Natalie Portman Plus One: Write Your Own Script

Natalie Portman Plus One: Write Your Own Script

Natalie Portman has captivated audiences since she was 12 years old — Oscar winner, Harvard graduate, global activist, co-founder of Angel City FC, and a woman who has never once followed anyone else’s script.

In this conversation with hosts Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger, and Craig Kielburger, Natalie is joined by her plus one — Lawrence Yanovich, one of her oldest friends and the man who first took her to Uganda, Ecuador, and Guatemala to witness microfinance changing women’s lives from the ground up. Together they explore what it means to use your platform, your resources, and your relationships to build a better world.

Together, they reveal how:

What you say no to defines you more than what you say yes to

Uncertainty isn’t the enemy of hope

Great leaders get the right people in the room

Rigid gender roles don’t just limit women

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 – Introduction: Meet Natalie Portman

03:28 – Lawrence’s first impression of Natalie

04:57 – Lessons from always being the new kid

08:46 – The best mentorship advice

11:31 – From the Apollo mission to the streets of Tehran

14:06 – The Star Wars urban legend

15:04 – What Harvard taught her that Hollywood never could

16:54 – Lawrence’s climate pivot

20:55 – Angels on the ground

25:27 – What Rihanna said at Paris Fashion Week

26:50 – Raising a daughter and a son differently — on purpose

29:51 – The manosphere, masculinity, and why feminism is better for everyone

34:01 – Can sports change culture?

37:46 – Stories that need to be told right now

40:19 – Where they both find hope
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40:19 – Where they both find hope