About this episode

Adrian and Moira discuss Lena Dunham's life, career, and the varied reception of her works.

For this episode, Adrian and Moira discuss the life, career and (many, many) opinions of Lena Dunham -- creator of Girls , writer of memoirs and the face that launched a million think-pieces back in the 2010s. They touch on the gendered attacks, questions of maturity and accomplishment, nepobabydom and the Apatow extended universe, as well as on the conspicuously different reception Dunham's new memoir has received when compared to her earlier work.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian Daub, Moira Donegan

Topics covered

• Lena Dunham
• gendered attacks
• memoirs
• nepobabydom
• Apatow extended universe
• cultural reception

Keywords

• Lena Dunham
• Girls
• memoirs
• gendered attacks
• cultural criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Girls

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