WHAT KEEPS

YOU BUSY? Life has gotten good. About 10 years ago, I got into ceramics, making pottery. About a year ago, I actually went from being part of a communal studio to putting a studio in my own

garage. If I’ve got nothing but downtime, I’m back there making silly things with clay. The [COVID-19] pandemic has taught me how much I love being with my wife, being with my sons, being

with my family, being with my little inner circle of friends, not having to do a damn thing. Just sitting in a room together, maybe playing a game, having a meal. I do an awful lot of

benefits [and] charitable work when I can. That takes up a bunch of time. There are always projects to be developed that take up time. And the best is I have a 9-month-old grandson. Every

minute that we can, we’re just drinking him in. He’s just the light of the world right now. ANY PLANS TO SELL YOUR POTTERY? No, I don’t think I’d sell. It’s all functional. It’s all vases

and cups and plates. It’s not art in and of itself. I have so much of it lying around. When anybody comes over and they go, “Oh, I love that,” I go, “Take it!” I don't know where to put

it anymore.