Dylan Mulvaney

About this episode

Monica Lewinsky interviews Dylan Mulvaney about identity, art, and reclaiming one's narrative in the face of public scrutiny.

This week on Reclaiming, Monica welcomes actor, author, and creator Dylan Mulvaney for a deeply candid and surprisingly joyful conversation about identity, art, and the radical act of choosing joy in the face of public hate. Dylan retraces her path from a musical theater kid with a secret to documenting her transition for a billion people in her viral "Days of Girlhood" tik tok series. She reflects on surviving the “beergate” controversy, and how that traumatic moment of becoming a political symbol pushed her not to retreat, but to reclaim her story on her own terms—first through a spiritual ayahuasca journey, and then on stage in her one-woman show. Along the way, Monica and Dylan find profound common ground on the dizzying experience of surviving a global scandal, the specific pain of being turned into a caricature by the media, and the quiet, determined work it takes to piece your narrative back together. Expect laugh-out-loud moments about the absurdity of fame, a shared belief in humor as the ultimate survival tool, and even some breaking out into song mid podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Monica Lewinsky

Guest: Dylan Mulvaney

Topics covered

• identity
• art
• joy
• public hate
• scandal
• media portrayal
• personal narrative

Keywords

• Dylan Mulvaney
• Monica Lewinsky
• identity
• art
• public hate
• scandal
• Days of Girlhood
• media
• narrative
• joy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Days of Girlhood

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