Julie Klausner on Cool, Chosen Family and Difficult People on Blu-ray

E429 - Julie Klausner on Cool, Chosen Family and Difficult People on Blu-ray

Published: July 2, 2026

Duration: 35:28

Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott sits down with Julie Klausner to talk New York's chaotic summer, the meaning of "cool" across generations and why Hulu’s Difficult People is finally getting a physical release on Blu-ray. They dig into chosen family on screen, from The Golden Girls to Will & Grace, and how friendship, not romance, has always been Julie's favorite story to tell. Julie reflects on the show's legacy, the shift from peak TV to algorithm-driven content and why she still believes in creating for its own sake. As she puts it, "my obligation as an artist" is "to make...